Sad Day Yesterday
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We had a very sad day yesterday. Our cat, Simone, who was over 20 years old
died yesterday afternoon.
She had been sick for a while. But we did things like make a ramp to the sofa
so she could still get up there for a while. It had become clear that it
wasn't going to be much longer, and she stopped eating a couple days ago,
then almost immediately after, could no longer walk. We were also pretty sure
that she had lost most of her sight.
She would cry sometimes, but she didn't seem to be in pain. When we held her
she would purr happily and nuzzle and cuddle in. Finally, yesterday, she
wasn't doing well, and I ended up spending all day cuddling her in my arms
(Julian held her for a while too), and she died yesterday afternoon in my
arms.
It's hard, because it reminds me in a lot of ways of my mother's death, which
was only in November. It's been a HARD year. But I lived with Simone longer
than I did with my mother, and I've had her longer than I have had my son!
So, we are all sad, but it seems a nice way to die, peacefully being held
close by someone who loves you.
Kathryn
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died yesterday afternoon.
She had been sick for a while. But we did things like make a ramp to the sofa
so she could still get up there for a while. It had become clear that it
wasn't going to be much longer, and she stopped eating a couple days ago,
then almost immediately after, could no longer walk. We were also pretty sure
that she had lost most of her sight.
She would cry sometimes, but she didn't seem to be in pain. When we held her
she would purr happily and nuzzle and cuddle in. Finally, yesterday, she
wasn't doing well, and I ended up spending all day cuddling her in my arms
(Julian held her for a while too), and she died yesterday afternoon in my
arms.
It's hard, because it reminds me in a lot of ways of my mother's death, which
was only in November. It's been a HARD year. But I lived with Simone longer
than I did with my mother, and I've had her longer than I have had my son!
So, we are all sad, but it seems a nice way to die, peacefully being held
close by someone who loves you.
Kathryn
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Joylyn
I'm sorry for your loss, but it sounds like it was a wonderful way for
your kitty to die. What a great gift you gave her, to hold her.
Joylyn
KathrynJB@... wrote:
your kitty to die. What a great gift you gave her, to hold her.
Joylyn
KathrynJB@... wrote:
> We had a very sad day yesterday. Our cat, Simone, who was over 20[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> years old
> died yesterday afternoon.
>
> She had been sick for a while. But we did things like make a ramp to
> the sofa
> so she could still get up there for a while. It had become clear that it
> wasn't going to be much longer, and she stopped eating a couple days ago,
> then almost immediately after, could no longer walk. We were also
> pretty sure
> that she had lost most of her sight.
>
> She would cry sometimes, but she didn't seem to be in pain. When we
> held her
> she would purr happily and nuzzle and cuddle in. Finally, yesterday, she
> wasn't doing well, and I ended up spending all day cuddling her in my
> arms
> (Julian held her for a while too), and she died yesterday afternoon in my
> arms.
>
> It's hard, because it reminds me in a lot of ways of my mother's
> death, which
> was only in November. It's been a HARD year. But I lived with Simone
> longer
> than I did with my mother, and I've had her longer than I have had my son!
>
> So, we are all sad, but it seems a nice way to die, peacefully being held
> close by someone who loves you.
>
> Kathryn
>
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marji
((((((((((Kathryn))))))))))
My deepest sympathies to you and your family on the loss of your sweet
companion! Your telling of Simone's passing reminds me in almost every way
of my dear companion Puiegue's passing when he was 21-1/2 years old. That
was two years ago, and he also passed away in my arms. If those guys could
have compared notes, they probably would have had very similar stories to
tell each other, in fact. Puiegue (pronounced pweeg, don't ask the
origin!) had lost his vision and would sometimes cry loudly but did not
seem to be in pain. He had lost a great deal of weight and seemed so
fragile. Sometimes he would just sit there and you might wonder if was
sleeping sitting up. But, you'd pick him up and he could not be
happier. It was at a time when we had to move from our home. I knew that
it would be very, very hard on our dear Puiegue because we didn't know
where we were going or how many moves we would have to make before we were
actually settled, since we were down to looking at temporary housing
situations. Puiegue had always hating moving or even being in the car, and
he knew our house so well, even though he was blind. It was hard to do,
but I finally found a semi-retired vet who would come out to our house and
euthanize Puiegue. Our sweet friend, who lived with us all his life,
passed over peacefully in my arms, and it was one of the hardest things
I've ever had to do. Liam and I still cry for him, but we know that
Puiegue is still with us and he is free from that body which confined him so.
