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Cat update
Mar. 12th, 2013 08:58 pmYesterday made one month since Pumpkin's passing, but I was too busy getting to the tax preparer's office, running other errands, and being on time to dance/music practice, so I didn't write about it.
Anyhow, a couple of weeks ago I got a very nice sympathy card from the animal hospital, signed by the staff members who treated him. The card also had his pawprint and a lock of his fur, tied up with a little ribbon. I let Julia sniff the fur, and she definitely sniffed at it for a good long time, as if she was thinking, "Hmm, this smells like the other cat, but it doesn't LOOK like the other cat...." I put the card with other souvenirs of Pumpkin -- the notebook in which we recorded his insulin shots, the certificate of cremation, the little baggie of fur from the last time the boy toy brushed him, etc. The small wooden box containing his ashes sits on a shelf in the bedroom.
As for Julia ... she has shown no sign of mourning Pumpkin, and in fact, we think she LOVES being an "only kitty." She spends more time in the living room now, because there is no need for her to cede any territory to "him." She loves to bask in the sun and no longer goes into her "den" (the litter box cover sitting on top of the orange pillow). Probably she feels as if the entire condo is hers -- no matter who pays the mortgage!
Anyhow, a couple of weeks ago I got a very nice sympathy card from the animal hospital, signed by the staff members who treated him. The card also had his pawprint and a lock of his fur, tied up with a little ribbon. I let Julia sniff the fur, and she definitely sniffed at it for a good long time, as if she was thinking, "Hmm, this smells like the other cat, but it doesn't LOOK like the other cat...." I put the card with other souvenirs of Pumpkin -- the notebook in which we recorded his insulin shots, the certificate of cremation, the little baggie of fur from the last time the boy toy brushed him, etc. The small wooden box containing his ashes sits on a shelf in the bedroom.
As for Julia ... she has shown no sign of mourning Pumpkin, and in fact, we think she LOVES being an "only kitty." She spends more time in the living room now, because there is no need for her to cede any territory to "him." She loves to bask in the sun and no longer goes into her "den" (the litter box cover sitting on top of the orange pillow). Probably she feels as if the entire condo is hers -- no matter who pays the mortgage!
