Punka We Love You, Our cat PUNKA was killed by a dog Options

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Last night July 28, 2005 PUNKA was killed by one of our neighboors dog.
My(JOE) heart is broken, and MY WIFE BETSY is as distraught as me.
AS you can see PUNKA is a Russian Blue and is a funny cat, as you can see in the photo of him in our bathroom sink to let us know he was out of water in his bowl.
He was an extremly smart cat and as social as human.
He would normally join in when we had guests to let them know he was there.
Punka was 15 years old and by this year started to show his arthritis.
We had cat doors to let him choose when to come in or out, and he chose to spend at least half his time with us inside.
Our other cat Kibby is confused about her lifelong friend of about 7 years, that is when PUNKA brought her home for us to adopt.
He loved to go out in the rain and come back in to have us towel him off, he was known to do this 3 or 4 times a day when it was raining, I think this was his way of forcing us to pet and pay attention to him, plus we enjoyed this as much as he did.
I don't know how to live my life without my best cat friend and #1 buddy PUNKA, Betsy and I will have to help each other thru this heart breaking , grieving process.
he enjoyed the winter blizzards in the snow, last nigght PUNKA was sitting under neath our front steps enjoying the first cool summer night ia a while in Jamestown, R.I., when our neighboors dog must of snuck up on him and dragged him out.
When we got to PUNKA he was baddly cut , as we sat and talked to him for 15 minutes trying to find a vet open at 11:30 at night he passed away.
We both barely slept last night, crying all night and holding hands.
This morning I got up early hoping that this was all a nightmare, but when i realized PUNKA was gone i began to cry and moan.
all day i have been crying, pining, depressed, angry, guilty, ang no appetite.
From what I have read this is normal, but to me this has ruined my excitement for life, I know at some point I will be happy again, but as of right know 7:30 P.M. I am crying and upset again. PUNKA WE MISS YOU

thank you

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