Goodbye, Zephyr, Our Love
pamelamyers | April 16, 2015
April 15, 2015 was one of the most difficult days our family has spent. It was the day we had to say goodbye to our little cat, our faithful friend of almost 17 years. Our Zephyr. Our first, furry little girl. She got sick very quickly and we knew that we were going to have to explain to Sam that her cat was going to have to go to heaven. As we expected, it was incredibly hard. Sam doesn’t understand death, who does, really, but she does understand that someone she loves is going away. Luckily, we had enough time with Zephyr so that were able to tell her all the things we wanted to, and to say goodbye. Sam misses her little cat so much, as we all do. My heart breaks for her, and, well, for all of us. Sam loved to do things for her little cat, feeding her, trying to play with her, even emptying her litter box on occasion. Zephyr was too old a girl to fully accept Sam the way she accepted us, but she loved Sam and came to really be sweet with her. Zephyr made a place in her heart for Sam and we will always appreciate that.
Although we have probably literally a thousand pictures of Zephyr, as we did with Muffin, and Sam’s good pal Blackie, I think it’s best on Sam’s blog to show Zephyr with her. How close they were, how Zephyr impacted Sam’s young life. We miss you so much, little Zephyr cat. Sam sleeps with your picture by her bed and none of us can walk through the house without seeing you everywhere. We have all cried a million tears already and I am sure will cry an ocean more. Things will never be the same, but, oh, how you changed us all. We love you.
