Today is a very sad day in my household. We took our cat Shelby to the vet today to have her put to sleep. Shelby fought a long hard battle with kidney disease for the past several years. Really, the actual “battle” was fought hardest over the past year. She actually made it look easy. This little creature that weighed about 5lbs (or less at times), cheated death more than nine times over the past year. The past year with Shelby has changed my life in ways I am sure I don’t even know right now. I am eternally grateful for every minute we had with her. It is amazing, the enormous void such a tiny cat has left in our life.
RIP sweet Shelby. You are my hero.
What a beautiful tribute to Shelby’s big role in your life! It brought tears to my eyes again thinking about how strong and sweet Shelby was.
These blessed little souls give us far more than we give them. We are better, stronger, more compassionate people for having known them and witnessed first-hand their unconditional love.