I am so terribly sad at having heard this awful news yesterday. Through TDK meet-ups I was so fortunate to come to know Susan. The thing that I think I will remember most is her huge laugh.
I am the member that fostered baby Einstein who was renamed Dempsey by Susan. My husband and I drove (in one day!) from Midland, TX to Ft.Worth to take our baby to Susan. I was so thrilled when she asked me if she could adopt him because I knew he would have such a wonderful life with her. Dempsey brought Susan so much joy and he absolutely adored her doggie,Sophie. The minute we put them together Dempsey became so excited. I’m pretty sure that he thought Sophie was his mom. And they became inseparable. Susan even told me that she was a bit jealous of Sophie because Dempsey liked her more than Susan. But once he became convinced that Sophie wasn’t going away he bonded with Susan and they had a wonderful relationship. He was the most loving little kitten and he made Susan so happy.
Joan, it isn’t inappropriate to wonder about Dempsey and Sophie. I did the same thing. Today I was able to get in contact with Susan’s niece via FB. She told me that Sophie and Dempsey will stay in the family. For that I am so grateful. But they are not together and that makes me terribly sad. Susan’s brother took Sophie and his stepson took Dempsey. I know that Dempsey will be so confused and sad. They have both lost their home, their mama and now each other. I am praying that now that he is a year old that he will be able to adjust to a new life. The niece told me that they will both have wonderful homes. But pets grieve just as we do and I know this is a hard time for Dempsey and Sophie. Maybe if the family sees that they are so sad being apart they will be able to manage having both of them in the same home.