in memoriam of Paula Malinky

[derien]

My Paula-cat has gone on, I can only hope it's to a better life than this.  Her body failed her, finally, but her spirit never did, with the consequence that I eventually had to take her for her last trip to the vet's.  I'm going to miss her meeting me at the door when I get home from work.  I made tacos tonight, and she wasn't under my feet sniffing around for stray cheese crumbs.  I may even find myself missing her obnoxious yowling - she had an amazing variety of weird noises with which to wake us from a sound sleep. 

I never know what to say. 

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[littleredhead.livejournal.com]

*sad*

I had tried to respond to eor's post about this (but lj issues blah blah blah).

I'm sorry, you guys. take care...

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[derien.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

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[derien.livejournal.com]

And it does feel like a hole somewhere in this apartment. Nice, though, not to have to close the bedroom doors at night.

[sylver-one.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry for you. *hugs*

And you are going to miss the yowling... When our Kayleigh died, the house was sooo silent.

[derien.livejournal.com]

*hugs* But, we did sleep better last night.

[cygny.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry :( *hug*

[derien.livejournal.com]

Thank you much. *hugs*

[luvsrimmer.livejournal.com]

*hugs* sympathy to you and Eor.

[derien.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Thanks.

[bravecows.livejournal.com]

{{{{{derien}}}}}

I'm so sorry.

[derien.livejournal.com]

hee - {{bravecows}} Thanks. :)

[laurenthemself]

*hugs like mad*

My cat's only seven, but my grandma's cat is nearly twenty-one, and I'm afraid she's going to go soon. I'm so sorry.

[derien.livejournal.com]

*snugs* Twenty-one, though, is a very respectable age.

[mizzmarvel.livejournal.com]

Doe, I'm so sorry.

[derien.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sweetie. She had a pretty good run for a cat - she was fifteen years old, and thankfully had been as perky as a kitten during most of it. It was only since December that she started to slow down, and only a couple of days that were uncomfortable. It could have been worse.

[dances-withcats.livejournal.com]

*hugs* to you and Matt...

It's never easy to make that last visit to the vet. Paula had a great life while she was with you, though, and she's purring at you from whererver cats go when their life on earth is done.

I was working on uploading the last of the Paws and Effect archives to paws-and-effect.com, and one of the very first letters we answered was from you regarding Paula's yowling issue.

I've often found that having a little memorial or remembrance can help in getting through the grief. In the meantime, you two certainly have my sympathies and condolences.

[mahwlee.livejournal.com]

I'm very sorry. :(

[derien.livejournal.com]

Thanks. But, hey, I got a lot more sleep last night without her singing. It was weird being able to leave the bedroom door open. Even if she didn't sing she would jump up on the bed and rub her head against my hand, or just walk around my head to wake me up. She didn't like me to sleep, it took away from time I could be spending paying attention to _her_, y'know. ;)

I do miss her.