Posted on 03/26/2008 1:22:31 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
Bob
Kitty Ping.
Bob. I am sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry for your loss. Here’s a big (((hug))). I am the owner of a black cat myself. Thought I was going to lose her recently but the good Lord gave me some more time and I thank Him for that.
Do you have a pic of your beloved?
Sucks, dude! Sounds like you found one of the really great ones. It never ceases to amaze me how much a part of the family some animal friends can become...
I’m sorry you lost your friend. I know how you feel. A cat can be such a part of the family that losing one is as painful as losing any other member of the family.
I don’t think anyone can read this and just dimiss it. And I’m not a cat person (of course Pitch was not a cat).
Altough I’m a dog guy, I understand your pain and loss. My sincere condolences.
Animals are a HUGE part of families and certainly a huge part of my life. I have a mutt dog that I would be lost without.
Prayers for Pitch! You gave him the best!
I’m sorry for your lose !
I’m working through a similar issue with my 18 year old cat Niki. She’s never been to a vet and never let anyone near her but me.
I keep her comfortable, she’s not in any distress, if she was I’d seek veterinary help.
It’s day to day, never sure what I’ll find when I return from work or wake in the morning.
I understand !
Your description sounds just like my tuxedo cat, whose name was Apache but of course I called him Patch.
Patch could count to three. He would eat exactly three french fries, no more, no less. An inveterate muffin maker, his way of waking me up was to lick my chin and meow with his mouth closed. The one time he scratched my eyelid to wake me up, I threw him, very hard, across the room. Never happened again.
When I sold my house I had to find a new home for him, and I did in an unusual way. A friend knew a gal who was a horse trainer at Hollywood Park (HUGH racetrack complex) in Los Angeles. They were looking for a half dozen cats (believe it or not) because cats and horses have this bargain, where the cats keep the mice down and rub against the horses legs. A $300K thoroughbred horse can easily break a limb bashing him/herself against the stall walls freaked out by a mouse.
So my cat got to live out the rest of his years in a heated stable, with other cats, hanging out on bales of hay, fed every day, with a staff vet. He was 16 when I “donated” him in 2002. I don’t know if he’s still alive. It would have torn me up to have him die on me.
You have my condolences. They can be great companions.
I’ve lost a few in my years and I’ve grieved every one.
So sorry, Bob. Keep the chin up....
.....Bob
I understand. Tears for you and your family, Bob.
Same thing happened with our Scottish Terrier - almost 15 yrs. old. It was one of the most difficult things we’ve ever had to do, but it came to the point that it was more difficult to see and hear her suffering than it was to end her pain.
We still miss her. She was an important part of our family, just as Pitch was a part of yours.
My heart goes out to you, and ya’ll are in my prayers as you mourn your loss.
Condolences - sounds like Pitch was a wonderful pet.
Kitty ping.....
Sorry to hear of your loss Bob....
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My monitor is all blurry somehow....
Condolences from a fellow animal lover.
Good to see the reply button got fixed...once again, sorry for your loss.
I know...as do many, many people here...about losing a four-legged best friend. It may be far too soon to say this, but Bob, a visit to a rescue shelter sometime in the future may find you adopted yet again. These little guys give so much in return for a little kibble and some scritching.
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