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Feb. 25th, 2026 10:16 amSo far I haven't been keeping up with actually using this journal like I planned. Reading through my old entries I never really said much of importance but at the same time it's bringing back memories.
It's weird to think about but I no longer have any of the cats I've previously mentioned or talked about on my journal. I posted about Teddy and Chester so now I guess it's time to say what happened to Carrie, Smudge, Patch and Rocky.
Carrie passed away Sept 11 2016. She had stage 4 renal failure so I knew it was coming. I had been hoping she would hang on long enough to be with me when I graduated. Sadly she had a bad night and passed away in my arms. I suspect this was a factor in the depression i found myself sinking deeper and deeper into the following years.
In November 2020 a few days before Thanksgiving my door didn't close completely and Smudge got outside and never came home. I hope she found her away into someone's garage and is either still alive and safe and being loved, or if she has passed, passed without pain.
Patch passed away Jan 27th 2022. He had been having health issues for a year and finally got tired of the fight.
Rocky passed Oct 27th 2024. I'm still not sure what happened. I got up, fed all my cats breakfast and he was standing patiently by his bowl waiting. I went into my office and clocked in for work. After I clocked out and went to feed everyone dinner he didn't come. I thought maybe he had slipped outside when I took some trash out, so I went to get shoes on and found him collapsed between my ottoman and couch, in a spot I couldn't see from the stairs. I can only assume that whatever happened happened quickly because I never heard any sounds of distress.
I now have a depressing collection of urns for the ashes of all the cats I have lost(except for Smudge) and as I'm foolish to continue getting more cats I've only set myself up for more heartbreak in the future.
It's weird to think about but I no longer have any of the cats I've previously mentioned or talked about on my journal. I posted about Teddy and Chester so now I guess it's time to say what happened to Carrie, Smudge, Patch and Rocky.
Carrie passed away Sept 11 2016. She had stage 4 renal failure so I knew it was coming. I had been hoping she would hang on long enough to be with me when I graduated. Sadly she had a bad night and passed away in my arms. I suspect this was a factor in the depression i found myself sinking deeper and deeper into the following years.
In November 2020 a few days before Thanksgiving my door didn't close completely and Smudge got outside and never came home. I hope she found her away into someone's garage and is either still alive and safe and being loved, or if she has passed, passed without pain.
Patch passed away Jan 27th 2022. He had been having health issues for a year and finally got tired of the fight.
Rocky passed Oct 27th 2024. I'm still not sure what happened. I got up, fed all my cats breakfast and he was standing patiently by his bowl waiting. I went into my office and clocked in for work. After I clocked out and went to feed everyone dinner he didn't come. I thought maybe he had slipped outside when I took some trash out, so I went to get shoes on and found him collapsed between my ottoman and couch, in a spot I couldn't see from the stairs. I can only assume that whatever happened happened quickly because I never heard any sounds of distress.
I now have a depressing collection of urns for the ashes of all the cats I have lost(except for Smudge) and as I'm foolish to continue getting more cats I've only set myself up for more heartbreak in the future.
