You were inseperable from the moment i met you, though your bother Jamie quickly made new friends and eventually found a great new home, i knew you could never bear to be parted from each other. I also realized quickly how much i cared about you both. Daddy was smitten with you right away, wasnt he Jonny? Was it the way you followed us around like a dog, the way you looked at us with those big dopey eyes or the way you made the other cats so excited by making food noises everytime daddy had a carrier bag? And you Jesse, always made me smile, the way you dropped to floor everytime there was a hint of a fuss so that you would get your tummy tickled. You were both such characters, and everyone who met you loved you, including little James. You were both so good with him, even when his chubby little hands got a bit rough fussing you and he ended up pulling your tail or your furr, you just purred louder. Every night when i put James to bed, i saw that familiar black tail poking out from underneath his cot, you just had to check he was safe didnt you Jonny? But you were good as gold and came out when i called your name, satisfied his room was secure. And every morning i would find one of you asleep outside his door, still guarding him. You always seemed to do everything together, and i dreaded thinking how the remaining brother would cope when one of you left us, but now i am left to cope on my own. With your reoccurring health issues i knew you wouldnt have as long a life as other cats, but i thought we would have longer than we did. Almost 3 years is better than nothing but you were both still so young. Suffering from the same illness and seeing you both so ill, made the decision a bit easier but also harder. I didnt think i would have to say goodbye quite so soon. I hope you found comfort in being together at the end, and i hope you are both happy wherever you are now...but i miss you so much. I still expect you to greet me at the door when i get in and now when i get out of the shower no one gets in to play with the water. When i turn the tap on, no one jumps in the sink and when i throw a ball, no one chases after it. The house is so quiet without you both thundering up and down the stairs. I am so sorry i never got around to buying you that drinking fountain, Jesse, i know you would have loved it. But in the end you were both so ill you even struggled to eat your favourite dreamies and we noticed the changes in you. There will never be another cat like either of you. Run free boys xxx
