Beloved Pets Memorial Thread

[Ginner WTluv]

It's been a while since i started any kind of thread, and if something like this has already been done, please, feel free to close this, but i thought it might be a good idea. I had some bad news on Monday. One of my three dogs, two of which were living with my mum, was hit by a car on monday morning and killed.... as i'm sure many of you can imagine, i was beside myself. And, honestly, still am. It was an incredible shock and an incredible upset. Bobby was 6. Would have been 7 in September, and as most pets do, he became like a family member. He was wonderful, if not a little bossy towards my other dogs at time, and i know that he'll be greatly missed by myself, and all of my family. And i'm sure, in time, i'll be able to look back and remember the 'good times'. For now, all i can do is reassure myself that he was happy and well loved when he was alive, and that he felt now pain before he passed.

I know that many of the kittens have, or have had pets, and so i thought making a thread to remember loved pets that have passed would be a good idea. Once again, if this has already been addressed before, or if the mods feel this isn't the right place, feel free to close the thread.



~ Jen

Helen - Oh please Nikki, be serious!

Nikki - I want to make love you to all night long... is that serious enough?

** Helen and Nikki in "Bad Girls" **

[Krazy Dreamer]

I’m so sorry to hear of your loss, Jen. I know how hard it is to lose a pet. I just lost a kitten a couple months ago, but I know it’s even harder when you have had a pet for a few years. And you’re right, our pets become such a huge part of our lives, that they do become a part of our families. So I would like to send my sincerest condolences to you and your family.



For my part, I have lost so many pets over the years, but the ones that stand out in my mind are my dogs Sandy, a chow/german shepherd mix, and Cubby, basically just a medium-sized mutt, but so cute and friendly, he was white with black spots, so I sometimes called him a dalmation, even though he had no real dalmation blood in him.



And the cats that stand out most in my mind are Mickey, orange and white, and the most intelligent and mischievous cat I have ever met. He could open doors by jumping up and turning the knob using both paws. He was also fond of opening cupboard doors. And once, when he had gotten accidentally locked out during a snowstorm, he broke a window and jumped through without a scratch. To this day, I have no idea how he managed to break that window. He was also very sweet and affectionate. When he was a kitten he used to sleep on my neck. Unfortunately this became uncomfortable and suffocating as he got bigger, but that didn’t stop him from trying. He liked to lick my face like a dog too, so I nicknamed him Lickey. And let me tell you, cat tongues are not quite so soft as dog tongues. But overall he was a great pet, but one day when he was around three years old, he just didn’t come home. I searched and searched for him, but never found him. I lost him over ten years ago, and I still think about him and miss him to this day.



Some other cats worth mentioning are Puff Puff, nicknamed Puffy,. She was my huntress cat. Even from a very small age, she liked to play and attack my hands. I have so many scars from her biting and scratching me. She once killed a mole in the backyard who was bigger than she was. We basically grew up together, and she was the most loyal cat I have ever had. After I moved out of my mom’s house, she wouldn’t even go inside the house unless I was home visiting. I’m not sure why she did this, but I always felt bad like she thought I had abandoned her when I went to college.



Actually this is becoming a book so I’ll just mention some of the other cats I have lost who stand out by name and description, Koala, a siamese cat, Orphan, black and white with unusual white stripes on his face, Fluffy, a beautiful long-haired charcoal gray tomcat, Cheetah, a light gray cat with cheetah-type markings who ran extremely fast, and Gray Puff, nicknamed Grapes or Grapey who was the spitting image of her father Fluffy, but with short hair and much smaller.



I’m actually currently working on an on-line memorial photo album for my beloved pets. Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures of all of them.

"Some men see things as they are and say,'why?' I dream things that never were and say, 'why not?'"

- Robert F. JFK

Edited by: Krazy Dreamer at: 6/16/04 12:43 pm

[wolfwynd]

The pet that sticks most in my mind is my guinea pig Mallen (named after the Catherine Cookson book - "The Mallen Streak" as he had a white streak down his nose) - he quickly became one of the family and I lost him about 3 years ago to a tumour in his stomach. I also loved my guinea pig called Pepsi, she died about 2 years ago at the age of 5. We nicknamed her Houdini as she loved to escape from everything we put her in outside her cage and hide under things - man the time we spent trying to find and catch her once she'd escaped!

