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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Remembering

Francis of Assisi, cir­ca 1225
All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him! Alleluia!

I'm so thankful for creatures. Especially pets. You share your life with them. They are present for all your days and moods, day in and day out. My cat Muiry was such a pet. He suddenly got sick last Friday. My mom thought it was hairballs-- but he kept getting weaker. So I brought him to the vet on Monday morning, and found out he was blocked with stones or crystals, so he couldn't urinate, and his system was getting toxic. They tried to unblock him and eventually succeeded, and he started to feel better. We visited him on Tuesday morning and he was delightful and purring, even with an Elizabethan collar! But Wednesday, when the catheter came out, he got plugged again. On Wednesday afternoon we said goodbye, after making the hard decision not to do a very expensive surgery. It's so hard. It's hard to be in control and making choices about life and death. It's hard to weigh financial stewardship with love and compassion- where do they meet? What is wise? Tough stuff. I just wanted to take time to remember him...and be thankful for him, too.
So cute.

I'll admit, Muiry had a belly. He loved to eat. He would come to the kitchen table and sit on your lap if you were eating. I would break up potato chips and let him eat them. He loved them! He also loved ice cream and cereal. Kind of like Garfield. But nicer.

That cat loved to be warm. We put a box over the heat vent for him to be cozy in.

"What are you looking at?" He was very curious.

He even got along with Java. That's saying a lot.


More Reclining.

Muiry was great. He was such a sweet cat. He would come and sit on your lap and purr. He was really calm and friendly-- usually-- although he hid from visitors at first and ran from loud noises. (But John's booming voice scares a lot of people.) I'm going to miss him. I first wrote about giving him a name in my blog here. It's such a privilege to give a creature a name! He was the first pet I bought with my own money, and even paid those darn vet bills! I'm really thankful to God. Muiry was a real joy, a special gift. I remember praying to find the "right" cat at the Humane Society! We went back a second time and found Muiry. And he surely brought a lot of joy to our lives.