Lacy

1995-2011

We are supposed to put my cat down today. 

 last week lacy looked the same and as good as she did ten years ago. you can tell by the picture below what a healthy, beautiful cat she was. A few days ago she came home not walking very well and stopped eating. It's strange, even though she can barely walk she disappears every day for a few hours deep into the woods. Part of me says that if she can still romp around in the woods its not her time. But when I see her barely able to walk and dragging her tail i know she no longer has the energy to live the life that a cat should. 

Lacy, less than 2 months ago

Lacy is my cat, we got her before I started kindergarten. She slept in my bed every night for thirteen years. She came from a farm so she's an indoor and outdoor car and she's extremely healthy, she's not fat or lazy. She doesn't bite or swipe or hiss. Lacy is the sweetest cat i have ever met, she's even good with grabby babies and toddlers. She's not all up in your face, she does her thing but enjoys attention. We have three pet's, lacy we got first, my dog we got two years later, and my bird a few years after that. Our animals have grown up with us. It's hard to say goodbye after 15 and a half years. We're losing a member of the family. 

Our appointment with the vet wis for 1:30. However, Lacy has disappeared into the woods like she does daily. So we have to cancel the appointment to put her to sleep since we can't find her. I think the fact that we can't find her is meant to be. She's been gone longer than usual. She may show up any minute. But it is my hope, that she does not show up, I hope that she leaves us naturally, on her own terms. It would feel so wrong for her to die on a metal table and to bring her body home and bury her. she has been such an amazing companion that she deserves to die peacefully on her own out in the woods.