We lost our gorgeous two year old female cat on the road yesterday. She was obviously killed in a split second and knew nothing about it, but she was the love of our lives, catwise. She trilled instead of meowing and she had a completely irrepressible character. You would be sitting eating your dinner and suddenly feel her chewing your toes under the table. She'd sit outside the shower "catching" the drips as they slid down the inside of the glass. No paper, cardboard, toilet roll or kitchen roll was safe from being shredded. And she was spectacularly attractive - just lying asleep she looked like a wonderful ornament. She never did have any sense of self preservation and we have been half expecting this for two years, but you always hope it won't happen. We are so sad ....
I had to take SH out to stop him moping, so I have only ridden Radar. We schooled, and he was not as settled and consistent as he was last time, but he was still massively better than this time last year. I was pleased with him and we got plenty of fitness work done. I was particularly pleased with him in a walk/canter/walk exercise, where he tried very hard for me in what is a difficult task for a horse of his size, to canter the long side and walk the short repeatedly.
Ace made it clear, by coming back to me instead of going out with the others, that he wanted to do some work. I will make time for him tomorrow.
C
So sorry Caroline, sending you and SH a cyber hug. What a shame :(
ReplyDeleteYou try and count your blessings, Tracey, don't you? Better that we found her than that she just disappeared. Better that she had a fabulous farm life as free as a bird and a quick and painless death. Better that we had her for two and a bit years than not at all. But it hurts.
ReplyDeleteI know that it is only because she did have such a wild and carefree character that she was so special and that it was that character that got her killed. Every morning she wasn't in the house for the last two years I have worried until we saw her again. The last thing I expected was for her to be mown down in broad daylight at 11 in the morning on a road that had maybe two cars an hour. It just shows how unconcerned she ever was about her own safety. But that was her.
I know it will hurt less next week and next month, so we'll hang on for that to happen.
Thanks for the hug, we need it. I did hope to get through 2013 without a big trauma for the first time in three years, and it's not a good start.
Still, there are people much worse off than we are.
C
So aorry, Caroline. I know how hard it is to lose a pet. I've lost too many cats on my road here and worry all the time about my barn kitties. My indoor cats are indoor cats just because of the road. I did let the new mommycat out today, but it's still such a worry.
ReplyDeleteMy heart aches for you and SH.
I'd wager some of Radar's "not quite settled" may well have been that you too were "not quite settled" in your own heart. Horses know.
Sending hugs to you both.
That's supposed to be "So sorry, Caroline."
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you are right about Radar. I'm pretty sure that Ace too was trying to console me. I still have my stripey ginger boy, who is a terribly "needy" cat and always talking and wanting cuddles, so he helps. He hated her, and is happier without her around, so at least someone is pleased!
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