RIP, HRH Rosalind.
I was just talking to her this morning when I first got up in the dark hours. When I went to do chores after daylight, she was lying on her side like she had literally fallen over suddenly. She was 9 years old. I am numb.
Her last words I heard, to Coda who walked too close and offended her dignity as we were all heading for the bathroom after waking up: “Grrrr.”
Farewell, Your Majesty.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ve always had Siamese, and have two now - one I almost lost last year to gastroenteritis. They are special cats.
StG
So very sorry. What a beautiful girl.
How sad; sending big hugs your way. This is, IMO, the hardest way to lose cat or dog - sudden and not old enough to be expected. No time for the human to prepare or do extra loving or accept what’s coming.
Very pretty girl, and looks like she thinks she’s “all that”. SO SORRY.
She definitely thought she was “all that.” Queen Victoria in cat fur.
She “signed” the contract on the sale herself.
The day I was driving a few hours to the cattery to pick her up when she was ready to go home, the breeder had had another queen have a litter. Rosalind was driving her insane. She knew that SOMETHING big was going on and was talking, sniffing under the door of the kittening room, trying to dart in at any opening. She was making the queen nervous with her newborns. So the breeder shut Rosalind in her office for a few hours while waiting for me and while she dealt with the other queen and the new litter.
She’d been preparing the paperwork the night before for my arrival and had the contract all printed off and set out to sign. When we got down to signing it, Rosalind had “signed” it herself. Neat set of fang marks, very near the signature line. 
We were both glad she apparently approved of the deal.
She sounds like she was a force to be reckoned with! What a beautiful and noble looking girl. I am so sorry for your loss.
jingles for you heart.
I’m so very sorry to hear of your loss. Siamese are such beautiful, wonderful, special cats. I love them, and can’t imagine not having one in my life. HUGS
RIP, Rosalind.
Kim
Cory landed in bed last night right after I got in. She’s never been a bed cat, hanging out on nearby bookcases instead. She got her allotted petting, but it was always on other occasions. Well, last night, she hit the bed like jumping into a swimming pool. Purring up a storm, though she looked around a time or two. That’s when I realized she’s been afraid of Rosalind, who always slept on top of me. Rosalind could sound murderous, and nobody did offended better, but it was mostly dramatics. She never really got into a serious fight with anybody; she’d just threaten. Often, I’d wake up in the night to a growl or hiss as one of the other Siamese got too close in bed, and I’d just go back to sleep (as would the other Siamese). But Cory apparently was really put off by this. The other Meezers are made of sterner stuff than the Heinz 57.
Anyway, I had to smile at Cory last night, purring and snuggling into the covers like a kid suddenly allowed into the candy store after standing outside with nose to the window for a few years.
I’m sorry that you have lost Rosalind. She was a beautiful cat and nine is much too young. I’m glad that you have Cory to comfort you.
{{{hugs}}} I’m sorry she had to go - beautiful girl! And definitely way too young. Take care.
I’m so sorry for your loss. What a regal looking cat, what a personality! 9 is indeed much too young, but it sounds like she enjoyed a wonderful life with you.
Oh she is gorgeous! I’m so sorry. What a character! Sure sounds like she had a fabulous life but still…losing them like that is just devastating. I’m really sorry,
I am so sorry for your loss. Lovely pictures you shared. She really did present herself as royalty, didn’t she?!
Sheilah
I’m so sorry for your loss. 
I’m an animal lover in general, but I’ve always had a soft spot for cats. She was very beautiful.
dressagetraks–
How did I not open this thread and express my condolences in a more timely fashion? I didn’t see a RIP topic coming.
Will there be on-line services? Usually, funerals for royalty are very elaborate affairs. Perhaps you are still planning. Perhaps this thread is it.
Fang marks on the contract……
Kitteh!
I’m thinking of doing a memorial photo album of her.
One point on the “services.” I buried her in the expanding rose garden, next to my first Siamese, Sabra. The rose garden, like much on the project farm, is a work in progress, growing each year, somewhat blocked by inconvenient buildings that don’t belong there in the final version. But I had already sent off last week my spring nursery orders, including more roses, continuing the expansion slowly as I can.
I didn’t realize until after I buried her that one of the roses I had already ordered was a Blue Moon. I’m thinking of giving her that one, as she was a blue point.
Anyway, I had to smile at Cory last night, purring and snuggling into the covers like a kid suddenly allowed into the candy store after standing outside with nose to the window for a few years. [/INDENT]
Hugs
You know, that Cory cat was waiting patiently for his superior to step aside. His ascent was fast.
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