Monkey Cat

I'm sorry to say that I don't have any digital photos of Monkey Cat. He

was my Mother-In -Law's Cat, he went to Rainbow Bridge July 24, 2001.

Monkey was a special kitty that we raised on a bottle with his brother

and sister. I still have his sister with me she is 6 years old. Monkey

was an indoor/outdoor kitty and was very happy. He was never sick

except for an abscess that he got from fighting with another cat. He

had to stay overnight at the Vets office, but the next day I picked him

up and he was fine. Little did we know that he would only have 2 more

weeks to live. It was about 7:00 PM and my Mother-In Law called me to

tell me that something awful had happened to Monkey cat. I called the

Vet who agreed to meet us at her office, I then went to see just what

had happened. Apparently Monkey was run over by a car, it hurt him very

badly, however he was alert and I had hope that he would make it. As we

bundled him up and made the trip to the Vet's Office I talked to him and

tried to comfort him as best I could. Finally we made it to the Vet's

Office and then things took a turn for the worse, after being examined

it was determined that his pelvis was broken and there was a 2" cut in

his belly. It was also determined that he had no feeling in his back

legs, his injuries were very severe. With not much time to think about

it we made the only decision that we thought we could and that was to

have our sweet little Monkey Cat put to sleep. As I stood there holding

him, trying to comfort him it had to be the worse day of my life. The

Vet made it as easy as she could, she first sedated him and then she

began the process to euthanize him. It didn't take long, but it was an

awful feeling, because I thought he would be okay and now I knew we

would be taking him home to bury him. He was six years old and we loved

him very much. I still remember his solid black fur and his big green

eyes, he was such a love and we did love him very, very much and still

do. I am crying as I write this tribute to him, but I know that he is

in a better place and not suffering anymore. I have realized that

sometimes you have to really love something to let it go. That night in

the Vet's office we let an angel go to heaven and I will never forget

him. Bless his little heart, one day we will see him again at Rainbow

Bridge. We love you Monkey Cat, Mama's Baby Boy, we will see you again.