IN MEMORY OF
LEMASQUEKATS AMY TANS BAO BAO
MARCH 19, 1998 - NOVEMBER 15, 1999
I said goodbye to you today, Bao Bao,
Fingers caught in black and silver fur.
You sat on my lap, and loved me so hard,
Unknowingly we said goodbye as you calmed me with
your purr.
Were you comfortable curled on my lap?
And did you know your time drew near?
Your wide green eyes held gentle love,
and quiet pain, but showed no fear.
You slipped away, so sudden, so quiet,
that we weren't sure that you were gone.
Our beautiful little showcat has passed,
but your spirit lingers on.
Amy Tans Bao Bao, where are you?
Are you happy, are you strong?
I feel your warmth, your life, your love
and still can hear your purring song.
MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THOSE OF YOU
WHO KNOW US WELL PLEASE UNDERSTAND
OUR SILENCE DURING OUR TIME OF GRIEF,
OVER THE LOSS OF OUR BAO BAO.
NOW THAT WE FINALLY HAVE HER RESULTS
BACK FROM THE NECROPSY, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT
BAO BAO HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK IN
HER SLEEP, ON NOVEMBER THE 15TH.
ALL OF HER HISTOLOGY REPORTS WERE NEGATIVE
FOR ANY DISEASE, INCLUDING FIP.
THERE WAS NO UNDERLYING HEART DEFECT,
AS HER HEART APPEARED NORMAL.
AS TO WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED, WE WILL
NEVER KNOW. WE WILL NEVER KNOW WHY ONE
AS SPECIAL AS BAO BAO WAS TAKEN FROM
US THAT DAY. I CAN ONLY TELL YOU, THAT
AS SHE PURRED WITH ME THAT MORNING IN
MY LAP, GAZED INTENTLY INTO MY EYES AS ALWAYS,
AND TOUCHED MY CHEEK WITH HER PAW, AS
SHE HAD DONE EVERY DAY OF HER LIFE, IN THOSE
MOMENTS SHE WAS TELLING ME GOODBYE.
I AM GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO SHARE MY LIFE
WITH HER, AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE
FOND MEMORIES WE HAVE OF HER IN THE SHOW RING.
THOSE PALE IN COMPARISON, TO THE MEMORIES
I HAVE OF HER HERE AT HOME, AS MY FRIEND,
MY COMPANION, AND THE FUTURE WE HAD
HOPED SHE WOULD BRING TO LEMASQUEKATS CATTERY.
SHE WAS THE HEART OF THIS HOUSE, THE
LIGHT OF MY LIFE. I WAITED TEN YEARS FOR AN EBONY SLILVER TICKED
TABBY. SHE WAS NAMED THE MOMENT SHE WAS BORN, AFTER THE SON IN AMY
TAN'S NOVEL "THE KITCHEN GOD'S WIFE", AND HE WAS CALLED BAO BAO, MEANING
PRECIOUS ONE.
FOR WEEKS MANY OF YOU KNOW I WAS READY
TO QUIT BREEDING. NOW THAT WE HAVE THESE
RESULTS, AND KNOWING THERE WASN'T ANYTHING
THAT I MISSED AS A BREEDER, I AM SURE I WILL CONTINUE. BUT FOR NOW,
WE WILL BE TAKING TIME OFF THIS WINTER FROM SHOWING. I MISS ALL
OF MY FRIENDS IN THE FANCY, AND I ASK
YOU ALL TO PLEASE REMEMBER BAO BAO, JUDGES AND EXHIBITORS ALIKE, FAMILY
AND FRIENDS.
November 14th, 2000 Dearly Missed; Thought Of Daily.
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