The Furry Paws Chronicles

Socks, the WhiteHouse cat / Photo from CNN

I read in the news that Socks, the former WhiteHouse cat during the Clinton period has passed away due to cancer in his mouth and jaw. Apparently, because of the spread of the disease and the terminal nature of it, Socks the cat was euthanized in  a veterinary clinic in Maryland.

From the CNN article:

Socks, the cat who won international fame during his years in the Clinton White House, was euthanized Friday after months of treatment for cancer.

Socks, who was born in 1989, was put to sleep about 10 a.m. at Three Notch Veterinary Clinic in Hollywood, Maryland, said veterinary assistant Rae Dera. Veterinarians say he was probably either 19 or 20 years old.

The cat had been losing weight since November and had been treated at the clinic, Dera said. He had been suffering from a cancer in his mouth and jaw.

Since the Clintons left the White House in 2001, Socks had lived with Betty Currie, former President Bill Clinton’s secretary. The Clintons were known to have visited Socks, and Currie, when in Washington.

He had been a stray and was adopted by Chelsea Clinton, the Clintons’ daughter, when Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas.

To Socks,

Wherever you are right now, may your soul rest in peace. Thank you for bringing  joy to the family you are with and to the rest of the world. The whole world will surely miss you.

*tears*