We comforted ourselves with the knowledge that he had a really wonderful,
healthy life and a loving family, and I believe that Simone did, too.
Love, Marji
P.S. The kind vet who made the trip out to our house told us that he
detected tumors of some sort in Puiegue's abdomen.
At 08:55 5/6/03 -0400, you wrote:
My deepest sympathies to you and your family on the loss of your sweet
companion! Your telling of Simone's passing reminds me in almost every way
of my dear companion Puiegue's passing when he was 21-1/2 years old. That
was two years ago, and he also passed away in my arms. If those guys could
have compared notes, they probably would have had very similar stories to
tell each other, in fact. Puiegue (pronounced pweeg, don't ask the
origin!) had lost his vision and would sometimes cry loudly but did not
seem to be in pain. He had lost a great deal of weight and seemed so
fragile. Sometimes he would just sit there and you might wonder if was
sleeping sitting up. But, you'd pick him up and he could not be
happier. It was at a time when we had to move from our home. I knew that
it would be very, very hard on our dear Puiegue because we didn't know
where we were going or how many moves we would have to make before we were
actually settled, since we were down to looking at temporary housing
situations. Puiegue had always hating moving or even being in the car, and
he knew our house so well, even though he was blind. It was hard to do,
but I finally found a semi-retired vet who would come out to our house and
euthanize Puiegue. Our sweet friend, who lived with us all his life,
passed over peacefully in my arms, and it was one of the hardest things
I've ever had to do. Liam and I still cry for him, but we know that
Puiegue is still with us and he is free from that body which confined him so.
We comforted ourselves with the knowledge that he had a really wonderful,
healthy life and a loving family, and I believe that Simone did, too.
Love, Marji
P.S. The kind vet who made the trip out to our house told us that he
detected tumors of some sort in Puiegue's abdomen.
At 08:55 5/6/03 -0400, you wrote:
>We had a very sad day yesterday. Our cat, Simone, who was over 20 years old[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>died yesterday afternoon.
>
>She had been sick for a while. But we did things like make a ramp to the sofa
>so she could still get up there for a while. It had become clear that it
>wasn't going to be much longer, and she stopped eating a couple days ago,
>then almost immediately after, could no longer walk. We were also pretty sure
>that she had lost most of her sight.
>
>She would cry sometimes, but she didn't seem to be in pain. When we held her
>she would purr happily and nuzzle and cuddle in. Finally, yesterday, she
>wasn't doing well, and I ended up spending all day cuddling her in my arms
>(Julian held her for a while too), and she died yesterday afternoon in my
>arms.
>
>It's hard, because it reminds me in a lot of ways of my mother's death, which
>was only in November. It's been a HARD year. But I lived with Simone longer
>than I did with my mother, and I've had her longer than I have had my son!
>
>So, we are all sad, but it seems a nice way to die, peacefully being held
>close by someone who loves you.
>
>Kathryn
coyote's corner
Kathryn,
You and your family have my deepest sympathies.
Our thoughts are with you.
Janis & Brianna
You and your family have my deepest sympathies.
Our thoughts are with you.
Janis & Brianna
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From: KathrynJB@...
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Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 8:55 AM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Sad Day Yesterday
We had a very sad day yesterday. Our cat, Simone, who was over 20 years old
died yesterday afternoon.
She had been sick for a while. But we did things like make a ramp to the sofa
so she could still get up there for a while. It had become clear that it
wasn't going to be much longer, and she stopped eating a couple days ago,
then almost immediately after, could no longer walk. We were also pretty sure
that she had lost most of her sight.
She would cry sometimes, but she didn't seem to be in pain. When we held her
she would purr happily and nuzzle and cuddle in. Finally, yesterday, she
wasn't doing well, and I ended up spending all day cuddling her in my arms
(Julian held her for a while too), and she died yesterday afternoon in my
arms.
It's hard, because it reminds me in a lot of ways of my mother's death, which
was only in November. It's been a HARD year. But I lived with Simone longer
than I did with my mother, and I've had her longer than I have had my son!
So, we are all sad, but it seems a nice way to die, peacefully being held
close by someone who loves you.
