Our 18-year old cat, Alice, passed away today after finally giving in to old age and the inevitable kidney failure that takes most indoor cats.
She died peacefully and now this once indoor-only cat will spend all of her days and nights under the sun and stars in the Sleepy Hollow pet cemetery in Andrade, CA. just over the California border from Yuma.
If Blogger will kindly oblige me just this once, I'd like to include some pictures of her from happier times during the three main periods in which we knew her.
Philadelphia (ca 1991)
Burbank (1995-ish)
And lastly, Yuma (2004) during a meeting of the minds with newborn Susie.
The nice folks at the Ironwood Veterinary Clinic here in Yuma did everything they could to make Alice's passing easier and Lori and I very much appreciate all that they did. She was, without a doubt, the best pet I have ever had the privilege of knowing (which should mean something coming from an all-around 'dog man') and we will both miss her very much.
After she went to sleep for the last time we (Lori and I, Susie stayed with a sitter for the morning) took her to the pet cemetery in Andrade and found her a nice, quiet place under a Palo Verde and marked it with a large stone that Lori had painted for her the day before. I won't bore you all with having to sit through the process of my trying to get over Alice's absence but I'll post a picture of her grave here soon.
As for replies, thanks in advance but I've opted to allow none to this post. E-mails and/or calls are always welcome but I'd rather save myself the aggravation of someone trying to be funny online and only winding up making it worse.
Thanks for listening.
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