djw of Lawyers, Guns and Money lost his beloved cat Henry on New Year’s Eve — just before djw’s party, which he couldn’t enjoy, because all he wanted to do was lock himself in the bathroom and mourn his cat, who’d died in his arms so recently.
Here’s to 2007. I’m currently hiding in my room, neglecting my hosting duties at my own New Years party, of which I am a host. Here’s a miserable way to end a miserable year–host a New Year’s party that begins 15 minutes after your beloved cat dies in your arms. It’s quite an experience. I’m now officially drunk enough to cope, more or less. I must rejoin my party shortly–Rob, if you see this, you should post a picture. Tomorrow, I’ll properly eulogize Henry. Onward to 2007–I’ve had enough of this year.
About a month ago, Henry got sick–it turned out it was her kidneys. She’s unusually young for kidney failure, and it’s possible she injested some toxins. Hoping the kidney failure was chronic and not acute, we hyrdrated her, took care of her, and hoped for the best. The last month of her life she was weak and inactive, but still enjoyed human attention and companionship. At six o’clock on December 31st, just after a feeding and some medicine, she left us. She was a wonderful, intriguing companion and the house feels empty without her.
Here’s to Henry.