Very sad. RIP Charlie Cat.

Yesterday was just awful.   Mum and I got up as usual, but Charlie Cat was behaving strangely. He'd been sick in the night and didn't shout for breakfast, just kept drinking.  Then he went to sit near Mum and the water kept coming out of his mouth.  I tried to ask him what was wrong and if he wanted a cuddle, but Mum said I should leave him alone.  Then Dad got up and Mum gave Charlie a very long hug and put him with some nice soft towels into a creamy coloured box, then Dad disappeared in the car with him.  I've never known Charlie Cat go out in the car before.   Mum said Charlie Cat was very poorly and needed to go and see a pussycat doctor.

Dad came back on his own and Mum then had to go to work for a couple of hours.  When Mum came back the atmosphere was unbelievably awful.  Mum kept making strange noises and she was leaking from her eyes, then Dad would cuddle her and his eyes leaked too.  I wanted to help but just didn't know how.

Mum told me the doctor couldn't make Charlie Cat better as he was very sick and very old (nearly 15).  She said that means we won't see him again.  He has gone to a place called pussycat heaven for his next life.  Mum says he will be happy there with the other pussies who've gone there already. They go there when their earth bodies are worn out.

I really am missing that little guy - he was such a laugh and we loved messing around together, working out how to steal treats, having a game of chase and then sitting together by the fire.  Last night it was very quiet and very strange to be without him.   Mum gave me one of his blankets and I laid with my head on it by the fire. It was good to have Charlie's smell with me even if he wasn't there himself.   I got up and went to look for him this morning, then I remembered.

Mums's eyes still keep leaking but she says hugging me helps her.   She can do that as much as she likes.  I will keep a very close eye on Mum and Dad for a while.

Here are some of our favourite photos; very special memories.

And this is the last photo Mum took of Charlie cat, just last Sunday: