Posted on 07/28/2013 1:59:03 PM PDT by Lazamataz
Great post, but I’m sorry for your loss. I’ve been there about 6 times and it never gets easier. Like you, I’ve learned to be a better person having pets.
Funny you say that. I'm about to turn 50 and just started to be 'present' to that this very year. I soak in my Colorado mountain beauty and time with my best cat buddy more than ever. Glad you shared that; it's so important.
It’s tough saying “goodbye” to your pets. They become a part of the family, and their passing leaves a huge void. The pleasure and comfort they bring in their short lives make it well worth having them as company. God bless.
Thank you for sharing your love and grief with us. I too just lost a cat that we had for almost nine years. She was 12 years old and had not been eating well for a few days. She slipped out of the house and went across the street to some woods. She died either Thursday or Friday after forty days of living in the woods.
I have been processing all these feelings and I have come to experience some comfort. One thing that gives me comfort is that my cat died close to home in the woods across the street. I know whe could have simply walked across the street and she would have been back home with us but she knew how she was feeling and that it was her time to go.
She actually came to the edge of the street one night and meowed. I couldn’t see her because the street light could not penetrate the shadows of the trees and bushes but I heard her clearly and I know she heard me when I called out to her from the open window. Later I gave her some food which she ate a couple of times. She always came out at night. As one of the posters wrote to me—when a cat leaves home she will become nocturnal within a day or two. You will not see them during the day.
Cats and dogs are beautiful creatures and creations of God.
What a sweet kitty. Sorry for your loss.
Based on your private mail to me Laz, I don't think you have..........
It's called tough love my brother, and I will still pray for you........
Now we have Jed, another black lab. He is no replacement for Bo, and could never be. He is his own, wonderful, self. An irresistible personality. He is six years old now, and I can't imagine when that day comes again. But I will gladly endure it in exchange for his company and devotion now.
I like those two more than most people I ever met. They are far more than just dogs. Hope you are well Laz!
Nicely done, Laz. You’re helping more people today than I have in a lifetime.
Thank you, sir, I hope so.
I would appreciate your absence from the thread. Thank you.
Thanks for your story; your hopes for my health are appreciated and well-founded. I’ve learned more than many can know. There are also some outright-miracles that I have not shared. No one would believe me anyways.
I am crying my eyes out right now.I am so sorry for your loss. Last year I lost a pug to a rattlesnake bite. I did not see the snake and my deaf 10 year old walked right into him. The snake bit him on his forehead. My beloved boy was dead in less than 5 minutes.
I went through the “what ifs.....why didn’t I see the snake....what else could I have done..... etc etc etc”. My heart is still broken but your words today and the responses from other Freepers, have given me much comfort. Animals are gifts to us.
Thank you for your kind thoughts. This was a very special cat who has allowed me to see many revelations and truths. I love her and miss her....
“Wolves and lambs will eat together; lions will eat straw, as cattle do, and snakes will no longer be dangerous. On Zion, my sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil.”
Isaiah 65:25
Each time I make that dreaded trip, (a total of 3 so far) I vow never to get another dog. The longest my resolve lasted was a couple of months. I will always have a dog.
As someone who has had to put down more than his share of cats — thank you for this insightful, lyrical post. In fact two of our cats, Blackie and Lucy, looked very similar to your precious kitty.
I can ask for no greater gift than to have helped another. Thank you for letting me know.
It was barely my doing. I asked God to help me write what I couldn't write, alone. I also asked for motivation this morning when I was in the doldrums about writing it, and -- behold -- on Facebook, a friend found her dog dead. Bang, there was my motivation. God clearly loves me. You. Her. All of us.
Thanks Laz and so very sorry. I am facing the same with my best friend, Maxwell, my fifteen yo dachshund. Every day I know it gets closer, he is failing so quickly. Even though your post hit so hard, it is also reassuring in so may ways.
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