Requiem of a Kitty Cat

Requiem of a Kitty Cat

            Today Zack lost his cat Ronnie to a virus. We had taken Ronnie to the vet earlier this week where we were given the sad news. A strong round of antibiotics & a lot of prayers were the only chance he had. In the end, even though he was quite young, he just couldn’t fight it off.

            Ronnie came to us a lot sooner than my wife or I knew about. We had been chastising Zack for a few weeks about dumping cat food out his back window. Finally, we started noticing the stray cat, and put two and two together. We already had one cat and were not looking for another, but Zack won us over, and, well, Ronnie did too.

            We have had several cats over the years, & just like people, they all have their own personalities. Ronnie was very different than the others. He was what I called a character. He could act up just to get your attention. One of his favorite moves was to walk up to you, plop down and roll over on his back, demanding his belly to be scratched.

            Zack named Ronnie after a special needs boy he knew a few years back. This boy passed away at a very young age. Zack was heartbroken when this happened. Now, Ronnie the Cat has passed away at a very young age as well (we think he was around three years old). While Ronnie was everyone’s cat, he truly was Zack’s. When Ronnie would sneak out, at nighttime we would holler for him to no avail. So, we would send Zack to the back door and have him yell – Ronnie would usually come to him within a minute.

            It’s funny how something can come into your life for such a short period of time, & when they are gone leave such a huge hole in your heart. Of course Zack is very upset about the loss of Ronnie, but I have to admit……………..I probably cried more than Zack did.

Ronnie

November 2013 ~ June 19, 2015 

R.I.P my friend – you will be sorely missed.

God Bless,

Chris