Wow, what a great tribute to a great cat. You captured so much of his short life in your words. Judging by the time you posted the eulogy, you had it written while Maxx was lying on the examining table with my arm tight around him and we were struggling with making a decision that would be the right one for him. He was so peaceful throughout the whole thing that I have to believe he knew we were doing it to stop his pain and set him free. At one point, I knelt on the floor to look up at him on the table and spoke his name. He turned his head toward me and looked into my eyes with his big beautiful ones and blinked three times. Was he saying "I love you"? I believe he was. He has been my constant companion since a week after I retired on March 31st,1998. I shall miss him dearly especially as I work in my garden this year. He really loved to go into the garden with me and follow me around, jumping from behind plants to startle me or joining me on the bench for a rest. We shared hours of quality time. Mom |