Thank you very much @sultnpapper!! I think Tiger is about 6 or 7 years old. My memory really isn't too good but I'm pretty sure that is close. Yeah, I was being silly with doing him in sepia..lol. I've been known to be silly now and again. 😊
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I have never been a fan of house cats but the wife and I got a kitten from a friend back when we first married that we kept inside. He was jet black and not a white hair on his body, I named him the "Ace of Spades" since that is my favorite suit in deck of cards. He was naturally mean as kitten and lucky for us we had four years to calm him down before we had kids.
He was so protective of the kids that when people came over we had to lock him up in the guest bedroom to keep him from attacking. He literally jumped straight up from the floor one time and bit my mother in law on the forearm before she could even take a seat on the couch. But he was gentle as could be with the kids.
He ended up dying when he was 17 years old and we never replaced him.
I told the wife and kids that we could never find another cat as loyal and protective as him and wouldn't be fair to new cat to have to live up to his legend status. It has worked thus far.
Reminds me of my moms cat when I was little. All black with white boots so he or she was called Bootsie. Hated that cat as it was so mean and terrorized me as a toddler. My cat Friendly is probably leaving us soon and it is very sad. Told my husband that I don't want to have any new pets for a while. Just getting harder to deal with them leaving. I love your name that you chose for your cat all those years ago "Ace of Spades". 💖
We called him "Acer" for his short name. That was a tough loss for the entire family when passed.
But having pets and losing them is important for kids in the growing process, learning how to grieve is not something that most parents want their children to have to do, but it can certainly be helpful later on in life.
Shortie had a really tough time when the guinea pigs passed back a couple of years ago because those were her pets and she had raised them.
I totally agree! My daughter and son are mostly grown but have always had pets. I've always felt the same way as you said that it is important for them to experience the process and learn from it how to deal with grief. I'm having a pretty hard time dealing with Friendly's passing. She left us on Saturday. She was a good cat, family member and friend to me.
"But having pets and losing them is important for kids in the growing process, learning how to grieve is not something that most parents want their children to have to do, but it can certainly be helpful later on in life."...this could make a nice dash on the #dailydose. Just a thought.
Guinea pigs are my favorite pet. I had them growing up and have one now. When my favorite one died I cried for three days and I still think about him all these many years later. I'm sorry for Shortie's loss..💖