Goodbye, Bonnie Underfoot

Bonnie Underfoot showed signs of feeling ill early Thursday morning and was rushed to the emergency vet, where her heart stopped a little after noon.  The vet used CPR and brought her back once, but the second time her heart stopped, nothing worked.  This is devastating news.  Bonnie and Victor have been blogging since December 2005 and are well known and loved all over the Cat Blogosphere.  Theirs was one of the first cat blogs I started reading when I discovered cat blogs a couple of years ago.  I always adored her feistiness.  She was the inspiration for the Attack Tabbies club.  She loved her Man and tolerated the Woman and the Boy, but she never got used to having Victor around.  Sitting in boxes was one of her favorite things and she won the Silver Medal in box sitting in the Cat Olympics.  I found Bonnie quite inspirational and wrote two limericks for her, which can be found here and here.  I am really going to miss her.  My deepest condolences to her family and especially to Victor, who always wanted her to like him.

                                  Bonnie Underfoot has left us behind,
                                  But we will always keep her in mind.
                                          We love her dearly;
                                          Our hearts are nearly
                                 Broken to pieces 'cause she left us behind.
                                  

Bonnie Underfoot 2

I don't think Bonnie liked her last limerick very much, so I wrote another one for her. One of Bonnie's favorite things to do is to fit herself into boxes. This talent came in very handy in the Catolympics last year. Bonnie got the silver medal for Fitting into Small Boxes and the bronze medal in Hairball Hurling.

                               Bonnie likes to fit in small boxes.
                               She took on the challengers and knocked off their soxes.
                                                The silver she won
                                                 By just having fun.
                               She is the queen of fitting in boxes.

Bonnie Underfoot

Bonnie just turned 10 on April 10th. She was an only kitty for a long time and was not best pleased when Victor showed up a couple of years ago. She still doesn't like him, though she seems to be tolerating him a bit more these days. She loves getting into boxes, treats and naps. She likes to play, but she will leave if Victor shows up to play, too.

                                        Bonnie likes to hiss and growl
                                        When brother Victor is on the prowl.
                                                    She'll swat his head
                                                    With her Paw of Dread.
                                       A little brother is enough to make her howl.