August 23, 2009

Dusty, The Cat Who Came Before Me

Dusty, circa January 2001

The Woman found this picture while poking through old files. It used to make her sad to see pictures of Dusty because she was not ready for her to go off to the Rainbow Bridge, but this time it made her smile.

You can kinda tell that she didn't feel very well when the picture was taken--it was probably a month or so before she went to the Bridge--but she still posed for the camera.

Dusty was kinda grumpy. I think that's why I like seeing pictures of her. We woulda gotten along just fine...

23 comments:

Gemini and Ichiro said...

She was a lovely cat. I bet you two would have gotten along very well.

Angel, Kirby and Max said...

You would have gotten along with that pretty lady cat!

Karen Jo said...

I am very glad that finding a picture of Dusty now makes the Woman smile. I think you would have gotten along with her very well, too.

Teddy Westlife said...

You both would have gotten along with my brother poo-face Salvador.

Huffle Mawson

The Creek Cats said...

Dusty was a beautiful girl. We are sure your mom misses her greatly. She looks a lot like Caddy, our Nana's cat who went to the bridge last year.

Spitty-the-Kitty said...

My mom used to get sad when she saw pictures of Mr. Teeth and Clarkie or thought about them, but now she likes to tell me lots of stories 'bout the trouble they used to cause. I still think I am the Most Awesome of all her cats, but Mr. Teeth does sound pretty cool.

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

Dusty looked lovely. It's good that your Woman can smile now when she sees her photos. That means her heart is mended enough to remember all the good times and not just the sad times.

The Meezers or Billy said...

Dusty looks like a very wonderful cat!

Daisy said...

What a sweet face she has. I wish I could have known Dusty.

Mila said...

My condolences. She was very pretty.

We lost Neko Sunday before last. It doesn't get any easier.

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Debra Taylor said...

What a sweet photo, capturing a wonderful moment to cherish.

Check out my blog about a colony of abandoned/feral cats near my home. There will be stories there as time goes on that could inspire and inform anyone you know who wants to help homeless cats.

http://homelesscatcare.blogspot.com/

Would you add me to your blog list?

Thank you,

Debby

The Kitty Krew said...

Dusty looks like a lovely kitty. It's hard to get past the sadness of losing the kitties, but it eventually fades just enough to let the good memories get through. We're glad The Woman has gotten to that point. We're sending her purrrrrrs.

We bet you two would have gotten along very well, Max. ;)

Purrs and hugs,
The Kitty Krew

Zoe and Indy said...

It sure is harder to look at pictures of them if we weren't ready for them to go. Like I can look at pictures of my Bailey who was 17, but still can't bear to look at pictures of Smudge, who wasn't even 2 and should still be here dammit.
So glad you're smiling now. Dusty was obviously very loved. And very gorgeous.

The Island Cats said...

Oh Max...Dusty sure was a pretty kitty...with some great coloring! It's nice that the woman can smile now when she sees a picture of Dusty...

The Furry Bambinos said...

Dusty was a beautiful kitty! We like reading posts about kittehs who came before. It is wonderful to honor their memories. She sounds like a wonderful ladycat.

Padre, Panda Bear, Meerkat, and Cookie and Caramel (the fosters)

Shaggy and Scout said...

Awwwww shes very pretty and we agree, you two would have been best pals!

Mr. Hendrix said...

a pretty lady cat with an attitude. you gotta love that. kinda like pat benatar. she looks very smart too. like she could get shrimp whenever she wanted.

it is nice your mommy can smile when she sees pictures of Dusty. the animal communication person we know says everytime you think of the pet that went before, they know it. i'm sure Dusty is glad to see her smile. purrrrrrrrrrs

Jack, Persephone, Tenzing and Lancelot said...

Yeah, my OTW was like that with pitures of Grumpybutt for a while, and now with her dad. I guess for them, it's nice when they can look at the pictures again and be happy about it.

And if you didn't get along well crabbing together about the humans, I bet you would have had fun crabbing AT each other!

~Jack

Boy n Beethoven said...

Dusty looks like she is an awesome kitteh! I thinks I loves her even just by looking at her pictor!

'Oven

The Whiskeratti said...

It is very hard, sometimes, to remember Those Who Came Before. We understand how your Mom feels.

Thoughts said...

Dusty looks very sweet and gentle to us... perhaps you could have been great playmates Max - you never know!!

Purrs,
Sasha and Theodore

Jenny said...

i am glad the woman is doing okay now and smiles when she thinks of dusty, rather than crying. what did dusty die of? my rags died in march. late march. i have a website i started because of him, in fact. www.floppycats.com/rags.html