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| I'm so sorry about Tyson, but I smiled when I read about Lucky. I do believe that God sends us exactly what we need when we need it - so maybe He sent you Lucky to help you heal, or maybe He sent you to Lucky because Lucky needed exactly the home and family you offered him! Or some of both. Anyway I'm happy that you and Lucky have each other. Enjoy!
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When I lost my beloved Snuggles and Tiger six years ago, it took me more than two years to stop crying (yes, men do cry). I still thinking of them often, but the pain subsided. I had dreams about them during those two years where they were within reach, but I couldn't touch or hold them, or I was always looking for them. The dreams were nonstop and nearly every night.
Snuggles and Tiger's constant companion, Pooky, died today after a horrible illness I don't wish on anyone (kidney failure). It is fortunate that he didn't suffer to the end since I had him euthanized because he was getting worse. I feel like a murderer because I picked the date, but I feel a little better knowing that he didn't suffer. The pain will always be there, but it does begin to go away when you accept that they have gone to a better place. I believe in the hereafter and hope I will be able to see and be with my beloved pets. I also believe in ghosts and have had "visits" from Snuggles and/or Tiger so there has to be something to it. That has been a great comfort as well.
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whbos (7/18/2008)
I feel like a murderer because I picked the date, but I feel a little better knowing that he didn't suffer. I believe in the hereafter and hope I will be able to see and be with my beloved pets. Whbos, I understand. I've also felt like a murderer when I had to make the decision to have a cat put to sleep. Actually, though, you aren't a murderer at all - you loved your Pooky enough to let him go. That's a whole lot of love. As for seeing and being with your beloved pets - I can't remember this one well enough to add to Kenogirl's list, but there's a quote about how if our pets aren't allowed in Heaven, then Heaven is not a place you'd want to go. I believe that God loves our animals too.
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whbos (7/18/2008)
I feel like a murderer because I picked the date, but I feel a little better knowing that he didn't suffer. I believe in the hereafter and hope I will be able to see and be with my beloved pets. I also made the painful decision to have two of my beloved creatures euthanized. Nannette, in 1994 from kidney failure, (she was 14) and Hogni in 2006 from a combination of kidney failure and a tumor in his digestive tract (he was 18). I will never forget the last visit with each of them, and it still makes me want to cry when I remember those visits. In each case, it was a horribly painful decision, but I feel that I did the right thing, because had I allowed them to remain alive, they would not have been truly alive. A cat who cannot move, play and cause mischief as he or she wishes is merely surviving, not really living. As Cats Dolls said, there is a quote regarding Heaven and pets, and I am also unable to remember it exactly, but again the gist is that, if my pets are not in Heaven to greet me, then I don't want to go there. I think the poem "Rainbow Bridge" says it all. They are there, and they are waiting patiently for your arrival.
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cats_dolls (7/18/2008)
Whbos, I understand. I've also felt like a murderer when I had to make the decision to have a cat put to sleep. Actually, though, you aren't a murderer at all - you loved your Pooky enough to let him go. That's a whole lot of love. I'm totally agree. You aren't selfish and you let him go, because it was the best for him.
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| I got my first cat on July 24, 1982. His name was Leo also. He lived until he was almost 13. He had been diagnosed with cancer but lived a few more years. Then he had a stroke and died in February, 1995. I was devastated more than anyone could understand. I first asked God to please let me see my baby. Then I got bolder and told God I want to hold my baby!!!!! I had 2 other cats at the time. However, I felt I could never love another cat the way I loved Leo. Talk about crying, if Lake Erie didn't have any water, I could have filled it with my tears. Also my depression was at an all time peak. Then one day, my mom and I went to a mall. The pet shop I got Leo at was across from the bank. I suggested to mom that we go in and look at the cats. There were 2 in there. One looked like Leo. But, we left. About a week later, my husband and I had a doctors appointment. We had time to kill, so we went to that same mall. I had told him about the Leo look alike. So we wanted to see if he was still there. Well he was. The girl that worked at the store asked us if we wanted to take him to the special room they had to sit and decide if we wanted to take him home. As soon as we got into the room, my husband says to the cat,
Come to daddy.!! We were hooked. But, we were going to name him Joey. We had a Joshua and a Jinks so we thought we would name him with a J letter. We brought him home and within a few weeks, he started to act just like Leo. He climbed up my husbands leg, he licked the margarine off our biscuits. He also knocked things off our night stands. The first Leo was the only one that did that. None of our other cats did this. As time went on, I realized that God answered my prayer. I got to see my Leo and got to hold him for 13 more years. I posted a problem on this web site this morning. I am suffering at this time too. If you want to help me too, you can email me at twiggy 2001@cox.net Know what you're going thru. Sandy
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