So the day after Christmas Darrell had to go back to work and I was planning on going to my parent’s house. Dad and I were going out to breakfast along with some other plans. Going out to breakfast the day after Christmas was a tradition that my parents and I have been doing for many years. Anyways, Pepper hadn’t been doing too well for a while. Although some days he seemed just fine, but for the last few days he really wasn’t good. My dad called me in the morning and basically said that he really wasn’t moving much, just laying there, and he had to bring him to the litter box. I came over and just tried to spend some time with him. 
While we were trying to figure out what we should do, we wanted Pepper to be able to open his Christmas presents. 
As you can see he wasn’t enjoying the presents at all, and he really couldn’t move, he just laid there. So dad and me had to make the hardest decision ever, and that was to put him down, so he wasn’t in pain anymore and was no longer suffering. Obviously, I had a hard time with this. I didn’t want to take my mom off the ventilator and I didn’t want to let Pepper go either. I felt like we were killing him instead of helping him. I have a hard time comprehending that we are doing what is best for them. Because what was best for me, was to keep Pepper alive…..
So we brought him to the kitty vet and said our goodbyes, as best as you can. Then they gave him the first injection and then the second one. I held him the whole time, and cried the whole time, and then just like that my baby was gone….. I had rescued him and cared for him for 18 years. This was my child, and I would never get to see him or hold him ever again. Peeps was an amazing cat. He was just the sweetest, most loving thing all of the time. You could just drape him over your shoulder and walk wherever and he would sit on your lap and he never tried to escape or get away outside. Nothing can ever replace him or the joy that he brought each of us.
I love and miss you Peppery Peeps. I hope you are enjoying Heaven sitting in Mom’s lap while she rocks and playing with Frisky again……
