I don’t talk about Silver much on the blog. He is a complex character and spends a lot of time outside. His life turned upside down when he lost his best friend and neighbour Riley and I am not sure he ever recovered from the grief, even though it was eleven years ago.
Riley was a CH cat (cerebellar hypoplasia) and Silver visited his family every day. Remembering the day still upsets me, heaven knows what it did to Silver.
These pictures have a darker feeling and tone. I did not lighten the images because that would not have reflected his solemn personality or his strong streak of independence. He doesn’t always look so solemn, he can look more relaxed.
I have not seen him scamper or play for a long time but he is 12 now, like his littermate Miranda and maybe he stays closer to home and sleeps indoors sometimes because he wants to be nearer us as he gets older.
“My heart is broken, I can’t find my friend. Please, join me in wishing Riley a safe passage across the Rainbow Bridge to wait for his Mum and Dad. Please, you don’t need to respond, you are not obliged – I wanted to record just how important Riley was to me and to my family.”
He is still a much-loved member of our cat family and I wish Riley was still here. They would have been life long friends.
Watching our cats grieve is even worse than our own grief. Silver is lucky to have people who understand.
It is. I worry now, he disappears so often but comes home for tea.
Poor little thing.
Sending hugs and purrs xx
Mee-yow what a hansum mancat Silver iss Miss Marjorie!! Hee iss noble an reegal an furry hansum.
Wee love yore fotograffee! Yore so guud at it!
**nose kissess*** BellaDharma an ((hugss)) BellaSita Mum
Oh that is sad. I know Silver still misses his friend Riley.
I am sorry he is still so sad. I know that our pets grieve just as much as we do for a much loved friend or family member.
We send purrs of comfort to Silver – and pawpats and whisker kisses. Yes, kitties mourn also.
These photos are so beautiful. We’re sending purrs and love for Silver; even after all these years, we know he must still miss his beloved friend Riley. XO
Thank you, I know it hit him hard.
Yes, it’s still sad no matter how much time passes. Such wonderful photos.
Brian’s Home
Yeah, sadness it certainly is.
WE are so sorry to read this – even all these years later we can feel how much it still hurts – we have had similar losses at this special time of year too Thank you for remembering Riley and letting us send purrayers to Silver.