"Love and hate... the only two emotions one does with complete and utter abandon... both consue fully..." - me

[Willowtara19]

, kittens



I'm so sorry for your loss, Jen. The other day I saw a dog get hit and killed by a car in front of her own owner.....I hate it when that happens



The last 2 days, we've suffered a really bad and huge change in temperature....we're up to 42ºC (108 F) now This change was so sudden too, and Spike, my lil canary, couldn't take it, and we found him dead in his cage, yesterday, at lunch time And today, I still went to check on him, guess I'm not used to him not being here and singing every morning to wake us up and when we whispered to him.....



I hate summer in here coz of this changes, even people (older people, young ones who get dizzy and have accidents) die



At least, I can say I just fainted this morning Nothing else or serious, thank god







Vero (aka Willowtara19)

"The heart rules the mind" Alison Krauss, That kind of love

"Baby, I'm too lost in you, caught in you, lost in everything about you, so deep...." Too lost in you (Sugababes) Mine and my baby's song....I love you so much, baby

[Gatito Grande]

Hugs to everyone who's lost a pet recently---



My losses are in no way recent, but I still miss 'em: Mitzi, the lab mix of my childhood and teens, and Sasha, the lab of my teens and early adulthood. They've been gone 24 and 18 years, respectively, but they live on in my memories. And then there was Bro, my brother's sweet old Golden Retriever mix, who died just last year.



GG Kind of have a thing for retrievers . . . Out



I really shouldn't harp on my deceased-marriage (but since what would have been our 10-year anniversary is coming up soon, it might be inevitable), but El Rat Bastard-o* was supposed to get me a puppy (guess what kind? ) when I graduated. Yet another punted promise.



*No offense to rodent owners!

[Pixie Muso]

I'm so sorry for your loss Jen,



it will in fact be the one year anniversary of my baby boy's passing this coming Thursday, 24th June. Benson was a gorgeous German Shepherd, 10 years old when he passed away. He'd had him just under 7 years. We adopted him from the Animal Welfare League when he was 3. He died of lymphnodic cancer, none of which showed on any of the ultrasounds we had done. He left behind a loving family, including a little / big brother, Joey, a long haired chiuauah of the same age. Joey is still with us.



Unfortunately, I witnessed a animal hit and run a few weeks ago. I was walking to the train station from uni with my partner ... I'm sorry, I don't feel that I can re-tell the story right now.



Keep safe Jen. I'll pray for you and your puppies.



~Nancy. xoxo

"If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to work: 'Hello. Can't work today, still queer.'" - Robin Tyler, comedian

[willowtaracrazydude]

i've lost a couple namely:

brusky, bartles, chubby & prince.

so my deep condolences to those of you who have just gone through the pains of the loss.

Willow & Tara rocks my world!

[shadowygirl]

I just lost a dog a few weeks ago , I had him since I was little I was about 6 or 7 when we got him I am now 19 , its strange I knew he was sick but it doesn't make it any easier and loosing him hurt more then loosing some family members I know that sounds horrible to say but it is true ..



Oddly since he died my other dog Snoopy whom is only about 4 and was raised around him shes been totally lost , she doesn't eat , all she does is sleep and mop around its so heart breaking to watch her ... Does Anyone know what to do for a greving Dog ????



Luv April

P.S. to all who have lost an animal My heart goes out to you ...

[ichi chan]

I'm sorry for your loss. There isn't really much to say to someone who's suffered a loss like taht of a pet. They give such unconditional love and trust that once they're gone things are always so different.



I too lost an animal, this past fall. A grey cat named Zach. I'd had him since before I was born, in fact, and he meant quite a bit to me. We had to have him put to sleep at the age of 17 because of numerious problems, the worst of which would have to be kidney failure. Although we now have another cat (another grey longhaired named Alistaire) and a new puppy (just this past week named Anyanka), the house will never be the same again.

"Great, I s-s-stutter even in my t-thoughts..." - my role play character Tara.

[SJ]

My two dogs died a few years ago,I stll miss them loads so I can understand.

As your other dog is grieving,I went through a similar experience.

We had to wash all our clothes so my dog couldn't smell the scent of my other dog,it helped a bit.

[Urn of Osiris]

This morning was horribly scary.



