Quite Possibly the Worst Thing...

This is Emerson, he is quite the kitteh. Whining in the middle of the night like a siren warning all of impending doom or lack of sleep in my case, but just wanting to be snuggled and loved. He is huge, heavy and the most cuddly thing. I love to bury my face deep in his neck and breathe in his unique clean cat scent, he makes me happy. My roommate Heidi picked him and anther cat from the pound a week ago or so and they have been co-existing these last few days peacefully. The other cat was named Louisa and she was darling as well but unfortunately she got very sick a couple of days ago. And despite our efforts to keep her around, her little body couldn't take the virus raging in her and she succumbed late Sunday night surrounded by all four girls that had grown to love her spunk.  I cried quite a bit, we all were, it's heart breaking to watch a kitten die. We had taken her to the vet after hours and he gave us the options but she didn't look to good, she was shivering and vomited again. The table was cold and steel, and the vet was kind of rough but she's just an animal right? Heidi decided to put her down and the vet was on his way out of the back the shot, I was holding her head when I noticed she had stopped breathing. When he confirmed her dead, he wrapped her up in a trash bag and put her off to the side to be cremated later. We couldn't bury her because the ground is frozen and it's weird having something with bones decomposing in your backyard. We have such emotional connections to our pets, when I thought Trixie was going to die I stayed up with her to 3 in the morning bawling, then she was fine... cheeky rodent!  I'm thankful that the Lord put pets on earth to keep us company, and I know why he does, pets make us feel extra loved even if we are smelly or jerks. I love it when Emerson sleeps with me, he always finds a comfy spot right on my feet, and right where I need it, my feet are always cold! I'm sad for my roommate though, this is the second cat she's lost in the last few months, I hope Emerson gives her extra cuddles to make up for it!