least common denominator

Emily in Morning Sunlight, 2007
Credit: Mister Wombat

No post today, because we’re still in mourning for our Emily cat, who had to be put down yesterday morning. Her digestion, which had always been a bit delicate, finally degenerated into being almost unable to eat or process food at all. We’d been trying various treatments for the last year or so, but in the end it just was too much and it was better for her to be set free than to prolong her suffering.

I’m pleased to report that her passing was quick and peaceful, and we there the whole time. She and I had been together for a little over seventeen years — since she was ten weeks old — and she’d had a good cat’s life. Plus, she enriched mine (and that of several friends and family members) in the process.

Fly free, Emily Frost. You’ve earned it, and I’ll see you on the Rainbow Bridge when it’s time. I love you, little girl.

Originally posted at https://collingwest.blog/2021/fly-free-emily-frost/.