Speedy

On Monday the 19th of august (a few weeks ago by now) my old and sweet cat Speedy died. He lived to the ripe old age of 18,5 years old.

I miss him but I am also happy that he died in peace.

He had a tumor in his stomach which I discovered before he really had problems with it, chances that he would survive an operation at his age where very very slim so I decided to have him put down.

He died in my arms while I was hugging him, this was very hard for me but I could see he had enough and was ready to die, he kept purring and looking at me as if to say "It's ok, don't worry, I am happy to go now".

I have had Speedy since 1999, we loved each other very much, he was always sleeping next to me and often would sit in my lap as I was programming. I will truly miss him and frankly, typing this makes me miss him more, so I will keep this blog entry to a minimum.

One of my neighbors advised me to read this poem (Dutch but beautiful): http://www.annemarie-paragnost.nl/gedicht_de_regenboogbrug.htm

Rest in peace my sweet Speedy.