It was on the 5th of May, 2003 that DD made her journey to the Rainbow
Bridge.

DD had been Nancy's companion for a few years before Nancy and I married.
When Nancy and I moved in together we each brought a kitty - I brought
Cleo and Nancy brought DD. The kitties settled in with each other fairly
well. They both slept on the bed, DD on Nancy's pillow and Cleo by my
feet.

When we adopted Amelia a few months later, DD and Cleo were both
horrified. They were both rather sedate adult cats, and having to put up
with a very energetic kitten was a bit trying for them. But everybody
adjusted again. Amelia loved to play and to snuggle, Cleo liked to play
once in a while but ignored Amelia, and DD tended to mother Amelia. Things
settled in to a nice peaceful routine.

When we moved into our current place, DD loved the back yard at least as
much as the other kitties did. She loved to go outside and chase bugs. She
especially enjoyed the twilight hours, when one of us would go and sit
outside with her. DD would let us know how much she enjoyed our company by
coming up and "scratching" us with her declawed paws (she was declawed by
the people Nancy adopted her from).

In the spring of 2003 DD got listless and her fur lost it's luster.
She didn't enjoy her outside time any more. When we took her to the vet we
learned that the CRF we had treated her for a couple years before had
worsened. We administered sub-Q fluids for a few months, and it seemed to
help her feel better. After a while, though, even the fluids didn't help.
With very heavy hearts we took DD on her final trip to the vet on May 5,
2003.

Since that day we believe DD has returned to say "hello" a few times.
Neither of us has seen her, but Nancy has several times felt a kitty
winding around her legs while she was working on the computer - and no
physical kitties were present.

We miss you, DD.

Dan