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He died today.
Oh, no, I'm so sorry. Poor baby. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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He died today.
Oh, no, I'm so sorry. Poor baby. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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In article , itter says... He died today. Oh, no, I'm so sorry. Poor baby. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) Thank you Candace... It's now 3:42 and I still can't sleep so have got up again to surf as otherwise I am just lying in my bed thinking "If only I had done such and such, etc, etc" I've had him since he was only about 6/8 weeks old. Sorry to keep going on about him but he was a special boy. Vet didn't think he had much chance when I acquired him from a farm; worms, fleas - you name it he had it but here we are 14 years later... :O) Mermaid |
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in article , The Mermaid at
wrote on 9/11/04 7:37 PM: In article , says... "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... He died today. SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB I am SOOOOO sorry Cats are VERY good at hiding illness and he was a senior citizen kitty. It sounds like he lived very well up until the end. I just wanted to add that I hope Mermaid will share photos and stories of him with us. When my cat died many people in RL made me feel odd because I was grieving "as though I had lost a member of my family." I HAD lost a member of my family. But many people here understand. Thank you for that - I do feel like I've lost a member of my family. It's my 8th wedding anniversary on Tuesday and there have always been just the three of us. :O) Have to remember the special times we all had together. He had the most beautiful blue eyes. It's 1:35am here so I guess I should at least try to sleep. Thank you so much for making me feel 'normal' about grieving for my 'baby'... Thank you all for understanding. Goodnight & God bless Mermaid Not only do we understand he was a member of the family but there are studies that prove it is perfectly normal. I hope you can sleep and salvage some of your anniversary. Remember, your boy doesn't want you to feel bad. He is healthy again. |
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in article , The Mermaid at
wrote on 9/11/04 7:37 PM: In article , says... "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... He died today. SOB SOB SOB SOB SOB I am SOOOOO sorry Cats are VERY good at hiding illness and he was a senior citizen kitty. It sounds like he lived very well up until the end. I just wanted to add that I hope Mermaid will share photos and stories of him with us. When my cat died many people in RL made me feel odd because I was grieving "as though I had lost a member of my family." I HAD lost a member of my family. But many people here understand. Thank you for that - I do feel like I've lost a member of my family. It's my 8th wedding anniversary on Tuesday and there have always been just the three of us. :O) Have to remember the special times we all had together. He had the most beautiful blue eyes. It's 1:35am here so I guess I should at least try to sleep. Thank you so much for making me feel 'normal' about grieving for my 'baby'... Thank you all for understanding. Goodnight & God bless Mermaid Not only do we understand he was a member of the family but there are studies that prove it is perfectly normal. I hope you can sleep and salvage some of your anniversary. Remember, your boy doesn't want you to feel bad. He is healthy again. |
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in article , The Mermaid at
wrote on 9/11/04 9:45 PM: In article , itter says... He died today. Oh, no, I'm so sorry. Poor baby. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) Thank you Candace... It's now 3:42 and I still can't sleep so have got up again to surf as otherwise I am just lying in my bed thinking "If only I had done such and such, etc, etc" I've had him since he was only about 6/8 weeks old. Sorry to keep going on about him but he was a special boy. Vet didn't think he had much chance when I acquired him from a farm; worms, fleas - you name it he had it but here we are 14 years later... :O) Mermaid You can't worry about the ifs. 14 is a ripe age. Some live longer, some don't get very long with us at all. He did not suffer and that is very good. Cats are extremely good at hiding illness. Do not blame yourself. |
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in article , The Mermaid at
wrote on 9/11/04 9:45 PM: In article , itter says... He died today. Oh, no, I'm so sorry. Poor baby. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) Thank you Candace... It's now 3:42 and I still can't sleep so have got up again to surf as otherwise I am just lying in my bed thinking "If only I had done such and such, etc, etc" I've had him since he was only about 6/8 weeks old. Sorry to keep going on about him but he was a special boy. Vet didn't think he had much chance when I acquired him from a farm; worms, fleas - you name it he had it but here we are 14 years later... :O) Mermaid You can't worry about the ifs. 14 is a ripe age. Some live longer, some don't get very long with us at all. He did not suffer and that is very good. Cats are extremely good at hiding illness. Do not blame yourself. |
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"The Mermaid" wrote: I just wanted to add that I hope Mermaid will share photos and stories of him with us. When my cat died many people in RL made me feel odd because I was grieving "as though I had lost a member of my family." I HAD lost a member of my family. But many people here understand. Thank you for that - I do feel like I've lost a member of my family. Because you have. He was a member of your family, just not a human member. Many times the animal members are more comforting and loving than the human members. It's my 8th wedding anniversary on Tuesday and there have always been just the three of us. :O) Have to remember the special times we all had together. Yeah, that's the way. But you will be heartsore for a long time. It has been three years since my Gnarly died at 20 and I still tear up when I look at her pictures. And she wasn't really very nice. She was just MINE for 20 years and I was hers. I can still feel her soft fur and smell her nice "clean and warm" smell when I snuggled with her---to me just as nice as that of a baby, but no milky-baby powder smell! He had the most beautiful blue eyes. It's 1:35am here so I guess I should at least try to sleep. Thank you so much for making me feel 'normal' about grieving for my 'baby'... You are better than normal! The norm is that people don't usually love pets quite as much or as deeply--as you do. Something for you to be proud of. You have a big heart. Your boy knew that and knew you did your best to take care of him. Be good to yourself and tell us all about him to help your heart heal. (When you create love it never truly dies. I really think that. The way you felt about him and he about you made a piece of the world a better place and goes on.) |
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