by MARYANN BEAUCHEMIN
TJ WAS THE BEST CAT THAT ANYONE COULD EVER HAD. I HAD HIM FOR 14 SHORT YEARS. YESTERDAY, JUNE 24,2004, I HAD TO LET HIM GO. IT WAS THE HARDEST DECISION I HAVE EVER MADE. NOW HE CAN WALK, JUMP, AND EAT WHATEVER HE WANTS. HE WAS MORE THAN JUST A CAT. HE HAD A SPECIAL PERSONALITY. HE HAD SO MANY HUMAN QUALITIES. IT WAS HAD TO BELIEVE AT TIMES THAT HE WAS A CAT. HE LOVED TO GO FOR RIDES IN THE CAR, HE LOVED WRESTLING ON THE FLOOR WITH HIS BUDDY, JAMES. HE LOVED TO FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERES. HE HAD A PASSION FOR SHRIMP THAT YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE UNLESS YOU SAW HIM! IN HIS PRIME HE COULD KNOCK OFF 16 LARGE SHRIMP AND BE LOOKING FOR MORE! HE WAS NEVER SICK A DAY IN HIS LIFE UNTIL HE TURNED 131/2. EVEN WHEN LIVER DISEASE TOOK OVER HIS BODY HE STILL TRIED TO BE THE FRISKIE LITTLE KITTEN THAT I KNEW AND LOVED. THAT WAS THE HARDEST PART, WHEN HIS BODY WOULDN'T KEEP UP WITH HIS MIND. I WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR TJ. I KNOW SOME DAY WE WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN, AND THAT WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF MY NEW LIFE!!! I LOVE YOU MY LITTLE MAN!!