Sissy was the daughter that I never had. We had 9 years as a Family before we got Rocky and Sissy and I was so overjoyed to have a little girl of my very own!
She was always waiting at the door after a long day at work, she was the most excited to see me when we got back from a trip and Sis was always ready to snuggle with Momma. Sis was always my sidekick! Whether it was sitting on my lap while I worked on a blanket or laying in bed with me because of back and hip pain. Sis always stuck close to me.
Such an easy going girl, Sis welcomed 2 new cats into our family with ease, even if the other two were not so accepting. Sis didn’t mind, she would just sit back and hope that one day, they would let her love them and snuggle with them.
Sis was always the only one who really loved the snow. She’s never walked in it (that would be too messy!) but she loved watching the snow fall, she loved getting a bowl of snow to munch on and she knew that her Momma would want to snuggle with her and a blanket once she got home from work.
No matter what, Sis always had her brother, Rocky, to keep her company. They are brother and sister from the same litter and they will always have that special bond. Rock was the wild and rambunctious boy and Sis would be the calm, sweet sister that would just let him wrestle with her until she had enough.
Sis has had some health issues that just popped up out of nowhere. We tried several rounds of medication, and some would work for a little while, but she wasn’t getting better. We were faced with 3 options. We could continue with the medication and keep getting the same results and watch her slowly decline. We could start medical procedures that would likely be an ongoing process of biopsies and trial procedures and put her through a slow decline with a lot of pain. Or we could give her the gift of release and let her go.
As much as we love Sis, it’s selfish for us to keep her in pain. We had 6 years of love with Sis and now it’s time for us to let her go. Sis will always be my Baby Girl and my Princess.
Blackie “Sissy” VanBuskirk
3/13-11/19
