It has taken me a long time to get here, but
I wanted to spend some time writing about Elwood Wilson.
I had to make the painful decision to
euthanize him last month. Because yes,
that had to happen too. On top of everything
else. I got this image of Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny on a rant asking, What else can we pile on?!
My old friend wasn’t doing well and after 16
years, it was time to say goodbye.
My mom always tried to pet him. Of course, he was completely standoffish
because he is a cat. He would rather
prefer the company of my dad. My dad who
hates cats.
I’m not sure what happens to animals when
they die. I guess I haven’t given it
much thought.
But that day, I thought about it. I thought about it in his final moments as I
was looking at him. His last image was
of me looking at him. And I had a flash
that maybe in that next instant, he was opening up his eyes and saw my mom.
Holy moly, this was not going to be a sad
post. I can’t help this folks, it just
happens. Sheesh.
Anyway, my next thought was, you better let Mom pet you, you big jerk. Because that’s the kind of relationship I had
with Elwood Wilson.
Maybe at the very least, he is sitting next
to my mom.
This post is part of my 31 Day series. To start from the beginning, click here.
I really love that even in a real shit moment of life you have a sarcastic humorous remark for your cat. You are amazing. And if there is an after life....frankly I prefer it to include cats and dogs. But maybe cats will have lost a bit of their attitude.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what that says about me. Maybe I'm a big jerk. I'll go with trauma response. :)
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