Kathryn
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BADOLBILZ
My thoughts are with you. Our cat died two years ago, but she lives
with us still. My girls, at random moments will make petting movements
and tell me they have Jazzie in their lap. Sometimes she rides on their
heads. She goes on car trips with us. And according to the girls,
since she's died and become our ghost cat, she's had a litter of
kittens. She continues to be a comfort and a friend to us all. But I
do know your pain and wish you ease of it. HeidiC.
with us still. My girls, at random moments will make petting movements
and tell me they have Jazzie in their lap. Sometimes she rides on their
heads. She goes on car trips with us. And according to the girls,
since she's died and become our ghost cat, she's had a litter of
kittens. She continues to be a comfort and a friend to us all. But I
do know your pain and wish you ease of it. HeidiC.
>We had a very sad day yesterday. Our cat, Simone, who was over 20 years old
>died yesterday afternoon.
>
>She had been sick for a while. But we did things like make a ramp to the sofa
>so she could still get up there for a while. It had become clear that it
>wasn't going to be much longer, and she stopped eating a couple days ago,
>then almost immediately after, could no longer walk. We were also pretty sure
>that she had lost most of her sight.
>
>She would cry sometimes, but she didn't seem to be in pain. When we held her
>she would purr happily and nuzzle and cuddle in. Finally, yesterday, she
>wasn't doing well, and I ended up spending all day cuddling her in my arms
>(Julian held her for a while too), and she died yesterday afternoon in my
>arms.
>
>It's hard, because it reminds me in a lot of ways of my mother's death, which
>was only in November. It's been a HARD year. But I lived with Simone longer
>than I did with my mother, and I've had her longer than I have had my son!
>
>So, we are all sad, but it seems a nice way to die, peacefully being held
>close by someone who loves you.
>
>Kathryn
>
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In a message dated 5/6/2003 8:57:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
KathrynJB@... writes:
~Kelly
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KathrynJB@... writes:
> So, we are all sad, but it seems a nice way to die, peacefully being heldIndeed. I'm sorry for your loss, Kathryn. Hugs to Beth and Julian too.
> close by someone who loves you.
~Kelly
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Deborah Lewis
I'm sorry Kathryn.
It's so hard to say goodbye to someone who's been such big part of your
life.
You did a nice thing for her, letting her stay home where she was
comfortable and unafraid and knew you loved her.
She was fortunate to have such a loving family.
My sympathy to you and Beth and Julian.
Deb L
It's so hard to say goodbye to someone who's been such big part of your
life.
You did a nice thing for her, letting her stay home where she was
comfortable and unafraid and knew you loved her.
She was fortunate to have such a loving family.
My sympathy to you and Beth and Julian.
Deb L
Kelly Dollinger
>>From: KathrynJB@... [mailto:KathrynJB@...]held
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 5:55 AM
>>
>>So, we are all sad, but it seems a nice way to die, peacefully being
>>close by someone who loves you.A Very nice way. Sorry for your loss.
>>
Kelly D.
Meghan Anderson
I'm so sorry Kathryn :-(
It's hard to lose a well loved member of the family.
It's nice that she had a peaceful passing in your arms.
Meghan
It's hard to lose a well loved member of the family.
It's nice that she had a peaceful passing in your arms.
Meghan
--- In [email protected], KathrynJB@a... wrote:
> We had a very sad day yesterday. Our cat, Simone, who was
over 20 years old
> died yesterday afternoon.
>
> She had been sick for a while. But we did things like make a
ramp to the sofa
> so she could still get up there for a while. It had become clear
that it
> wasn't going to be much longer, and she stopped eating a
couple days ago,
> then almost immediately after, could no longer walk. We were
also pretty sure
> that she had lost most of her sight.
>
> She would cry sometimes, but she didn't seem to be in pain.
When we held her
> she would purr happily and nuzzle and cuddle in. Finally,
yesterday, she
> wasn't doing well, and I ended up spending all day cuddling
her in my arms
> (Julian held her for a while too), and she died yesterday
afternoon in my
> arms.
>
> It's hard, because it reminds me in a lot of ways of my mother's
death, which
> was only in November. It's been a HARD year. But I lived with
Simone longer
> than I did with my mother, and I've had her longer than I have
had my son!
>
> So, we are all sad, but it seems a nice way to die, peacefully
being held
> close by someone who loves you.
>
> Kathryn
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]