We brought our baby girl home, hoping that there would be many more days, even weeks. But by this morning, we knew what needed to be done to relieve her from the pain.
We cuddled and stroked her coat until the end. She purred and did her classic head butt a few times. And then we said goodbye.
She lived with us for about 13 years after we rescued her from the animal shelter in Sacramento. At the time, the staffer said black cats were the hardest to find homes from - but I knew from the minute I saw her that she was ours. She hit the jackpot with us, and we did with her. She'll always be a part of us.
