albadger: (Sparky the Devil Cat from Mars)
albadger ([personal profile] albadger) wrote2010-01-10 11:47 am
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Sparky is old now.

You know how cats age? They don't, really... not gradually at least. They're just fine for years, and then all of a sudden everything goes at once, and a once-vibrant, active animal turns into a rickety wraith almost overnight. And so age has finally come to Sparky (see lj icon). This last Wednesday, he couldn't manage to jump up onto the bed, for the first time in 20 years. Not long now, I suppose.

He's been a great cat for a long time, we'll just pretend that stinky episode on New Year's Eve never happened. If you want more stories about how great my cat has been, just email me. I'll answer all emails.
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[identity profile] mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com 2010-01-09 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
We lost our 19 year old dog in October, so I know what you are feeling. It's creeping up, but for your sake, I hope it's not for awhile if Sparky still has quality of life.

HUGS!

[identity profile] progbear.livejournal.com 2010-01-09 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Fortunately Alice, at the tender age of 18, is still hanging in there.

Poor Sparky. I saw him last night and for the first time, he was really showing his age!

[identity profile] bearhedded.livejournal.com 2010-01-09 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, sorry Sparky and Al!

20 years is a good lifespan for a cat.....Susiebelle had a long decline, and lived to be about 21, so there may be adventures, still!

Meow, meow worm! (Feed Dog says worm..... I'm not sure what she means by it.)

[identity profile] mhkrabat.livejournal.com 2010-01-09 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Al, this sounds all too familiar. We've seen it numerous times and expect to see it again a few more. Sparky's done very well to have found you (or the other way around). Hope he's content and comfortable. Being with you I expect he is. Perhaps adapting a set of steps or ramp to help him help himself to your bed would please him. -mark

[identity profile] danthered.livejournal.com 2010-01-09 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw, no. I'm sorry to read it, Al. *HUG*

[identity profile] maxauburn.livejournal.com 2010-01-10 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry about sparky; that is exactly how my cats aged - they're just fine until one day, and then they're not.

20 years is a long time and a good long life.

Sparky is beautiful.

Big hugs!

[identity profile] beastbriskett.livejournal.com 2010-01-10 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Having said goodbye to Mr. Fuzz last year, I feel ya, Al. Here's hoping he has a soft passage. *HUG*
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