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On Thursday the 7th of May 2020 at 9.43 pm Dutch time…my ‘wondercat' Nintu let out the last breath of his life here…
He died naturally on my brother’s lap with his feline friend Neo nearby. He was born the 26th of August 2006 and got 13 and 8 months old.

See here why we call him the wonder cat:

And here - but for some reason the thumbnail doesn't work

He has gone through a lot in his life and has looked Death in the eyes many times…Several times we heard from vets “is that cat still alive?!” Yes he survived…again...but I knew the time to move on would come at some point…and probably earlier for him than for most cats…because he lived his life the fullest and didn’t shy away for adventures and risks. He had an untamable curiosity, was fearless and had an unstoppable hunger for adventures. A quote from Metallica fits him very well; "the brightest Flame burns quickest". Given his several near death experiences, adventurous life and as a consequence his sometimes failing health , I can say…he died of old age - nearly 14.

See the other deviations for more details but I will give a bit of a summary. He was lost for 2 weeks in summer 2015 but found the way back on his own. Then he disappeared again in summer 2016 but now he was gone for nearly 4 weeks and had ended up in another town (he probably jumped in a car because of his bold curiosity). If it wasn’t for a very caring lady who found him and picked him up, he would have died there, miserably. On the day that he was found he weighed only 2kg and barely made it through the night on the intensive care in the hospital. But he recovered and despite his fluctuating health due to chronic kidney infection, he lived happily for 4 more years.

I have peace with his passing but will still terribly miss him. I couldn’t even be there since I live in Norway and Nintu lived with my parents in the Netherlands. Actually, I should have been there; I had booked a flight for the end of April until early May, but that got cancelled due the virus crap.

Still…Farewells hurt…a lot. I’m grieving and in sorrow yet I know…his bright shining soul is all right and ready for the next adventure. My thoughts are with my other cat Neo, Nintu's best feline friend, who is left behind. Neo had stayed at Nintu’s side until the very end. But he is strong and will be ok with all the love that my parents and brothers can give him – and me too once I’m in the Netherlands again…
The wondercat has left wonderful memories behind and showed us how he fully lived his Life and made several miraculous returns against all odds. May he always be the wondercat.
Some photos of him and his friend Neo through their lives: sta.sh/213paq1vn6cc?edit=1
www.deviantart.com/felisglacia…
Some videos of Nintu & Neo
Neo & Nintu just walking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WijY9t…
Neo & Nintu just walking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yhaw9…
Neo & Nintu play fighting in a box: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M40s4…
A VERY happy talking Nintu after his first miraculous return in 2015 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkyWic…
Some music that I associate with Nintu:
His miraculous returns in 2015 & 2016: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJZf4c…
How I feel his soul: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsvUHG…
And how he passed on: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOwZI9…

Art by me. Don't copy/use without my permission

Description

On Thursday the 7th of May 2020 at 9.43 pm Dutch time…my ‘wondercat' Nintu let out the last breath of his life here…
He died naturally on my brother’s lap with his feline friend Neo nearby. He was born the 26th of August 2006 and got 13 and 8 months old.

See here why we call him the wonder cat:

And here - but for some reason the thumbnail doesn't work

He has gone through a lot in his life and has looked Death in the eyes many times…Several times we heard from vets “is that cat still alive?!” Yes he survived…again...but I knew the time to move on would come at some point…and probably earlier for him than for most cats…because he lived his life the fullest and didn’t shy away for adventures and risks. He had an untamable curiosity, was fearless and had an unstoppable hunger for adventures. A quote from Metallica fits him very well; "the brightest Flame burns quickest". Given his several near death experiences, adventurous life and as a consequence his sometimes failing health , I can say…he died of old age - nearly 14.

See the other deviations for more details but I will give a bit of a summary. He was lost for 2 weeks in summer 2015 but found the way back on his own. Then he disappeared again in summer 2016 but now he was gone for nearly 4 weeks and had ended up in another town (he probably jumped in a car because of his bold curiosity). If it wasn’t for a very caring lady who found him and picked him up, he would have died there, miserably. On the day that he was found he weighed only 2kg and barely made it through the night on the intensive care in the hospital. But he recovered and despite his fluctuating health due to chronic kidney infection, he lived happily for 4 more years.

I have peace with his passing but will still terribly miss him. I couldn’t even be there since I live in Norway and Nintu lived with my parents in the Netherlands. Actually, I should have been there; I had booked a flight for the end of April until early May, but that got cancelled due the virus crap.

Still…Farewells hurt…a lot. I’m grieving and in sorrow yet I know…his bright shining soul is all right and ready for the next adventure. My thoughts are with my other cat Neo, Nintu's best feline friend, who is left behind. Neo had stayed at Nintu’s side until the very end. But he is strong and will be ok with all the love that my parents and brothers can give him – and me too once I’m in the Netherlands again…
The wondercat has left wonderful memories behind and showed us how he fully lived his Life and made several miraculous returns against all odds. May he always be the wondercat.
Some photos of him and his friend Neo through their lives: sta.sh/213paq1vn6cc?edit=1
www.deviantart.com/felisglacia…
Some videos of Nintu & Neo
Neo & Nintu just walking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WijY9t…
Neo & Nintu just walking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yhaw9…
Neo & Nintu play fighting in a box: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M40s4…
A VERY happy talking Nintu after his first miraculous return in 2015 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkyWic…
Some music that I associate with Nintu:
His miraculous returns in 2015 & 2016: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJZf4c…
How I feel his soul: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsvUHG…
And how he passed on: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOwZI9…

Art by me. Don't copy/use without my permission