kitty heaven  

One year ago my cat Eileen died. She is the cat that is my avatar. This is what I hope kitty heaven is like for her. Yes, I know some may not believe cats go to heaven. But it comforts me to imagine this.

There will be a big waterbed. She loved to lie on our waterbed. It was heated, and she loved warm places. Sometimes I would find her just rolling around on the bed, enjoying the way it moved. The bed will have lots of soft blankets so she can make a nest.

My baby was always scared of people she didn't know. Friends would come to my house and never even see her. She would hide the whole time they were there. In Kitty Heaven, I hope she's not scared. I hope there are people there that she can love. I hope there are people to snuggle up with her in bed. She loved to snuggle under the covers. She would purr and purr. She would be so happy she would actually drool on my pillow. I hope she can be that happy in Kitty Heaven.

I hope there is another cat there that she can be buddies with. One who will groom her like her friend here at home used to do.

There will be all her favorite toys. Toy mice, mostly. And cat nip.

There will be all her favorite foods. Foods she wasn't allowed to have too often when she was here with us. There will be Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream. I swear, she loved the stuff. There will be asiago cheese bagels from her favorite bakery. Yeah, I know, my cats are spoiled. There will be spaghetti. There will be shredded cheddar cheese. There will be Chicken flavor Pounce cat treats. There will be pepperoni.

There will be a window with a sill large enough to lie on. It will always be sunny at that window. She can stretch out and sun her soft little belly whenever she wants.

She can go outside and be safe. There will be long grass to creep through. There will be trees that she can climb, even though in life she was declawed. There will be mice and birds to catch. At night, there will be the big white moths she loved to catch.

She will always be warm and loved and happy and safe. She will never be scared or hurt again.