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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 8:27 am
((((Mags&Cricket))))
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 8:32 am
(((Slinky))) (((Mags)))
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Mags
Member
06-26-2001
| Monday, March 27, 2006 - 7:33 am
Thank you everyone for your thoughts! This question might be better in the general cats thread, but as I expected, Cricket has times where she seems to get upset (meowing for no apparent reason or wandering around looking for Tigger). I try to get to her to give her attention, but do you have any thoughts about anything else I can do? She'll eventually get used to being an only child, right? I don't want to get another cat at this point because I don't think it would be fair to her. She's 20 and set in her ways. 
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Monday, March 27, 2006 - 3:41 pm
Mags, I'm sure cats are different, but I've always found that dogs seem to adjust pretty quickly after one dies. I don't know if it was right or not, but I have always made it a point to make sure the surviving dogs saw and/or sniffed the body of the deceased before burial. In my thinking, it is important for them to know that their friend is dead so they don't just go around looking for her and not understanding why they can't find her. I think mine are still a bit sad that Sheba is gone, but at least they know why.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, March 27, 2006 - 8:02 pm
Cricket has times where she seems to get upset (meowing for no apparent reason or wandering around looking for Tigger). I dont know if Cricket ever will stop. My BooBoo still cries out and looks for Sheena (deceased 3yrs ago dog) She does this less regularly now but it still breaks my heart. I got Booboo and Sheena the same day in 1991 from the SPCA. I truly dont remember much about how BooBoo behaved when Sheena needed to be put down (here at home). I am sure she must have known
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:01 pm
Boomer died almost a year and a half ago now. I started sleeping with Boomer's collar under my pillow after he died (a little comfort thing to keep something of his near me), intending to eventually place it in our cedar chest after time went by. Bomba never really looked for him, except for in the "heat of the moment" times (when they'd go outside, or we'd come downstairs or something, Bomba always would pounce on Boomer playfully). But in the last few months, Bomba's gone and checked under my pillow every morning to nuzzle/lick Boomer's collar. Since Bomba started this morning ritual, I've decided to leave it there for as long as neccessary. Its sort of like, when we get up in the morning Bomba just goes over to the collar to tell his brother "good morning" or something. Its really very sweet.
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Mags
Member
06-26-2001
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 5:40 am
That's sweet Who! Thanks for the info everyone.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2006 - 8:55 am
Oh Slinky, Oh Mags, I'm so so sorry for you both. Hugs to you both and your families too. Mags, sorry to hear about Cricket. I so wish we could explain to our animals. Cashmere died on 2/14, now Oreo seems to be finally getting used to life without her sister. Even our vet suggested maybe trying a kitten for Oreo but she is 19, an old lady like Cricket. I think a new kitten or cat would be too stressful on Oreo, but she was never around another animal besides Cashmere, they were littermates. I still haven't cleaned the heating pad cover they both slept on that Oreo now sleeps on. It really has a lot of hair on it, but I didn't want to remove Cashmere's scent. I thought it might help Oreo.
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Mags
Member
06-26-2001
| Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 8:08 pm
Hi Happymom. Thanks for the thoughts and I'm sorry about Cashmere. I tried to give Cricket the sweatshirt that I was wearing when I put Tigger down...I think it really confused her, so I took it away. She seems to be doing okay now...she has a few moments when she seems a little depressed, but they are getting fewer as the weeks go on -- thank goodness.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, April 10, 2006 - 7:37 am
Hi Mags, I am glad to hear that Cricket is doing okay. I hope you are too.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 9:20 am
 Sheba and Tigger 
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 3:54 pm
We let our beloved Sophie go today. This morning she wouldn't let me out of her sight and if she woke up and I wasn't there she would cry. We took her to the vets this afternoon, I was hoping in my heart that he would give her stronger pain meds but he said the cancer was moving into her lungs. I got to hold her when her heart stopped. We brought her home and buried her under a plum tree wrapped in her blanket. It is so hard to think she is gone.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 4:49 pm
I am so sorry, SG. This has been a very sad day for you. Sophie was blessed that you loved her so much to spare her any further pain.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 5:25 pm
I am so sorry Granny. Unfortunately, I know just how you feel. My heart still aches for my Ivy. I am thinking about you. It is so sad to have to say goodbye to our beloved pets.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 5:30 pm
{{{{{Granny}}}}}
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 6:12 pm
(((Supergran))) my heart goes out to you
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Joely
Member
09-24-2005
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 6:33 pm
Supergranny. I'm thinking about you. That is such a hard thing to go through. I have my sammy burried under a tree in our backyard. I think it helped a lot. Big hugs.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 6:49 pm
Supergranny, I am very sorry to hear that, and my very best thoughts are with you.
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Hussy
Member
08-06-2004
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 7:47 pm
SO Sorry to hear that , Granny... my thoughts and prayers are with you....Cin
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Penguingirl
Member
01-26-2006
| Friday, April 14, 2006 - 10:06 pm
((Granny)) Bless you. Someone once told me the depth of your sorrow is equal to the depth of your love. It helped me, I hope somehow it will help you too.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 5:26 am
Mags and SG, Thinking of you. I'm sure they both had wonderful lives with you.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 5:45 am
I am so sorry over your loss, this kind of thing is so hard to bear, its almost unbearable. Keep us posted on how you are coping.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 6:19 am
SG, so sorry about poor Sophie. You know though, that she's over the Rainbow Bridge playing with all the other missed TVCH furbabies.
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 9:51 am
(((( Supergranny & Sophie )))) My deepest sympathy to you, Supergranny. I just caught up on the dog thread yesterday, and noted that Sophie's pain meds were working pretty good. It's good that she did not have to endure too much suffering. In case you wonder, you did the right thing.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 10:19 am
(((SuperG))) (((to Sophie over the Rainbow Bridge))) and (((to your DH and Lucee too))) I am so so sorry to hear about you losing sweet Sophie, I loved her little face in your photos. Take care.
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