This may be a little strange but I am posting a tribute not to a furkid but to the former owner of one. I hope you will see why by the end of this.

Mrs. King was in her 80's but was a very feisty and active nature photographer who had a gallery in town where she sold her beautiful photographs. As she reached her upper 80's she began having memory problems. Mrs. King had 2 cats. One of them had advanced cancer and had to be put to sleep. The next week she had forgotten she ever owned this cat. Her other cat, Snooky, who was once her closest companion, was also forgotten for days at a time, not being fed or watered. Mrs. King finally had to go to a nursing home to live and her little dilute calico Snooky was given to our rescue group by a friend so we could find her a good home. Due to Snooky's age and her scared behavior when caged, no one wanted her so my wife and I adopted her in September.

Occasionally Mrs. King would ask friends about her Snooky so we took a photograph of Snooky to her. We tried to console her with tales that showed Snooky was in a good home. When she looked at the photo Mrs. King burst into tears and said "That's my best friend!" We followed up with a couple of visits with Snooky to see her. She would have trouble sometimes remembering who Snooky was at first but a light would eventually come into her eyes and you could tell that she suddenly remembered. She would pet Snooky and Snooky would nuzzle and lick her hand.

Three weeks ago Mrs. King said goodbye to Snooky for the last time. Her health began failing and she passed away peacefully today.

To honor the love that she felt toward her little Snooky we will always take the best care of her. Many people don't understand that a furkid bond can be strong enough to even transcend memory loss, ailments, old age, and death. I know that most of you know this, though. You demonstrate it every day through your posts here. I just wanted you to meet a person who had a very special bond with her beloved Snooky.

Ken

It's acutally nice to know that no matter how old we get, we'll love our babies. Mrs. King was a special lady, it was nice to 'meet' her, I'm sorry to hear of her passing. It's very nice to know the bond is so strong it can transcend memory loss. I always thought it could, but it's nice to hear.

Snooky has a great home now, you are special people.

Thinking of you
Lori

Dear Ken & Karen:

Thank you so much for sharing such a lovely & heartwarming story about Mrs. King and Snooky .



A loving bond that is so very, very strong - not even death can separate it .

I can imagine how it must have felt, to have seen that faint glimmer in Mrs. King's eyes -- that she remembered her precious Snooky .
And, when she looked at Snooky's photo, and said, "that's my best friend", ... with every single fiber of my being, I can honestly say, "I truly relate to that."
I think that many of us here can.

God Bless you & Karen for adopting Snooky . I think I've told you this before....but, in case I haven't -- I believe that you & Karen are really Angels here on Earth !
Thank you both for all that you do.

Peace & Love to you both,

Denise

Thanks for sharing... I know if that an unfortunate thing happens to me and I cannot be around to take care of Simba I sure hope that he comes into the arms of people like you & Karen.