Today is Thankgiving Eve. It’s the one year anniversary of the passing of Precious. It’s a particularly hard day for us as we think back on losing her only seven years into her wonderful life.
Of course, we have come to terms with the loss, but every now and then there is the second guessing and wondering if we did the right thing by her. My wife has to remind me of how grave it was. She wouldn’t eat, she hid in the liter box and she continued to lose weight. And the doctor’s could not help. It was a horrible time for her as well as for us.
Occassionally my older daughter asks… is Precious in Heaven? To which I reply as soft “yes”.
Precious’ ashes are in a pretty box on the living room mantle in the new home that she never made it to. Next to it, her picture is framed and placed on the mantle as a memory. We all miss her very much. But we will never forget our loyal friend.
Thank you so much for sharing your story on this blog. I am so sorry about the loss of your beautiful Precious.
My dear, sweet cat Sam was diagnosed with vestibular disease ten weeks ago. Her story is similar in many ways to that of Precious, and we are heartbroken. However, it is comforting to know that we are not alone.
Hi Kristi: Very sorry to hear about Sam too. I know its heartbreaking; is your vet offering any suggestions? What area of the country are you from?
I’m very sorry to hear about your loss too. We recently had to put our kitty, Noonie, to sleep. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. She was my best companion. When everyone else was ragging on me, she was there with love only. She literally helped me recover from 4 major surgeries that resulted in my ability to have kids. Luckily she was around long enough to meet the twins who grew to love her so much. They are only three but knew exactly what was going on the whole time. They still think that God might bring her back to us one day, which is something really hard to respond to. But, I assure them that God’s house is much more fun than ours and she is having her much deserved vacation up there. The thing that gives me comfort the most, is that when you know that they are no longer living the way they would want to live, (hiding in the catbox) that is the right time to let them go. I did not know this at the time and I have to say I probably let her suffer longer than I should have b/c I was in denial about ever having to lose such an amazing part of my life. The guilt and sadness is just part of the deal. We will heal and I’m so glad to hear that there are people out there that really love their cats. 🙂
The best thing to remember is that there is no way you could ever forget them. That’s all they ever wanted.