Had to say goodbye to my kitty this week 😢

[Garion_55]

She was 20 years old. Had a great life. She drove with me from Arizona to Virginia when she was two.

She was never a rub my belly kind of cat. When in bed she used to love to just sit on my chest and stare at me never lay down just sit lol.

A few days ago she stopped eating so i knew the end was near.

Missing her terribly.

Hug em if you got em.

Love you Juniors.

[Maraya1969]

1. I'm so sorry you lost your sweet girl. I love how she used to sit on you and stare!

Cats are so perfect.

[Doodley]

2. What a sweet face. I am sorry for your loss.

[GPV]

3. I'm so very sorry!!

[XanaDUer2]

4. I'm so sorry

[Ocelot II]

5. So sorry!

"We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle; easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we would still live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan."

"Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded but not replaced one another."

-Irving Townsend, who said it better than I could. My condolences.

[Garion_55]

10. She is my 4th ive said goodbye to as well.

Never gets easier.

[Ocelot II]

11. No, it never does get easier.

I lost two of mine last summer, just a month apart. I still think I see them now and then, out of the corner of my eye. Maybe they're haunting me. I hope so.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Condolences

We've gone through that several times.
It's a bummer. We try to get new to fill the void ASAP.
Take care!

[MustLoveBeagles]

7. I'm sorry you lost your sweet little girl

She looked like a sweetheart.

[MineralMan]

8. I'm so sorry. It's always hard.

[Chautauquas]

9. My condolences

It's never easy to lose a pet. They do such a good job of providing unconditional love and companionship.

[StarryNite]

12. I'm so very sorry.

She was beautiful.

[lucca18]

13. I am so sorry Garion.

Thank you for posting a photo of Juniors.
What a cute face!
I know it hurts.
It’s good that you were able to spend twenty years together.
❤️😢

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. I am sorry for you loss

It is hard to say goodbye to a family member. We had to say goodbye to my youngest cat. Evidently cats over the age of 10 or so tent to have kidney issues. The poor kitty lost a great deal of weight and it was hard to say goodbye

[Wingus Dingus]

15. Sorry you lost your sweet girl.

[malaise]

16. Too sad

[7wo7rees]

17. Very sorry for your loss.

It hurts lots but it will ease with a time.
Take care.

[Nevilledog]

18. ...

[KT2000]

19. That is so hard

I am sorry you lost your good friend - she will be in your heart forever though. Peace to you.

[niyad]

20. Lady Bast, please take Your little one gently home in Your loving arms, and send peace

and comfort to her grieving loved ones.

I am so very sorry for your loss.

[Tikki]

21. Hugs to Garion 55

Such a sweetie…never to be forgotten.


Tikki

[YoshidaYui]

23. Oh God I Lost my kitty three years ago and I still miss his little fuzzy face

So, juju is letting me follow her kitty moo! I love lMoo! She is a queen at Juju’s house!!

Sorry for your loss - ❤️ Hugs

[catbyte]

24. I'm so very sorry.

[calimary]

25. Wow - you had her for a good long time!

I’m sorry the goodbye finally had to come.

It’s NEVER easy.

Never.

And I guess it’s never supposed to be, either.

[virgdem]

26. I'm on my 8th cat, lost 7 and one lived until almost 21.

The losses never get easier, but the memories are always there to cherish. So sorry for the loss of your sweet kitty.💔

[Tadpole Raisin]

27. She was with you through SO many life events

and you loved each other well. You were there for her all her life and you were there for her in the end!

So sorry for your loss. She had a great mom!

[cate94]

28. I'm so sorry.

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

29. I am sorry for your loss.

[Greybnk48]

30. What a sweet little face.

So sorry for your loss.

[blueinredohio]

31. So sorry for your loss.

I lost mine last summer, she was 16. The picture looks like my cat she still ate a little but was very tiny and stopped grooming herself. I knew something was really wrong when she let the dog close enough to sniff her and didn't swipe at her.

[shanti]

48. Sorry for your loss!

Sounds like my kitty girl who is 18 now. She doesn't groom much anymore, so her coat is full of knots. She's also almost deaf and blind, but she's still eating. Partially incontinent. It's hard, because I've had many cats, but none who have died of old age.

[NurseJackie]

32. I know this heartache well... sending love to you and all those who'll miss Juniors.

[nuxvomica]

33. My condolences.

Cats are such simple creatures yet full of mystery. What a challenge it is to make one your friend, and so rewarding for the effort. This is my favorite poem about cats:

To a Cat

Mirrors are not more wrapt in silences
nor the arriving dawn more secretive;
you, in the moonlight, are that panther figure
which we can only spy at from a distance.
By the mysterious functioning of some
divine decree, we seek you out in vain;
remoter than the Ganges or the sunset,
yours is the solitude, yours is the secret.
Your back allows the tentative caress
my hand extends. And you have condescended,
since that forever, now oblivion,
to take love from a flattering human hand.
You live in another time, lord of your realm -
a world as closed and separate as a dream.

