As I reread that thread, I really appreciated that no one told me to get over it, get another dog, anything like that. That kind of support is so important.
I am glad that nobody told you to get over it either. It is hard to move on after these little blessed creatures have been a part of your life. My little Princess would sit on the bathroom vanity and watch me brush my teeth. She would follow me everywhere just so we were together. She would put her nose toward my nose and give me a kiss. Huggs to you.
Today has been a week since our little Princess passed away, such a sad day. We wanted to make a beautiful memorial for our little Princess so my boys picked out an angel that sits 26" tall and a stone that says, "Cats leave footprints on our hearts". They are going to make a concrete base to put the angel and cat stone on. I think it will be beautiful! memorial for a stunningly beautiful kitty.
I wondered how you were, Katie. I have a frame here with Sparky's picture in it, and it says 'Sometimes a pet comes into our lives and leaves paw prints on our hearts, and we are never the same.' No kidding, huh?:love:
Thank you Becky. I had a memory book made with her pics in it and it came in a few days ago. She is so beautiful and the pics capture her beauty. It's comforting to look at and I have a pic of her by the couch that I enjoying looking at. This has been really painful but I/we am so blessed that we had her for the short time that we did. She enriched our lives and made us smile. I would not have traded that for anything. Maybe your Sparky and my Princess are frolicking and playing in on beautiful green grass.
Lol- just so she doesn't take any baloney from him! Sparky could aggravate a cat to no end. I remember once, when we had another cat, Sparky would go up to him, nudge him, and try to get him to play. The cat wasn't interested,so Sparky chased him into the kitchen. We hear a 'Yip!', some scratching of claws on the kitchen floor, and here comes Spark running into the dining room- with the cat chasing him! I wish we had gotten that on video, because it was so comical.:wink:
I'm sorry for your loss Mamabear! We lost a cat almost 5 years ago and her loss still fills me with sadness and regrets. I was recently looking at our dog that we adopted a couple of years ago and realized that with her greying muzzle, she may be older then we thought and our time with her may not be as long as we hoped. I don't know where pets go after they die but I know that while they're with us it's a gift like no other and the impact they can have on our lives can be enourmous.
Crying my eyes out right now... I ABSOLUTELY believe that they go to heaven.. We just lost our little dog of 11 years. He was getting bad and we had discussed putting him to sleep but I couldn't do it. He went on his own right before Christmas. I miss him like crazy.
(((( )))) I am so sorry. It is so difficult so see your beloved pet who is a member of your family pass away. I've had a very tough time, I keep second guessing myself thinking that I could have done more. I realize we were at the vet's office and we were depending on his wealth of knowledge to care for our little Princess. I know hind sight is 20/20, but I keep looking back thinking that I should have told him to try this or that. I'm not a vet but I just keep thinking about how helpless I felt while we were there and my little Princess was slipping away.
