Ever since my mother died I’ve lived with an animal companion, a cat called Penny.  Last night I was watching a DVD* and Penny (as always) had curled up on my lap to ‘watch’ it with me.  Penny and I had quite divergent tastes in films, so generally she’d do this and then fall asleep.  At the end I noticed that she wasn’t really responding to my making a fuss of her anymore.  I put her on a soft cushion next to me and it was soon clear that she wasn’t going to be waking up again.  She was 18 and hadn’t been well for a couple of weeks, so I 'd known she wasn’t going to be around for much longer.  About three quarters of an hour later as I was gently stroking her, she quietly died.  I wrapped her up in her favourite blanket with her favourite toy.  I think it might be a while before I watch anymore DVDs, as since Penny came to live with me I don’t think I’ve watched a single one that she hasn’t sat and watched with me too.  She was a part of what made watching them fun.  I will miss her a lot.

Paul     

* Twin Peaks: Definitive Gold Box Edition (Episode 4) (097361309040)

I'm sorry. My kittysits on me when I watch DVDs, too. It's so sad when they go.

Sorry to hear of your loss.

My cat almost always sits or lays right by me whenever I watch TV/Movies. Even if he's somewhere else, he always seems to know when I start watching something...and comes in and stays for the duration.

I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved Penny. My heart goes out to you Paul, I know how hard it is to loss a furry family member.

Really sorry to hear about your loss, Paul! Sounds like Penny had a great life with you.

I'm sorry for your loss.
It sounds like she had a great life and one of the most desirable ways to die. (Painless, comfortable, warm, in good company...) Despite the pain of the loss this is something of worth.

Loosing a loved PET always creates a HUGe hole in my heart for days on end ..  But I always replace the pet with another (of the same) and it instantly cheers me up as the new pet is a ( to me) reincarnation of my lost pet  and I relive the same experiences (and some new)  with my new friend ..

Cheer up and think how lucky you were to not only have your friend as long as you did (18?  x 7 = 126 years old!) .. cause usually my pets get sick,, ...or have an untimely accident  which is never good..
But to have her pass away in your arms listening to the 'angelic music'  of Angelo Badalamenti  is to me .. Love in the most highest regards........

I suffer from cat allergies. Still interesting animals.