Cory Went to Join His Mom

We took my cat Cory in to be euthanized today. It was, as most of you
understand, a very hard decision to make regarding the timing. But we think it
was time. We took him outside before his appointment and, it was so sad, he
just laid on his side with his head down in the grass as though he was just too
tired to stay upright. As has been my experience in the past, the last 2 days
leading up to this were awful...wondering if I should wait a little longer,
going back and forth second-guessing our decision. Now that it is over, it's
not nearly so bad. Of course, I miss him, it's horrible, 18 years of sleeping
with someone as sweet as him will be hard to do without...but I do feel the
time was right and I'm glad he is free of his deteriorating little body now.
He went very quickly and very gently and didn't seem at all afraid. Here is
the message I sent out about him to family and friends:

Just a month short of his 18th birthday, Cory went to join his mom, Emily, and
his adopted sister, Miles, as well as other kitties and humans who had the
pleasure of knowing him. He left life as he lived it, sweetly and gently. We
will always love him and never forget him and we know that soon the memories of
all the cute and funny things he did for all those years will outweigh the
sadness we feel at his loss. He had a long and happy life but it is never long
enough for those left behind. We hope we will all be together again someday
and, until then, we have another sweet kitty angel watching over us. Goodbye,
sweet Cory.

Candy and Tony, Cory's parents

Candace
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See my cats:
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"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

itter (MacCandace) dumped this in
on 27 Mar 2004:

Goodbye,
sweet Cory.


Candace, my condolences. I also am so proud of you for letting go when it
was time. Cory was so loved and he knows that.

(((((HUGS)))))

--
Cheryl

itter (MacCandace) dumped this in
on 27 Mar 2004:

Goodbye,
sweet Cory.


Candace, my condolences. I also am so proud of you for letting go when it
was time. Cory was so loved and he knows that.

(((((HUGS)))))

--
Cheryl

My condolences - I know how much you loved Cory & how well you took care of
him. And I can empathize, the days leading up to his euthanization -
can be very difficult, but once over with, it's more dealable. I'm glad
that you feel comfortable w/ the timing - that helps, a lot.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"MacCandace" wrote in message
...
We took my cat Cory in to be euthanized today. It was, as most of you
understand, a very hard decision to make regarding the timing. But we
think it
was time. We took him outside before his appointment and, it was so sad,
he
just laid on his side with his head down in the grass as though he was
just too
tired to stay upright. As has been my experience in the past, the last 2
days
leading up to this were awful...wondering if I should wait a little
longer,
going back and forth second-guessing our decision. Now that it is over,
it's
not nearly so bad. Of course, I miss him, it's horrible, 18 years of
sleeping
with someone as sweet as him will be hard to do without...but I do feel
the
time was right and I'm glad he is free of his deteriorating little body
now.
He went very quickly and very gently and didn't seem at all afraid. Here
is
the message I sent out about him to family and friends:

Just a month short of his 18th birthday, Cory went to join his mom, Emily,
and
his adopted sister, Miles, as well as other kitties and humans who had the
pleasure of knowing him. He left life as he lived it, sweetly and gently.
We
will always love him and never forget him and we know that soon the
memories of
all the cute and funny things he did for all those years will outweigh the
sadness we feel at his loss. He had a long and happy life but it is never
long
enough for those left behind. We hope we will all be together again
someday
and, until then, we have another sweet kitty angel watching over us.
Goodbye,
sweet Cory.

Candy and Tony, Cory's parents

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)

My condolences - I know how much you loved Cory & how well you took care of
him. And I can empathize, the days leading up to his euthanization -
can be very difficult, but once over with, it's more dealable. I'm glad
that you feel comfortable w/ the timing - that helps, a lot.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"MacCandace" wrote in message
...
We took my cat Cory in to be euthanized today. It was, as most of you
understand, a very hard decision to make regarding the timing. But we
think it
was time. We took him outside before his appointment and, it was so sad,
he
just laid on his side with his head down in the grass as though he was
just too
tired to stay upright. As has been my experience in the past, the last 2
days
leading up to this were awful...wondering if I should wait a little
longer,
going back and forth second-guessing our decision. Now that it is over,
it's
not nearly so bad. Of course, I miss him, it's horrible, 18 years of
sleeping
with someone as sweet as him will be hard to do without...but I do feel
the
time was right and I'm glad he is free of his deteriorating little body
now.
He went very quickly and very gently and didn't seem at all afraid. Here
is
the message I sent out about him to family and friends:

Just a month short of his 18th birthday, Cory went to join his mom, Emily,
and
his adopted sister, Miles, as well as other kitties and humans who had the
pleasure of knowing him. He left life as he lived it, sweetly and gently.
We
will always love him and never forget him and we know that soon the
memories of
all the cute and funny things he did for all those years will outweigh the
sadness we feel at his loss. He had a long and happy life but it is never
long
enough for those left behind. We hope we will all be together again
someday
and, until then, we have another sweet kitty angel watching over us.
Goodbye,
sweet Cory.

Candy and Tony, Cory's parents

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)

I saw this in a catalog from a company I've ordered things from. I think
I'm going to get one for Marley.

http://tinyurl.com/yvhqm



--
Cheryl

I saw this in a catalog from a company I've ordered things from. I think
I'm going to get one for Marley.

http://tinyurl.com/yvhqm



--
Cheryl

The angel kitty reminds me of "Catwings" (by Ursula LeGuin).

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"MacCandace" wrote in message
...
I saw this in a catalog from a company I've ordered things from. I
think
I'm going to get one for Marley.

http://tinyurl.com/yvhqm



--
Cheryl

That's very nice. I think I will get one. There's enough room on the
personalization lines to put all my departed kitties: Emily, Cory, Miles
on the
first line and a tribute to the departed outdoor kitties on the second
line.
Thank you. Things like that make one feel better.




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)

The angel kitty reminds me of "Catwings" (by Ursula LeGuin).

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"MacCandace" wrote in message
...
I saw this in a catalog from a company I've ordered things from. I
think
I'm going to get one for Marley.

http://tinyurl.com/yvhqm



--
Cheryl

That's very nice. I think I will get one. There's enough room on the
personalization lines to put all my departed kitties: Emily, Cory, Miles
on the
first line and a tribute to the departed outdoor kitties on the second
line.
Thank you. Things like that make one feel better.




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)

In article ,
itter (MacCandace) wrote:

Goodbye, sweet Cory.

I'm so sorry, Candace.

Priscilla