by BONNIE LOWE
BEN WAS OUR FAVORITE PET AND MUCH LOVED CAT FOR 16 YEARS. WHEN HE DIED OF KIDNEY FAILURE, MY CHILDREN DID NOT KNOW WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE WITHOUT HIM, THEY COULDN'T REMEMBER WHEN HE WASN'T PART OF OUR FAMILY. HE HAD EMERALD GREEN EYES, LOVED HIS FAMILY, LOVED THE GUINEA PIGS THAT WERE HIS FELLOW PETS, AND LOVED ROAMING AROUND THE OUTDOORS AND FINDING ALL SORT OF LITTLE GIFTS FOR US. MY HUSBAND ROCKED HIM DAILY, AND HE WAS PURRED THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY. WHEN HE GOT REALLY SICK, WE KNEW WE HAD TO SEE A VET IMMEDIATELY. HE DIED IN MY ARMS IN THE CAR ON THE WAT TO THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL,A HEARTBREAKING EVENT FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I. WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE HIM AND THE LOVE HE GAVE US IS BEYONG COMPARISON. HE WAS A WONDERFUL FRIEND AND COMPANION TO US ALL. ENJOY THE RAINBOW BRIDGE BEN, WE LOVE YOU.