Today we lost a member of our family...

Rest in Peace Simba, you'll be missed!!!
1995-February 11, 2009

Today I had to make one of the hardest decisions of my adult life. We have had pets all the time growing up... and that meant that yes, eventually they all pass away. But that was always my parent's jobs to deal with it. Today we had to make the decision to take Simba to the vets.

In his prime, he weighted 21lbs! Today at the vets, he was 2.8lbs. He was too weak to walk more than a step or 2 before and was on a downward spiral health wise. The vet said he had a great heart (I knew that) and his lungs were okay too, but then gave me the news that Simba is just old and that there is a definite chance that even if they tested him, he would have something that in the end would be terminal.

So there I was in the cold room, with my best pet ever, Simba. We decided together that the suffering had gone on long enough. I could see it in his eyes that he was okay with it. It was his time and as I held him in my arms, Simba was lifted by Angels to be in Heaven. I have so many memories of Simba and they are all great ones! Even the past few weeks, as hard as it was on him, he would never burden us with any of it... he kept to himself. He will be missed by all of us. From sharing the name of the star in my favorite movie ever, to playing with my hair while I laid on the floor until it was so tangled I had to cut the knots out... he was special to me and he will forever remain in my heart. I love you big guy!!!

Yes, he was as big as Caitlyn... actually bigger! Buddies!
Not sure he enjoyed being a pillow, but her tolerated it!

We love you big guy!!!

Best friends forever! This was one of the more recent pictures of him... I took some today, but I can't bear to see them or post them