Jerry Cat, Safe Journey to the Summerlands

My cat Jerry died on Sunday. He had had been unwell for about a week and I had taken him to the vet, who gave him antibiotics. Jerry improved a little, but then deteriorated very rapidly and despite an emergency vet appointment, passed away on Sunday morning. He follows his brother, Frank, who died less than a year ago. The pair were always so alike in everything.

This is one of the last photos I took of Jerry, in early summer. He loved a sunny spot and every morning would sleep in this windowsill next to the desk where I work at home. I will miss him very much.

He was a very friendly, intelligent cat; good-natured and peaceful.

After he died, when a friend on Facebook said: “May Jerry have good mouse hunting in the Summerlands.”

I replied: “Luckily, I suspect the Summerlands mice will be as safe with Jerry as the Earth mice were – he was never a great hunter, but he was a very affectionate cat who loved a sunny spot to doze in. I am sure he will find plenty of them in the Summerlands, while his brother Frank – who went to the Summerlands less than a year ago – does any hunting. I know they will be happy to be together again.”

Here are links to some of my earlier posts about my beloved cats, Frank and Jerry:
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2014/11/a-requiem-for-my-feline-friend.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/10/pagan-eye-cat-in-witchs-halloween-hat.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2007/12/work-of-witchs-cat.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/05/familiars-sharing-gossip-outside.html

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