Taliesin is a grey cat. Taliesin is the center of my universe. I bought this house because I envisioned him enjoying the back yard and the porch with me. I try to get jobs near his vet so if he needs to go in for something I can easily drop him off, pick him up, and visit him during the day. We had a custom bedroom set made and I had the company make a hope chest for the foot of the bed so he could easily hop up on it then onto the platform bed if he wanted to sleep on my head. He is part of my daily routine, taking care of him and treating his illnesses. I always give him his fluids in the evening. I first check his urine and as necessary give him the insulin cocktail if he needed it. When he still had a problem with his colon I would make sure to leave work on time to get home for all his medications, he was getting different meds 4 times a day. All this I did for him because he loves me completely and unconditionally and the feeling is mutual. He left me Wednesday May 16 2001 a little before 7 am while he was at Animal 911. I didn't even get to be there when he left. More than anything I wanted to be there for him when he left but I wasn't allowed to visit long the night before because Animal 911 had other medical emergencies.

Taliesin is sweet and soft and is magical. He has silver grey fur on the back of his neck and on the top of his head. The rest of him is darker grey with one little white spot on his chest.

That night on the day he passed I was sitting on the porch in the back of the house. It suddenly hit me that he really was gone and I felt my heart shatter in my chest. My Taliesin is my friend. I only got to have him a little over 4 years and 4 months but it seems like he was always there and always mine.

He is gentle and sweet, strong and brave. He went through so much, had so many problems but he always pulled through. This time I knew it was the last time so I told him it was ok to leave if he had to. I was hoping he might pull through but I decided if he wasn't going to have a good quality of life (because of yet another medical condition) I would euthanize him. He made the decision for me.

Although I am missing him desperately I feel like he is in a better place now. He can walk in the warm sunny fields of the Rainbow Bridge and eat all the grass he wants without me hovering over him making sure he doesn't get sick on too much. He is free from pain, procedures, medications, disease, and operations. I know he is happy and healthy now, I can feel it. Now I sing to him in my head, I can't bear to sing my song for him out loud. And when I miss him particularly hard he visits me in my dreams and he purrs and keeps me company. I talk to him and stroke his soft fur. I sing his song to him softly and tell him I love him.

I only had him for a little over 4 years but it seems like he was always with me and always my friend. All he wanted was just to sit next to me, that's all. All I wanted was to have his company and sing to him, I miss him so much.