Time for Tyler to share the spotlight with.....you!

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Here's a newsflash for you.

I check my Facebook multiple times a day. I'm also a member of several cat groups that have popped up over the years on social media.

OK, get up off the floor, I know I shocked the shit out of you.  Now stop it.

But seriously, folks.  Yes, I check my Facebook, and what I see more often than not breaks my heart.

People posting lovely, heartbreaking, heartfelt tributes to their cats that just crossed the Rainbow Bridge. 

Every time I see a post from someone on a cat group, I stop.  I look at the photos of their beautiful cats.  I read their tributes. Sometimes I even tear up.  I always comment or click the "sad face" reaction.  I reach out when I can.

Why?  Because I've been there of course.

Twice.

Saying goodbye to both Tyler and Tiger remains the two most painful moments of my life.  More painful than any heartbreaking break-up I experienced, more heartbreaking than losing touch with my parents several years ago.  Yes, we've all lost loved ones over the years, so have I, but none were more gut wrenching then losing my beloved Tyler and Tiger.  Both gone before their time, both deeply loved and missed.  Both, I am sure, watching over Jackson and Sophie.  It can even be argued that Tyler might even be communicating to me through Sophie, as she reminds me of him in so many ways.

After all, would this blog exist if it weren't for Tyler, Tiger, Jackson and Sophie?  Of course not. 

Then, it hit me.

Why not let each and every one of you have a turn?

So....that's what I am doing.

All December long, I would love to share your stories about your dearly departed cats.  Those cats that touched your soul, that you had an unshakeable bond with as I did with my Tyler and Tiger.  

If you have photos to share, or a story to tell about that special cat.....reach out to me.  Message me through the blog, or message me through this blog's Facebook page at: 


Send me a story and some photos you'd like to share and I'll blog them all December long.  

It's the least I can do, after all the support you've given this blog.

After all, Tyler loved people, and loved making new friends.





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