Nate (left) and Ruby (right)
Dearest peoples on the innernets,
Today we are very real sad. Our sweet cousin, Nate Rice, had to go to heaven yesterday. The vet ain't sure if he had real bad cancer or maybe even FIP. Regardless, he had to go to heaven.
Nate was a very good boy. Every one of us in the Whiskers & Purrs Gang knowed Nate except for Elsie Fallulah and Freddy Astaire Graves III. The rest of us was foster kids in Aunt Sally and Unkle John's house. They was Nate's mom and dad.
Nate was always very patient with us when we was little squirts. He didn't mind sharin' his mommy and daddy with all of us foster kitties that was brought in.
Nate and Ruby...pretendin' to do the big IT on the dinin' room table...they was "fixed"...don't worry...they was just playin' pretend!
He was married to Ruby Rice...Ruby was the first kitty that mommy ever rescued. Ruby was wild as a buck when mommy trapped her...she was a teeny tiny little kitten but carried on like a ferocious lion. She was one tough little broad. Mommy trapped her, but Aunt Sally keeped her to try to tame her up some...well...we ain't allowed to tell you what everybody called Ruby...let's just say it's a word that starts with "b" and ends with itch...that was until she saw Nate for the first time. See, Aunt Sally and Unkle John was keepin' her in a spare bedroom at first. One day, Nate sneaked in...he and Ruby locked eyeballs and, well, the rest was history. They was pritty much inseparable after that. And, Ruby became a nicer kitty...now, she still will rip you to shreds if you even think 'bout touchin' her but she is nicer and she sure loved Nate.
Whether it was that evil, mean and nasty ol' cancer or FIP that made our Nate sick, we only gots one thing to say...we HATE YOU HATE YOU HATE YOU! You suck! You might think you are one tough character but you need to know that our Nate WON! You ain't makin' him sick no more. He's a-okay now...in heaven watchin' over Aunt Sally, Unkle John and Ruby. We are addin' Nate to our list of Fierce Fighters.
Godspeed, sweet Nate. Heaven sure is a brighter place with you up there. Be sure to find Felix, Lucy and Ricky...with all of ya'll watchin' over us, we know that everything will be okay.
Very truly yours,
The Whiskers & Purrs Gang
PS...Nate, uh, we wanna ask a favor. See, Ruby and Aunt Sally and Unkle John are gonna miss you somethin' fierce. Could you be sure to fly down and somehow let them know you are still with 'em? Ruby 'specially will want to see you...she's the only one that will be able to see you...we just know it will make her feel better to know you are still with her.
