My cat got hit by a car
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JAFitMama
Cathlete
Janice-
I am truly sorry for the loss of your Dear Kitty and your Dear Nana all in one week.
We lost our first kitty Bella Gato in Sept 04' to a speeding car. It is a very real grief.
{{{{ hugs}}}}
Judy "Likes2bfit"
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I am truly sorry for the loss of your Dear Kitty and your Dear Nana all in one week.
We lost our first kitty Bella Gato in Sept 04' to a speeding car. It is a very real grief.
{{{{ hugs}}}}
Judy "Likes2bfit"
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If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.
I'm very sorry for the sadness you are feeling. I will pray that you and your husband feel peace in your hearts soon. I'm sure you shared lots of love with your cat and he with you. Life can certainly be hard with a string of losses and I'm sure that in the end your spirit will feel even stronger and have an even greater capacity for love to share since that's the only thing that matters in life. Hugs!
janiejoey
Cathlete
Hugs to you. I'm so sorry.
Janie
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naughtoj
Cathlete
Thank you everyone. I am so sad to hear of everyone else's losses as well. It is hard to deal with a pet's death when all you wanted to do was take care of them.
I remember this feeling well from when my Sammie died back in 2001. The feeling of numbness, staring out into space, waking up and the first thing you think about is your lost pet, the nausea, the lack of appetite. The feeling that you would just rather not wake up at all because you are just in so much pain. I look out the window and expect to see him laying in his chair or eagerly waiting at the door. It is so, so hard.
I guess I will be crying for a while.
Thank you again.;(
I remember this feeling well from when my Sammie died back in 2001. The feeling of numbness, staring out into space, waking up and the first thing you think about is your lost pet, the nausea, the lack of appetite. The feeling that you would just rather not wake up at all because you are just in so much pain. I look out the window and expect to see him laying in his chair or eagerly waiting at the door. It is so, so hard.
I guess I will be crying for a while.
Thank you again.;(
shakeubooty
Cathlete
Janice -
Your story touched my heart. I'm so sorry for the loss of your cat and your grandmother. You did a good thing giving that stray kitty a home and love over the years.
Take care,
Sue
Your story touched my heart. I'm so sorry for the loss of your cat and your grandmother. You did a good thing giving that stray kitty a home and love over the years.
Take care,
Sue
atgood
Cathlete
My heart goes out to you; I hope you find comfort somehow.
Your situation really resonates with me because we have a new (kinda) cat, a super-sweet beautiful gray and white cat that appeared on our doorstep one day, grooming herself in a pool of sunshine. She refused to leave, so we took her inside (despite our two aging dogs) and she's become a real part of the family. But the debate right now is whether to let her out sometimes, which my BF advocates, but I really am putting my foot down that she has to be an indoor cat. Your experience only reinforces my thinking!
Blessings to you. The good does out-weigh the bad, I firmly believe that. When bad things happen in quick succession, it sometimes doesn't seem that way. Losing loved ones is beyond tough, but you will emerge back into the good and into the light!
Your situation really resonates with me because we have a new (kinda) cat, a super-sweet beautiful gray and white cat that appeared on our doorstep one day, grooming herself in a pool of sunshine. She refused to leave, so we took her inside (despite our two aging dogs) and she's become a real part of the family. But the debate right now is whether to let her out sometimes, which my BF advocates, but I really am putting my foot down that she has to be an indoor cat. Your experience only reinforces my thinking!
Blessings to you. The good does out-weigh the bad, I firmly believe that. When bad things happen in quick succession, it sometimes doesn't seem that way. Losing loved ones is beyond tough, but you will emerge back into the good and into the light!
naughtoj
Cathlete
>My heart goes out to you; I hope you find comfort somehow.
>
>Your situation really resonates with me because we have a new
>(kinda) cat, a super-sweet beautiful gray and white cat that
>appeared on our doorstep one day, grooming herself in a pool
>of sunshine. She refused to leave, so we took her inside
>(despite our two aging dogs) and she's become a real part of
>the family. But the debate right now is whether to let her out
>sometimes, which my BF advocates, but I really am putting my
>foot down that she has to be an indoor cat. Your experience
>only reinforces my thinking!
>
>Blessings to you. The good does out-weigh the bad, I firmly
>believe that. When bad things happen in quick succession, it
>sometimes doesn't seem that way. Losing loved ones is beyond
>tough, but you will emerge back into the good and into the
>light!
