Hobbie
Posted on October 10, 2004 by Ching under Babies.
It has been an eventful week. Some events rather sad, some exciting – so I’ve been on emotional rollercoaster – but, of course, that’s pretty normal for me if you consider that I’m kind of manic-depressive anyway.
Last weekend we noticed that Hobbie had lost a lot of weight and she was far less energetic than she has been in the past. She’s never really been energetic (she takes after Brian so she’s actually kind of lazy and just mainly lays around the house) but she was looking very, very sick. Brian decided that he would take her to the vet on Wednesday. He told me this could be it for Hobbie, but I didn’t believe him. I didn’t think anything of it.
Hobbie was put to sleep that day. I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye. And I couldn’t comfort Brian because we were really busy at work. He was totally devastated. Hobbie had been with him even before we got together. It had always been the two of them. He was so upset that on the messages that he left my cellphone voicemail and work voicemail he was crying. I felt horrible that I couldn’t be there to console him and make him feel better.
I was sad too because Hobbie was the cat who turned my attitude around about cats. I used to hate cats. With a passion. But then, when I moved in with Brian, Hobbie was already a permanent fixture so I couldn’t really say “It’s her or me.” Hobbie was the best. Whenever I would be sad or depressed, she would be there to snuggle with me, paw me, rub her head against me etc. I wish that I could’ve been there more for her as she had been for me. With two other cats around the house though, sometimes your attention is diverted to the more assertive and active cats.
The vet said that she had kidney failure and she might’ve suffered a stroke. So the cause of death could be chalked up to old age. Brian says the average age for cats is only 8 and, with Hobbie being at least 12 years old, she was really pushing it. I’ve heard of other cats living longer though. I think she died of lack of attention. And I’m partly responsible for killing her.
That’s the sad part of the week. I’ll refrain from sharing the rest of the week because I feel that Hobbie deserves a moment of silence. This blog entry is for her.
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