Oh my God , what a terrible double blow. I am so very sorry.
I just want to say that I feel for every one of you that are experiencing the loss of loved ones - whether they be human or furry.
Another thing that has helped me with the loss of my son is that we still get together and celebrate his birthday. I can’t let that day just go by. The first year we built a fire in the fire pit, gathered around and each told our favorite memory and then we ate his favorite foods. Other years we all went out for pizza. It helps my heart to know that he is not forgotten.
I’m so sorry catflea12, and everyone else.
This is only the second time I’ve talked about this here, and the first time was a brief mention in a mini-rants Pit thread. Mr. Helena died suddenly last November. We’d just celebrated our 15th year together. I’m still a complete mess and it feels like my life is over. If it weren’t for my mom, my cats, and a couple of dear friends, I’m not sure I would be alive.
((hugs to all and especially catflea)
I lost my cat Flaherty to kidney failure last February 22nd.
I lost my cat Tallulah to a brain mishap, (stroke or tumor, vet is unsure) just this morning.
Not a good start to 2019.
Two Many Cats, you can be sure that I absolutely feel the devastation right there with you.
Now we are keeping a close eye on the surviving cat, who has already been through the deaths of a few feline house friends. So far she is still eating, drinking, grooming, even playing, but is also being extra vocal, unusually affectionate and clingy, purring a lot more, and keeps looking around for her pal.
Thank you, vivalostwages. I also have a surviving cat Tippy, whom I’ve mentioned on these Boards at least twice. She’s coming up on three years old, healthy and strong.
It just so happens that her mother had another litter of siblings late last January. Won’t Tippy be surprised when two of them come to live with her very soon?
Thank you all for your kind words. We had expected the older to pass on, but we thought we still had some time with the younger one. March and April have been a tough time for me, because my partner of 7 years also passed in March.
Oh, Catflea, how are you standing? That’s a full on gut punch. My condolences.
Lost my Dad May 2009 (almost ten yrs ago, wow feels like yesterday), I remember thinking I’d be surprised if my mother lasted a year after he passed. I was wrong, she lasted 16 months. Lost my best dog 5 months after that. Add to that “losing” my siblings after the parents passed because that whole process didn’t go well, I basically lost the whole family I grew up with and knew for my 1st 40 years, in about a year and a half. Yes, I went into therapy after that.
I believe it’s kitten season, and we hope to rescue a kitten or two in a month or so.
… and the hits just keep on coming…
Just found out that a former neighbor/handyman, who had COPD, also had cancer and died yesterday, just a few months after he and his wife had moved .