Roman

I haven't posted in forever because it has been a very very hectic last few weeks. Our beloved cat, Roman died a few weeks ago and we miss him dearly. He was the best cat EVER and anyone who met him during his 17 years here would most definitely agree. He was a true friend and companion to us. The last few days he wasn't eating anything anymore and would barely leave John's closet. He had to be carried to the litter box and when he did try to walk anywhere he was stumbling all over the place. He even stopped drinking anything the last day. It was so sad and makes me cry thinking about it again. Hunter was hopeful that he'd pull through and kept saying, "Mom, I think Roman is gonna make it because he drank a lot yesterday." I think he was in denial. He told me on several occasions that he didn't want Roman to die because then we would have no pets. I don't think he remembers much about Bailey (my cat who died a couple of years ago) but he has seen videos and pictures of him. John finally had to make the decision to take Roman in to the vet to end his misery. He left work several hours early and was bringing him out to the truck and Roman died in his arms on their way down the stairs. I think that the way it ended up happening turned out to be for the best because this way John didn't have to make the decision to end his cat's life. Roman decided. John took him to his parent's house in Madison and buried him there so he'd have a place to visit him. He didn't want to bury him in our yard because we hope to move in the next few years. We are sad that Tyler and Brody will never remember Roman because he is a cat that should be remembered. They did enjoy "chasing" after him. Roman would casually walk away and occasionally glance back at them while they were fiercely trying to catch up to him crawling as fast as they could. We miss him every day.