It was on the 5th of May, 2003 that DD made her journey to the Rainbow Bridge.

DD had been Nancy's companion for a few years before Nancy and I married. When Nancy and I moved in together we each brought a kitty - I brought Cleo and Nancy brought DD. The kitties settled in with each other fairly well. They both slept on the bed, DD on Nancy's pillow and Cleo by my feet.

When we adopted Amelia a few months later, DD and Cleo were both horrified. They were both rather sedate adult cats, and having to put up with a very energetic kitten was a bit trying for them. But everybody adjusted again. Amelia loved to play and to snuggle, Cleo liked to play once in a while but ignored Amelia, and DD tended to mother Amelia. Things settled in to a nice peaceful routine.

When we moved into our current place, DD loved the back yard at least as much as the other kitties did. She loved to go outside and chase bugs. She especially enjoyed the twilight hours, when one of us would go and sit outside with her. DD would let us know how much she enjoyed our company by coming up and "scratching" us with her declawed paws (she was declawed by the people Nancy adopted her from).

In the spring of 2003 DD got listless and her fur lost it's luster. She didn't enjoy her outside time any more. When we took her to the vet we learned that the CRF we had treated her for a couple years before had worsened. We administered sub-Q fluids for a few months, and it seemed to help her feel better. After a while, though, even the fluids didn't help. With very heavy hearts we took DD on her final trip to the vet on May 5, 2003.

Since that day we believe DD has returned to say "hello" a few times. Neither of us has seen her, but Nancy has several times felt a kitty winding around her legs while she was working on the computer - and no physical kitties were present.

We miss you, DD.

In Loving Memory of DD

Copyright © Dan Mahoney
May 6, 2006