March 11th

Well, we had to put Sammy down today. She took a turn for the worse and seemed to be in a lot of pain, and was also having trouble breathing. As sad as I am, though, I think today was the right day. She had been doing fine (comparatively, at least) the past week - purring, sleeping well, etc. But today she just seemed really unhappy and uncomfortable, so when I said goodbye before going to work, I knew it was for the best. She had a really good, long life (16 years) and was an absolute sweetheart.