I lost my wonderful Dixie Louise Doodle Katt after 3 years. She came
out of a pine thicket (country equivalent of street). She was full
grown and, until a few days before she left, I thought she had beaten
it. There were short/little problems but nothing that couldn't happen
with the healthiest cat who had lived on her own for a while/forever.
I gave her my heart and I would not trade one second of time with her
for anything. Not even those awful last few minutes as she left this
world beside me as I was driving her home from the vets'. You know
that you are not alone in your pain. I doubt that is overly helpful
at this minute but everyone who has been there knows how awful it is.
And you have been there so often and given so very much to these
wonderful little ones. Please let your heart heal and expand to
include more of them. Street/pine thicket cats/kittens have such a
hard time and, if they have any health problems they have little
chance unless someone can put the pain on hold and love and care for
them during the time they have.
May all the angels surround you.
On May 12, 2009, at 4:58 PM, Amy Dalgliesh wrote:
My Zman lost his fight today. He is my 6th in the past 9 months. I
know that it is to be expected when you take in sickly street kids,
but it doesn't help with the pain of losing any one of these
wonderful creatures. .
Zuckerman was a 2 week old kitten with a horrible URI when I found
him. He quickly became a momma's boy, going to work with me during
the day and holding paws through the carrier door at night.
Once old enough to graduate from the carrier, he became quite the
snuggler, curling up at my neck during the night. He loved to
suckle earlobes and would launch himself off a piece of furniture
onto any unsuspecting person who happened by in order to attach
himself to one. I told him that he would have to stop because we
couldn't have a 12 pound adult "catapulting" himself onto everyone.
Guess I don't have to worry about that now, he was only 8 months old
and less than 4 pounds at the end.
We were holding paws when he left.
It's been said before by all of us and unfortunately I know it will
be said many more times, but I hate this freaking disease.
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