Well today was even harder than yesterday. We had been hoping that Bear would pull through this illness but his condition started deteriorating rapidly and we decided we had to take him in this afternoon. He was also put down for the same condition. Needless to say, we are a very sad family right now and we miss them both terribly. What follows is a photo collection of Bear and his brief tour of this world…
Three days old here in these first three pics:
Taken August 8th, 2004. Crawling on the shoulders of my mom. Lookin’ pretty skinny!
Taken August 15th, 2004. Lounging on the cool floor of our front bathroom with his siblings.
Taken August 22nd, 2004. His affinity for foot licking is starting to show.
Taken September 4th, 2004. Those gorgeous green eyes! Still a fairly thin cat.
Taken November 15th, 2004. Starting to fill out…
Taken November 15th, 2004. This was to become his favorite perch: anywhere near bear feet! This one happens to be my wife’s.
Taken January 11th, 2005. Now his mane has come in and some subtle shades of brown also started showing in his coat. A very noble look!
Taken February 11th, 2005. One of the last photos taken: not a care in the world!
Good bye Bear. Thanks for keeping our toes and fingers clean while you were here with us. We will miss you terribly…