Capone

This week we had to say good bye to Capone. He was not eating and was really tired so I took him to the vet last week. The vet did an ultrasound on his heart and what he saw was not good. His heart was not working the way it should. We always knew that Capone had heart problems. These heart problems lead to Capone being diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure a little over a year ago; the vet gave him about three months. Even though we have had many scares with him, he had been able to live out this past year happily. The vet has dubbed him "The Miracle Cat". We have been committee to do all we could for Capone as long as we knew that he was happy and in good spirits. I'm sure that there are some people out there that thought we were crazy for all we did for him. The people working at the pharmacy got to know us well and would always say that Capone was "one lucky cat". I feel like we were the lucky ones.

Capone went from a skittish cat living on the street to my inseparable companion. I am so glad we made the decision to take him with us when we moved up to Michigan. He was there for me all the nights Giovanni was gone traveling for work. He was there to make me laugh and smile when I felt like crying. He was very special! He was not the type of cat that did his own thing. He was constantly by my side or under my feet. The last couple of days have been hard. Every time I turn around I expect to see him following me. Every time I sit on the couch I expect him to crawl up into my lap. Every time I wake up in the morning I expect to feel him cuddling next to me. And as much as Giovanni hates to admit it, I think that he misses Capone too.