Our dearest Tulip
I’ll never forget the day we met you…
I’ll never forget the day we met you…
We went to Kitty & Puppy Haven to meet Meeko, her picture drew our
attention because of her raccoon-like features. When we chatted to the volunteer
and she suggested we get two kittens, we didn’t hesitate to say ‘yes’, but
first we wanted to meet the raccoon-like kitten, we would choose a second
kitten in a bit. We didn’t realise our second kitten would choose us.
We entered the enclosure and Meeko ran away, something she still does
today when strangers enter her home. We sat down patiently waiting for her to
come out, instead you came. You trotted to us, tail in the air, and climbed
onto Craig’s lap, you purred and climbed, clearly saying ‘take me home’ and we
knew we would.
A week later, I fetched you and Meeko.
To my surprise, once
we got home, it was Meeko exploring her new surroundings and you who hid under
the bed. I left you, knowing you would come out when you were ready and you
did, when your human-dad came home. He sat down and you crawled all over him –
you had that ginger-bond with each other.
We did everything, Tulip, everything to keep you safe, to protect you
and your sister from harm. We thought of all external factors that could hurt
you, take you from us, but we didn’t know it would be an internal factor that
would rob you from us.
The vet said it was pancreatitis, an asymptomatic disease, which caused internal bleeding.
We lost the war – a war we didn’t even have time to prepare for. A war that
came down on us in a matter of minutes and was over in a few hours.
The house is empty without you, Lulu-Bear. Our hearts are broken.
We miss your purrs, the cheeky meows, your morning cuddles and evening kisses,
the way you showed off your tail – the longest tail in the world (I know, I
measured), playing fetch with you, watching you play with Meeko and try to sneakily sit
on her (to pin her down), your squirrel run, your little smile, your mischievousness,
you batting your treats across the floor, your tail (everybody’s favourite toy),
your lucky paw and dirty little nose, and your 3am wake up calls. Yes, Tulip, I
would give anything to have you wake us up, every single morning, at 3am if it
meant that I could have a few more years with you. But we won’t. Our time with
you was too short.
Thank you Tulip for the time you spent with us, for the memories, the
laughter and paw-kisses. You will forever be in our hearts. We love you –
always – forever and a day.