bye, bye, kitty cat

It was a very sad day today - we had to put our young Persian cat to sleep this afternoon. I am so used to having my animals live for a long time that I was shocked to find out that Skeeter was in the early stages of kidney failure at only 9 years old. We have been giving him injections since April. He lasted longer than I thought, but it was still hard to say goodbye. Kaylea was just learning how to pet Skeeter softly, and every time he entered the room she would announce it by saying, "cat." The house is going to be a little emptier without Skeeter Bug!