My cat turned 19 this spring, she liked to catch birds, mice, and rabbits when she was younger - not now.
She liked to bring her trophies home to show to her family so they would be proud - not now.
To get into the house she used to knock on our front door - not now.
She could climb the trees even though she was declawed that didn't stop her then - not now.
She loved to cuddle in my arms and purr and sleep for as long as I would let her - not now.
She loved to attack a pile of newspapers and scatter them all over the room - not now.
Catnip was a favorite turn on of hers - not now.
We constantly blamed anything that was missing in the house on Kitty - not now.
When I was sad or sick she used to get up close to look at me with sympathy in her face - not now.
She would defend our house from every other feline in the neighborhood - not now.
She used to sleep on a pillow beside my computer while I was busy on it - not now.
She used to sleep curled up in my arms or on my pillow every night - not now.
She was always there to listen to me talk about the days events and commiserate about life in general - not now.................... not now.
Kitty became so sick today that the vet couldn't save her - instead he helped her out of her misery. She won't hurt anymore - not now....................