Wait, calm yourself, and, when the time is right, talk to Bridget.
She will talk back to you when it is right. Honest.
On Mar 18, 2010, at 6:31 PM, LauraM wrote:
I never got to say goodbye. I handed her over and left her with
strangers and left her to die without me. I don't know how long
she'd been dead before the vet bothered calling - I left as soon as
I got word & it only takes 15 minutes to get there, and she was
stone cold and stiff as a board. This will haunt me for the rest of
my life.
--- On Thu, 3/18/10, Jeff Mills <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Jeff Mills <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bridget is dead
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6:39 PM
I understand your pain. I took my 17-year old into the vet last
June 15th because he was very old and fragile, and refused food that
morning. He had separated himself from the pride, self-exiling to
the living room weeks before.
The technician detected a wheeze - he had been wheezing for years.
He was 17, after all. So the technician told me that he would take
Demon in back and put him on some oxygen until the doctor could look
him over. He yowled as she took him away, and for once in my life,
my cat senses failed me.
Moments later, the doctor came into the room to tell me that Demon
had arrested on the exam table, and there was nothing they could
do. Before I had even had a chance to thank him for all the joy he
had given me, to honor him by holding him as he passed - all of that
was taken away from the two of us.
It is hard to not think, "If I had only..." Blaming oneself seems
natural, when the result is the loss of one of our close family
members. And make no mistake, that's what the furbabies we take
into our lives quickly become. (I am crying as I am writing this.)
But do not let an unfortunate accident diminish the bond you had
with your fur-daughter, however short it may have been. Cherish
what time you had together, and what you learned from her. Take
what she taught you into the future with you, for while it still
hurts right now, eventually there will be another furry
relationship, and the things you have learned with Bridget will
provide you with invaluable lessons for the future.
For the kitties,
Jeffrey Mills
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