Rick, I am so sorry to hear this. It's hard. It's sad. It's ridden with
"What ifs" "I should have"...and other stuff. I know. We've all been
there, and no matter what, it hurts! Edie sounds like a lovely cat, a true
friend, indeed.
It does get better in time. However, I must tell you, even if you get
another kitty(and I would guess you will), Edie will always have a special
spot it your heart.

Beverly
"Rick" wrote in message
. 17...
Hello,

My 12-year-old cat, Edie, died this morning. I lost her at 3 am this
morning, after a few agonizing hours (for
both of us, me mentally, her physically).

She had been sick recently, but after a round of anti-biotics, she
seemed to be getting much better.

But yesterday she start vomitting and crying severely, so I rushed
her to the hospital and she went down fast. I asked to see her about
an hour after I took her in and she didn't recognize me, her
breathing shallow, I feared she didn't have long. She went into
cardiac arrest 30 minutes laster.

She was the sweetest soul, human or anmimal, that I've ever known.
She was 12, but that was not long enough with her. A pretty
tortiseshell would often "washed" my hair at night and laid a gentle
paw on the back of hand as a few asleep.

I am absolutely destroyed. She didn't deserve this.

Rick