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Baby
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01-08-2006

Saturday, June 10, 2006 - 9:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Watching,

I am really sorry about your Jade Ling passing on! I love her name, it's beautiful! And she was a very pretty kitty with a soft, peaceful, gentle look about her!

I'm sure you were devastated when you lost her. I know that feeling very well now. Does it get easier for you as time passes? Is it easier to replace the sad, longing thoughts with the happy memories as time goes on? I still burst out crying when I think about my Baby.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 7:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Hmm, thought I posted last night (or did you put this picture elsewhere? Anyway Jade was certainly a gorgeous feline! Glad you were able to share her with us here.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Yes, you did see it and post about it elsewhere Sea!! I posted in the regular cat thread for those who might not come here. :-)

Baby, it gets easier in time. It really does. You never forget them, but time makes the pain less "sharp" and when I got Misha a couple of months later, it really helped. I was so lonely for a kitty. I've had one just about my whole life and I was lost w/o one around. Even though DH kept saying - "You have a dog!" Well, I love my dog too, but it's just not the same. :-)

Baby
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01-08-2006

Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 8:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Thanks Watching,

I know they say time heals lots of things and I guess it does. I just wish it still wasn't so painful. But, I can honestly say it isn't as bad as it was. I still break down and cry when I think of Baby or look at her picture! And I still long for her!

I'm sure having a cat compared to a dog is really different. It's probably different in a lot of ways. I know I can handle a cat. But a dog, that I know I couldn't do.

Maybe you should tell dh you need another kitty friend so she could have someone to play with!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, June 12, 2006 - 9:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Well, for now, she still has the dog to play with so we'll cross that bridge when the time comes. :-)

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, June 16, 2006 - 7:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
(((Hypermom))), I am so so sorry about you losing Sam. Loss is so hard and so sad.

(((Baby))), I know it's so hard. My Cashmere died in Feb and Oreo in April. I'm still crying and it's very hard to read here, but it helps me too. Even though I'm still crying and missing them so much, I do have to say I am better than I was...I think it will get easier. I just washed my sweatshirt that Oreo was laying on when she died. I still haven't washed the pad or anyhing else that was in that bag. (Nothing was soiled.) When Cashmere died, we bought Oreo a new special bed to help keep her old body warm since she wouldn't have Cashmere's body heat anymore. Today I took our dog to get her nails clipped and saw that same bed and actually managed to stroke it once and not cry. (Oreo's bed stayed at the vet, I just couldn't take it home with me from the vet. It was still so new and hadn't been soiled or anything. The vet said she'd find a nice family for it.) Anyway, I think with time it does get better. Oh...I just read that it is getting a little better for you! That's good!

Baby
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01-08-2006

Friday, June 16, 2006 - 8:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Thanks Happymom!

Thanks for your kind words and support! I guess, at times, it seems better. But, other times, I start thinking about Baby or look at her pic and I just burst out crying! It has almost been a month, Happymom and I still long for her so much! I think this truly has been harder on me than a divorce or other really horrible things that have happened in my life!

She was my constant companion 24/7 since she was less than 2 months old. If she wasn't on my chair with me, she would follow me from room to room. Or, at night, she would be in bed with me. When I was in great pain, she would be right there standing on the floor on her back legs on the side of my chair with her little paw resting on my knee just looking up into my eyes. She would just stay there like that for the longest time, until she knew I was alright again!

I never realized I could have that kind of relationship with a cat. To me, it was totally amazing! Baby was truly my family!

I am waiting on my new little one to arrive soon, I hope. But, I keep telling myself I can't go through that again with another little love of a kitty friend! I know I just can't. My heart can't take that kind of hurt and pain again!

But, I also know my new little one has a very good chance of outliving me. I know I need to stop thinking about that sort of thing and just tell myself I will do the best I can do for the little guy and give him as much love as I can. It's easier to say than do, though.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 7:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Ah Baby...good for you telling yourself you will do the best you can. That's all any of us can do.

Baby
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01-08-2006

Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 9:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Thanks Happymom! I keep forgetting you don't have a folder. Looked for one last night and was going to post in it. Wish you had one! Hope you are well!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 3:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    


Eddie, Dog From 'Frasier,' Dies At 16

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Somebodies heart is broken to lose this little sweetie.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 10:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Oh no.

Moose aka Eddie

I remember reading how his son took over the role of Eddie when Moose got older, but that the two didn't get along that well. They also shared - in a way - the role of "Skip" in the movie My Dog Skip, Moose played him as an old man at the very end of the film. Both it and the book are so good, I cried, thinking of my childhood buddy Lafayette.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
I got sad news today from my aunt. When she got home this afternoon, she found her beloved cat, Jasper dead in her yard. Her dogs had gotten out of their pen, and they killed him. She said that when she first saw him lying in the yard, she thought maybe he was just sleeping...there was no blood or anything, but when he didn't come to her when she called...and then she saw the dogs out, she knew something was wrong. I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea about her dogs. They aren't trained to kill and they've never done anything like this before. She believes her dog, Sadie, was the culprit, although the other dog may have joined in. Sadie was a dog she took in after my cousin (Stacey) just kind of abandoned her. Stacey had gotten the dog, then asked if she could keep her in with my aunt's dog until she could get a dog pen for her...and she never took her back. She got married not long after that, has a baby now and just doesn't want the dog. And my aunt is just not the kind of person who'd ever turn an animal out.

