Flowers from my Boys

Thanks to my wonderful studio neighbors Eric and Joe, for this beautiful bouquet of roses. I appreciate that you appreciate me!

RIP my Sweet

My sweet Harley.

Today is the saddest of days. My baby Harley had to be put to sleep because of a terrible disease (Feline Thromboembolic Disease). I came home Saturday evening to find she had lost the use of her hind legs. I did some research and I found out that this is a rather common disease in kitties, and treating it would have been very painful. Also, only about 5 % actually survive the treatment. What happens is the aorta runs from the heart to the tail and then splits off in two. Blood clots form in this split area, which stop oxygen flow to the legs, and also causes breathing problems. The people in the vet's office (City Kitty in Providence, RI) were absolutely wonderful. I cannot say enough about how they treated Harley and me. Awesome people. After talking with the vet she agreed with me that the only way to help Harley was to euthanize her. My poor little thing was suffering so I did the only thing I could humanely do, and that was to send her to God. I miss her so very much. She was the only thing in my life I have ever loved...truly. I am so very sad. I had Harley for 17 years. I adopted her when she was 3 months old. I put her in my knapsack and I took her home on the back of my Harley (hence, her name). This was in 1992. She cried all the way home, poor thing, but this bonded her to me forever. What a cutie pie! We were stopping traffic all the way home because she kept popping her head out of the top of the back pack. I had actually brought her home to give her to my roommate as a gift, but Harley was mine, no one ever had any doubt about that. She would follow me everywhere...even into the bathroom! She was always at my side...right up until she died. I was the first person she saw when she left her mama, and the last person she saw when she closed her eyes forever. I love you baby!