Oh ... that story ... I understand. When we first chose Alex (or rather, he chose us), down at the Humane Society, BB asked me what his name would be. I looked at him, and that name popped into my head for no reason. It was the right one; it fit his personality, so I'm glad I gave it to him.
He almost didn't make it through the night, but he rallied. Alex's manumission arrives today at noon. And then I shall have to take care of BB, because Alex became BB's cat, and he is being torn apart by this. Me, I've cried, and will cry again, but I can get through it.
(In an echo of the story of your Alex; long ago, we had a cat named Finnegan, who had cancer. We had a vet come in, and give her the initial sedative. She got up and walked around, spooking the vet until we had to calm him down, so that he could administer another shot. She was beautiful - spiky in her affections, fiercely independent, and we thought it was the best way for her to go out, on her own terms, and discomfiting a human.)
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Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017 02:52 pm (UTC)He almost didn't make it through the night, but he rallied. Alex's manumission arrives today at noon. And then I shall have to take care of BB, because Alex became BB's cat, and he is being torn apart by this. Me, I've cried, and will cry again, but I can get through it.
(In an echo of the story of your Alex; long ago, we had a cat named Finnegan, who had cancer. We had a vet come in, and give her the initial sedative. She got up and walked around, spooking the vet until we had to calm him down, so that he could administer another shot. She was beautiful - spiky in her affections, fiercely independent, and we thought it was the best way for her to go out, on her own terms, and discomfiting a human.)