a little life

[Sibe]

Is whisping away. Our cat of 18 years is beginning to pass. She has a stroke and she is so sad to look at. I hold her and she purrs and cuddles and feels safe. But she is not going to get better. Her face still looks like a wide eyed kitten, and her fur is smooth and soft. She doesn't look like an 18 year old cat. She still is alive. I don't know how long she will last. I don't want to bring her to the vet to pts. My children will feel sad when they see how she is becoming. My children grew up with this cat. She was there for every birth, first day of school, ... she outlived the old husky. I don't want her to go
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[GSP4619]

awwwww Sibe I am sorry to hear that.

[ClarkFarm]

Give her a kiss and hug from us.

[Sibe]

Should I have her pts. ? I do not know what is the right thing to do. She had a stroke before and it resolved to a wonderful degree. I can't bring her to the vet. Not yet. :(

[Patch O' Pits]

I'm so very sad for you. I'm sorry you are facing this


give her love and enjoy the time you have.

If she is suffering I'd say se if a vet can come to put her down at your home. If she isn't I'd let her stay. At this point she unds to be content from what you are saying. Hopefully if she needs to go she can go in her sleep peacefully, but you'll have to be the judge of what is best. It is hard . I know all too well

I just lost a 2 year old dog Sock-M to cancer. She loved my cat who is 16 and would clean her and follow her around. When your kitties time comes I know my Sock-M will make sure she is Ok for you.

If possible get a lock of her fur and some good photos and maybe a footprint of her to put in a scrap book for your kids to always have to remember her

What is the her name?

I hope that gives you some comfort

I'm here if you need to e-mail for support

[Sibe]

Thanks for your support folks. I will wait and see if she recovers from this last one. She has been a great little pet. She was a rescue from the wild. And she used to scratch awful. She became affectionate as she got accustomed to living in the home. She never scratched the children or bit and I have pictures of my oldest to the youngest child holding onto her like she would not let anyone else. She would just go limp and let them love her like they could. Course I was always watching to be sure... She seemed to know and understand babies instinctively. It was very sweet.

It is sure amazing how a little wild thing like her could make such a place in your heart. She hated our husky, but he tried to get her to like him. He always looked quizical when she would spit and hiss at him, lol. Then we lost him this past spring, sigh. She did not miss him one bit, the little meany! And she moved right back into 'his' territory. But I understand, she was here first.

I will watch her and see how things go. It is so sad. Again thank-you for your understanding and thoughts. Part of loving an animal is being able to let go of them too.

[ClarkFarm]

Posted by Sibe: Part of loving an animal is being able to let go of them too.

I can't even think of the right words for that... I sat here and just stared at it for awhile but thank you for bringing that to light.

[Sibe]

she is one strong cat. but i do think she will pass on today. her respirations are shallow and rapid. first thing this am, she heard me walk by with laundry and she called loud, clear. so ipicked her up and she was relaxed again.

she is incontinant so iwrapped her in a blanket and am holding her now. too weak to purr, tail moving ever so slightly, i do believe she is on the cusp of passing over. she is a tiny adult cat. it is no burden to hod and comfort her.

i thank her for the life that she lived with us. we will miss her, even her occasional bad temperament.

it is not so bad.

[SmoothCollieluver]

god bless you and her

[StarfishSaving]

Sibe, I'm so sorry.

This is one of the hardest decisions that you can face as a pet owner and it is never easy. It's up to you to listen when she tells you that it's time to go; and when that time comes you cannot let your own feelings and emotions get in the way of what your heart knows is right. I think you'll know what to do for her and when. It sounds like that time is close.

If she is still with you, give her a kiss and a scratch under her chin from me and our kitties: The Feline Nine. What a lucky girl to live to the ripe old age of 18. My dear Puma was taken away from me too early, at 2.5.

[Sibe]

She passed away. I held her and gave her kisses from you and from me. I know that she is with our dear ole husky and a few other special members long lost in our family.

Sweet little gray cat whom came from the wild, you were a little feisty one and perfect family cat. You are the end of a truly wonderful story and my prayer was answered when God took you.

Thanks to God for giving her to us and all in between, and goodbye is truly a sweet sorrow.

[revelladee]

I am so sorry....and I am so glad that you came into her life and gave her love.....hugs to you and your family

[Sibe]

She lived a good long life. Although she never liked the dogs, she always had us. We took good care of her. The children felt bad about losing her. But seeing her aging progressively is not as bad as it seems. Healthy most of her life!

I have to say that it is harder to lose a young animal that didn't live their whole life through. It is hard to rationalize that. That is traumatic when they are young and you go through a rapid disease process or accident, and they are just whisked away from you. The feeling is so helpless then.

I miss her when I think about what she would be doing now. Just a warm little cat, who wanted just a little attention from you.

Thanks for reading and caring.

[kassie]

I just logged in and have been reading the postes, i also feel very bad for you, we too lost our tuccie our dog of 13 years 2 years ago and it still hurts, we know the pain of loss and will say a prayer for you and the family. have you went to the rainbow bridge web site? its wonderful, huggs, kassie

[Sibe]

Hi Kassie, it has been a very tough half year for us. We lost our husky, whom was a young dog, in the spring and now the old kitty. It is brutal to feel the loss of the husky . The cat was at least old. But it is part of life.

We have two husky pups that are a joy and keep us all quite busy. This is what has saved us from staying very very sad. I knew that once my 'old' husky was gone this would be hard to cope with. And it has been very hard. He was my beautiful boy that had all of the love and fun in his heart and soul. That little gray kitty, she didn't like him. It was her natural instinct to spit at him. She forgot herself a couple times (litteraly twice! lol) and touched noses with him!

It is like an era just died in our lives. And all of the memories and many pictures , we have them. But the animals that were so much a part of our everyday life are gone from us physically. I cant hug him and I can't comfort her.

The children are learning important lessons about the love and care of an animal all of the time. I feel that it is important, even the loss part is so important. We have to move on, we can't stay sad. Grieving is natural, but we have to take care of more than just ourselves. Why we needed more little huskies!

I have read many of the rainbow stories and I cry. I can't bring myself to write much as it is still too close to home. So, I can't delve into it. I have my living creatures to attend to.

I miss my husky and gray kitty, but this is natural. And moving forward is quite necessary. As we have all felt this pain, we should feel that this broken heart is now a stronger heart. The love isn't gone, just the physical part of the setting.