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dcseain ([personal profile] dcseain) wrote2009-07-23 09:59 am
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Jasper Is Dead, Aged 18 years 2 Months




I just found him in the kitchen. I saw ants in his eye, and he was cold and his legs stiff.

He got in my lap last night and let me groom him, removing all the mats, but he only barely looked at me from the corner of his eye. I picked him up after that, and he laid gently in my arms, but did not purr like usual, and wanted down, and was delicate and slightly unstable about getting down. Just Tuesday night i commented to [livejournal.com profile] tomhundleyrn that Jasper suddenly looked really old.

I've known him since he was about 6 months old. He just come to live with me as i was moving to Boston. He rode on my left shoulder the whole way up there. He live through both the house break-ins when we lived on Capitol Hill on Maryland Ave NE. He was terrified of the lhasa-apso we lived with on G St NE, but he didn't mind the cairn terrier at that house.

He loved running around in the back yard at the house in Chantilly, where he mostly ignored the two dogs, and i rarely had to clean the litter box because he liked to do his business outside. [livejournal.com profile] benhill's dog Duke, who passed earlier this year, was afraid to go into the living room because of Jasper and his seeming anxiety. Here by the end, he was the disliked old man to the other two cats. He'll never again hiss or growl at any dog, or Lorelei or [livejournal.com profile] tomhundleyrn. Nor will he ever again purr just because i picked him up. He was a cuddly kitty, unless you were Lorelei or [livejournal.com profile] tomhundleyrn.

LIfe goes on, and i've been expecting this for a while. Doesn't make it any easier. At least it looks like he laid down and died, or died in his sleep. I called work and told them i'll be late, though i do need to be in there in a few hours. Sigh :(

[identity profile] acelightning.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)


[identity profile] scruffycritter.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwww. Sorry to hear.

I thought he was an awfully sweet crumudgeon.

[identity profile] fizzygeek.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I am sorry to hear of Jasper's passing. I was always hoping I could meet him someday. *hugs*

[identity profile] chickenhat.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
ow.

Thanks for being a good human to him...

[identity profile] vvalkyri.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
So sorry, dear. It's good you had that time last night.

[identity profile] netpositive.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry to hear of your loss. No, it's never easy to lose someone you love, even when expected. Glad you had 18 years of good memories with him. *hug*

[identity profile] ftemery.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I know what it's like, too recently. I'm so sorry for your loss, my friend.

[identity profile] sharrainchains.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I am so very sorry. ::hug::

[identity profile] theentwife.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
So sorry to hear of your loss. Even when it's expected, it can still be hard.


Persephone

[identity profile] dr-tectonic.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
My condolences, Seain.

[identity profile] lordlnyc.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I am so sorry Seain. You have my deepest condolences.

*HUGS*

[identity profile] scarlettj9.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Huggs. Grieving with you, and the loss is just so sudden. I'm sorry.

[identity profile] keith-m043.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Condolences, It's rough to lose a pet even if he's very old. :(

[identity profile] recalcitranttoy.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so sorry hon.

[identity profile] thespian.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs*

[identity profile] quentinor.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Poor Kitty. :( My sincere sympathies for your loss.

[identity profile] dmk.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
(hugs) He had a good human.

[identity profile] demigoth.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs* to you and Farewell, good kitty. *salutes*

[identity profile] little-bitti.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
So sad for your loss. *hugs*
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[identity profile] papertigers.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
*Hugs* I'm so sorry, hon.

[identity profile] not-the-pope.livejournal.com 2009-07-24 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry. *hug*

[identity profile] cedarwolfsinger.livejournal.com 2009-07-24 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry to hear this. He was a very sweet kitty, he let me pet him lots when we visited you the last few times... I hope you made it through the day as well as could be expected. Love and many hugs, from me and from Peggy.

It is hard to loose a long time companion

[identity profile] buubala.livejournal.com 2009-07-24 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
I feel for your loss, but I am glad you had those purrs, and cuddles to share with Jasper.
Hugs

[identity profile] maddogairpirate.livejournal.com 2009-07-24 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
Aw. I remember Jasper. Sweet cat.

Knowing the circle of life doesn't take much sting off the short-term, but at least it does in the longer run. My condolences.

[identity profile] herdarkmistress.livejournal.com 2009-07-24 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
oh no. Hugs. Good bye Grandpa kitty.
Huuuuuuuuuggggggggssssssss.

[identity profile] ruffianalchemy.livejournal.com 2009-07-24 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I am truly sorry for your loss. Hugs to you.

[identity profile] squeektoy42.livejournal.com 2009-07-25 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
*HUGS*

I am so so sorry for your loss dearest.