Goodbye Little Ern

On Sunday Melissa And Erik had to have one of their cats (Ernie) put to sleep. He has been sick for the last three years, and they were prolonging things by giving him daily insulin shots and then more recently a lot of other things as well. His brother Simon was very sad yesterday, and we went over there to see him and give everyone some extra love. As soon as we arrived he came over and snuggled in. He is such a love bug. He also went to his food a few times and ate, which Melissa said he had not being doing. Simon is the sweetest cat I've ever known, and always makes me feel better by paying attention to me. Last night he lay in his new cat condo, while I pet him. A few times he looked right into my eyes, and I felt so sad for him. Apparently he has been looking all over for Ernie.

I haven't had a pet since the early 90's. My dog Max was more human than dog. And when we had to move back to South Africa for a few years, someone we knew adopted him. It was heartbreaking. It was that bad even though I knew we'd see him again one day. So I can't imagine losing a pet forever...

Goodbye sweet Ernie. You will be missed. See you in the next life.

Simon (brown), Ernie (black).

The brothers hanging out and giving love.