This has been a sad week for me. On our way home from England, for my husband’s son’s wedding, we got news upon landing that my sweet 14-year-old kitty, Isabel, was gravely ill. It was sudden; she’d been fine the day before, when I spoke with the pet sitter. That morning, after we’d already taken off, she’d taken ill, was rushed to the vet and was in critical condition by the time I landed. Granted, she was a senior and did have intestinal lymphoma, which was being managed well for the last year and a half by an experimental drug called LTCI. But, the whirlwind of events upon learning the news to when we had to let her go was so quick, I had no time to emotionally process it. So, for this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life Photo Challenge, the theme is Father, but I’d like to celebrate Isabel. She was a beautiful, sweet and gentle soul. As of Wednesday, June 24th at 7:30pm, she joined the angels flying free in the universe.
Sophie, Jasper & Isabel with their daddy.
About a year or so ago, my friend and uber photographer, April Anderson of ImagineEye, did a photo session for me with the babies. Here are a couple of pics of Isabel I love, from that shoot.
Photo credit: April Anderson/ImagineEye
Photo credit: April Anderson/ImagineEye
Pet blogging friend and colleague, Christina Berry of The Lazy Pitbull, created this fun challenge. You don’t have to be a blogger to participate. Just snap or choose a pic you’ve taken that matches that week’s theme and post it on your social networks, with the hashtag #52Snapshots, so we can all follow along! For pet bloggers, this is a BlogHop, so hop on!
Have you lost a beloved pet recently? Tell me about them.
I’m very sorry to learn of Isabel’s passing and am coming to pay my respects. Those are beautiful photos to always remember her by.
Thank you so much, Cathy. That means a lot. It was very sad, yet we were fortunate to get a year and a half more time with Izzy after her diagnosis. She was on this experimental drug with no side effects and I’m pretty sure she would’ve gone sooner if she’d been on chemo. She’s playing and running free in the universe right now. 🙂 Thanks, again.
oh no, so sad. I am sorry for your loss. Isabel was a beauty with those great green eyes and soft face. What a hole in your family. I know you are glad for the time you had with her. LeeAnna at not afraid of color
Thanks so much, LeeAnna. I really appreciate that. Yes, miss her a lot. Still kind of can’t believe she’s gone. But, lots of great memories and pictures, so that’s good. How many fur babies do you have?