BELLA...R.I.P. A Cat's Story

that's sad :(
lovely Bella

What a fitting epitaph to a dear and beloved feline companion.
My mother and father divorced when I was 12 years old and not long after that my mother evolved into what I could only term as a 'nutty old cat woman' as she began to collect every waif and stray in the neighbourhood and put all of the love and affection she had into their care. Eventually, I began to see and appreciate the love and joy that these beautiful creatures could impart and over the years we lost many of our own feline friends who had become an important part of our family, so I do indeed understand your pain and deep sense of loss. All we can do is care for them, love them and hope that they understand how much we adore them. I do hope that you will both gain some peace and consolation in the fact that your beautiful cat passed away next to the two people who loved her more than anything else in the world. I couldn't imagine that your dear Bella would have wanted it any other way.

So sorry for your loss
We have also been cat people all our lives, although we currently also have a dog. Our last one to pass away was Priscilla, or Prissy. We adopted her in 1984 in Brussels. She moved to Virginia with us in 1995, but she died at the age of 21 just before we moved to Colorado to retire. We cried. Thanks for sharing your stories. We look forward to your blogs from Java. The last time I was there was 1959. Maybe your blogs will inspire me to return...although I would probably go to Bali...but not where tourists are if such a place exists.

Sorry
Sorry to hear about Bella....thinking of you all.