WhiteCat appeared the day after I euthanized Mrs. Smith because of a tumor that was pressing against her intestines. As she would soon die without extraordinary “intervention” & it being an intervention that I myself have already “signed & sealed” as completely unacceptable to me, I ended her life – with her alive in my arms, and still purring. And as I said to the doctor who administered the medication that stopped her heart from beating, “My hope is that someone I love will do this for me.” Then, the day after Mrs. Smith’s death, I took this series of photos from the deck where I have lived with her for the past 5 years. I have yet to see the WhiteCat since. BlackCat [“Pup”] lives/sleeps in my front-room closet, and appears for feeding as soon as I arise, and when the evening comes, every day now.

Final Note: WhiteCat actually appeared on the scene on Saturday, 9 March, which is 2 days after Mrs. Smith wandered off during the middle of the night & then Lori & I finally found her ~18 hours later – crying & meowing & with grit embedded in her front paws – in a carport several hundreds of yards from the studio @ 954-C.

Basically, Mrs. Smith never ate after that evening “rescue”. She had already seen the vet on Monday the 4th of March. On that day, she weighed less than 5 lbs. – down from 7.5 just 6 months ago. She also had some kind of infection that was raising her temperature, so we started antibiotics right away…

From that Monday the 4th, until the following Tuesday morning, the 12th, when I returned to the vet so that she could stay there for a week to get ’round-the-clock “intensive care”, she was never the Mrs. Smith I’ve spent 5 years living with almost every day & all day, on almost every day. And when I was away on my several extended stays in the Scottish Highlands, Mrs. Smith lived with Lori & her menagerie..

So, late Tuesday afternoon, March 12, I went back to the vet, and Dr. Stephen injected the medication that stopped Mrs. Smith’s heart from beating.

Then, just 2 days later, on Thursday, March 14, I took the series of photos above. I have not seen WhiteCat since then. Nor has Lori…

However, I did receive an email just last night from Lori, regarding an email that she had just received from her daughter, Nicole, who teaches Specials Needs kids in Dubai. It seems that Nicole & her roommate has just yesterday come upon a cat that had been hit by a car, and rescued it. It has surgery tomorrow. Following are photos that Nicole has sent to Lori.

Post Script: So, Lori & Nicole & I agree that if she – Nicole – can bring “Nikkie” back here from Dubai when she visits Lori this spring, “Nikkie” will come along with her to live with me [and Pup & “Scared Kitty” – photos & story later]…

We’ve already checked U.S. Customs requirements, which are very reasonable regarding domestic cats entering the U.S, so “Stay Tuned” as the saying goes…