Thank you everyone for your condolences on the passing of my Sweet Bob, age 21, named for Bob Sullivan, a very flamboyant and sociable guy who also taught in Okinawa. Bob, the cat, was a sweet and friendly girl kitty born in Okinawa. She lived with her pals Sami and Zeb in Okinawa City; Bradenton, FL and San Juan Capistrano, CA.
I believe she may have had a stroke a few days ago because she could no longer eat or walk. I called Home Pet Euthanasia Veterinarian to come to my house. Dr. Meg was very calm and caring with my pet. She asked if it was OK to proceed at each step. Bob was sedated and then put to sleep painlessly on the chaise lounge she loved in the garden, with birds singing in the trees. I brought her lifeless body into the house so that Sami and Zeb could see her and know that she was gone. The vet lovingly wrapped her in a leopard-spotted fleece and I carried Bob to the van. She will be cremated and her ashes sprinkled in the ocean.
Marcia Millen
San Juan Capistrano