We had a fluffy kitty named lightning. She was my oldest son's cat, very soft and very cuddly friendly. I'm not a cat lover but she was a sweetie.



I woke this morning to find her horribly dismembered. I can't even describe the viscious way she died. I have to believe that something attacked her. It was the most tramatic thing to find. She lay just outside the safety of the garage.



I'm so thankful that my children are sloppy. If their bedroom hadn't needed a good cleaning my youngest son might have discovered this sight. I can't even begin to think about how traumatized he would have been by seeing this. He loves these kitties and as of yet is unaware of her demise. I know he's going to be very sad. I hated scooping her up. blech



So that's my sad kitty death. I hope there will not be anything like that for me again.

Urn of Osiris"All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the Web of Life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."

[skittles]

Oh, Urnie!! Lots & Lots of hugs!!



I'm glad the kids didn't see this either... but I'm sad that you did have to see it & deal with it.

skittles



"You are a child of the universe,

no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here." Desiderata, Max Erhmann

[shadowygirl]

SJ thank you for the good idea to hel snoopy and Urnie I'm sorry that is horrible and so sad for the poor kitty as well as your kids *lots of hugs*



Luv April

[Livelomaniac87]

All the these stories are really sad, and my sympathy to anyone who has lost a pet.



The only pets that I've ever had (2 kitties) both passed away only 1 month apart of each other.

One of the cats I had had since I was 4, and the other since I was 10 (17 now).

The older one became ill and died of natural causes in a vets office a week before Christmas. The younger one was mauled to death by these horrible dogs that run loose (which is illegal where I live) every night. We've called animal patrol but they've never come...



'I wait for you to understand, 'cause we need each other, we gotta love each other...'

[Krazy Dreamer]

Hey Urn, I'm so sorry to hear about your son's cat. What an awful way to discover her! But I have to agree that it is a really good thing your children did not find her instead. Still, it’s horrible when beloved pets die, especially in such a violent manner. My thoughts are with you and your children. I also wanted to send my sincere condolences to all the other Kittens who have lost a pet recently, (or even not so recently).

"Some men see things as they are and say,'why?' I dream things that never were and say, 'why not?'"

- Robert F. JFK

[Urn of Osiris]

Thank you all for such kindness. It really was a haunting sight. It freaked me out. Knowing how I'm feeling, seeing those images just confirms what a blessing it was to be the one to find her.



I send out a warm hug to those that feel such a loss in losing a pet.

Urn of Osiris"All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the Web of Life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."

[Pudds]

Our Penny was a Corgi - Jack Russell cross, with thick stumpy front legs and skinny bandy back legs. She looked like a Corgi with the trademark beautiful white flash of hair on her chest.



I was nine when she arrived...6 weeks old and small enough to fit in my hand and I was twenty six when I took her to the vets for the last time...frail and ready to rest.



Seventeen years is a long time and I still miss her eight years later. I often catch myself about to offer a piece of food to the eager mouth sitting by my chair, only to rememebr that she's gone.



Having a pet while I was growing up had a hugely positive affect on me and I'll always be grateful that I shared my childhood with her.

[Triscuit7]

In some ways it's not been a good year for us.



Today, Darcy and I took Macbeth to the vet for the final time to be put to sleep. He's survived with cancer for the past 18 months after undergoing radiation therapy. This July he developed another kind of cancer (lymphoma) and had been having chemo-therapyon a weekly basis. Over the past week he declined fairly rapidly until the middle of last night, we realized that it was enough. Like Mog he was "tired from the tip of her nose to the tip of her tail" ("Good-bye Mog" by Judith Kerr) and it was time to die. We took him to our regular vet, and he passed away very quickly and quietly. Because Macbeth had been through so much, we have allowed his oncologist at VHUP to perform an autopsy.



The memories he has given us are good ones...even the ones of his last illness. We'll get his ashes back in the next few weeks, and we'll place them with those of his best friend, Maggie (who died on New Year's Day). They were wonderful cats and we miss them both.



Ciao, Melissa

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Do something totally irrational and let the enemy think himself to death. (Pyanfar Chanur)

[SySnootles]

I can't believe I have completely overlooked this thread for so long. My deepest condolences to all of you. I understand how hard it is to lose such a beloved family member.



