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Marmie: Upon Losing A Pet

Marmitetoasty: Yesterday my darling 15 year old cat Ambrose, climbed onto my bed, snuggled into my duvet and died …. my half blind tail-less friend who has been my darling through so many hard times …. I was not prepared for how this tiny little old cats death would affect me… she was always by my side … she would sit in the bathroom whilst I had me bath, she would sit outside the loo scratching the door until I came out, she would sit on the computer desk whenever I was online, she would stand next to the fridge every morning when I came down the stairs knowing she would get a little piece of her favourite cheese or a titbit.. if I was watching telly she would always be sat on my lap or tummy …. she would bring me mice and half chewed frogs …. she died all snuggled in my duvet….a place she loved to be with me…. yesterday our Sam and Jacob helped me bury her in our garden, it was the hardest thing Ive had to do …. I havent stopped crying since ... pathetic aint I?

Question: Do you understand people's attachments to their pets?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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