My 17 year old Cat is dying. I just need to vent.
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Pottedplant | Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 11:56 am     I agree with so much that has been posted here & I cannot add anything except (((((Ginger & Mitzi))))) |
Twiggyish | Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 07:47 pm     I'm so sorry Ginger. That lady might be right. You'll see. |
Cricket | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 08:09 pm     Ginger, here is a website page that helped me after the loss of my dog in September. I hope it is of help to you. http://www.behaviour-problems.freeserve.co.uk/2/Grieving/grieving.htm I've been thinking of you and hope you are doing okay. |
Hummingbird | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 09:24 pm     I lost my cat this past February and I am still not over it. My husband and I were just remarking how fun it was to watch him crouch and stare at the Christmas train that runs around our tree every year as if he was going to pounce at any minute. He said, "The train isn't as much fun this year without Chuck." People have told us to get another cat but there will never be another Chuck and he can't be replaced. |
Whoami | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 09:36 pm     My sister, her SO, and my neice just lost their dog (Bear) a few minutes ago. She was fine a few days ago, then started throwing up. They went to vet today, and were going to do emergency exploratory surgery in the morning. Vet called and said Bear was having difficulty breathing, and since there would be nobody at the clinic overnight, they should take her home and either watch her close, or take her to an overnight emergency vet. Bear started seizing a little over an hour ago, and my neice called while en-route to let us know they were taking Bear to the emergency vet. I called less than a half hour ago, and Bear has passed away. Please send your vibes to my sister and her household as they grieve over the loss of dear Bear. On top of all that, their other dog, Warshawski has just completed a couple of months of chemotherapy. They thought she was the one they needed to worry about. RIP Bear.  |
Whoami | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 10:26 pm     Hope it was okay to put this here in Mitzi's original thread. Seems like this is a good thread for pet grieving. |
Halfunit | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 10:45 pm     {{{Whoami - Family - Bear}}} |
Weinermr | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 10:49 pm     {{{{{Whoami}}}}} |
Ginger1218 | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 08:34 am     {{{{{Whoami}}}}} I am so sorry to hear this. Poor Bear, and your poor sister. I am still devastated. I am going on, as I have to, but I just miss her terribly. Everyone is trying to get me to get another cat, (company for Spanky), but I am extremely resistant. I don't know if I ever will get another. Right now I cannot even think about it. Whoami, I gladly share Mitzi's thread with anyone who is grieving for a loving pet. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 11:54 am     ((((Whoami, Sister, SO, Niece, Bear)))))  |
Whoami | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 12:41 pm     Thank you Halfunit, Weiner, Ginger and Squared. My sister already knows what a special group of people are here. I'll pass your words on to her. Ginger, if another cat is meant to come in to your life, it will. And you will know when you are ready. No need to feel like you need to comply to pressure from others. Cats are loners by nature. I'm sure Spanky is just fine for the moment. I'm sure Bear is honored to share Mitzi's thread. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Mitzi was there to meet Bear at the Rainbow Bridge, to give her a tour first hand! |
Pamy | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 01:46 pm     Hummingbird...I know how you feel, our pets are just like people, we grieve and miss them always. {{{Hummingbird and DH) Whoami..thoughts are with your sister, so, and niece, and I hope their other dog makes a full recovery |
Ginger1218 | Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 12:15 pm     I went out and bought a new (I guess you would call it an urn) for Mitzi's ashes. It is a porcelain heart with beautiful flowers on it. I am going to have a plaque made for it. Also, I blew up a picture of her and am making a little area for her in my living room. And some people may think this is weird, but somebody recommended that I put in my Will or somewhere,that I want her ashes buried with me when I go. Is that sick? Am I crazy for wanting that? Sometimes, I feel that I am not yet in my right mental state? I had mentioned that to someone and they looked at me like I had 12 heads. Was it me or them??? Also, Whoami, how is your sister and her other dog? |
Whoami | Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 12:51 pm     Ginger, you are not nuts for wanting to have Mitzi's ashes buried with you. I've actually heard of that before! You can do anything you want, and if someone else thinks you are weird, the heck with them. They don't have to be buried with you, so it shouldn't bother them at all! Sis, SO and niece are hanging in there. They say it's hard to get into the Christmas spirit. They got Bear's ashes back yesterday, so at least she's back home for Christmas. Warshawski is doing fine after Chemo, but now they have to worry if they will go through this with her (the vet thinks Bear had cancer also, but it went to her brain, and it never showed any signs until it was too late). Also, their other dog (they still have two), Romo is fine. He had Parvo about two years ago. Sheila (my sis's SO) is just befuddled. She say's Romo and Shawski had second chances with thier life threatening dramas, so why didn't Bear get a second chance? This is Sheila's second loss of a pet. My sister's first. They aren't so sure how to get through it. I've been through it 8 times. The pain gets easier to deal with, but I still tear up when I think of them. But the best thing to do is get to the point where you can smile and laugh at all the silly things they used to do. All I know is. I/we must have done something very right in our lives, to be entrusted with such special furry friends. We were truly blessed to have them in our lives. The end is almost too painful to bear. But the years they gave us were so enriched and fulfilling, it's worth it. To the 8 who have left our household in the past. I still think of you often: Tinker, Panda, Blackie, Honey Bear, Tiger, Sandrat, Princess, Josie. I love you and miss you, but will look for you at the Rainbow Bridge. |
Spygirl | Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 03:44 pm     I wrote a tribute to my cocker spaniel, Jessie, in the Caring Place thread that I wanted to share with my TVCH family. We seem to have lost our dog threads and the previous "Rainbow Bridge" thread, so I created a new one. Rainbow Bridge |
Pottedplant | Friday, December 27, 2002 - 04:16 am     \I hope Bear is at rainbow bridge, & Bears humans are feeling Ok, or at least as ok as can be right now. Ginger, I think if you want Mitzi buried with you, then its a great idea. Why not? |
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