Thanks everyone

[WolverineDG]

I want to thank you guys for the support you gave me in my post about Lizzie. She was a special cat, a brown tabby with a white chin who decided one day she was going to live with me. She'd been hanging around my porch angling to get in & one day, she ran right by me & went straight for the food. And this was when she was about 2 or 3 months old. I had another kitten already about the same age (Nellie) & they are where I got the "DG" in my name (dos gatos).

Lizzie was not only a great cat, she was an excellent "tutor" (putting her tail right over the particular paragraph I needed to read or putting her butt on the notes I needed to study), a great "inspector" (jumping in & out of boxes that I needed to pack whenever we moved), and a good computer cat (I've had 3 computers since law school, but I think she liked the old PacBell one best since the monitor was huge & flat so she could lie on it &, yes, put her tail over the screen just over something I was looking at or reading. With my brand spanking new one, though she could lie behind the monitor & I could pet her, which she liked to do a lot). But most of all, she would let me pick her up so she could hang on my shoulder...you know how most cats push away from your shoulder, she flung herself over it & would just purr & purr & purr. Another weird thing about Lizzie was that she was fascinated by dogs. :shrug: She loved to jump on & sleep in the highest spot in any room, no matter how difficult or impossible it seemed to get there, she managed it.

If I could figure out a way to scan & post a pic of her, I would, but in your minds' eye, picture a brown tabby cat, with large ears, a white chin & what appears to be a permanent smile on her face (that's how I knew it was the end, her smile was gone), who sits very lady like, with her front paws crossed. BTW, she died with a smile on her face & her paws crossed. I think that's what tore me up the most.

dg

[Muffstser]

1. Oh, honey...

If she went with a smile on her face, she saw something beautiful. I guarantee it.

I know it's hard, but it's always harder on us that are left behind than the souls (human or animal) that are gone. I know it sounds trite, but she really isn't suffering anymore. Sometime, when you're quiet, you may just feel her presence, and know she's watching over you. I'm totally convinced that my last pet was an "angel" that helped me choose Muffin out of all the other cats at that shelter. And someday...when you're ready...Lizzie will do the same for you.

In the meantime, post away here. We love you, and we care. :grouphug:

[RevCheesehead]

2. What a beautiful tribute.

Scan and post the pic when you can. I'd love to see her.

Roo, too, would cross his paws. he looked like he was praying. That's one of the reasons I called him "The Bishop of Roominster Tabby."

I like to think that Lizzie and Roo are now getting to know one another, along with Gizmo and Blue Doggy. Critter heaven is now full of some pretty wonderful animals who are free from pain.

(be sure to give yourself permission to cry, scream, be quiet, or whatever you need to do to grieve. It will take time, and you'll find your own way. And be sure to get all the hugs you can. :hug: )

[gkhouston]

3. absolutely beautiful

as to seeking out the highest place in the room, Neferkiti used to like to sleep on the tops of doors! She's been gone for years but I still look up when I move a door at Mary's house.

[Clark2008]

4. Bless your heart, sweetie!

I lost my doggie this year and, to lose a pet, is almost as bad as losing a child.
They're your babies.

:hug: honey and if you need to just talk about your loved one to remember - you feel free to just throw that my way. I'll listen.

It's so lovely to own a pet and so sad when they're gone. But the joy you had will eventually replace the sadness you feel right now.

Kisses, sweet Lizzie.

[Berry Cool]

5. How beautiful.

Lizzie sounds much like my tortoiseshell. I call Harley my "parrot cat" sometimes (for the shoulder sitting) and my "monkey cat" sometimes because she loves to climb and be in the highest place in the room.

Your girl will always hold a special place in your heart.

[Catchawave]

6. So sorry for your loss

:hug: I know how hard this is for you, so here's a little something to help you along:

Poem For Cats

And God asked the feline spirit
Are you ready to come home?
Oh, yes, quite so, replied the precious soul
And, as a cat, you know I am most able
To decide anything for myself.

Are you coming then? asked God.
Soon, replied the whiskered angel
But I must come slowly
For my human friends are troubled
For you see, they need me, quite certainly.

But don't they understand? asked God
That you'll never leave them?
That your souls are intertwined. For all eternity?
That nothing is created or destroyed?
It just is....forever and ever and ever.

Eventually they will understand,
Replied the glorious cat
For I will whisper into their hearts
That I am always with them
I just am....forever and ever and ever.

Author Unknown

[RevCheesehead]

7. now I'm crying.

Roo died right after I told him it was OK to go. I didn't want to see him suffer. He stayed alive for me that night.
God, I miss him so much.