We none of us planned on it. But Ysabel, I think, had picked her moment. She always slept with me. And she was unusually ‘with me’ last night, but today, surprising both Jane and me, she woke up with serious problems. She stayed for Jane’s birthday, catching, we think, the mood of anticipation and happiness in the house. She stayed for the party, she said her goodbyes last night. Today was the day. We took her to the vet in Efanor’s blanket, by purest accident: we didn’t know which one we’d taken, but she smelled it all over, and that made her happy. She walked into her cage on her own, as she did for every trip. She’s in no more pain or distress now. And I’m just kind of at loose ends, and lost. She and Efanor knew all four of our parents, who now are gone; they knew all the places we’ve lived together, but one; they were there for the move north and there for every trip south. So now we’re hurting, Jane and I, with a pain that’s for both of them. Here’s to two excellent kittehs, and so many, many good years. She’s buried right next to Efanor, beside the pond, under the red Japanese maple, under a shared stone.
We lost Ysabel today…
by CJ | Oct 25, 2011 | Journal | 66 comments
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Just caught up with this – I am so sorry, Ysabel’s going is such a sad loss.
I didn’t look at the site a few days, and now that! I’m feeling with you, sitting here and crying about my lost ones. One of my firm beliefs is that we’ll meet again – still it’s hurting. There’ll always be other persons to help us along, but certain pecularities we’ll always miss. I’d never be able to eat a “Berliner” filled with nougat without tears coming to my eyes (besides that stuff isn’t healthy for us and cats, but who cares).
On the other side are 15 years of love and tenderness and fun, so in the end it’s been a good time – and we’re crying
I’m very sorry to hear about yours and Jane’s loss.
It’s been ages since I’m wandered thru your blog [life being life] and when I sat down tonight to catch up I got to this post. I am so, so supremely sorry for your loss. This has been such a stressful year for you and Jane and this is just awful topper. I’ve been haunting you blog since before you and Jane left Oklahoma and I’m feel like I’m know her and Efnaor forever. I deeply hope the boys can help you both heal and that Ysabel finds you again soon. I too firmly believe they stay with us.
I think it’s quantum entanglement. I mean, if our electrons can be theoretically related to electrons floating around some other galaxy, why shouldn’t our entangled electrons associate more conveniently, like around this planet, and in critters we’ve lived with for more than a decade? Maybe we go around with a little cloud of entanglements that just gets larger and more inter-entangled the longer we live and the more we love, eh?