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Memories of Dusty
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I adopted Dusty as a tiny kitten after dating my now husband for only two weeks. He was with us at every apartment, an out of state move, a condo, our first house, and finally his final house that he lasted a month in. Changes never bothered Dusty like it would a normal cat. He just rolled with the punches and only cared that he was with us. Dusty acted more like a dog than a cat. He loved all strangers and never ran away from people. He even played fetch! He was a true lap cat and slept with us every night. Dusty had my back at every milestone in those 13 years of his life. He was there for me when my mother unexpectedly died at 49. I was an absolute mess but he was there. He was there when I got engaged, got married. He was there when my husbands father died in 2021. Finally he was there when we brought my first son home in 2018 and our second son in 2022. He accepted them both and even cuddled with them. When he was 13, we noticed he started to age a bit. He lost 2 lbs and started to slow down. We took him to the vet and he got a clean bill of health. We moved to our forever home 3 months later and he slept all the time on our bed. I was confident that he was healthy, just getting older and required more sleep. We noticed a change in him in that he wasn't as involved with the family as he used to be. On 12/3/24 I got ready for work and he wanted his breakfast as usual. I was running late so I poured his food and ran out the door. He ate, went back upstairs to my husband and sons and died on the bed in his sleep. I came home early from work and said my goodbyes to you. I held your body and rocked you. I brushed you and told you how good of a boy you were. I love you Dusty and things will never be the same. This void in my heart is a deep pain that takes my breath away. I love you and thank you for getting me through these last 13 years. I wish I was home when you passed but I know you were with everyone else, happy, warm and safe on your bed. I Love you 12/10/24 It has been a whole week without you, and it's been very difficult. I miss you so much. I keep thinking I'm going to see you greet me at the door. I keep thinking you will go down the stairs or I will see you on the bed. The house is not the same anymore. You have so loved Dust. 12/19/24 You are so missed. Your ashes are here with us which provides a little comfort but the house is so quiet. I wish I had more time with you. |
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