RIP August

We certainly were loved by August, and we loved him. It was hard to watch him slowly deteriorate but he always perked up for a treat, always wanted to sit in our laps, lick our hands and "help" with our puzzles. He never seemed to be in pain which was a blessing. We thought he was going to be put down when Andy took him to the vet May 15, 2024, but they gave him some meds and he perked up. This was when we adopted him and Muffles. I love this picture of him as a kitten helping L do her homework.

This is such a beautiful picture of him.

And this one (February 2020). This is his "glamour shot" and this links to a beautiful fall shot. Such a good cat. As a young cat he would often hide in the basement rafters. He loved to chew on L's hair ties. Once we found a whole stash under the shelves. As he got older, and especially after Muffles was gone, he became our constant companion. Several times we searched outside for him only to have him casually reappear a few hours later.

These last few days he was barely eating or moving. He'd sit in the same spot for hours.

This was his last picture at home before we took him to the vet Saturday morning. I carried him to the car in my arms and we placed him the carrier once we pulled it out of the garage.

This was heartbreaking.

He kept looking at us and we petted him all the way through.

One nice thing of having this blog is that I can look back on all of his pictures through the years. He was such a sweet cat who would often paw at our hands wanting us to pet him more. He especially liked bring petted under his chin.

So sad.

Some of his fur and a cute heart stone.