Everett and Winnie Reunited

 Everett always loved cats. That is h how he earned the nickname "The Cat Whisperer". The cats knew how much he loved them and they loved him back. It is often hard to tell what cats are thinking, but I think the cats missed him when he never came home last November.

Winnie was one of the many rescue cats we brought home. She loved hanging around outside during the day, then came up from the basement in the evening for love and attention. Everett's lap was her favorite spot.  Saturday Winnie was running across the yard heading toward the gate. Riley was right behind her, She injured her leg on the gate trying to hoist herself over. She was limping so I took her to the vet in Pinehurst. The vet took x-rays and learned that she had a very complicated injury. She pulled the ligaments between her leg bones and a small bone was fractured.

I tried to listen the vet explain why it was a complicated surgery. It would require a special orthopedic vet to do the repair. She would have to be crated then kept quiet and by herself for six weeks. It would cost over a thousand dollars to get her leg fixed. The vet left me alone while she tried to contact the specialist. Fortunately she gave Winnie something for the pain.

As I sobbed alone I missed Everett so much. I needed advice. What was best for sweet Winnie? I prayed for wisdom and suddenly I felt a calm come over me. I remembered the words my wise   Everett always said when we had to make a difficult decision about a beloved pet.  "Christy, this pet has lived the best life ever with us. Will doing a surgery and all that follows be the life Winnie would want to live ?"

I knew the answer. No, Winnie would not want to live that way. Then it came to me. Winnie and Everett missed each other more than I realized. She was ready to be reunited with her Cat Whisperer. They are now in heaven together where all her pain is gone. My pain of the loss hasn't gone away, but I made the right decision.