I picked Miri up at the vet today and couldn’t stand to see how bad off she was. She couldn’t even stand up. I’m a selfish person, but not so selfish that I could see her suffer like that just so I could spend some time hugging her. She’s gone …

A Miri update: The treatments aren’t really working for the long term, but they are making her feel a bit better. The vet is going to release her back to me tomorrow afternoon. I’ll spend Friday and the weekend spoiling her rotten. Then, Monday, she’ll be put to sleep.

So, I’m laying here in bed with my laptop in place of Miri (yeah, not a good substitute) and I thought: if one of my last memories of Miri ends up being peed upon by her, that would, in a strange way, bring our time together full circle. The first …

I took my cat Miri to the vet today. She hasn’t been acting like she’s been feeling well – loosing weight and moving slow. I didn’t know if that was just her age (she’s 16) or if she was ill, so I took her in just to be safe. I …