When I first got Whiskers 5 years ago, it was a b-day present for my then 5 year old daughter. Growing up, I never was too close to any of my childhood pets, we had them, but they were kind of just there. Whiskers had come into my life, and really had changed how I felt about cats. He had clung to me out of everyone right away, he was always by my side, sometimes I joked and said in his past life he was a dog, cause he would take my slipper and run around the apartment with it :-), he would be waiting by the door when I came home from work, or just when I was coming home from being out......he liked to share my pillow with me and sometimes would kick my head to move down to make room for him, he was a playful kitty, and right up to a few mintutes before his death, he was playing with me, and letting me rub his belly, he loved his belly to be rubbed. He had a quick sudden death called HCM, he was only 5 years old,but for his breed that was middle age, it killed him quickly, and he didnt even have any signs that anything was wrong, but the vet said that is common with HCM.

As Im writing this tears are flowing down my face, cause I just loss my baby boy last nite, it was such a shock and so fast, I feel like Im in a nitemare and Im waiting to wake up.

Even though he was my daughters cat, me and him had a special bond, like I said he would be in every room I went in, and he would greet me with his soft meow...........he would rub up against me, and just give me soo much love, it filled my heart soo much, I was so attached to him, he was like the son I never had......he didnt care what I looked like on a daily basis or how much I had, as long as I rubbed his tummy and petted him and showed him love thas all that mattered to him. He was there for me, when many people werent, he was a best friend, he gave unconditional love.

I cant even begin to tell you how much my heart is breaking right now, but I know one day I will see my Whiskers again, and he will be waiting for me with all that LOVE he has to offer. God , has a new little angel by his side. He showed me that owning a pet, is just not some type of animal, it is a bond that grows, and love that is always there, you hurt and grieve for them, just like you would for any human being. I have loss many people in my life, and the pain for him seems worse, maybe cause he was like my child, and I feel helpless that I couldnt help my baby when he needed me, the vet said there was nothing we could do, but you always think but WHAT IF..........I will cherish all the memories I have of my Whiskers, and keep them with me and my family always. WE love you Whiskers, I know you are watching over us, until we meet again :-)