Genrou.

Genrou died this afternoon. (That's him, the orange kitten in the icon.) He was eight years old. I found him dead when I got home from the coast - from the looks of things, I'd missed being there for him by minutes. I drove him up to Collierville so I could bury him at my Mom's house.

selchi is a wonderful person and suffered my frantic questions, and believes it was heart failure (She explained in more detail on the phone, but I'm afraid I didn't retain details). So he probably died quickly, which is a blessing of sorts, I suppose. Knowing the most likely cause, and that it wasn't my fault, helps. Thanks, Selchi.

Nexus and I are both pretty disconsolate right now. I still can't believe this has happened. It was completely unexpected. I miss my orange boy.

I always feel strange posting things like this - like I'm making a production or something. But ultimately I'm a coward, and it's easy to say it once on LJ than call all the friends who knew Genrou and will miss him. So -- there it is.