I've been lucky enough to have not lost any non-human family members within the past few years, but I did lose my best friend in 1992. He was a wonderful border collie named Pete, and he became a member of our family in 1980 when I was 6. He was an incredible dog, and I will miss him forever.



Shortly after he passed away (he was put do sleep peacefully because of a fast acting cancer), Ann Landers ran this short "essay" in her column. It specifically references a dog, but I'm sure the sentiment can easily be extended towards any animal which had blessed our lives for any period of time.



DOGS DON’T HAVE SOULS, DO THEY?



        I remember bringing you home. You were so small and cuddly with your tiny paws and soft fur.

        You bounced around the room with eyes flashing and ears flopping. Once in a while you’d let out a little yelp to let me know this was your territory.

        Making a mess of the house and chewing on everything in sight became a passion, and when I scolded you, you just put your head down and looked up at me with those innocent eyes as if to say: “I’m sorry, but I’ll do it again as soon as you’re not watching.”

        As you got older, you protected me by looking out the window and barking at everyone who walked by.

        When I had a tough day at work, you would be waiting for me with your tail wagging just to say, “Welcome home. I missed you.” You never had a bad day and I could always count on you to be there for me.

        When I sat down to read the paper and watch TV, you would hop on my lap looking for attention. You never asked for anything more than to have me pat your head so you could go to sleep with your head over my leg.

        As you got older, you moved around more slowly. Then one day, old age finally took its toll, and you couldn’t stand on those wobbly legs anymore. I knelt down and patted you lying there, trying to make you young again. You just looked up at me as if to say you were old and tired and that after all these years of not asking for anything, you had to ask me to do one last favor.

        With tears in my eyes, I drove you one last time to the vet. One last time you were lying next to me.

        For some strange reason you were able to stand up in the animal hospital – perhaps it was your sense of pride.

        As the vet led you away, you stopped for an instant, turned your head and looked at me as if to say, “Thank you for taking care of me.”

        I thought, “No – thank YOU for taking care of ME.”





By Charles B. Wells Jr.

Palmyra, NY



(From an Ann Landers column, printed in the Milwaukee Journal, 1992)

Catie



When I'm 130 years old, I want a pill that makes me so happy and so unself-conscious and so randy I'm willing to make love to my fuzzy bed slippers on my front lawn and yodel at the same time. -- Scott Adams from Dilbert and the way of the Weasel

[good2cats]

Hi Melissa,
I wish to send you and Darcy my deepest condolences for the passing of your beloved Macbeth.It sounds like the poor dear put up a valiant fight.Cats are such wise and noble creatures and they enrich our lives so much.In many cases they are like our children.I know that I prefer my cats to many of my human relatives.When I lost my Siamese Cleo to cancer in February I it was worse than when my mother died.Cats love you unconditionally,well if you remember where the can opener is and how to use it,so there absence is severely felt.You all take care and hold your remaining fur kids close it does help.I made it through with to help of my two remaining cats(Isis and Holstein)
Be well,Karen

[skittles]

Darcy & Melissa, many many hugs for your loss. I know that it was hard for you, but I'm also glad you had the strength to let MacBeth go. There are never enough words to cover the love that we have for our friends.

skittles

Prepare the child for the path, not the path for the child.

under construction (looking for another quote).

[jixer]

Hello Kittens-



Just a little gray brown mouse, but Sable was the first pet I've had to bury in years last weekend and my world is diminished by her passing. I can't get over the fact that I might have done something different and she'd be okay. Her cagemates seem to be sniffing for her.





Jixer

[Triscuit7]

Jixer, condolences on the loss of your wee beastie, Sable. It hurts because they fill such a big space.



Melissa

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Do something totally irrational and let the enemy think himself to death. (Pyanfar Chanur)

[Rhiannon9891]

To everyone:my deepest sympathy on your loss.



I have had a hard time as of late,my wife/partner/soul-mate passed away this August and on Tuesday her best friend Mr.Bojangles (german shepherd) died,he was 14 1/2 years old.



Bo grew up with us,the horses and the farm,he loved to go trail riding and play in the river.But most of all he loved his Mom.I miss them both terribly,but knowing that they are both together again eases some of the pain in my heart.My other 11 dogs and 6 cats miss him too,they knew he was old and they too will slowly heal in their hearts.



We miss you Bo



Love to all,

Rhiannon