Anyway, this is a memorial to Jasper...who was just the sweetest cat, so I'm going to talk about him now and not the dogs. He was a large, fluffy black cat...just beautiful (I asked my aunt to send me a picture I could post here). She rescued him from a very bad home. He belonged to a friend of one of my cousin's. When her parents separated, the cat got left with the father who didn't want it (the mother didn't want him either). He'd leave Jasper alone for long periods of time without food, without fresh water, with a filthy litter box, and he was abusive towards him. The little girl was so afraid that he'd kill the cat, that she begged my aunt to take him in and she did. When she first got him, he was so needy and scared...any time anyone was there, he had to sit right next to them...and he always had to be touching your face. She let him sleep with her and she said she'd wake up with him sitting on her chest, touching her face. But being in a good home, where he was loved and taken care of did wonders for him. He settled in to more normal cat behavior. He was still affectionate, but not overly needy. It was just a complete turnaround, and you'd never have known that he'd had problems in the past. She'd had him for 8 years. His health had been in decline recently, and she really had felt that she wouldn't have him much longer, but we certainly didn't foresee anything like this. She's devastated. Her pets are her babies. Sadly, she has to go out and bury him...she doesn't have anyone to do that for her. I don't know how she's going to handle that. And she is very angry with the dogs right now. She said she was really trying not to treat them too harshly, but it is hard for her, because they killed her baby. I am a bit devastated by this, too. I have spent a lot of time at my aunt's with Jasper and loved him a lot. I haven't seen him in a while and it is hard now knowing that I won't see him again.

Sweetbabygirl
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08-31-2002

Monday, July 24, 2006 - 10:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sweetbabygirl a private message Print Post    
Oh God Cdbga, I'm so sorry....dammit, don't have me crying at work!

As someone who has just lost their best kitty friend a week ago, I can relate with your aunt's devastation.

((((((Cdbga's Aunt))))))...RIP, Jasper

Bandit
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07-29-2001

Monday, July 24, 2006 - 11:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bandit a private message Print Post    
OMG, that is such a horrible story...I'm sorry, Cdbga, for you and for your aunt. My heart goes out to all involved. I just hope Jasper didn't suffer too much, but that's probably asking a lot, given the situation.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, July 24, 2006 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That's very sad. I wonder if the dogs actually directly killed him or if it was more accidental in the sense that they were chasing him around and he had a heart attack or something? The only reason I ask is that you said they had never acted that way before.

Retired
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07-11-2001

Monday, July 24, 2006 - 11:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
(((Cdbga and aunt)))

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, July 24, 2006 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
(((((CDBGA, AUNT, & Jasper)))))

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, July 24, 2006 - 11:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
{{{{{Cdbga, Aunt & Jasper}}}}}} I'm so incredibly sorry.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 3:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the hugs and the kind words. I will pass them along to my aunt. I need to check in with her and see how she is doing. Fortunately, she still has her cat, Tippin, for comfort. My aunt is a pet person and has several cats & the two dogs. But, she's had Tippin & Jasper the longest and since the both live(d) in the house, she is closest to them. Little Tippin (who is probably 10 yrs old, but is a really small cat...not much bigger than a kitten) is very affectionate so I'm sure he'll take good care of her.

Jimmer, I think they were just trying to play with him. My aunt says that the dogs play rough with each other all the time. They are big dogs, but are about the same size, so when they play with each other it isn't a problem. But playing with Jasper was a different story, since they are big dogs. I think I had written that there was no blood, but that was inaccurate...what I meant to say was that from a distance my aunt couldn't see any blood and it looked like Jasper was just laying down. But, when she got closer, she could see that there was some blood...and I think he was just kind of broken. I don't really know a better way to say that. But I don't think their intention was to kill him...I don't know that for sure, but it certainly helps me to think of it that way.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 6:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
That very well could be how it happened Cdbga. When my boys were pups they were already 68 pounds at 6 months, and were very rough when they played.

One day they found a baby bird in the yard (we think it had been washed from its nest in a big rainstorm). I still remember Boomer giving me this look like "watch this....its soooo cool! A squeaky toy!" And then he got a big grin on his face and reached out playfully with his front feet and pounced, making the poor little bird squawk. If it weren't for the poor little bird getting a really raw deal out of the experience, one could almost look at is a comical, the way Boomer responded to it. Boomer was always so cute in his reactions when he found something (or saw someone do something) that he thought was really cool.

Adding my prayers for you all. {{{{Cdbga, Aunt & Jasper}}}}

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Jasper

I'm very sorry, that is such a terrible thing to happen.

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Monday, August 07, 2006 - 4:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
Here's a picture of Jasper that my aunt just emailed to me. It is not the best quality in the world, as it is an old photo that she scanned in, but it is the best we have right now.

Jasper

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 6:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
(((Cdbga, Aunt, and Jasper))) Jasper was very beautiful. I find the part about him having to touch a person's face for comfort when he first was living with your aunt so touching. What a lovely memory. I'm so sorry about his loss.

Bandit
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07-29-2001

Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 9:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bandit a private message Print Post    
What a pretty kitty....I just love black cats.

Rest In Peace, Jasper.