DS Forums

 
 

I Think We Need A Memorial Thread


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 30-04-2012, 11:38
DPS
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,125
Just lost my little girl this morning. Eighteen year old cat. Kidney failure. She was normal a few days ago, and then started being sick - the vet tried treatment but she went downhill so quickly that there wasn't anything that could be done.

Cuddled her as much as possible yesterday, and took her in this morning. Can't stop crying at the moment. My little Daisy. Going to miss her squeaks and cuddles.
DPS is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 30-04-2012, 21:28
sesmo
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 685
Tomorrow it will be 4 weeks since my horse died. I bought her as a 9 year old 22 years ago. It's a long time to own an animal. She was Red Rums' niece and a nicer more pleasant animal I have never owned. She had to stop being ridden when she was 25 as she damaged her cruciate ligament and it would have meant a big operation to fix it with little chance of a recovery. Since then she lived with her pal Betsy in a big field. Betsy was missing her until her food bucket turned up.

We found her unable to stand and distressed so called the vet. Given her age- just short of 32 both of us (my Dad and me) and the vet thought it better to call it a day. Always thought it would be her leg going that would mean ending it, but it looks like she had a mini heart attack. She passed away much as she lived her life, with calmness and dignity.

RIP Plenty- you were a great horse. Gave me loads of fun and will never be forgotten.
sesmo is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 12-05-2012, 18:55
lordo350
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,397
Ventured back on here after a few months. Every post makes me feel so sad for you all. It's so horrible loosing a pet.
My Crotchet has a little shelf where we've put her ashes, along with a stone with her name on, and a picture of her. I still miss her something terrible, but the one good thing is we can now dote over another little boxer puppy, who's on its way in a few weeks. She'll never replace Cro, but we will have a new friend, and we can honour her memory by raising another dog like her
lordo350 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18-05-2012, 02:03
girlie
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 2,045
The Rainbow Bridge, what a gorgeous thought x
girlie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18-05-2012, 19:31
mimicole
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 38,218
Evening.

I've been thinking about my beautiful Winnie a lot lately. I miss her so much. I'm coping with it and getting on with life, but I've cried a lot lately. It just hits me sometimes that I'll never see her again. It's 6 months since she died on the 26th of this month.

It's weird; it feels like it happened years ago, but it also feels as if it happened yesterday.

mimicole is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18-05-2012, 21:53
MarellaK
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Herts
Posts: 3,040
Evening.

I've been thinking about my beautiful Winnie a lot lately. I miss her so much. I'm coping with it and getting on with life, but I've cried a lot lately. It just hits me sometimes that I'll never see her again. It's 6 months since she died on the 26th of this month.

It's weird; it feels like it happened years ago, but it also feels as if it happened yesterday.

I know exactly how you feel. It's been over a year for me and I still suffer waves of grief, particularly when I'm not busy and have time to think. I too find it hard to accept I'll never see my cat again (except in dreams). It doesn't seem as long as 6 months since Winnie died. I hope Bungle is helping you get on with life
MarellaK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18-05-2012, 22:11
mimicole
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 38,218
I know exactly how you feel. It's been over a year for me and I still suffer waves of grief, particularly when I'm not busy and have time to think. I too find it hard to accept I'll never see my cat again (except in dreams). It doesn't seem as long as 6 months since Winnie died. I hope Bungle is helping you get on with life
She is.

I adore Bungle, but it isn't the same. I know that sounds harsh, she's lovely. Don't get me wrong, I'd be very upset if anything happened to her.

It's the quiet that I can't get used to. Winnie was a really vocal cat and Bungle isn't; she's silent all the time.

I feel bad for saying it because Bungle is lovely; but to me she is a family pet. Winnie was my baby. The harsh truth is that Winnie had kittens and we kept one.

I'm hoping others feel the same if in a similar situation.
mimicole is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-05-2012, 19:00
guernseysnail
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Guess...
Posts: 18,307
Evening.

I've been thinking about my beautiful Winnie a lot lately. I miss her so much. I'm coping with it and getting on with life, but I've cried a lot lately. It just hits me sometimes that I'll never see her again. It's 6 months since she died on the 26th of this month.

It's weird; it feels like it happened years ago, but it also feels as if it happened yesterday.

They do leave a great big hole when they go don't they, It's been just over a year since my two old girls died, but I still look across the garden to where they used to sunbathe and expect to see them there, I sowed lots of forget-me-not seeds there last year and the display has been stunning.
guernseysnail is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-05-2012, 22:27
micthemini
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 428
I've come on here as I had my old girl, Eshe, pts on Monday.
We'd had her 19.5 years and she was about 1-1.5 years when we got her.
She had thyroid and kidney failure, was deaf, lost her sight and senile. But a week ago today her back legs went and she was just walking round in circles. She fell down the steps in the garden on Monday morning.
We miss her dreadfully, the house is quiet without her. I expect to see her, and she's not here.
This is one of the last photos I took, just a week ago.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3319630...in/photostream
Mic, crying, again....
micthemini is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-05-2012, 12:54
peacelily
Guest
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 4,125
Sympathies to those recently bereaved or still grieving. Thought I was over my dog, but felt really lonely when just me in the house one night, so shed a few tears. Its still recent for me.

