It’s these unique memories that become extra sad once your pet passes. This probably won’t happen with another cat, so you will forever remember this as one of the defining things they did forever.
My old cat Benji was the sweetest boy. We had him for his nine last years before he died at almost 17.
One of the things he’d do was sit on my chest, purring like a lunatic at bedtime. I’d read my book while he got as close to my face as he could, damn near drooling he was so happy. We called that Belly Time, and it was a genuine high point of my day.
We’ve had our current cats for two years, and neither of them have any interest in doing that. It’s been four years since we lost Benji, but I still miss it almost every night.
Not exactly the same but my boy and I did showertime together for probably seven or eight months when he was a kitten and the day he grew up broke my heart so much.
Our shower had an outer curtain and a transparent inner curtain and he would stand between them and watch the water come down while I would shower. It was his favorite part of every day, if he was in another room when I turned on the water he would start screaming and absolutely bolt in, like he was upset I had started without him. It was so cute and his enthusiasm was infectious.
After six or seven months he started treating showertime less as recreation and more as an obligation, his enthusiasm was waning and sometimes he’d arrive late and cranky from being woken by the faucet.
And then one day he didn’t come. I knew that day would arrive eventually, but it still hurt a lot at the time. With more time passed though, that half-year+ of showertime being his favorite part of the day are memories I really cherish.
You learn weird things about your cats when sitting on the toilet.
lol right? There’s only one way this was discovered. Source: My cat and my pooping habits.
Relationship goals
True dedication
Cute
