big huge hugs, dear..... pixie is smiling at you from her perch on both the virtual and real mantlepiece, i'm sure.
MC On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:39 PM, G D <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone. > > > I really, really appreciate > the support and wisdom this group has provided over the last 3 years > -- when strange things were happening (frothy clear vomit, a non-dilating > pupil) and I didn't know what to do, and especially during the scary and sad > days surrounding Pixie's death. This listserv is an example of the internet > at its finest, bringing together a > warm virtual community of FeLV cat guardians from across the globe. You > gave me the courage to adopt FeLV+ Pixie in the first place, when I was only > a foster parent to her and had no previous experience with + cats. > > It's been two weeks without Pixie. Grief feels like a private hell but > apparently I'm going through all the normal stages. I was in bad shape when > I went to pick up her ashes and the woman at the crematorium asked if Pixie > had lived a long life. I could > barely reply that she was still a baby when this disease snatched her. > But once I got her urn home and put it on the mantle, which was one > of her favorite places to perch, I felt strangely relieved: the awful > business of deterioration, dying and death was over. I > attached her collar tag to my keys (the jingling sound of which > made Pixie come running from any corner of the house in the hope she'd > get to go outside). I miss her 100 times day. > > I'm comforted to know that many of you have survived the loss of a beloved > cat and have eventually come to love new cats. > > Onwards and upwards, > > Giselle > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009 > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
