Mr. Poopers

6 months ago today (that’s Mother’s Day for those of you who don’t have a calendar handy or are just too lazy to care)…

Ahem. 6 months ago today my beloved cat of 16 years died. I had him with me since I was 7. He was the friendliest cat you would have ever had the pleasure to meet. Oh, are you a new person? Let me sleep on your lap and purr. When someone came to the door he was there to greet them. He slept with me every night. He lulled me to sleep and woke me up with his purring. He never demanded love or attention yet always offered. I still am overcome with guilt and sadness at the loss of him. I should have taken him to the vet sooner. I should have given him fresh water and canned food more often. In the end I know I did the best I could for him. In fact, we bought him a $50 water fountain so he could have his precious filtered water all fucking day long. He never demanded love but he sure demanded the good life. After all is said and done I would do anything to hear him purr one more time, to see the look in his eye that said, Look, I am far superior to you but I just can’t reach the food so could you help me out? His love was all encompassing and I miss him to death. I don’t remember my childhood without him. He was there all through college. I can’t help but cry while I write this. He was seriously the coolest cat. He also knew it, which I guess slightly diminishes his coolness but he was so cool it doesn’t even matter. I miss you, Patch.

From that picture (and memory) I got a tattoo of his exact paw prints on my foot. I went to a highly recommended tattoo shop and told the guy what I wanted and I love him to death for not making me feel like a dork. How common are paw prints? I don’t know but I am guessing pretty, especially for a first tattoo. But he told me how much he loves his cat and how he’ll totally get a tattoo when she goes forth. He took every detail into consideration, not once mentioning the absurdity of tattooing an exact replica of a dead cat’s paw prints. He looked at the picture and mixed the ink to make a perfect pink, he took care to make the black dots exact. Nick at FU Tattoo, you are awesome. If I need another tattoo I will see you. Sorry for all the inadvertent rhyming, but I can’t help that pink rhymes with ink and I will totally get another tattoo from Nick. I suppose I could have figured out another way of phrasing everything but I’d much rather explain myself in rambling sentences. So in summary, Patch rocks it in kitty heaven and I have his paws tattooed on my foot. I miss you Mr. Poopers.

[tags] tattoo, I love my cat, kitty, Santa Cruz, FU Tattoo[/tags]