Our furry friends

[littlegirlslut]

Aww, darnit KC. Big hugs for you sweetiepie.

KC I'm so sorry for your loss. It's so hard to lose a fur person member of the family.

 

[JMohegan]

we are doing this..******* though at rainbow bridge . org. we set up one for sophia but the kids want Maxs to be different. They want to pick the pictures and write things about him for all of us to remember.
The ability of my children to always find that silver lining is what i love most about them i think.

It sounds as if they are handling it very well.

 

[Private_Label]

"I know mommy but i would like to say goodbye to my friend anyway".

That made me cry. Sounds like your son is going to grow up to be a great human being KC.

 

[babiesmiles]

So sorry for your loss KC ! *hugs *

 

[Kajira Callista]

Now that the kids are ok with what happened mommy gets time to mourn.
My other dog is not doing well without him around and i fear her time is coming soon.
I have taken over the seeing eye dog position for her but she keeps listening for him (who always followed right behind me) every time i come in the room.
I realized something though...all of my pets came to me because no one else wanted them. I love them...hell spoil and i gave them the best life i could.
My children believe that we get to see them when we go to heaven and i think i do also.
I want to see them running around and happy....just the way i remember them.

 

[Etoile]

I saw Toadie two days ago. She was downstairs standing on the exercise bike as I was walking past the stairs, she was looking up at me. As soon as I looked again to see her, she was gone. I am not into metaphysical stuff or supernatural woo woo...but I really believe she was checking in on me. This is why I saw Wu so many times when we lost her in January...she was always in her usual spots, and never there when I took a closer look. She had left us too quickly and was looking in on us to reassure herself.

Oh KC...*hugs*

 

[babiesmiles]

Now that the kids are ok with what happened mommy gets time to mourn.
My other dog is not doing well without him around and i fear her time is coming soon.
I have taken over the seeing eye dog position for her but she keeps listening for him (who always followed right behind me) every time i come in the room.
I realized something though...all of my pets came to me because no one else wanted them. I love them...hell spoil and i gave them the best life i could.
My children believe that we get to see them when we go to heaven and i think i do also.
I want to see them running around and happy....just the way i remember them.

Lovely words honey

 

[babiesmiles]

I saw Toadie two days ago. She was downstairs standing on the exercise bike as I was walking past the stairs, she was looking up at me. As soon as I looked again to see her, she was gone. I am not into metaphysical stuff or supernatural woo woo...but I really believe she was checking in on me. This is why I saw Wu so many times when we lost her in January...she was always in her usual spots, and never there when I took a closer look. She had left us too quickly and was looking in on us to reassure herself.

Oh KC...*hugs*

I firmly believe that the "aura" ( or a similar thing ) of people , pets and even things we loved being loved and that unluckily are not with us anymore still stays someway on our side reminding us to go ahead and live our life in the better way we can , for them as well .

 

[Evil_Geoff]

KC, hon, {{{{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}}

I know losing a loved pet is never easy, and I hope you and your family have many loving, cherished memories to comfort you.

 

[Kajira Callista]

I saw Toadie two days ago. She was downstairs standing on the exercise bike as I was walking past the stairs, she was looking up at me. As soon as I looked again to see her, she was gone. I am not into metaphysical stuff or supernatural woo woo...but I really believe she was checking in on me. This is why I saw Wu so many times when we lost her in January...she was always in her usual spots, and never there when I took a closer look. She had left us too quickly and was looking in on us to reassure herself.

Oh KC...*hugs*

this has been happening to me also. i was letting back in the other dog and i caught him standing there from the corner of my eye. i felt him move at my feet last night also. i wonder if it is that we are so used to them being there or if they just do that to comfort us or something when they are gone.

 

[Private_Label]

There are times when the dog we got from the pound about a month after we lost our 16 yo Peke-a-poo does something that is exactly the same behavior as the dear old guy. It is almost as if the passed pet has given pointers to the new one. Somewhere there are three dogs, two rabbits, a couple little turtles, and a wild pidgeon that I nursed back to health (well, I gave it a quiet safe place to recover for a week and turned it loose where it was found) many years ago that are waiting for me to rejoin them where we can have carefree days with no pain and lots of happy play.

 

[Kajira Callista]

Layla is gone. She had to be put to sleep yesterday. She told me it was time, somehow I knew I had to do this for her.
She was having trouble breathing and her pills weren't helping so I took her to an emergency animal hospital. XRays and blood tests confirmed it was cancer as well as the congestive heart failure.
Right before she was injected i told her "Mommy loves you...go find Max." She sighed...she really did... like she was relieved. When she took her last breath and I felt her body relax in my arms I knew she depended on me to make this choice and as sad as it made me it was better for her.
She is with Max and he will take care of her like he always has.

