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I wrote a piece about him right after his passing, but posted it on my regular blogsite. He was noted, but still needs to be noted here on this site, however belatedly.
Lester Vernell Schuette-Roundly, b. December 1996;
died August 28, 2012. A long life. Preceded in death on July 1, 2009 by his feline housemate Maxine. Survived by current felines Cynthia Noelle and Jill Elaine Roundly.
In the last couple years, he'd started to get dottier. Then the continence thing started to rear its ugly head. He'd whiz on the carpet moments before I was due to leave for work, and/or leave me "keester eggs" when I got home. And then his mobility went. Couldn't even get back down the stairs after I'd carried him up.
That last day was rough, taking him in to be put down. I just tried to make it quick. Lester knew what was up, and in his nervousness, stunk up the van pretty good, but these things pass. It was the kindest thing I could do for him, the thing most suited to his welfare.
He's still missed, probably even by the cats- who may well remember him fleetingly, in between feedings and naps.
One other thing: I'll need to change the name of this website to 3 Bodies- 10 legs.
Well it's almost been another year. Developing a few cobwebs here, as far as posts. July 13 of this year- 2013- will make 4 years of having these two(mostly)delightful felines sharing my home.
Cindy(l)and Jill(r)came from a litter of 4 out in Pleasant Plains, and were two from the litter who kinda banded together from the start. I wanted two girls anyway, to counterbalance the canine testosterone of my dog Lester. And they all got along.
Lester, as you've already read, passed on last August. He and the cats had a nice relationship. They played together- mainly Cindy, but all three had their own kind of rapport.
And the cats basically get along well. There is the occasional snit, a recent such bout we're just coming out of. They bicker, then co-exist for awhile, and then they're friends again. I can tell when they're both sitting in the windowsill downstairs(a pic of this exists right here on the site)that Cindy and Jill are back in business. So here's to another year and many more like them.
