We found Hershey in March 2003. She was lying in the middle of a two-lane highway. As I drove my minivan, carrying my two preschoolers and three dogs past, she looked up at me. I had to go back. I’m so glad I did. In spite of a terrible concussion, a wounded leg and my pathetic help in her delivering two preemie kittens, she was the sweetest cat. We worked hard to try to save her leg but eventually we had to have it amputated. She adjusted to her three legs without trouble. Despite her inability to see well, probably due to the concussion, she was a sweet companion. She would seek me out every night about ten o’clock when I’d finally sit down. Before I even touched her soft fur, she’d start purring. When my shihtzu (alpha dog), Muffet, died in 2005, my lab was loosing tufts of hair from stress. Hershey stepped up to the plate and became our “alpha dog.” Friday, after a long struggle, Hershey went to the ‘Rainbow Bridge’ to wait with Muffet. We miss her.
What a sweet, funny story! Love it! They are so precious, and probably understand a lot more than we think.
We have received cards from vets about the Rainbow Bridge, too.
When we visited Tokyo, I had to chuckle when we crossed their Rainbow Bridge. I couldn’t believe the traffic. Not a dog or cat in sight, just lots of little cars.o
Funny, Margo, about the real Rainbow Bridge. I’ll have to remember not to ever take my kids there. They would definitely be looking for their animals. When my son’s Beta fish died a couple of years ago, he was worried because a fish can’t survive on a bridge. I assured him he was swimming in the water below the bridge. So he’d probably want to snorkel and find his fish.