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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Monday, October 23, 2006 - 1:39 pm
I'm sorry for all of you who have recently lost your pets. October 2 was one year since I lost Alex, who had been the sweetest baby dog in the whole world. I still miss her, too.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 9:24 am
Calamity Cat 1990 - November 20, 2006 Love and miss you.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 9:26 am
oh, calamity, i am so sorry! wow, 16 years is a good long time. hugs to you and your family.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 9:41 am
So sorry Calamity. Sixteen years is a lot of joy but it is never ever long enough.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 10:35 am
((((((Calamity & Calamity Cat))))))

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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 10:51 am
(((Calamity))) I am sorry for your loss.
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Baby
Member
01-08-2006
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 2:06 pm
Calamity, I am so sorry to hear that your kitty passed over Rainbow Bridge! I know how painful and hard this loss can be and have found it gets a bit easier as time goes by. You were very lucky to have had your friend for such a long time. They may no longer be with you physically, but they will never leave your heart, that I am sure of!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 7:18 pm
(((Calamity)))
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 7:21 pm
Calamity, I am thinking of you...
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 7:32 pm

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Mags
Member
06-26-2001
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 8:31 pm
Calamity, I am so sorry for your loss. I'll tell Tigger to be on the look out for a new face in heaven!
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Pamplemousse
Member
09-28-2003
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 9:29 pm
Calamity So sorry to hear of your loss! Losing a fur baby is so hard.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 3:15 am
(((((Calamity))))) I'm so sorry to hear that your sweet Calamity Cat has passed on.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 8:11 am
I'm seeing all the other TVCH kittys at the Rainbow Bridge welcoming Calamity with open paws.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 8:59 am
{{{Calamity and CalamityCat}}} I'm so sorry. I'm glad you had all those years but the time is never long enough, I say with a huge lump in my throat and tear in my eye as Critter approaches 18.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 12:59 pm
You're all so kind, thank you. Calamity Cat was my mom's cat but I was still very attached to her myself. Her mama, Spot, was a barn cat from down the road who decided my parents' storage building was the perfect place to have her kittens (one guess as to who was the sucker who had first welcomed Spot to our yard a few months earlier). The rest of my family didn't realize the kittens were there at first (and by then I had already returned to school which is why I'm not sure exactly when Calamity was born - I think it was either late January or February). When my mom told me they found them, I just had to go home that weekend to see them. It was snowy out and there were three black & white fluffballs nestled snuggly in an old wooden box filled with straw. Spot was purring proudly nearby. She always was the most devoted mama. A little while after the kittens were born, she moved them back to her own barn (it must have been quite a trek for a little calico cat, carrying three babies all that way). But then one night, my parents discovered her back on their deck, meowing frantically. She had one little tuxedo kitten with her, who had climbed part way up the screen door. It turned out our neighbors had given away the other two kittens and I guess Spot was trying to "save" her last baby. We ended up adopting both Spot and the kitten. The kitten's original name was Sabrina but my parents decided "Calamity" was a better fit (it was an old nickname of mine too). She was quite the character. She had to be put to sleep when her kidneys shut down. Even though she was almost 17, it was something of a shock because apart from a recurring problem with her right eye, she was in perfect health. Her coat was still so plush and glossy, her good eye clear and bright. She may have been a little frailer but still very active and social. The past couple years, she had "something" growing on her eye (up in the socket). The doctor removed the tissue a couple times but wasn't sure what it was. This spring, the last time she operated, she began to suspect it may be cancer. I was devastated by that possibility, of course, but they finally had enough tissue to biopsy and discovered it was a chronic infection instead (but from what, we don't know). The week before Thanksgiving she suddenly got sick and when we took her to the vet, they said she had an infection common to older cats that had affected her kidney and liver. She was kept at the vet's for several days and given treatment but was failing and my mom made the decision to put her to sleep. I was there to say goodbye but had to step out when it came time. My parents were there though. Now my mom is concerned the infection from her eye was related to the one that affected her kidneys. She was only given a topical antibiotic for her eye and I'm wondering what if she had been given something stronger? It just tears me up to think something could have saved her... Thank you again for listening and caring.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 3:05 pm
Dogdoc, what's your take on the last paragraph of the above entry?
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 6:03 pm
OG, I got your message in my folder.Kidney problems are common in older cats. As the cat ages, the kidneys age and they are unable to perform well at getting rid of toxins. The cat may be urinating but not have the detoxifying function. I doubt that an infection in the eye caused the problem. Abscessed teeth are a common source of bacterial infection that spreads to the heart and kidneys.I would guess that is was just more the normal aging process.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 6:05 pm
Thanks, DD, that should give some solace to Calamity.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 10:09 pm
(((Calamity)))
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 10:41 am
Waylan went to Rainbow Bridge yesterday. He was the kitten found in trash at my work, we rescued him, bottle feed him, then he went to my friends house for a month to be with her mama kitty that feed him. he came back to us and became part of our family. Our other cats welcomed him and loved him. Bill found him and said he thinks he was hit by car...I didnt ask details....there is an old lady across street that kept complaining he was in her yard and she has birds (well, duh!) ...we tried to keep him from going over there, put bell on him to scare birds, but it is nature. My friend made me feel so guilty when I told her...she didnt say sorry just said 'thats why my cat never goes outside'......well, if we only had 1 then that would be possible, but we have rescued so many that it impossible to keep them all inside...plus they were all outside cats before we got them. We have outside cats our whole life and this is only the 2nd time this has happened. I dont know why God took him from us so soon, I just hope we made his short little life the best it could be. My heart is broken, we saved him but couldnt keep him safe. I just pray he didnt suffer and that he knows we loved him with all our hearts. (((Waylon)))
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 11:21 am
Aww, Pamy. While I'm a big believer in inside cats, for heaven's sake.. you gave Waylon the life he had! You took a little life that had been abandonned and you gave him food and love and even a foster catmom! You, Bill and Dylan are simply angels for all of those cats and dogs you have fostered and loved. And Waylon would be the first to tell you all that and more! {{{Waylon}}} {{{Pamy, Sirbill, Dylan}}}
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 11:27 am
(((Waylon))) (((Pamy and Family)))
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 11:52 am
awww, I'm sorry to hear this, Pamy. Your friend was not nice to you with her comment. Try not to let that make you feel badly. You rescued the poor thing and as you said...it is nature. Take care.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 12:06 pm
I'm going to kick your friends azz.
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