This heartwarming piece reflects on the life and passing of JJ, a beloved black kitten who brought joy and laughter to his family. The author shares anecdotes about JJ's unique personality, his bond with his younger daughter, and the profound impact he had on their lives.
The vet was understanding when I phoned to say that the cat I euthanised was not, in fact, our cat. From the start, JJ did everything on his own terms. He arrived on his own terms. And he left us the same way. JJ (left) and Lydia (right) as kittens: 'Lydia was ridiculously lazy, unfailingly loyal and, to be blunt about it, a bit dim. But JJ was different. He was a bright boy.' Photograph: Jennifer O'Connell Losing a pet, they say, is a practice run for losing a human you love.
But for something that’s only a rehearsal, the pain feels very real. In his, Sam Anderson describes the death of his family’s hamster as a toothache that settles on the house. The days after the death of a pet pass in a fug and eventually, because the human heart is resilient, acceptance follows, and maybe someday in the future you’ll surprise yourself by talk of another pet. That’s usually how it goes.From the start, JJ did everything on his own terms. We planned to adopt one kitten through a local rescue service – Lydia was an 11th birthday present for my oldest daughter. But when we arrived to pick her up, the woman who answered the door had one tiny, shivering black bundle in each hand. Which do you want, she asked. Of course we took them both. Lydia was ridiculously lazy, unfailingly loyal and, to be blunt about it, a bit dim. But JJ was different. He was a bright boy. You’re not supposed to be able to train cats – as cat owners will confirm, they train you. (As cat owners will also confirm, there’s no such thing as a cat owner. Think of yourself instead as an unpaid Airbnb host to a perpetually unimpressed guest who might abscond without notice and deposit a poor review in the middle of your floor.)Let’s put it this way: he entered into a deal with my younger daughter, just three when he arrived, whereby he would sit and stay for as long it took for her to give him a piece of roast chicke
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