COOKIE - another friend gone way too soon
We lost Cookie (Cat of the Day some years ago) on Saturday. He was about 13 or so- a huge 20lb black-and-white cuddler with a black nose and a white tip on his black tail. He and his sister Mookie were siblings, the first two kittens our mythical feral momma-cat Sophie had in NJ- we couldn't catch her for 3 years but we got all her kittens and most of her boyfriends...... Cookie was the playful kitten, he would lose it in the middle of Sophie's stalking instructions and roll around in the grass, just happy to be a kitten, while Sophie glared at him. We caught Mookie first, then a few days later, Cookie- and the first thing he did was go stand right over Mookie and dare us to try and harm HIS little sister...... well Cookie had a stroke a week ago, lost his vision and was disoriented- he wouldn't eat on his own, but he slowly got much of his vision back and was getting around well, and could always be petted into a major purring and rumpying session.... well Saturday he was a bit more quiet, stayed right under the edge of our bed all day- Mookie was meatloafed right up next to him all day... you can't tell me they don't know!..... at night, he sounded a little bubbly, so I took him out, cleaned his nose up a bit, and put him in my lap in the living room- he was happy and comfortable and breathing easy for a while, then had a small seizure- then quietly passed. Big old Cookie. God I'm missing him!! He was MY cat from the time he was a 9-10 week old kitten in NJ...... Mookie seems to be OK, has a good appetite and is doing fine- I truly believe she knew and said her goodbyes to her big brother, as many of the other cats did......Wish I could post a pic of him, he was such a big handsome guy!!
RIP Cookie-- till we meet again--
