Saying Goodbye

Tonight we had to put down one of our cats. And by our cats I mean my cats.
Kallie. She was an annoying demanding little calico cat that peed on everything- though it wasnt TOTALLY her fault. She was in kidney failure and she was super, super anemic. So instead of waiting for her to get sick and painful, we let her have a good last few days and put her down when she was still able to enjoy life.
Some people might think thats wrong, but waiting for her to get sick would just be selfish on my part.
I cried, though, of course. I loved that cat, it turns out, really loved her.
I will miss her photobombing all of my random pictures. I will miss her annoying meow. And I will miss her randomly sniffing my eyelids- I kid you not. She also liked licking plastic, like plastic Kroger bags. She was not a super lovey dovey cat, but I would often wake up in the morning to find her curled up somewhere near my head. And she purred when I petted her, a chirp-y purr that was totally endearing.
She wasnt even my cat to start with, she was my brother's cat, but she didnt like his wife- he got the cat when he was with a different woman, and I think, personally, Kallie didnt like that he switched women, even if the rest of us did.
When he brought her home, she was pregnant. So we let her have the kittens. 3 orange and whites and a black and white, if I remember right. Then we spayed and declawed her- which is why when she started peeing on everything she didnt get thrown out like the rest of the cats. When my brother moved out, he took her with him, but she started peeing in inappropriate places, so he brought her back. Because I lived in what was his room, she became my cat, and we formed a nice bond.
Euthanizing one of our pets is always hard, and when I am bonded to it, its harder, but Ms. Kallie had a good long life where she was loved and treated right- not every cat, or hell even human can say that for their lives, and so I am confident that she is in kitty heaven somewhere annoying the humans with her demanding wife-y meow- that I personally, became fond of, most days. hah.
So, if you are reading this, give your animals an extra hug tonight, they deserve to feel loved- every one does.
Goodnight friends.