Monday, February 9, 2009

Farewell, Salvador

I have been thinking all day about what I could say about Salvador. We only knew him as a grumpy, older kitty who gave Huffle a hard time. I do know that he liked to go outside and loved to try to catch birds. There was some affection between Salvador and Huffle, because Huffle spent a lot of time the day after Salvador went to the Bridge waiting at the door for Salvador to come home again. The Mom and Dad are missing Salvador a lot because they had him for 15 years. He was about one when they adopted him, so he was 16 when he was helped to the Bridge. He had a fast-growing mass on his kidney that couldn't be treated and he had stopped eating, so it was time for him to go.

                                     Salvador got old and grumpy.
                                     On Huffle he liked to thumpy.
                                            To the Bridge he went,
                                            By Mom and Dad sent
                                      To play in the sun and no more be grumpy.

9 comments:

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Gemini and Ichiro said...

We did not know Salvador and are glad to get to meet him through your limerick.

Unknown said...

Ooooo the mom finds it so hard some days lately to come visit everyone on the blogosphere. She said it makes her sad to see all da kittys leaving and it makes her miss TT too.

We fink dat reading your limericks helps her smile and fink happy thoughts.

Piggy and Grover said...

Awwwww....sniffff....

L. Alida said...

Goodbye Salvador, Bear and Prissy. Such beautiful kitties. Sweet limericks as usual Dear Karen Jo.
Sigh... I must go break up a fight between Cody and Toeshee now. I hear growling!
Hugs,
Lorianna

michico*Adan*Lego-小芥*阿丹*樂高 said...

Goodbye...Salvador

Mr. Hendrix said...

aw, this is sweet. we know his family, including Huffle, will miss him lots.

Thoughts said...

We likes this limerick a lot. We will be purr-raying for his family during this hard time for sure. It seems like lots of kitties are going over the bridge in the last week or so, how sad.

Theodore and Sasha

JB's Big and Small Worlds said...

It is so sad so many kitties going to the bridge this year. Purrs for Salvador and Bear....and more purrs for all!
--JB