Treasure
A donation was made in memory of Treasure on Feb 16, 2016.
Steve and I got married on 4/4/1994, I told him shortly after I wanted a cat. On 7/11/1994 we went to PetSmart because they have strays that are brought in and I wanted to save a cat!
So we went to the room where they had about five cages with cats. I WANTED TO TAKE EVERY ONE OF THEM HOME!!! But that wasn't in the plan. So cage by cage I tried, as hard as I could, to just wait for a sign. I was telling myself don't cry, we can save one. We opened every cage, so I could pet all the cats and tell them that it was going to be ok.
We got to the last cage, there were probably two older cats and a couple of kittens – looking in I said "what the heck is that." (There was a fur “thing” behind a water bowl hiding – we didn’t realize it but that was Treasure.) As I did with all the other cages, I opened it with my husband standing right next to me, and then that "thing" ran up, hung onto the cage door and jumped on Steve's shoulder!!!! I was like "what the heck”, and tried to grab this “thing” off Steve. It wasn’t letting go (so tiny but so mighty), and then it turned around and sneezed all over my face and glasses!!! That "thing" was not letting go of Steve; he had claw marks and I had snot all over my face. In that moment, I decided "Well, we have our cat!!!!!”
Twenty years later, Treasure was still kicking and going strong until April 2014 when she got sick with an upper respiratory infection. Our vet tried his best to treat her, but Treasure wasn’t getting better, and nobody could understand why. Sadly, our vet retired during Treasure’s treatment, but somehow I found Dr. Nancy who continued to treat Treasure. My little Treasure did NOT want to leave us. She never gave up, nor did I; I did whatever it took to help her, she was my world!
Steve and I knew the night before that Treasure was ready to go. She slept with us, as she always did from day one. She was on Steve's chest, and we kept saying it was ok, that we loved her, that we were here for her, and that we loved her. (We tried so hard to not let her know how sad we were feeling.) We tried to sleep, but we couldn’t. She held our fingers, gave us face nudges, and I guess at some point we all feel asleep. On 1/16/2015 between 4:00-6:00 am my Treasure went to heaven!!!
It has been so hard with the holidays and the 1st anniversary of her passing. I (WE) LOVE HER SO MUCH!! You can't take 20 years and just get over it in a year, that’s just not going to happen!
Thank you for letting me tell you a few words about my Treasure. This is only a few words with 20 years of a most fantastic life!!!!
Misty and Steve D.
Misty D.
So we went to the room where they had about five cages with cats. I WANTED TO TAKE EVERY ONE OF THEM HOME!!! But that wasn't in the plan. So cage by cage I tried, as hard as I could, to just wait for a sign. I was telling myself don't cry, we can save one. We opened every cage, so I could pet all the cats and tell them that it was going to be ok.
We got to the last cage, there were probably two older cats and a couple of kittens – looking in I said "what the heck is that." (There was a fur “thing” behind a water bowl hiding – we didn’t realize it but that was Treasure.) As I did with all the other cages, I opened it with my husband standing right next to me, and then that "thing" ran up, hung onto the cage door and jumped on Steve's shoulder!!!! I was like "what the heck”, and tried to grab this “thing” off Steve. It wasn’t letting go (so tiny but so mighty), and then it turned around and sneezed all over my face and glasses!!! That "thing" was not letting go of Steve; he had claw marks and I had snot all over my face. In that moment, I decided "Well, we have our cat!!!!!”
Twenty years later, Treasure was still kicking and going strong until April 2014 when she got sick with an upper respiratory infection. Our vet tried his best to treat her, but Treasure wasn’t getting better, and nobody could understand why. Sadly, our vet retired during Treasure’s treatment, but somehow I found Dr. Nancy who continued to treat Treasure. My little Treasure did NOT want to leave us. She never gave up, nor did I; I did whatever it took to help her, she was my world!
Steve and I knew the night before that Treasure was ready to go. She slept with us, as she always did from day one. She was on Steve's chest, and we kept saying it was ok, that we loved her, that we were here for her, and that we loved her. (We tried so hard to not let her know how sad we were feeling.) We tried to sleep, but we couldn’t. She held our fingers, gave us face nudges, and I guess at some point we all feel asleep. On 1/16/2015 between 4:00-6:00 am my Treasure went to heaven!!!
It has been so hard with the holidays and the 1st anniversary of her passing. I (WE) LOVE HER SO MUCH!! You can't take 20 years and just get over it in a year, that’s just not going to happen!
Thank you for letting me tell you a few words about my Treasure. This is only a few words with 20 years of a most fantastic life!!!!
Misty and Steve D.
Misty D.