>
Thank you for the encouragement. Please, Please, Please...if your kitty is not harrassing you to get out of the house, DON'T DO IT! They actually like staying in. The only reason, and I mean the ONLY reason I did not bring my beloved outside kitty in is because my indoor kitty absolutely would not get along with him. That is what is hurting me so much now. I am actually kinda angry with her for that reason, if you can believe that! I honestly feel that my kitty was especially at danger because he had become domesticated and potbellied, lol...leaving him maybe not so much "on alert". Plus, he was mostly black and I know that did not help much. But please, don't fool yourself into thinking that your kitty needs to "get out sometimes". They are perfectly happy indoors. I have a little window perch for my inside kitty and she loves to sit by the open window and sniff the air. Believe me, she leads a VERY comfortable, AND SPOILED life.
Yesterday hubby and I stayed in bed and cried all day. I wanted to all day today but he made me get up. Without him I don't know where I would be. The guilt with this kitty's death is unbearable. I've put animals down before but that was more of a mercy thing, albeit the grief was still hard. But I just feel like I played a role in killing my precious "Moo-Moo". In time, I guess that will fade.
I am putting this link for you all to see him.....I think it will work......he was so playful and wonderful, I can't even describe it in words....Rest in peace "moominator" (he always tore stuff up, lol)
http://www.tabbytracker.com/cat.php?id=18527
>
>Your situation really resonates with me because we have a new
>(kinda) cat, a super-sweet beautiful gray and white cat that
>appeared on our doorstep one day, grooming herself in a pool
>of sunshine. She refused to leave, so we took her inside
>(despite our two aging dogs) and she's become a real part of
>the family. But the debate right now is whether to let her out
>sometimes, which my BF advocates, but I really am putting my
>foot down that she has to be an indoor cat. Your experience
>only reinforces my thinking!
>
>Blessings to you. The good does out-weigh the bad, I firmly
>believe that. When bad things happen in quick succession, it
>sometimes doesn't seem that way. Losing loved ones is beyond
>tough, but you will emerge back into the good and into the
>light!
>
Thank you for the encouragement. Please, Please, Please...if your kitty is not harrassing you to get out of the house, DON'T DO IT! They actually like staying in. The only reason, and I mean the ONLY reason I did not bring my beloved outside kitty in is because my indoor kitty absolutely would not get along with him. That is what is hurting me so much now. I am actually kinda angry with her for that reason, if you can believe that! I honestly feel that my kitty was especially at danger because he had become domesticated and potbellied, lol...leaving him maybe not so much "on alert". Plus, he was mostly black and I know that did not help much. But please, don't fool yourself into thinking that your kitty needs to "get out sometimes". They are perfectly happy indoors. I have a little window perch for my inside kitty and she loves to sit by the open window and sniff the air. Believe me, she leads a VERY comfortable, AND SPOILED life.
Yesterday hubby and I stayed in bed and cried all day. I wanted to all day today but he made me get up. Without him I don't know where I would be. The guilt with this kitty's death is unbearable. I've put animals down before but that was more of a mercy thing, albeit the grief was still hard. But I just feel like I played a role in killing my precious "Moo-Moo". In time, I guess that will fade.
I am putting this link for you all to see him.....I think it will work......he was so playful and wonderful, I can't even describe it in words....Rest in peace "moominator" (he always tore stuff up, lol)
http://www.tabbytracker.com/cat.php?id=18527
fashionprincess7
Cathlete
I'm sitting here weeping. I'm so sorry. We have five cats ansd they are so loved. My prayers are with you.
kathryn
Cathlete
> But the debate right now is whether to let her out
>sometimes, which my BF advocates, but I really am putting my
>foot down that she has to be an indoor cat.
I would definitely encourage you not to let her out, unless she is on a leash, and under your supervision (which is how my cats go out occasionally). Open the windows to let her look out the screen and she'll bird watch in the safety of her home.
The outside carries far too many dangers (traffic, disease, stray dogs, mean people) for me to want to worry about outside cats.
I once adopted a formerly outside cat. Tina was a stray that was starting to look a big 'chubby,' and when I realized she was pregnant, I took her in for an abortion and her shots. I couldn't bring her in at the time, but she lived under the house of some across-the-street neighbors and was VERY street savy when crossing (she'd hear my car coming from 2 blocks away, and I'd see her run to the edge of the street, check for traffic (it was a one-way), then cross.
