This is beautiful Kiki just two weeks ago. Despite having a tough life at the beginning, Kiki was so full of love she was able to trust and be loving. She knew she belonged to us - that was HER back yard, and HER garage to sunbathe on! And in the evenings when she came in she had HER spot on the sofa!! Remember that?! - Always the same spot!! And when she chose her new "spot" on my bed, it was always in the exact same place on the same blankie, the down one - she knew where her safe places were and where she could go to get a cuddle. When I'd come home at night, she would lift her head and say a short "Mrr" to me, like a "hi Mom", and I'd climb on the bed and give her some nuzzles. She was full of love. And Kiki was a fighter - she tried sooooo hard to get better. And she was the ultimate in good at taking her medicine - she never hurt me once and she never was scared afterwards. She knew it was to help her and she was so patient and good. Kiki was aptly named Violent Princess to begin with. But after moving to her real digs she soon dropped the violent part and lived up to her true Princess self. She was majestic and gracious to the end. She will truly be missed, especially her beauty, inside and out, and her pure sweetness. We love you Kiki!
This is Kiki after she died. She seemed really at peace to me.
We buried Kiki on a soft bed of bunnytail grass, scented with rosemary. She is lying comfortably in a spot in the garden that gets sun, so she can sunbathe for eternity, and is facing the house so she can always know she's home.
We covered Kiki with beautiful flowers: red and white stipy petunias to symbolize her fiesty personality, blue Forget-Me-Nots which Kiki was forever climbing in and getting covered in their burrs!, and orange cosmos to match her red-headed fur coat!
And then we said goodbye and covered her up.
She is at peace and her spirit is all about the house and yard.
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