Skylar

My beautiful Skylar.... I'm finding my life so hard now that your precious soul has left this world. While I'm filled with a profound, deep sadness, I'm thankful I have so many happy memories and photos of you to cherish, which I will for the rest of my life.

When dad brought you home from the Humane Society to help me cope with the various stressors in my life, he said you had "a secret." I peered inside the carrier, and saw two big eyes staring back, which shone like amber jewels. Much to my surprise as you timidly stepped out, I not only saw your beautiful fur, but upon your adorable little rear end; There it was - A NUB! Your little fluff of a tail wiggled as I squealed with glee. It’s impossible to know how much joy that little nub tail brought everyone over the years. Even the most curmudgeonly of people would crack a smile when you waddled over and "waved" hello.

I continue to instinctively look for you throughout the house, as we never had to worry you escaped outside. You always preferred the safety of our four walls, either cuddled up next to me on the couch, or loafed up somewhere quiet. Always a shy spectator with cautious curiosity, the closest you would come to the outside world was when you'd sit in the open windows, content to watch the world go by, and occasionally chitter at the birds and bunnies. You even enjoyed watching TV, and particularly enjoyed watching other cats.

You were never mean - I can barely remember a time where you even let out a hiss. You never fought us when it came time to do something you disliked, and were also never one to fight with the other cats, even over food, which says a lot about you, since you loved to taste everything. But again, always polite about it - either quietly walking up to us and sitting at our feet, waiting patiently for a bite, or failing that, a gentle paw tap on our leg. Even for your regular meals, you never ever harassed us or woke us up at some ungodly hour to eat.

My Meatball, my Ducky, my Nub - It's still an absolute shock you're gone. You were the most perfect cat anyone could ask for. You deeply loved us, and literally saved my life more than one lonely night, by purring your little heart out on my feet, and letting me know with your quacky meow that there was a reason to carry on. I'd give anything to have you back with me, even for a moment. The blow of your loss is only softened by the fact that Dr. Nash let you go peacefully into the sunshine, to be free of pain.

Know that you are loved eternally, Skylar.