Empty Spaces

We had to say a very sad goodbye to our little Dunkin kitty on July 10th and our house has not been the same. There are so many empty spaces that furry little one once filled. I see her in my mind’s eye lying in her spots on our bed, in her favorite chair and on the heat duct in the bedroom where she once slept. She’s with me now only in my memory in the morning and evening while I’m in the bathroom. She would burst into the bathroom announcing her arrival and demand some attention as only Dunkin could do. I miss her very much.

Dunkin was a kitty so full of life and so in the moment; so joyful and graceful as she danced around the house. It was very painful to see her decline so very quickly in just one week’s time. Despite multiple trips to the vet and my attentive nursing care at home it just was her time to leave us.

We learned when Dunkin was 3 that she had one smaller than normal kidney and the other miss shaped. Her favorite vet let us know that cats with kidney problems generally don’t live a long life. I promptly dismissed that reality until I recalled what he told us two weeks after she died.

I suspect she took the vets words to heart for she lived each day with great gusto during her 12 ½ years with us. I only hope the care she received from us allowed her a longer than anticipated life.

There is an 8 pound black furry hole in my heart and many empty spaces that only my memory can now fill. Dunkin brought us smiles and her absence has brought many many tears.

Dearest little Dunkin pumpkin we sure love and miss you!