RIP Sammy

[Fawn]

I have 3 cats. Two are 15 (and brothers) and one is a 2 yr old girl.

Sam is one of the olde cats. I've had him & his brother since I was 5 years old. For the last 3 years he's been battling a type of sickness that doesn't allow him to go to the bathroom. I'll refrain from the details. He's been on medication for those 3 yrs to live a normal cat life.

On Monday, it got worse. He got to the point that he did not have the fight left in him. So, today he was put down. He was like a child to me. He's always been there in my life. I've always had him to hold when I was feeling down and I've always been there when he was sick. I feel as if I've lost a part of me.

It may just be a cat, but I had such a relationship with him. I'm going to miss him deeply.

Edit: I attached a picture of him.

[bohemiandonut]

That's sad, I feel for you Fawn. He was a beautiful cat!

It sounds like you gave him a good life. I'm sure he appreciates and remembers you fondly, wherever the little guy is now. Poor kitty!

Cheer up, Fawn, he needed the release.
Peace.

[KaWaiiSkYe]

Rest In Peace Sammy.

I'm sorry to hear Fawn. Feel better soon babe.

[Fawn]

He had a great life. I have so many fond memories of him.
Thank you both.
I really wish he was here right now.

[C1d6OC]

Sorry to hear about your loss fawn

I have a dog and he has a lot of life left, but I would be torn if that happened so i feel your pain.

Cdoc

[misombra]

oh honey i'm so sorry. i have a couple of cats myself and i would be so sad if something happened to them i know how you feel, they're like my babies.

but it sounds like he had a good life with you. feel better soon.

[Fawn]

I can't help but think about him. He was a housecat, so he had his favorite spots. Each time I see the couch thats been worn in by him or the fact that theres no cat meowing at me when I turn the corner; I burst into tears. Yes, misombra, they are like babies. Its so hard to see myself without him. I just hope my other 2 cats will take it well when it finally hits them.

[Innova]

Losing a pet is never easy, esp. if its been like a family member for so long in your life.

I'm sorry to hear about your lost fawn. Feel better

[Junket]

My cat (lives at my mothers house) is gettin' up there in years. He's the coolest cat I've ever had, and we've had quite a few. Wish I could bring'em here.

[nomas]

I had a really cute cat too..living at my parents. I felt close to my pets because I took it upon myself to care for them. I'd feed them and give them attention when no one else was around. To me, actions speak louder than words.

So I knew my dad would keep feeding them..maybe not to the rigorous schedule I had, (I'd serve them small portions at more frequent intervals to keep their food fresh) but they'd have food and water, no problem.

Anyway..make a long story short.. Moco, my cat (pic attached) recently passed away....but it wasn't a pretty death. You see, Moco was an outside cat and though he'd been roaming free for years, recently he must have ran out of his 9th live because the neighbor let us know a dog got a hold of him and killed him. He buried him for us, too.

Sorry about the sad story and I don't mean to steal Sammy's memorial thread, but at least you can console yourself in knowing Sammy's death was a lot more peaceful than other cat's luck.

Freds

[bohemiandonut]

Nomas!? What the hell are you doing here blabbering on about cats? Get your ass over to the philosophy thread before it dies!

By the way, that is one scary-ass picture of your cat.

[misombra]

oh i'm sorry to hear about moco. he reminds me of my old roommates cat stinker. this cat was smart. he knew how to open the fridge and he would get into it and steal whatever good stuff happened to be in it. he did this with the trash can too. one paw holding himself steady and the other paw feeling around and grabbing about. he pulled out my christmas ham one year. i was so mad at him.

but anyway, i've lost a few cats in my life. it's sad. my first cat i had when i was in high school and i was walking to the bus stop one day and he followed me meowing. i told him to go back and he finally stopped following me. well when i got home from school that day the neighborhood children told me that my cat had been run over. i cried like a baby for 3 days. poor little kitty babies.

[KaWaiiSkYe]

That cat is beautiful, I love cats. *preens*

[nomas]

I remember the first cat I saw die. I was living in LA still and there was this cat who had a litter of kitties..different colors. all the kids at the apartment complex liked to go play with them, except there was a runt in the litter..a little black one. Nobody wanted to play with him cuz he was the least cute...all skinny and all. Anyway, sometimes they'd like to run and hide from us and they'd go into axels on parked cars where we couldn't reach them. Anyway, one day, the old runt musta been kicking it in one such axel when the guy turned on his car and drove off..ran over the poor thing. But it didn't die immediately.. All the kids were gathered around watching the poor cat twitch and agonize. I remember I felt really bad for not having played with him more.

Sad situation.

Donut..I was at the hotel and their wireless internet access failed just as I was going to send off a reply on that thread..I had written a bunch, too...I'm not sure I'll have the inspiration to write again, but I'll write a lil something just to keep it going.

Freds

[cbee]

Sorry to hear about your cat, my cat died about 2 years ago & now it's buried under a rose in my parents garden - I always smile when I see that rose cos I know if he'd been alive it wouldn't have been (we grew it from a cutting and he liked lying wherever we were trying to grow plants!) Anyway it's far better he's not in pain.

Claire