 

[sigsauerprinces]

Layla is gone. She had to be put to sleep yesterday. She told me it was time, somehow I knew I had to do this for her.
She was having trouble breathing and her pills weren't helping so I took her to an emergency animal hospital. XRays and blood tests confirmed it was cancer as well as the congestive heart failure.
Right before she was injected i told her "Mommy loves you...go find Max." She sighed...she really did... like she was relieved. When she took her last breath and I felt her body relax in my arms I knew she depended on me to make this choice and as sad as it made me it was better for her.
She is with Max and he will take care of her like he always has.

ok, i held it together until this post. *sniffles* i don't think anything i read on Lit every made me cry before. I"m really sorry for your losses For what it's worth, you seem like a wonderful fur mommy, and i know your animals knew they were loved. you gave them great lives, and they're now playing happily at Rainbow Bridge.

 

[SirFace]

ok, i held it together until this post. *sniffles* i don't think anything i read on Lit every made me cry before. I"m really sorry for your losses For what it's worth, you seem like a wonderful fur mommy, and i know your animals knew they were loved. you gave them great lives, and they're now playing happily at Rainbow Bridge.

Me too. I know the feeling. I dread the day my poor old cats will need me that way.

 

[bronntanas]

(((KC and kidlets))) Much love from me and the fourpaws.

 

[snowy ciara]

I'm sorry KC, I'd make it all better for you if I could. leavin' some reese's But yaknow Steve Irwin's there now, helping Mr. Herriot taking care of all the animals.

 

[Etoile]

i read part of it. i couldn't finish it. the memories of my beautiful wu came rushing back. kc, i am so sorry.

 

[feeeriek]

 

[Kajira Callista]

I'm sorry KC, I'd make it all better for you if I could. leavin' some reese's But yaknow Steve Irwin's there now, helping Mr. Herriot taking care of all the animals.

LOL This made me smile because I am betting Layla is giving Steve a run for his money right about now.

Thanks everyone for your kind words.
She was my best friend for many years and it is hard knowing I have no one to talk to while cooking or say hello to when I come home or give a bath and groom as she listened to all my troubles.
Losing my pup has changed my world a great deal.
I know that time will heal this but right now the tears don't stop coming and knowing people understand this type of heartbreak helps me more then you know.

 

[Etoile]

I missed that about Steve Irwin. You know...that is kind of comforting, and I wasn't even a fan of the guy. *nods*

 

[Kajira Callista]

Her ashes are home with me now but I still miss her terribly.
16 years is a long time.
I'm so used to walking her and giving her meds to her and just talking to her and petting her that I get a flip flop feeling in my tummy, like I forgot to do something important at those times of day.

 

[Etoile]

Her ashes are home with me now but I still miss her terribly.
16 years is a long time.
I'm so used to walking her and giving her meds to her and just talking to her and petting her that I get a flip flop feeling in my tummy, like I forgot to do something important at those times of day.

I know exactly how you feel. I still feel that way...I'm so sorry KC.

 

[Kajira Callista]

I know exactly how you feel. I still feel that way...I'm so sorry KC.

thanks etoile.

 

[SirFace]

I recently moved and had to leave both my aging cats with my ex where they spent the last 20 years They are in their 20's, mother and daughter, and I am not home enough to take care of them and they shouldnt be moved at this age but I miss them a lot. Thank god I have Crazy's cat and dog to be with to ease the pain. Its best they stayed where they are. But I miss them and Im sure they miss me.

 

[Bandit58]

I recently moved and had to leave both my aging cats with my ex where they spent the last 20 years They are in their 20's, mother and daughter, and I am not home enough to take care of them and they shouldnt be moved at this age but I miss them a lot. Thank god I have Crazy's cat and dog to be with to ease the pain. Its best they stayed where they are. But I miss them and Im sure they miss me.

When I left my marriage I left my beloved cats in my then 14yo daughter's care. It wasn't so bad when I lived in NZ (I saw them sometimes when I went to the farm to pick up/drop off my daughter) but I'm now in Australia and have left both the pets and my family behind. I dread the day when I get a text message or phone call from her telling me the oldest cat has died - he is about 15 now, toothless and has only one eye. She tells me he is still in good condition though. Some of the farm dogs are getting on the elderly side too now.....