Killer Ninjas

fuckyeahbostonterriers:

I know this is a page for Boston Terriers, but I hope you don’t mind me including a cat. 

My little old ladies, Noel and Cookie were put down today. They had gotten to the point where age caught up with them and they weren’t doing too well.

Noel, our cat, has been with me since I was 6 years old. We bought her from a guy selling kittens from a cart outside of Walmart. It was almost Christmas and my grandma thought it would be a good gift for my dad (who by the way isn’t too fond of cats). As silly as it sounds, she was my best friend growing up. If I was having a bad day and crying, she would lay with me and lick the tears from my face. She never liked being held, only my mom and I could hold her without Noel freaking out. As she got older she didn’t protest as much, she would sort of hug you back and never wanted to let go.

My family got Cookie when I was in the fourth grade. She was our first dog and our first Boston. My dad got her from a guy he worked with; he had gotten a new puppy that didn’t like Cookie and so we got her instead. My sister and I were so happy because we had been bugging our parents for a dog. She was the funniest dog. She snored as loud as my dad and loved to chase basketballs around the yard. You could never tell her she was a small dog cause she had the biggest heart. She had 4 puppies and we still have one, Riley (whose picture I submitted earlier this year). 

I’m not sure how Riley will be now that his mom is gone. He’s 10 years old and hasn’t left her side since he was born. It worries me, but I’m hoping our other cat Pixie will keep him company. 

Some of you may think it’s wrong that we put them down, but it was a painful decision. Cookie had bad arthritis, and it got so bad she couldn’t walk around anymore. We had to pick her up and put her outside to make sure that she went to the bathroom. She was in pain and it hurt to see that. My little Noel lost a massive amount of weight, making her look sickly. When we took them to the vet they said that they were old and would pass on quickly. But they didn’t and it hurt us to see them in so much pain. 

I will miss my two old ladies. They have been a constant in my life for the past fifteen years and I will never forget them.