-- Jorge Luis Borges

[Jilly_in_VA]

34. BTDT

More than once. It never stops being hard. My Jack Morris, Mittney, Bittycat, and others will see her at Rainbow Bridge.

[Auggie]

35. We lost ours on Saturday ...

still reeling.

Peace -- Auggie

[femmedem]

44. I'm so sorry for your loss, too.

I know that reeling well. The only thing that has ever helped was making space in my heart and home for another. I hope you are able to when you are ready.

[Auggie]

52. Thanks. And thanks to Garion_55 for sharing.

[Garion_55]

45. Sorry to hear that.

Sucks ass i know

[Auggie]

53. Thank you. And thanks for the thread.

[Devil Child]

36. Very sorry for your loss Garion_55

Rest in Peace Juniors.

[Dreampuff]

37. Garion & Auggie

So sorry to both of you for your losses. It is so hard to lose those beautiful little furry ones.

[Bayard]

38. I feel your pain, Garion

I hope you can remember your girl when she was young and vibrant more than the sad ending.

[Danmel]

39. I'm so sorry

We lost our sweet baby Boo a little over a month ago. She was 15. Please accept my sincere sympathy.

[irisblue]

40. Juniors 🕯️

[brer cat]

41. I'm very sorry for your loss, Garion.

I hope you have tons of memories to bring a smile to your face.

[Raine]

42. Such a sweet little face ♥️ I'm so sorry for your loss 💔

20 yrs is along time to have a fur baby making the loss so painful because of the empty place they leave in your life.

[femmedem]

43. I'm so sorry for your loss.

It's so painful, even when you know you've given them a long, wonderful life.

[Deuxcents]

46. Comfort is hard but I wish you Peace

I lost my sweetheart, Angie, last July. I’ve always had kitties since I was a kid. How wonderful you had so much time with your sweetie.. she lived a good long life b/c of your love 🐾

[Garion_55]

47. Sorry bout angie.

20 years is a long time and we did share some awesome adventures. How often does a cat drive cross country lol

[Deuxcents]

61. Sweet memories

Angie n I went to Texas n back twice..n she was no traveling kitty. She got car sick w/in a few miles but she was a trooper. We finally got back home n settled in again and all good until she developed some respiratory problems. Broke my heart. Even today. Your sweet memories will carry you thru..believe it or not. I have since rescued another kitty, Ruby. She’s a completely different personality, thankfully, as there will never be another Angie. I cried. I screamed. I went thru it all and some will not understand. I’m reaching out to say that even after a year, I have at times called Ruby Angie..it’s ok.. whatever gets you thru the day, as they say. You seem to have so much to give..yeah..I heard that, too..but it’s true. Again, I wish you some peace..🙏

[Grown2Hate]

49. Big ol beautiful eyes! Looks very sweet.

I'm so sorry for your loss. We had to put my 16 year old pit-mix boy down (geez! Two YEARS ago now?!). I (STILL) feel your pain.

When someone special spends THAT much of your life with you, it's never easy to say goodbye. Thoughts are with you, Garion!

[Chili]

50. what a lovely girl

I have an overweight cat who does that... she gets on my chest, licks my face, and just sits there. So I know what you're missing. I'm so so sorry. She's still there with you, and always will be.

Hugging you tightly.

[Meowmee]

51. I am so sorry for your loss of Junior

What a beautiful girl she was. torbies/ torties are the best💕
20 years, a lifetime, she will be a part of you forever. I hope the pain of the loss and of missing her is eased by all of those cherished memories.

Run free sweet girl 💕🐾🐈🌈

[Celerity]

54. So sorry to hear this! 20 years is a great run though for a cat. Always cherish the memories.

[twodogsbarking]

55. Keep fond memories, even if tears come with them.

[sinkingfeeling]

56. I'm sorry for your loss.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

57. Ouch. So very sorry for your loss, Garion_55.

I love our kitty, and would be crushed if something happened to her.

[Klondike Kat]

58. So sorry for your loss

We lost our precious Chloe to renal failure last year. She was 16.

[BradAllison]

59. Awwww

[radical noodle]

60. What a lovely girl

They steal our hearts and leave us way too soon. I'm so sorry that she's gone but glad that you both had one another for so many years. Hugs!