Goodbye, Bud

Bets and I put Bud to sleep this morning. He had kidney failure and wasn't responding well to treatment.

Bud, from the Humane Society in 1997, raised in Richfield, MN; Boston, MA; Sunnyvale, CA, Burnsville and finally Lakeville was a part of everything we experienced over that last ten years. His absence leaves us with a sadness, which frankly, is a bit more than I expected. He was an affectionate, gentle, and very loved cat. We will miss him.

Bets wrote this about Bud.

Pain gone
Suffering gone
He's gone
Bye Bud
We miss you, we loved you, and we love you still

Here are some pictures of him.

In Boston

In Boston again

In California

Here, at home