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Doco
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posted May 24, 2004 08:31
Saturday was a day full of grading exams and then as the kids are being chased off to bed one of our cats (*my* cat) has a seizure. I spent half the night up with him and finally fell asleep after the seizures stopped and he was practically comatose but breathing very shallowly and rapidly. Woke up a few more times through the night. Sunday morning I went to the shop and started selecting wood to make a casket and one time when I went back to check on him he was dead.
What seems strange is that this cat and I had a pretty equal relationship - he ignored me and I ignored him. Yet, his death shook me up more than my uncle who recently passed away. I've always had a pretty cavalier attitude towards pets and animals. After all they are just animals and they eventually die - stuff happens. I just can't shake this feeling.
He adopted us before we had kids when his former family moved and abandoned him. My wife saw him a few days running on our front porch and then fed him once. Of course - just one feeding and the rest was history. He was fully grown and definetly not playful anymore then so he was at least 2 years old and probably closer to the vet estimate of 5-7 years old. That was 11 years ago, so he had a good long life for a cat.
Now I am just rambling.... never mind me - nothing to see here - move along. Just someone rambling to get it out of his system.
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GMx
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posted May 24, 2004 08:46
Even though some might deny it, I think that pets definitely give us a familiarity with them that we need. There's a familiarity that is gone and that leaves a hole in our lives. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Nitrozac
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posted May 24, 2004 08:54
Sorry to hear about your cat dying. We're attached to our pets and it's only natural that we greive when we lose them. I hope you're doing well, and remembering the good times with the little fuzzy face. ![[Happytears]](graemlins/happytears.gif)
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Snaggy
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posted May 24, 2004 09:05
Doco, I am sorry for your loss. ![[weep]](graemlins/weep.gif)
Losing a pet is emotionally devastating, and yes, we can take it harder than the loss of another human somethimes. ...which can make it even harder as we feel guilty about that. ![[ohwell]](graemlins/ohwell.gif)
Nitro and I lost our former cat in a very similar way a few years ago. She had been in the family for many years, and was much loved, especially by Nitrozac who had never had pets as a child. We were grief-stricken and numb for weeks afterwards.
Reading your post has brought back a lot of the sadness of losing her. She was just a cat, but I don't think Love is an exclusively human trait.
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Grey_girl
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posted May 24, 2004 09:25
Doco, I'm so sorry. I've been there - I lost my Janson in early Sept. 2001. I wasn't particularly attached to him, didn't want him in the first place... etc, etc. but his death hit me really hard.
Hang in there.
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posted May 24, 2004 11:32
Oh dear, I'm so sorry to hear that... I realise that there isn't much I can add to this, other than my sympathy, but you can have all of that you need.
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Aditu
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posted May 24, 2004 11:58
I'm really sorry to hear about your cat. Pets can sneak into our hearts while we are't looking and it hurts when they leave.
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Doco
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posted May 24, 2004 14:04
Thanks guys!
That poor cat probably got more attention and time spent on him as he was dieing and after his death (I spent about 8-9 hours marking a really nice casket) than he got in a normal 6 months. Then again - that was the kind of cat he was. Normally more than 3 or 4 pets and he would walk away because that was enough.
Ah well - the damn critters do get under our skin - more than I realized I guess.
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Orpheus
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posted May 24, 2004 22:38
I'm sorry for your loss. Having to watch death first-hand can really have a big impact on you. Not to mention the familiarity built up over 11 years ![[Smile]](smile.gif) Lots of good memories of endearing quirks and unexpected warmth I'm sure. My own kitten will be up for his first birthday sometime soon. 'Course he's already huge! You have both our condolences.
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Erbo
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posted May 25, 2004 22:22
O Bubastis, Goddess of the Nile, please keep watch for the arrival in the Eternal Catnip Fields of Doco's cat, who never scratched or bit without just cause, who loved his people as he himself was loved, and who enjoyed a long and happy life. Grant him the rest he so richly deserves.
(I say a prayer like this every time I hear about someone's cat dying. One of these days, it'll happen to Star and Maui, I know, and then we'll just be devastated. But hopefully not for many years yet.)
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