Spartakus 1992-2007
My very sweet kitty died today and my heart hurts! Poor Norm, he has been with Spart since they were just a few weeks old, now he's on his own and I think he's sad too.
I was in a meeting this afternoon and a colleague noticed by my cell phone was vibrating. I checked and saw that it was a call from home. I left the meeting to call home and Reina told me that they found Spart dead when they went downstairs for a treat. Obviously I was very upset and worried about the kids finding the kitty.
What makes today even worse is that Spart was not actually dead, he was just very close and we figured this out at around 6pm.
I called the Fairfax Animal Welfare League and luckily one of the technicians was still at the shelter and she willing to wait for me. Mark kept Dylan and Sam entertained while I took Spart to the shelter. Spart was in a coma but whimpering a bit. Everyone at the shelter was very professional and incredibly kind. After signing a few forms I was taken into a room where Suzanne (the technician) explained the process to me and with great care help Spart die
I asked Reina if she was comfortable moving him into his carrier and putting him in the basement bathroom. She was very kind and took care of everything.
When I got home Dylan and Sam asked me if I was sad and I told them I was very sad. Later when we were getting ready for bed the kids started asking a lot of questions. Dylan wanted to know if we could get a dog and Sam thought we should get another cat and name him Spart.
When we were saying our goodnights Sam started asking a lot of questions. He wanted to know where Spart was and if we could visit. He told us that he was very sad. I explained that I was sad to but we could talk about how happy Spart made us and that would make it a bit easier.
Sad day!!!
