RIP Spotty/Cheese/Sprinkles

Sadly, we unexpectedly lost Spotty on Tuesday morning. We found her breathing hard and she got worse over about the next 30 minutes and then died. Owen knew she was not doing well so I made him go downstairs and watch TV so he wouldn't see what was happening but he was totally heartbroken when I told him. We just said that she went to Heaven and he kept saying that he just wanted to pet her one more time. So we let him say goodbye and then I had to take him to school. The one funny thing he said during the whole ordeal was "at least it wasn't Spotty". And because I am weak and felt so bad for him, I told him we could get another cat but we're going to see how long we can hold out on that one. Namey does really seem to miss her and goes and lays on the Dora couch that Spotty always laid on.

After the cat actually died, Bryan and I both had to go to work so we were faced with the dilemma of what to do with the cat. So we put it in the garage freezer that we never use. My only other thought was to bury her but since our backyard is like the woods, I didn't think Owen running into the dug up remains of his kitty was a good idea. I accidentally told Owen where the cat was and kept saying that he wanted to go and see her. I'm hoping it was just curiosity about a frozen cat vs. thinking he could hang out and pet her. I took her to the pound today so we're officially down to one cat.

P.S. I just looked at the picture and it almost seems like some creepy post mortem photo of Spotty. It's actually Spotty cuddling with Namey when they were smaller and I thought it was sweet :)