Re: A Dreadful Day

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Chelle~!!!!! (((((Chelle))))) BIG HUGS! I am so sorry for your loss. I know it

hurts.

You and your family are in our thoughts,

Chelle wrote:

,

I must have missed the post about your step sister. Email me and let me know

what happened.

I lost my best friend today and I am grieving something terrible. My beloved cat

Kosmo developed a urinary blockage while we were out this afternoon. I came home

and he couldn't walk and was obviously in extreme distress. By the time I got

him to the vet, he was in shock, his temp was down from a normal 101 degrees to

96 degrees, and his bladder was the size of a grapefruit.

The vet anesthetized him and tried to catheterize him to remove the blockage,

but he passed away during the procedure. He was just too sick to make it through

it. I am heartbroken. I adopted him from a rescue league 7 years ago and he has

been with me through some awful times. He was beside me throughout my 14 month

illness last year, and never left my side when I was at home. I am going to miss

him so much, it hasn't even sunk in yet.

My 11 year old is taking it very hard. We brought Kosmo home and my husband

buried him by the bird bath and bird feeders in the backyard. He was still warm

when I handed him to and it was almost more than I could take. That cat

did more for me than any human being could ever do, and I feel like I have lost

a child.

and I lit 7 candles, 1 for each year he was with us, and put them on the

stone that my husband placed over the spot where he is buried, and one of them

is still burning. I'd like to think it's the spirit of my baby telling me he's

going to be okay.

((((

Chelle

[Guest guest]

Chelle! I am so very sorry for your loss! It is so difficult to lose a

friend, especially when we develop such strong bonds with them. I can

relate as I had a cat who also passed during the anesthesia given to

unblock him. He was only a year old, so that made it that much more

difficult to deal with since he was so young.

I don't know if I posted this on this group or not previously, but I

believe that when our pets pass, they go on to the Rainbow Bridge, where

they feel no pain. Here's the link.

http://rainbowsbridge.com/Poem.htm

Sending hugs your way and keeping your family in my thoughts. Hang in

there. Just know that he is not in pain anymore and is watching over

you and your family.

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I am a cat lady big time. I have four at this time. They are my comfort and

buddies.

I am so sorry for your loss. I've had to also loose my pets. " CopCar " was a

black and white we had to put down. It was years ago and still..when I look at

a picture of this sweet, gentle soul...I tear right up.

I know how you feel. It sucks we have to outlive our beloved pets.

Lotacats >^.^<

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Re: A Dreadful Day

Chelle~!!!!! (((((Chelle) )))) BIG HUGS! I am so sorry for your loss. I know it

hurts.

You and your family are in our thoughts,

Chelle <CRN724comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

,

I must have missed the post about your step sister. Email me and let me know

what happened.

I lost my best friend today and I am grieving something terrible. My beloved cat

Kosmo developed a urinary blockage while we were out this afternoon. I came home

and he couldn't walk and was obviously in extreme distress. By the time I got

him to the vet, he was in shock, his temp was down from a normal 101 degrees to

96 degrees, and his bladder was the size of a grapefruit.

The vet anesthetized him and tried to catheterize him to remove the blockage,

but he passed away during the procedure. He was just too sick to make it through

it. I am heartbroken. I adopted him from a rescue league 7 years ago and he has

been with me through some awful times. He was beside me throughout my 14 month

illness last year, and never left my side when I was at home. I am going to miss

him so much, it hasn't even sunk in yet.

My 11 year old is taking it very hard. We brought Kosmo home and my husband

buried him by the bird bath and bird feeders in the backyard. He was still warm

when I handed him to and it was almost more than I could take. That cat

did more for me than any human being could ever do, and I feel like I have lost

a child.

and I lit 7 candles, 1 for each year he was with us, and put them on the

stone that my husband placed over the spot where he is buried, and one of them

is still burning. I'd like to think it's the spirit of my baby telling me he's

going to be okay.

((((

Chelle

[Guest guest]

Thank you , and everyone else who wrote to me. I'm having a tough time

dealing with this. Luckily my friend's baby came last night, so I spent

yesterday taking care of her five children and was too busy to think about it

too much.

I can just see his grave from our family room window, and in the spring, we're

going to put a flowering bush there, along with a marker. He's right by the

bird feeders and bird bath, so I'd like to think he's out there enjoying the

show.

I took to 's this afternoon to get him an art set, and he wanted to

go to Petsmart to look at the cats. I told him it's much too soon to get

another one, but he wanted to look anyway. When we got there, there was a cat

that had just come in on Friday night from the Roseville Vet Clinic, where Kosmo

died on Friday afternoon. He's 7 months old and looks exactly like Kosmo

probably did before he became a stray and got so many knicks and scars. I know

we just can't get another cat this soon, but I felt like I was looking at a

ghost.

The candle that was still burning when I posted burned all night Friday night.

It's just been eerie. I feel like his spirit is still with me.

I had seen the Rainbow Bridge many times. There's a cross stitch kit that has

it that I might order to do for my son, who is having a rough time with his

death.

Again, thank you to everyone who wrote. It really is a death in the family.

Chelle

[Guest guest]

Hi Chelle

I'm so sorry about your loss. Lots of Hugs from

Diane - Minnesota

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> I must have missed the post about your step sister. Email me and

let me know what happened.

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> I lost my best friend today and I am grieving something terrible.

My beloved cat Kosmo developed a urinary blockage while we were out

this afternoon. I came home and he couldn't walk and was obviously

in extreme distress. By the time I got him to the vet, he was in

shock, his temp was down from a normal 101 degrees to 96 degrees, and

his bladder was the size of a grapefruit.

>

> The vet anesthetized him and tried to catheterize him to remove the

blockage, but he passed away during the procedure. He was just too

sick to make it through it. I am heartbroken. I adopted him from a

rescue league 7 years ago and he has been with me through some awful

times. He was beside me throughout my 14 month illness last year,

and never left my side when I was at home. I am going to miss him so

much, it hasn't even sunk in yet.

>

> My 11 year old is taking it very hard. We brought Kosmo home and

my husband buried him by the bird bath and bird feeders in the

backyard. He was still warm when I handed him to and it was

almost more than I could take. That cat did more for me than any

human being could ever do, and I feel like I have lost a child.

>

> and I lit 7 candles, 1 for each year he was with us, and put

them on the stone that my husband placed over the spot where he is

buried, and one of them is still burning. I'd like to think it's the

spirit of my baby telling me he's going to be okay.

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> ((((

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> Chelle

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