Thanks to all for your kind and comforting words. Bonnie in WI
www.elephants.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:28 am Subject: Re: My dear little Claudette > Dear Bonnie, > > How terrible; first the blow of the diagnosis and then the > reaction to the treatment. I know how heavy your heart must be. > She certainly had a wonderful life with you and it's obvious you > have many treasured memories. I'm sure that Philippe was waiting > for her and one of her headbutts that he'd been missing. Take > care of youself. > > Love, Julie > > BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Belinda, > > Please add my dear little Claudette to the Candlelight service. > She > passed today at the age of twelve. She had cancer of the liver and > died from a reaction to the chemo which was just started > yesterday. > > Claudette had thrown off the leukemia virus eight years ago when > my > kitties were exposed to the virus from a kitten who had originally > tested negative. Her brother Phillipe became positive and died > within > two years. Claudette and Phillipe were two beautiful grey and > black > tabbies with white feet and copper markings. She and Phillipe had > prominent black rings on their grey tails, just like a raccoon. > Her > cute little nose was half white, half copper, and she had the loud > insistant meow of her Siamese mother, Mitou. > > Claudette, Phillipe, Andre, and Sylvie were all born in my son's > closet. When they were tiny, Phillipe, the "leader of the pack" > would > climb up my leg into my lap with Claudette right behind. Then > would > come black Andre. I would have to pick up the very small Sylvie > who > was born with hypernatremia and wasn't well coordinated. Then all > of > the kittens would snuggle in my lap and fall asleep - it was a > thrill, > even though their clawing their way up was a tad painful. Claudie > was > also the best of all my kitties with the head butts. She was like > a > caring older sister to the sick kitties and would always hover > close > by them as if to offer comfort. The sudden onset of the cancer and > her > loss this morning was a big shock. But now I hope she has found > her > brother Phillipe and they are together again - my two little > ringtails. > Bonnie in WI > > > > > > "I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is > to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " > > "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged > by the way its animals are treated." > > Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) > > > Paws Come WITH Claws!!! > > If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think > your decision to acquire a pet. > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
