Caspian, c. 1987-2003

[la_marquise]

Nine years ago today, we lost our first cat, Caspian, also known as Sir. He was a rescue cat, aged about 18 months when I got him in 1988, grey and white, clever, demanding, sneaky, affectionate, devious, bossy, adorable. He was the best cat in the world, our best cat, our Ur-cat. We still miss him.
Moon came along when he was about 12. He boxed her ears and hissed when she was too rambunctious, let her play with his tail and sleep next to him, taught her all the ways he had developed for communicating with his humans, who were too stupid to speak cat properly. She still talks to us with his signals. She taught them to Ish, when he came along four months after Sir died, to keep her company. Ish taught them to Horus, who is *his* cat (Ish has too much bounce for two humans and one sensible girl cat to deal with).
We will light a candle to our demanding, delightful, number one cat tonight, as we do on this date every year. I wish he was still here.

Comments

[maryosmanski.livejournal.com]

[sudden attack of blurry screen virus]

[frostfox.livejournal.com]

He really was a fabulous cat.

And I relate to this. I will never, ever have a cat who loved me and who I loved as much as Spooks.

FF

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

They're all special, but some of them are extra-special.

[the-faery-queen.livejournal.com]

yeah :( and i hate that! it makes me feel guilty that mr kit is my baby. i love the other two, but mr kit is my baby and i worry about him most.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I think we love them all as much: it's down to differences in feline personality.

[ms-cataclysm.livejournal.com]

Spooky and Caspian were very special cats.

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

::HUGS:: Does it ever get any easier? I was just crying on New Year's Eve over my Kero that I lost early in 2011.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I don't think so. We miss Sir every day, even with the three lovely cats who now live with us.

[fidelioscabinet.livejournal.com]

He sounds a very king among cats. You're lucky he was there to gt everyone trained properly.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

He was very strong-willed. The only cat I know who had a wake. (Seriously -- the news went out and within an hour we had about 12 people in the lounge talking about him and making a huge fuss of Mooncat, who was nearly 2, and very anxious about where he'd gone.)

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Oh, light that candle. (I still miss my beloved bulldog, who died in October 1981.)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I can relate. They're family, I think.

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

Some animals just carve a space in our hearts that can never be filled. Reading your post makes me want to get up and hug Neri. I don't even want to think about what my life will be like when she finally crosses over. Yes, light that candle.

[vegan-vulcan.livejournal.com]

They never leave us, do they? <3

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

No. They weave themselves very tightly into our lives.

[athenais.livejournal.com]

Ah, my sympathy. I miss Keiko more than I can say and we are coming up on the fifth anniversary of her passing. It has gotten easier day to day, but my throat still closes painfully when I remember her. A candle for Caspian sounds like a fine thing.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I do know that feeling. She sounds like a wonderful girl.

[history-monk.livejournal.com]

Every time I visit you, I still wonder where he is. He was a most elegant fellow; the noises like a herd of elephants were nothing to do with him, honestly.

I have to admit that I miss Tigger most. He was a cat of my mother's, somewhat like Caspian in personality, but tiger-stripe tabby. He was run over aged about five; his back legs were crushed and Mum found him crawling back towards the house. You can't do anything for injuries like that. I still cry, and rage against the cruelty of the world.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I hate the effect traffic has on our cats.

[elfwhistletree.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

I wish I could have met him.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

You'd have loved him. He was friendly and very engaging.

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

*hugs lots* My condolences.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Hug.