Thanks Everyone

Thanks everyone for the kind thoughts and comments on Miss Blue's passing. Here's some of the email comments we received in addition to the comments that are on the blog posting.

• I'm so sorry Miss Blue passed away. Our animals are like our kids and our a part of us. They leave little holes in our hearts when they left us. Memories is all we have. I'm so sorry, sure a loss for you both and Mr Midas too.

• Sorry about Miss Blue.

• Thanks for telling us about Miss Blue. I am surprised. Was she sick? I always thought that Midas would go first. I am glad for everyone that she went in her sleep though.

• So sorry to hear about Miss Blue. No matter how you think you're prepared it just rips through you when it happens. She had a good life though, eh?

• Cats never complain about pain, they just keep going.

• Hurts my heart to hear of blues passing. She is at the rainbow bridge waiting for you both.

• We certainly do remember Blue. She was such a friendly and beautiful cat and we all loved having her visit our office. So sorry to hear she passed away. Thank you for notifying us about Blue. I’ll post her picture for those of us here who knew her.

• So sorry to hear about your cat. I know how much you loved it.

• Sorry to hear of Miss Blue's passing.  She lived a good life thanks to you and Dianna. I'm sure you guys as well as Midas will miss her greatly.

• Miss Blue sailed with a great crew. We all should be so lucky.

• You all have helped us immeasurably and we appreciate it very much. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Dave and Dianna

A Sad Time

Miss Blue is gone.

She passed away yesterday evening about 8:45 PM, in her sleep. Probably about as peaceful a passing as one could ever hope for.

She had been suffering very recently from massive kidney failure. It's hard to believe that just two weeks ago, Blue, who was almost nineteen years old, had still been ripping around the house like a cat half her age.

Blue came into our lives as an abandoned adolescent cat. She'd been dropped off at some folk's place out in a very rural area in western Washington state. They fed her and cared for her for a couple of weeks before we adopted her from them.

Miss Blue Watching the Fish

As with most domestic cats, she led a hectic life. Most of her days were spent supervising the fish in our pond in our backyard in Olympia. She could come and go, pretty much as she pleased. We had three kitty doors that she and Midas, her 'brother' in our household, had to negotiate to go in and out - one from the family room to the garage, one into a cabinet in the garage, and finally, a third door that actually led them outside onto the patio.

An Affectionate Moment

After we sold the house, she made the move with us to the duplex apartment near the State Capitol campus where she 'went to work' for the Joint Legislative Audit Review Committee (JLARC). She pretty much had the run of their whole office building - which was about two houses away from us. The workers there fed her and made sure she stayed busy for most of the year that we lived there.

On The Patio

Then Blue retired from state service, and joined Dianna and me in our retirement, moving with us to Belize, where she settled in as a house kitty until her passing.

Blue Relaxing

She definitely will be missed. She was a never-ending source of enjoyment for us and she was a great companion. Dianna loves to take naps and Blue was a champion napper.

As they always say in obits, 'In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your favorite animal shelter/rescue program.' Better yet, go out and bring a new kitty into your life by adopting one. You won't regret it.

Bye Miss Blue. We love you.