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Memorial for Old Cat Friend - and Baby Photographs of my Cat
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I am deeply sorry for your lost. Losing such a beloved pet is a gut wrenching feeling and one that never seems to go away. I hope that you can find peace in knowing that you and your family gave that cat such a wonderfully long pampered life and that you and your family did everything you could to ease her passing into a new life.
This reminds me of a cat I had who died far younger than he should have. He was a mainecoon runt, perpetually all fur and bones despite eating more than the other cats in the house. He was clumsy as hell, constantly sliding his way into doors as he failed to account for his fluffy paws on hardwood floors. He manged to break so many glass cups by flinging them off counters that we had to get a whole new set. He lightly flooded the kitchen by skillfully knocking a plate over a sinks drain and turning on the faucet; a stunt he pulled so much we had to rubber band the faucets in the house to ensure he didn't hike up our water bill. But god did I love that cat. If anyone else picked him up he would struggle and cry as if the world had ended. But I could cradle him in my arms for hours and he was as happy as he could be. He was the first member of the house that greeted me when I came home from school and hearing his happy trills made me smile every time. It was hard for me to go anywhere in that house without his tall tail swaying next to me. He only lived till 7 due to developing a tumor in his leg. I sat with him in his final days when he stopped being able to follow me around, to jump into every nook and cranny, to snatch deli ham from the counter in 0.2 seconds, to spook me by launching onto my shoulder while I sat on my desk. Even in twilight moments where he could only sit in a box, even at the very end when I held him at that last vet visit, I could feel that little motor chugging along. His memory still makes me tear up, but I like to think I did the best I could for such a derpy cat.
In strange synchronicity, I have recently adopted a black cat just like yours. He is a spindly little love bug that can't seem to ever get enough time lounging and purring on people. I can't wait to see him grow into the healthy rotund void your cat is.
As a side note, since it is the spooky month I recommend people looking into the book "Ghost Cats of the South" by Randy Russell. Its silly and weird but its given me a lot of comfort to imagine all the cats that once were still causing the exact same cute chaos in some other realm. An afterlife without cats is really no life at all after all.
This reminds me of a cat I had who died far younger than he should have. He was a mainecoon runt, perpetually all fur and bones despite eating more than the other cats in the house. He was clumsy as hell, constantly sliding his way into doors as he failed to account for his fluffy paws on hardwood floors. He manged to break so many glass cups by flinging them off counters that we had to get a whole new set. He lightly flooded the kitchen by skillfully knocking a plate over a sinks drain and turning on the faucet; a stunt he pulled so much we had to rubber band the faucets in the house to ensure he didn't hike up our water bill. But god did I love that cat. If anyone else picked him up he would struggle and cry as if the world had ended. But I could cradle him in my arms for hours and he was as happy as he could be. He was the first member of the house that greeted me when I came home from school and hearing his happy trills made me smile every time. It was hard for me to go anywhere in that house without his tall tail swaying next to me. He only lived till 7 due to developing a tumor in his leg. I sat with him in his final days when he stopped being able to follow me around, to jump into every nook and cranny, to snatch deli ham from the counter in 0.2 seconds, to spook me by launching onto my shoulder while I sat on my desk. Even in twilight moments where he could only sit in a box, even at the very end when I held him at that last vet visit, I could feel that little motor chugging along. His memory still makes me tear up, but I like to think I did the best I could for such a derpy cat.
In strange synchronicity, I have recently adopted a black cat just like yours. He is a spindly little love bug that can't seem to ever get enough time lounging and purring on people. I can't wait to see him grow into the healthy rotund void your cat is.
As a side note, since it is the spooky month I recommend people looking into the book "Ghost Cats of the South" by Randy Russell. Its silly and weird but its given me a lot of comfort to imagine all the cats that once were still causing the exact same cute chaos in some other realm. An afterlife without cats is really no life at all after all.
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I am so sorry for your loss.
I have said this before but the worst thing about cats is they just don't last long enough.
The stories and pics were great and reminded me of various cats I have known throughout the years.
Godspeed majestic udder haver.
I have said this before but the worst thing about cats is they just don't last long enough.
The stories and pics were great and reminded me of various cats I have known throughout the years.
Godspeed majestic udder haver.
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I laughed hard at this picture and your descriptor.
My condolences to you and yours, buddy.
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I'm so sorry. Cats are better than people and they deserve to be immortal.