I still sense him sometimes, but know he's at peace.
peacelily is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-05-2012, 22:02
micthemini
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 428
Sympathies to those recently bereaved or still grieving. Thought I was over my dog, but felt really lonely when just me in the house one night, so shed a few tears. Its still recent for me.

I still sense him sometimes, but know he's at peace.
I think that's the important thing, knowing he's at peace.
I don't think you'll ever get over over it Peacelily, it's a loss of a good friend. But he will always be in your heart.
micthemini is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27-05-2012, 15:52
mimicole
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 38,218
It has been 6 months since Winnie died. I can't believe it. It feels like it happened years ago but it also feels as if it all happened yesterday.
mimicole is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-05-2012, 04:39
Gutted Girl
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,193
Holmes

Feb 1997 - Dec 27th 2011

I know it's a while since he went but I miss him and so does his sister who always seemed to want to be an only cat until she was one.
Gutted Girl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-05-2012, 00:34
Pete Callan
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 22,354
I'm absolutely devastated. Just found my pregnant mouse Krystle dead. It looks like she died in labour, none of her babies survived. I feel terrible, she was too old and I knew it, but I went ahead and put her in with my male mouse for such selfish reasons. Feeling her tummy, which I've not done before for fear of harming them, I could feel three little balls, which I assume are the little ones. I'm a horrible person, she needn't have died

This is Krystle, taken a few months ago. Sleep peacefully my beautiful baby girl, May 2011 - May 2012. Your little sister will take care of you, and I promise to take better care of your big sister now you're gone x
Pete Callan is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 04-06-2012, 19:31
micthemini
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 428
I'm absolutely devastated. Just found my pregnant mouse Krystle dead. It looks like she died in labour, none of her babies survived. I feel terrible, she was too old and I knew it, but I went ahead and put her in with my male mouse for such selfish reasons. Feeling her tummy, which I've not done before for fear of harming them, I could feel three little balls, which I assume are the little ones. I'm a horrible person, she needn't have died

This is Krystle, taken a few months ago. Sleep peacefully my beautiful baby girl, May 2011 - May 2012. Your little sister will take care of you, and I promise to take better care of your big sister now you're gone x
Pete, don't beat yourself up about this, she might have been ill anyway, you will never know. Are you sure the balls are babies? Or could they have been something else?

She looked lovely and try to remember her as she was, cute and wonderful.

Take care of yourself.
Mic
micthemini is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-06-2012, 00:12
Pete Callan
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 22,354
Pete, don't beat yourself up about this, she might have been ill anyway, you will never know. Are you sure the balls are babies? Or could they have been something else?

She looked lovely and try to remember her as she was, cute and wonderful.

Take care of yourself.
Mic
I don't know, I know they average six to twelve so there may have been more in there. But I only felt three, which I could see also as they had gone black. Maybe there were complications? I'm not sure. Posted literally a couple of hours after finding them, so it was raw. I consoled myself, and her lonely sister, with a couple of new babies the next day, while I buried Krystle in the garden.

She gave us a brilliant memory in her relatively short life though, escaping from her cage one night and keeping the whole house up trying to catch her until three in the morning before the dog or the cat got to her first!
Pete Callan is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 08-06-2012, 12:19
Aesa
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Land of culture.
Posts: 3,497
We lost our cat Sophie this morning, she was almost 17. She'd been really lethargic and breathing heavily so we took her to the vet, who said she was going into heart failure. She gave her some injections, but on the way home she had a massive heart attack

I'm in shock right now. Can't really believe it. RIP Sophs <3
Aesa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2012, 12:59
mimicole
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 38,218
We lost our cat Sophie this morning, she was almost 17. She'd been really lethargic and breathing heavily so we took her to the vet, who said she was going into heart failure. She gave her some injections, but on the way home she had a massive heart attack

I'm in shock right now. Can't really believe it. RIP Sophs <3
Very sorry to hear about Sophie.

Thoughts are with you. Take care

x
mimicole is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2012, 09:41
FairyFeet1964
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 494

A year ago we still had our beautiful Charlie, I still can't believe he has gone, this weekend is his first anniversary and I have spent all morning crying I can't stop it feels as though it just happened.

Charlie was only four years old and was a very happy and active cat very affectionate and loved by everyone who met him, he used to run to say hello by standing on his hind paws for a fuss, or rolling on to his back for a tummy rub, our neighbours would all stop on the way past to say hi to him especially our next door neighbour who got to know him very well as Charlie would visit them.

Charlie had a heart problem that was only diagnosed in April 2011 (we nearly lost him then) he had to see a cat cardiologist and have test, tablets, scans etc, Charlie fought really hard to stay with us but his little heart was not strong enough, and despite all the love and care he had he lost his brave battle.

