 thisnamecantbetaken says: I lost one of my wonderful cats, Charlie today. He died from liver cancer 13½-years old. Being totally devastated, a dear sweet friend of mine suggested I check out this site. The front page got me bawling my eyes out, so I'm not quite ready to go "inside" yet, I reckon. But it's a really good idea, I'll be checking out soon... Thanks friend. You know who you are. .  Looks like a good site for anyone who has lost a pet; that can be devastating. Things will get better, TNCBT. I know. Being a total cat feak, this isn't the first time I have lost a pet. He had a long and good life with lots of siblings to play with and a mum and dad who loved him dearly. I still have my other kitty kids, so that makes it easier to bear, I reckon. Life goes on and there are a ton of other cats out there in need of a good home. In time, (soon) we are going to get another cat and I'm going to name him "Murphy"... after the law, you know? Seems fitting... thisnamecantbetaken, from one cat freak to another, I am really sorry for your loss. You're a sweetheart, jklugman....thanks dude. I am so sorry that your Charlie was so ill with liver cancer and that he died, thisnamecantbetaken. He was a lucky cat to have had a good home with you and the rest of your family. It is so painful to lose a beloved family member...my heart goes out to you.  We didn't actually even know he had the cancer until today. It was a shock! He had just lost his appetite a bit and had being slowing losing weight. He had had his teeth cleaned regularly and every blood test the vet could think of, but still couldn't find out what was wrong. Tom (the vet) suggested, that we pull two teeth in the back that perhaps could be sore around the gums and that may be why he wasn't eating enough. He was anaesthasized and two teeth were pulled. It was just supposed to a "routine" visit and then home again ...but then Tom thought he felt a mass and thought perhaps he had a hairball stuck, so he opened him up and there it was. More than 90% of his liver was just canc... Sorry for throwing all this at you, guys... perhaps this is not the place. I apologize. I'm not myself today.... I'm actually crying and hugging my dog Teresa while I go through this site... I hope you feel better soon, TNCT! As an owner of a couple of cats and having lost one to disease in the past, a pet is just like a member of the family and losing one can be terribly devastating. My cats are like children to me and I can't bear the thought of what it would be like not seeing them around the house. Thanks thisnamecantbetaken for sharing this site with all of us. My condolences and thoughts for you, thisname. We all know how hard this can be, I'm sure we all agree that there is nothing wrong with sharing your grief with us here. If you can't lean on your friends... Well, I guess you might fall over, but that's neither here nor there, cause we're all here for you to lean on. An update! Little "Murphy" has been found. He's a little red and white homeless kitten that was found wandering the streets together with a little white blind dog. The dog has been re-homed and now, so has Murphy.  My sweet old Charlie would have been so proud and thrilled to bits. Good luck and a lot of fun! Thanks funana! I'm so excited. It feels good to swap the tears for smiles. I will never love Charlie any less, but love is something you just get more of back, no matter how much you give away, so I'm really happy about little Murphy getting a chance at a better life too. Charlie was a rescue cat too, saved from abuse. So, today is a really good day .  Yeah. I'm a cat lover too, but after my cat Kundri died (18 years old) I never had another one. She died when I was laying in hospital nearly dieing too. When I came home she was gone... But that's a long time ago now. I am sure Charlie and Kundri are hunting reaaaal big rabbits in cat heaven together now I'm sure they're having a whale of a time! !8 years old is long good life for a cat funana. You must loved her very much and taken very good care of her. I know some folks never want another cat again, but I sort of feel the same way about losing a pet, as falling of a horse. You hurt yourself real bad and the pain is excrutiating, but as soon as you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get back in the saddle, you're in for another fantastic ride!! Yeah, you're right. I think my wife and i will have one or two cats when we live in cape verde. We'll move there in March so it's not a long time 'till then. And yes, 18 years is very old for a cat. I think she would have lived a little bit longer if she wouldnt have had the feeling that I would never come back. She decided to not eat anymore when I went to hospital and then she was too weak to fight against tapeworms... I was very sad about her dead but lucky to be alive Being a multi-cat Mom, I would definitely say get two! Not only do you have the love of two, but to see two cats playing and cuddling and having fun is so much fun to watch. Two cats do not take much more time to feed and all, than one, and the rewards in seeing them interact with each other as well as the benefit of getting double the love back from them is priceless!! I guess that's why I now has six cats...chuckle chuckle...and that's counting little Murphy too. When I got my last kitten Aisha, the other cats washed and groomed her and played with her and they almost became kittens again themselves. Cats are such a joy! That's exactly why were planning to have two! (PS) I'm glad you survived too. Cats do grieve too and Kundri must obviuosly have loved you a lot to be so distraught when she thought you weren't coming back... but I'm glad you made it and got better funana Thank you TNCBT! No, it's me who says thanks! The kind words of support I've gotten on this clip have really helped me feel, that people know how much it hurts to lose a pet and that I wasn't all alone. Some folks can't understand how sad you can get at the death of a beloved pet and think "it's just a cat", but as I can see from the comments including yours, we are many who know they are so much more than "just cats", they are family... so thank you very much right back! . |
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