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Thank you all wonderful kiwi friends for your wishes. I love you all
LOL, I just noticed that it looked like the pastel colors in that flag. It was a complete coincidence, my mom doesn't even know about any of that stuff. But she is pretty conservative, either way. It was actually one of 5 shirts she got her because her poor body would begin getting cold around last winter when the cancer arrived. In the end she did not enjoy wearing these shirts and so my mom just supplemented them with extra snuggles and a special heating pad on the floor, which she spent the rest of the winter laying upon
And yes she was my mom's baby, almost like a kid. Her and her other elderly cat, the white one, like salt and pepper, they spent most of their time snuggling together in a kittycat yin-yang pattern on the heating blanket or on mom's lap while on the couch watching TV. They are both broken up about it. I am watching the house for a few days while my mom goes on vacation to clear her mind and take a break from work, come to terms etc. her white cat is noticeably sad and I am snuggling her as much as possible tonight. My phone is on charge right now but if I have time later I will post a photo of the white cat. She is a cute old person cat.
LOL, I just noticed that it looked like the pastel colors in that flag. It was a complete coincidence, my mom doesn't even know about any of that stuff. But she is pretty conservative, either way. It was actually one of 5 shirts she got her because her poor body would begin getting cold around last winter when the cancer arrived. In the end she did not enjoy wearing these shirts and so my mom just supplemented them with extra snuggles and a special heating pad on the floor, which she spent the rest of the winter laying upon
And yes she was my mom's baby, almost like a kid. Her and her other elderly cat, the white one, like salt and pepper, they spent most of their time snuggling together in a kittycat yin-yang pattern on the heating blanket or on mom's lap while on the couch watching TV. They are both broken up about it. I am watching the house for a few days while my mom goes on vacation to clear her mind and take a break from work, come to terms etc. her white cat is noticeably sad and I am snuggling her as much as possible tonight. My phone is on charge right now but if I have time later I will post a photo of the white cat. She is a cute old person cat.
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I'm so sorry Cats
Death will never take away the love your cat feels for you though.
Death will never take away the love your cat feels for you though.
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TheGoodNamesHaveBeenTaken
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Oof. The Yin Yang comment really got me.
This is going to be a long off topic cat story, feel free to skip.
We had a black cat and a Siamese cat and they would do the Yin Yang thing.
There was a pencil drawing of them in that pose in my house that I had just assumed my father had drawn.
I knew he could draw.
Turns out my mother had drawn it.
I had no idea she could draw.
I can not recall her ever drawing anything else yet at some point she set down and did a high quality pencil drawing of a Yin Yang cat donut.
This was a detailed drawing with shading and it didn't just look like 2 cats, it looked like these 2 cats.
I was blown away (but not surprised) that mom was this talented of artist.
I was a little kid then.
Peppermint and Lyny (the cats) my dear, dear mother and even the drawing are all gone now.
Only memories remain.
This is going to be a long off topic cat story, feel free to skip.
We had a black cat and a Siamese cat and they would do the Yin Yang thing.
There was a pencil drawing of them in that pose in my house that I had just assumed my father had drawn.
I knew he could draw.
Turns out my mother had drawn it.
I had no idea she could draw.
I can not recall her ever drawing anything else yet at some point she set down and did a high quality pencil drawing of a Yin Yang cat donut.
This was a detailed drawing with shading and it didn't just look like 2 cats, it looked like these 2 cats.
I was blown away (but not surprised) that mom was this talented of artist.
I was a little kid then.
Peppermint and Lyny (the cats) my dear, dear mother and even the drawing are all gone now.
Only memories remain.
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Alright here is the old white cat I am currently cat-sitting that I said I would post. She loves sitting on the back of the couch:
I found these old pics I took of her last time I was housesitting for my mom, where she is lurking in the darkness lol:
stalked
lol. goofball cats. :} she misses her friend, though. I mean they were together for almost 20 years. I am trying to spend a lot of extra time holding her and giving attention etc while I am here.
I found these old pics I took of her last time I was housesitting for my mom, where she is lurking in the darkness lol:
stalkedlol. goofball cats. :} she misses her friend, though. I mean they were together for almost 20 years. I am trying to spend a lot of extra time holding her and giving attention etc while I am here.
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We give them great lives and they give us great love. Rest in peace cat friend.
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My family adopted a cat when I was five and she lived to twenty-six, and she was "my" cat in particular despite loving all of us - to have someone that long finally go weighs on you. I know.
Cats, you are a good soul. Thank you and your mum for taking care of udder-kitty and thank you for taking in cats in general.
Cats, you are a good soul. Thank you and your mum for taking care of udder-kitty and thank you for taking in cats in general.