rah has crossed

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Rah has crossed

My Rah Kitty, best friend EVAR, and familiar of the past ten years, this evening crossed the rainbow bridge just before 7:pm. 

He passed peacefully in his mommies arms at home, with the assistance of a very compassionate house call Veterinarian.

He might have made it through a few more months had he not gotten off track with diet and medication... but that coupled with growing cancer (which seemed to be rapidly effecting his breathing within the last week) urged me to make a call.

The Veterinarian and I discussed the situation, and after an examination, she agreed whole heatedly with the decision.  (She had, just yesterday, made the same difficult choice for her own family pet dog of 17 years.)

In his last day
Rah enjoyed yummy wet food, free of the yucky healthy additives to which he'd been subject for the past two years.  He enjoyed a two hour sun beam with his sister.  He enjoyed hours of quality cuddling with his mommy and his human brother.  In his last minutes he was indulged with a  heaping spoonful of his favorite food in the whole world... peanut butter.

I wanted him to be able to leave with dignity and grace.  I am happy that in his last few days (although obviously uncomfortable) he was perky and enjoying his family and life.

I spent two hours alone with him afterwards, (much thanks to Lea for making that possible) and was able to grieve with him while dressing him in a green silk scarf in homage to his great Egyptian ancestors.

He will be sent on his way with the 'eye of horus' pendant I've worn for the last 19 years round his neck, a bag of cat nip, toys, clippings of the hair of loved ones, food, and of course PEANUT BUTTER.