Cougie Wechsler
03-19-2002, 11:26 PM
A very good friend of ours passed away this weekend . Ginny was a 18 year old maine coon girl who lived with some dear friends ever since she was a kitten. She passed away in her sleep after living a wonderful life that I wish all of our fur babies could live. While we are all sad and will miss her furry face, we find great happiness in her life and the way she lived it and the way my friend and her family treated her.
In her 18 years of life on this earth, Ginny never knew pain, cold, hunger, thirst, abuse, or major illness. An indoor only cat, Ginny was content to spend her days exploring the house as if it were a new adventure everyday or staring out a window. We swear she was an avid New Mexico Lobo fan since she would run into the room and stare at the television intently when they played. My friend joked that she died of a broken heart after their poor basketball season! She helped foster kittens before they went to their forever homes. She did not know a stranger.
She had a knack for turning the most stubborn anti-cat people visiting my friends into cat fans by putting a loving paw to their face. There is hardly a Christmas party, 4th of July BBQ, or birthday party picture where one of our group of friends did not have Ginny in their laps.
When arriving for a visit at my friends house, people would rush past our friends to the sunroom where Ginny would often sleep to give out head scratches or to give her a cat-nip toy. And even at the age of 18, a play session was never out of the question, even though they became shorter as she entered her golden years. Shaking a can of pounce treats would make her eyes open wide.
Even though she was not my cat, I still loved her and will miss her. Visits to my friend's house will not be the same and it will be hard to not see her in her chair. She was laid to rest in my friend's back yard.
I realize that this is not a pet memorial site but I wanted to share Ginny, the extraordinary cat with all of you. In her honor, give your fur babies a big hug and kiss!I am smiling as I am typing this because I know that she had a wonderful life :)
In her 18 years of life on this earth, Ginny never knew pain, cold, hunger, thirst, abuse, or major illness. An indoor only cat, Ginny was content to spend her days exploring the house as if it were a new adventure everyday or staring out a window. We swear she was an avid New Mexico Lobo fan since she would run into the room and stare at the television intently when they played. My friend joked that she died of a broken heart after their poor basketball season! She helped foster kittens before they went to their forever homes. She did not know a stranger.
She had a knack for turning the most stubborn anti-cat people visiting my friends into cat fans by putting a loving paw to their face. There is hardly a Christmas party, 4th of July BBQ, or birthday party picture where one of our group of friends did not have Ginny in their laps.
When arriving for a visit at my friends house, people would rush past our friends to the sunroom where Ginny would often sleep to give out head scratches or to give her a cat-nip toy. And even at the age of 18, a play session was never out of the question, even though they became shorter as she entered her golden years. Shaking a can of pounce treats would make her eyes open wide.
Even though she was not my cat, I still loved her and will miss her. Visits to my friend's house will not be the same and it will be hard to not see her in her chair. She was laid to rest in my friend's back yard.
I realize that this is not a pet memorial site but I wanted to share Ginny, the extraordinary cat with all of you. In her honor, give your fur babies a big hug and kiss!I am smiling as I am typing this because I know that she had a wonderful life :)