Last night was spent like most evenings at home, sitting on the sofa watching TV and playing games. As usual Fudge insisted on coming up to join us, unless he is sleeping somewhere he absolutely has to be with me and my wife. Boots does this too when he wants attention and the girls less so. Thinking back though we've had the boys for almost 12 years now. In my childhood I've never had a pet for very long so knowing our boys have been around that long is kind of weird.
Our longest living pet as a child was our dog Charlie. He almost made it to five years before dad found him collapsed in the garden one evening. Other than him we had a budgie or two (I really don't remember) that lasted all of 2 days. Some goldfish made it to a year I think. There was nothing else though.
Having some animal companions in our lives for this long has been so good for us. They adore us at all times, especially Fudge. Seeing them now you can see both Boots and Fudge are not as sprightly as they were but they both still have all their senses about them. True they may be a little dense sometimes but what do you expect from a cat, especially one as set in his ways as Boots. He is the equivalent of an OAP who demands things exactly as he has always had them and wants it right now damn it.
The thing is though I don't want our time with them to end. In theory they could live to 20 or older and other than Boots' hyperthyroidism which has been cured they have both been healthy. Thinking about life without them is hard, they are irreplaceable to my wife and I, they are effectively our children. Furry, sometimes smelly, never going to move out children but children never the less. I just wish they could have as much time as we do since they are enjoying their lives so much.
So to Boots and Fudge, hang around some more huh? We love you both so much. Daisy and Lucy, we look forward to having a long long time with you as well.
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