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The Fur Conspiracy wrote in
: On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 21:46:21 GMT, Rick wrote: Hello, My 12-year-old cat, Edie, died this morning. Dearest Uncle Rick; As one of somewhat advanced years, living with a chronic condition which is rather quicky fatal for most katzen, let me offer my own viewpoint on passing on... We animals know quite simply and very directly, as humans sometimes forget, about living and life and the plan and the Maker. There is a Maker--all the wonder that is, is no accident nor chaos. The Maker has a plan, and the plan has no end, and the plan is life, and life is the plan. Life is not the living of one or of few or even of many, but the stream and flow together of all lives and all living--that is life and that is the plan. Each living has its measured purpose and time. Being born to living, and passing from it, are both part of the stream of life--both are part of the plan, and the plan is life, and life is the plan, and the plan is from the Maker, and the plan has no end. So, please, put aside your anger and grief. Look beyond one instance of living. Look to Ms. Edie's love and what she added to the whole stream of life, including your living. I wish you peace and purrs, Mr. T.S.Eliot, VC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Fur Conspiracy: Mr. T.S. Eliot (VC), Ms. Martha-Mound (SOC, TGK), Mr. GrowlTiger, Shadow da Pup, and (Furry) Fred also Mr. TigerSam (PC) and Clarence da Choklit Moose [Edit it to make it work.] Thanks! I don't know how much of that I belive, but I sincerely appreciate the thought behind it. The grief is getting better, though I still miss her being in my lap as I type this. |
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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 |
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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 Thank you, Beverley. I do have two other little lunatics, but Edie was indeed speacial, more intimate than these two, who are special in other ways. I never understood parents who would talk like that about their kids, but now I do! I just realized that Edie was a Tortie, like Spook. And they were both very special. We both suffered great losses. I hope they've found each other at the Bridge. Kami -- emayl me at furpods at mindspring dot com |
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KS wrote in
: 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 Thank you, Beverley. I do have two other little lunatics, but Edie was indeed speacial, more intimate than these two, who are special in other ways. I never understood parents who would talk like that about their kids, but now I do! I just realized that Edie was a Tortie, like Spook. And they were both very special. We both suffered great losses. I hope they've found each other at the Bridge. Kami -- emayl me at furpods at mindspring dot com Torties are special. My sister has one, too, except that she's a *negative*! Sort of tan/grey with flecks of black and orange. |
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Bingo wrote:
Thank you, Beverley. I do have two other little lunatics, but Edie was indeed speacial, more intimate than these two, who are special in other ways. I never understood parents who would talk like that about their kids, but now I do! I just realized that Edie was a Tortie, like Spook. And they were both very special. We both suffered great losses. I hope they've found each other at the Bridge. Kami Torties are special. My sister has one, too, except that she's a *negative*! Sort of tan/grey with flecks of black and orange. We have "diluted" Torties here. I never thought much of them until I met Spook. Now I know they are very special. Kami -- emayl me at furpods at mindspring dot com |
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We are sorry for your loss, Miss Violette, for all of us
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 |
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We are sorry for your loss, Miss Violette, for all of us
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 |
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