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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Sorry to hear that Brookie passed on. I know the initial empty feeling of losing a dear pet. Years ago a young pregnant cat showed up at our doorstep and we took her in. It was soon obvious to us that she was also abused then abandoned. Cleo spent 11 great years with us. Then she developed kidney disease and I had finally had to put her down.
At first my thoughts were the sad thoughts of losing her but in time my thoughts are the happy thoughts of all the enjoyment she brought us.
Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Tough to say goodbye to our four legged buddies. They really do become part of our lives.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Especially, if for whatever reason, you happen to be mostly housebound.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I hope that you are starting to be OK Earle, Those first days and weeks are hard. You'll be OK.
After Wheezydog died, I was devastated. A few years later I got Little Boy and now it's been 8 years.
Love em both, sang to Wheezy and now I sing to Little Boy all the time. Someday, we will be able to meet our pets in Heaven. I believe it anyway. It makes it easier to bear and it just doesn't make much sense if it doesn't come true.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Especially, if for whatever reason, you happen to be mostly housebound. I am disabled with POTS and have been now for 10 years or so. Mine is severe enough its incapacitating with chronic migraines, vertigo, and whenever I change from sitting to standing my blood pressure drops 30 to 40 points (same when straining my diaphragm in any way including even laughing!). My system also doesn't make enough of some of the natural chemicals we all take for granted (like serotonin which is why I have the migraines) so, for example, I am on anti-depression meds to compensate. Knowing the depression is just a lack of chemicals also makes it a lot easier to deal, but, as you can imagine, a setback like this makes a disruption in my normal impetus to do much except vegetate with a good movie! Quote:
I hope that you are starting to be OK Earle, Those first days and weeks are hard. You'll be OK. Thanks for the concern. My other cat, Puppy, seems now to be taking over as the head cat and is spending more time on my lap than he ever did. He and I are both adjusting. I had a friend come down to see me from Pittsburgh this last weekend and he treated me to a 1st class steam train ride on the Strasburg, PA RR. It was a great diversion and a lot of fun as its a true-to-period setup in every detail. After that we spent some time on our insulator hobby. He recently also has started a serious (understatement!) currency collection. So he brought several nice items for me to drool over - ever see a 1928 series $500.00 graded as a 64? Wow! Tomorrow my wife returns from a mission trip to TX with school students. So life will be a little more back to normal. I think my interests will return with typical routine returning. Pets in Heaven... As a good friend once said, the Earth was first created with animals and it was God's pattern of a perfect world. So although the Bible does not mention pets in Heaven, if animals were a main part of a perfect world (well, perfect until Adam and Eve brought the curse of sin on Creation!), then how could there not be animals in a perfect Heaven? I like his way of thinking :) |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Best wishes to you Earle, I'm an animal lover myself, ex-racing Greyhounds we love. We've had cats in the past too, best regards.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am sure you will be able to adjust just fine. Having Puppy there will make it so much easier. He will definitely become closer to you. Seventeen years is quite a life for a cat and I am sure she had a great life with you.  No regrets. We do what we can, but we are not God. Having that time together is a gift in itself.  I wish you the best with Project Red Book!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Again U thank my CCF family for their kindness. We knew were relocating to near my daughter's house. I know it may sound creepy, but until we just got a chance to go out there this weekend, we had Brookie, of course in her box/casket the vet gave us, in a freezer downstairs. We did not want to leave her here. So now she is finally at rest where "home" will be. She was a joy, and we have very good memories of the most selfless cat I have ever known/seen.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not creepy at all. She needs to rest where you will be. It's completely understandable.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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 United States
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Not creepy, but for what it is worth all of my past pets (two dogs, three cats) were cremated. All five are together in their ornate wood boxes on a shelf. I have their tags and collars on each box, with other items of theirs placed around. Yeah, it is a shrine. I will admit it.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10038 Posts |
@jbuck - something I wish I would have thought of. Other pets I have lost, except Brookie and a Lab (Amiga or Ami - named after the computer system of course), I have actually been glad to see go. These were two dogs who refused to be house trained. But my kids loved them both, so it was sad to see the pets go for the kids' sake. Oh, and Brookie was actually "Brookfield," and named after my favorite glass insulator making company. My daughter's doing years ago. Yes, Brookie wore it all day until my daughter took it off of her - that was her kind nature:  |
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United States
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Awe! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great pic! If we put a shirt or sweater on our cat, he will first just freeze and act like he can't move, then he'll start very awkwardly walking backwards. It's obvious his movement isn't restricted, but he sure plays it up! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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@spruett LOL! Must be interesting to see.
My other cat, puppy, is my comedy relief. I have a deer head mounted on the wall. Its been there since before we got Puppy. One day 5 years or so ago I put a pair of sunglasses on it. This seemed to be the first Puppy noticed the deer. Since that day he slinks by it, staring all the time, whenever he goes by it in either direction. The sunglasses are long gone. But he still is worried that deer is going to get him!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That's funny. We had (not sure what happened to it) a stuffed bobcat and our aforementioned cat, Willie, was always wary of it and gave it special attention when it was atop the entertainment center. When we moved it into an extra room, the first time he went in there he freaked. I don't blame him, really. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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