Saying goodbye at the Rainbow Bridge

Early this morning, an angel was formed.

Our beloved cat, Her Royal Highness the Princess Twixx Buttercup, crossed the rainbow bridge into the unknown.

Affectionately known as Mama Cat, Her Royal Pain in the Butt-ness, Twixxiekins, Princesa, Chunker-butt, Nurse Twixxie and a plethora of other random names, Twixx came into our lives in the summer of 2008 as a rescue who needed a home. I didn’t want another cat at the time. Other half didn’t want another cat at the time. But she pushed her way into our household and our lives and had stayed there ever since. She was feisty, she was talkative, and she never let us miss a meal time or treat time. Though our big boy, Inigo, outweighed her by two times, she let him know who was boss by knocking him down a peg or two as needed. She was cranky at times and for a brief period when we first got her, I was genuinely afraid of her because she was so spicy. But she mellowed and became a love-bug, albeit a very high maintenance one a time or two.

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Until a couple of weeks ago, that is.

Because she was seventeen years young, she was geriatric. She had some health issues, among which was kidney disease that put her on a prescription diet in October of this past year. She was slowing down in the past few years, but still ruled the roost.

But a few weeks ago, she began to decline. We knew then that her life was starting to come to an end. We had hoped for more time, but we knew she was failing. She was old. She was sick. And last night, she was ready to go.

We miss her already.

There will be no more demanding snuggles with incessant paw pats in the middle of the night.

There will be no more guessing whether she will give head butts, kisses, or love bites when we stop petting her under the chin and behind the ears.

There will be no more interruptions of my writing time when she wants attention.

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Some might say “well, she’s just a cat.” But to us, she was everything. She was a constant in our lives. She stayed with us through three abodes, a couple of surgeries and hospital stays, countless sleepless nights, a few tornadoes, and many adventures in our abode. For this introverted author, she was a source of inspiration and snuggles, mental health breaks and even immortalized as Sophia’s cat form in my book Last of His Kind. And yes, she was old, but she was a one of a kind sweetheart who will leave a hole in our hearts. Other cats will help to fill the void, but there will never be another old lady Twixx.

Anyone who knows me well knows my cats are my life. I spend more time with them than with anyone else ever, aside from the other half. So this… this is heartbreaking. Twixx was very much a part of our story for the last almost sixteen years. And while her own chapter closes, her legacy will continue.

So farewell, our sweet old lady cat, our nurse and comforter, our always affectionate companion. May you be waiting at the Rainbow bridge when the time comes. Stay magical, sweet girl.

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