sheba the cat... 1992-2014

[rdking647]

today we made the vet trip no one want to make
we took our sheba in for the final time.
she was down to under 5 pounds and was having trouble walking

she was the queen of the household and my wifes baby girl.

good bye dear sheba we will miss you. until we meet again at the rainbow bridge.


as for us... i think its time for a tumbler of bourbon or two

[shenmue]

1. {{{Sorry}}}

[Frustratedlady]

2. What a long life. Enjoy the memories. eom

[SfromCanada]

3. So sorry.

Think how much you loved her and the good life she had because of you.

[Skittles]

4. ...

Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you.....
I loved you so --
'twas Heaven here with you.

--by Ilsa Paschal Richardson

[onehandle]

5. It's the walking difficulty that usually makes that decision for us.

Ease on, Kitty. Ease on.

[Tikki]

6. Hugs to the rdking647 family...

What a sweetheart, she was there a long time as part of your family.


Tikki

[MFM008]

7. A trip we all dread

[Beaverhausen]

8. So sorry

Sheba had a long life. I'm sure she had a happy and loving home with you and your wife. She lives on in your hearts.

[BarbaRosa]

9. I'm sorry rdking

[lunasun]

10. RIP little Sheba

[Curmudgeoness]

11. I've made that trip too many times.

My condolences. Rejoice that you knew her.

Rest if peace, Sheba.

And peace to you and your wife.

[packman]

12. She'll be there in the shadows

and you'll see her as you turn your head. Pets fill the empty spaces and stay for awhile after they they leave us.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

13. hugs to help through your grief.

Our furry babies.....

[sammythecat]

28. Oh god look at that cat

This is a sad thread and by the time I responded I was really feeling low. I was scrolling up through the responses and that gif you have just cracked me up. I laughed out loud. That is a seriously scary move that cat has there. I see that and whatever problem we were having is totally forgotten on my end. Cat wins. Whatever he wants. The bed, the room, money, whatever.

i hope rdking could get a laugh as well, but maybe not today.

[DesertDiamond]

14. Sheba is with you now, purriing!

{purring cat emoticon here}

[Solly Mack]

15. Oh, rd. I am so sorry!

[G_j]

16. blessings and happy trails sheba!

what a long life she had!

[oldandhappy]

17. She leaves a big hole in your hearts.

[greatlaurel]

18. So very sorry, such a difficult thing to do.

Take care. Pets give us so much, while asking so little. for Sheba and to the rdking647 family.

[MrMickeysMom]

19. That is the worst...

And, how can you describe your love in doing it? Because she deserved you to be there with her until the rainbow bridge. I'm so sorry for your loss of dear little sheba. Please accept a warm embrace.

[calimary]

20. Damn. So sorry to hear this, rdking647.

I'm so sorry. MAN, we've been through that, too. MISERABLE. The worst drive ever taken. The vet trip no one wants to make. No kidding. Many of us here at DU have had to bid a beloved pet a reluctant farewell lately. You're not alone. And you don't mourn alone, either.

[nikto]

21. Somehow...

It is the loss of beloved pets that makes me hope there's an afterlife of some sort,
even more than the deaths of beloved people do.

Maybe that's weird.

But that's how I feel.

[sammythecat]

22. ...

It's tough when the light goes out in something innocent and beautiful. It's really hard.

When death approaches I'm reminded of a line from a Lord Byron poem, "If I laugh at any mortal thing, 'tis only that I do not weep." I think of that too often for some reason.

What I do in situations like this is probably unhealthy. I try to keep it out of my mind as much as I can. I never forget but I avoid reminders. A lot of people find some comfort in looking at photos and talking about memories but for me it just brings back the end and the permanent loss. And regrets. Always regrets. We're never perfect in any of our relationships no matter how devoted we were. There's always something we could have done better even if there really wasn't.

I do apologize for such a gloomy response. Your post just really hit home with me. 22 years is a long time.

I don't have comforting words. I just don't know what to say, but you do have my sincerest empathy and sympathy. I know it hurts.

[Behind the Aegis]

23. I am very sorry for your loss.

Sadly, my Tony died in my arms yesterday morning. I hope they meet up and have a wonderful time.

[irisblue]

24. I cannot imagine losing a 22 yr long companion

sleep sweetly sheba, squirty the bobcat( dog do NOT mess with her) can show you the best perches to wait for your humans....

[Moostache]

25. No words or thoughts can make it easier, but I send you both...

Words to encourage you to remember the many good years and love shared,
Thoughts for a grieving and recovery that leaves you only with those good memories in short order.

[Corey_Baker08]

26. RIP, I Will Never Forget The Day I Had To Bury Snoopy, My Dalmatian, Whom I Loved

RIP Snoopy James 2000-2012

[MADem]

27. Have two.

I've got to say, you cared for that cat beautifully.

That's a good long life.

I've had a cat that made it to 21 (barely), another that made it to 20, but 22 years, and you had to help the poor thing over the bridge...that is a well-cared-for cat!

It sucks to lose a companion you've had for so long. So yeah, have two.

Toast a good life well lived. Mourn. Hang in there.

[Are_grits_groceries]

29. I am so sorry.

Mousie and Scat will be there to meet her.
It's so hard to let them go.

[KT2000]

30. I'm so sorry

I know - it is so difficult but we do it for them. Peace to you and your wife. RIP Sheba girl.

[countryjake]

31. It's so very hard, all my sympathies to you & your wife.

Peace, to Sheba.

[xchrom]

32. Peace be with Sheba's people at this time. nt

[mike_c]

33. condolences and best wishes to you....

Damn, that's hard.

[joeybee12]

34. That was a good long life, I'm sure she's in Kitteh Heaven

[indepat]

35. RIP, Sheba: a queen for a very long and much-loved reign

[TheKentuckian]

36. Tears from this old curmudgeon

[MerryBlooms]

37. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[Jawja]

38. So sorry for your loss.

I had to do the same for my kitty today.... She was 17 years old. I know how you are feeling.