When I moved, she did become an outside cat, and after one time of going out and staying out for 3 days, she was never particularly interested in going out again.
>sometimes, which my BF advocates, but I really am putting my
>foot down that she has to be an indoor cat.
I would definitely encourage you not to let her out, unless she is on a leash, and under your supervision (which is how my cats go out occasionally). Open the windows to let her look out the screen and she'll bird watch in the safety of her home.
The outside carries far too many dangers (traffic, disease, stray dogs, mean people) for me to want to worry about outside cats.
I once adopted a formerly outside cat. Tina was a stray that was starting to look a big 'chubby,' and when I realized she was pregnant, I took her in for an abortion and her shots. I couldn't bring her in at the time, but she lived under the house of some across-the-street neighbors and was VERY street savy when crossing (she'd hear my car coming from 2 blocks away, and I'd see her run to the edge of the street, check for traffic (it was a one-way), then cross.
When I moved, she did become an outside cat, and after one time of going out and staying out for 3 days, she was never particularly interested in going out again.
I strongly second Kathyrn's encouragement for not letting cats outside. I never let any of my cats go outside, and they thrived very well. I always made sure they had a window to look outside, even when I lived in a basement apartment. I had one high window, and got one of those cat "shelves" so my Baby had a good view of the goings on outside.
atgood
Cathlete
Thanks for the link -- what a sweetheart!
I had a dog that got out and got hit by a car a couple of years ago, so I know the anguish such a loss causes. My BF had to leave the house, I was crying so hard.
I'm working now to make my new kitty's indoor life fulfilling -- toys, cat grass (which is fun to grow!), and even getting a trippy cat video for her (with birds, fish, mice, weird sound effects) that seems to hypnotize her! LOL Virtually every window in the house is set up so that she can sit and watch the outdoor activities -- other critters, people walking by, etc. (Am I turning into a nutty middle-aged cat lady???) She seems content. We have a leash for her that I have yet to try out, but she seems less and less interested in going outside.
Please feel better soon. It's a cliche to say it, I know, but try to remember all the joy she brought into your life, and that you, I am sure, brought into hers.
Allbest to you.
I had a dog that got out and got hit by a car a couple of years ago, so I know the anguish such a loss causes. My BF had to leave the house, I was crying so hard.
I'm working now to make my new kitty's indoor life fulfilling -- toys, cat grass (which is fun to grow!), and even getting a trippy cat video for her (with birds, fish, mice, weird sound effects) that seems to hypnotize her! LOL Virtually every window in the house is set up so that she can sit and watch the outdoor activities -- other critters, people walking by, etc. (Am I turning into a nutty middle-aged cat lady???) She seems content. We have a leash for her that I have yet to try out, but she seems less and less interested in going outside.
Please feel better soon. It's a cliche to say it, I know, but try to remember all the joy she brought into your life, and that you, I am sure, brought into hers.
Allbest to you.
atgood
Cathlete
Thanks for the link -- what a sweetheart!
I had a dog that got out and got hit by a car a couple of years ago, so I know the anguish such a loss causes. My BF had to leave the house, I was crying so hard.
I'm working now to make my new kitty's indoor life fulfilling -- toys, cat grass (which is fun to grow!), and even getting a trippy cat video for her (with birds, fish, mice, weird sound effects) that seems to hypnotize her! LOL Virtually every window in the house is set up so that she can sit and watch the outdoor activities -- other critters, people walking by, etc. (Am I turning into a nutty middle-aged cat lady???) She seems content. We have a leash for her that I have yet to try out, but she seems less and less interested in going outside.
Please feel better soon. It's a cliche to say it, I know, but try to remember all the joy she brought into your life, and that you, I am sure, brought into hers.
Allbest to you.
I had a dog that got out and got hit by a car a couple of years ago, so I know the anguish such a loss causes. My BF had to leave the house, I was crying so hard.
I'm working now to make my new kitty's indoor life fulfilling -- toys, cat grass (which is fun to grow!), and even getting a trippy cat video for her (with birds, fish, mice, weird sound effects) that seems to hypnotize her! LOL Virtually every window in the house is set up so that she can sit and watch the outdoor activities -- other critters, people walking by, etc. (Am I turning into a nutty middle-aged cat lady???) She seems content. We have a leash for her that I have yet to try out, but she seems less and less interested in going outside.
Please feel better soon. It's a cliche to say it, I know, but try to remember all the joy she brought into your life, and that you, I am sure, brought into hers.
Allbest to you.