I had to say goodbye to my favorite cat Tango. I love all my cats but she was my favorite, the one who cuddled me the most. My cats are indoor cats. They all definitely want to go outside and we do let them in a very supervised manner. When they dart out unexpectedly they almost always run under the porch and wait until we are bored waiting for them and then they jump over the damn fence into the neighbors yard or worse, the parking lot behind us! Why cats! Why do you do it?!
Tango, a usually very mild mannered cat, was very very bad and would immediately jump over the fence to lounge in the neighbors yard.
Here is Tango at the Golden Hour.
Anyway, I brought Tango home from the vet in the hopes of having a home euthanization. So she did get one last glorious romp in the backyard. She got to drink from the fountain, smell all the plants, and watch the birds and bees one last time.
I was not able to get the at home euthanization in time for her so I did have to bring her back to the vet the next day. She was ready and it was her time. <3 As I sobbed in my car afterwards I realized that this is the only cat I have ever had to do this for as an adult. It was so hard and so sad.
A light orange cat out of focus and glowing with backlit sun