I know that we, the vets, the cat cardiologist and the everyone did everything they could to help him but I still keep thinking I wish I could have done more for him. I think part of it was I was not with him at the very end, I was at work, it was a Saturday and I work in a bank I had to go in for 3 hours, I kissed Charlie goodbye before I went he was lying on a chair and was looking very tired, my husband and children were at home with him. Charlie was getting weaker and by now was no longer eating much, whilst I was at work he went into heart failure, we live across the road from the vets my husband ran across with him, but there was nothing more could be done, Charlie's heart was not strong enough to cope anymore but he was not in pain anymore.

I will never forget Charlie I just wish was still us.

My daughter having a Charlie hug: http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...haliiehugs.jpg
FairyFeet1964 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-07-2012, 21:45
mimicole
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 38,218
Aww, sorry to hear of your loss, Fairy. My Winnie died in November last year and I find myself crying sometimes. I adored her. Losing a pet is horrible, they really do become a part of the family.

That picture of your cat literally hugging your daughter (paws round her neck...aww) is beautiful.
mimicole is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-07-2012, 11:48
FairyFeet1964
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 494
Aww, sorry to hear of your loss, Fairy. My Winnie died in November last year and I find myself crying sometimes. I adored her. Losing a pet is horrible, they really do become a part of the family.

That picture of your cat literally hugging your daughter (paws round her neck...aww) is beautiful.
Thank you Mimi and sorry to hear about Winnie, they truly are part of the family and losing Charlie broke our hearts. He left a huge cat shaped in our lives and even though we adopted two more cats Apollo (boy) and Leto (girl) I still expect to see Charlie. We got Apollo & Leto because we knew we could give a cat a loving home and when we went to see them as kittens they were the last two of litter and we couldn't bear to split them up, they are both very loving and affectionate and they will never replace Charlie no cat could but they have helped us all over the last year to give us something positive to focus on.
FairyFeet1964 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2012, 12:27
neddy2000
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 2,100
I just posted this in another thread which was the wrong place as it was a happy thread so I'm sorry and I'm posting it here.

Our kitten Jasper just died an hour ago. She was run over. She was called Jasper because she was ginger and we all thought she was a boy. By the time we realised she had gotten used to her name. She was very close to my son and used to sleep on his bed every night. It's difficult to deal with as well because Jasper's brother was called Charlie and Charlie died two weeks ago. We're not sure why. He came into the house three weeks ago in a state and we cleaned him and nursed him. He seemed to be moving carefully but gradually improved (feeding ok, pooing ok, starting to play, coat back to normal) then he went out one night and died. Charlie was very close to my daughter, sleeping on her bed every night. We're now left with Poppy their sister who's very standoffish.

We've had so many pets over the years but I'm not sure if we can get more cats.
neddy2000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2012, 13:00
micthemini
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 428
I just posted this in another thread which was the wrong place as it was a happy thread so I'm sorry and I'm posting it here.

Our kitten Jasper just died an hour ago. She was run over. She was called Jasper because she was ginger and we all thought she was a boy. By the time we realised she had gotten used to her name. She was very close to my son and used to sleep on his bed every night. It's difficult to deal with as well because Jasper's brother was called Charlie and Charlie died two weeks ago. We're not sure why. He came into the house three weeks ago in a state and we cleaned him and nursed him. He seemed to be moving carefully but gradually improved (feeding ok, pooing ok, starting to play, coat back to normal) then he went out one night and died. Charlie was very close to my daughter, sleeping on her bed every night. We're now left with Poppy their sister who's very standoffish.

We've had so many pets over the years but I'm not sure if we can get more cats.
RIP Jasper, little girl, hope you're playing in cat heaven with your brother Charlie.
So sorry for your losses, two in such a short time is dreadfully sad.
Mic
micthemini is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2012, 13:27
avasgranny
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,178
I just posted this in another thread which was the wrong place as it was a happy thread so I'm sorry and I'm posting it here.

Our kitten Jasper just died an hour ago. She was run over. She was called Jasper because she was ginger and we all thought she was a boy. By the time we realised she had gotten used to her name. She was very close to my son and used to sleep on his bed every night. It's difficult to deal with as well because Jasper's brother was called Charlie and Charlie died two weeks ago. We're not sure why. He came into the house three weeks ago in a state and we cleaned him and nursed him. He seemed to be moving carefully but gradually improved (feeding ok, pooing ok, starting to play, coat back to normal) then he went out one night and died. Charlie was very close to my daughter, sleeping on her bed every night. We're now left with Poppy their sister who's very standoffish.

We've had so many pets over the years but I'm not sure if we can get more cats.
Big hug for you and your family. You might now find that Poppy starts to become very couthy and wanting lots of affection from yourselves as well as giving it. That has happened to me before. My cat was very standoffish and aggressive but sadly his sister died in tragic circumstances. He has changed into a very loving little tyke.
avasgranny is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2012, 13:33
neddy2000
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 2,100
It's strange with poppy. She's standoffish most of the time then the rest of the time she's dying for attention. She walks all over you if you're on the sofa and gets in your face and miaows a lot. Then as soon as you touch her she gets scared and runs away. She wants love but doesn't know how to take it. Occasionally she lets me, but only me, pick her up. If I'm quick and stroke her under her neck where she likes it, she'll stay for about 30 secs but that's very rare. I hope she does relax a bit for her sake not just ours.
neddy2000 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply



Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 22:56.