3 Years Gone By

Hi all,
It's been three years since I lost Mille & Tinky within a day of each other. I have since adopted 4 new kitties. There will all be 4 in 2009. I have to say even after 3 years I still miss my babies.
This site was a godsend for me. I recently encountered a women whose dog was going to be put to sleep in a few days. Well, I gave that women a big hug and told her to come here for healing and love. I hope she did. Time does heal and love goes on but we indeed never forget.

2 Years Today

Hi everyone,
Just had to say something on the anniversary of losing my 2 kitties. Millie died Sept. 19th and Tinky was put to sleep Sept. 20th. All I can say is that this site saved my life. I will never get over the loss of my first two furbabies. They were the first pets I ever had. And I will never forget the horror of finding my beloved Millie cat dead in my living room that Monday morning. Sorry to be so graphic, but her eyes were open and she was so cold. I still havent cleaned the rug where she was laying. I am sure some of you have had this happen to you. My cat was perfectly healthy the night before when I went to bed. So finding her that way in the morning was so tramatic for me and for my other cat Tinky who was just sitting there staring at her buddy Millie. I took Tinky to the vet that day fearing she was sick, and my worst fears were confirmed, she had advanced kidney disease, and although she seemed healthy to me, once I knew she was sick I realized she had been acting a little weird that summer. I thought it was just the heat. So Tinky was put to sleep that day and I was with her at the end. Tinky hated everyone but me. At the time I remember feeling that no other cat would ever love me like that. But now I have 4 two year old furbabies, and Sheeba loves me the way Tinky did. I love them all, but I still miss my first two.
So thanks for listening to me and letting me get out my feelings on this very sad day.
But I am leaving with the uplifting message of the love the newbies have given to me and I to them.
Love and hugs to everyone out there.

Deb

2 Years Coming Up

Hey all,
I havent posted in quite awhile. I have been thinking about my 2 lost babies Tinky and Millie a lot lately and I have even dreamed about them. The 2 yr anniversary of their deaths 1 day apart is coming up in September. I guess thats why I am thinking of them so much. I have 4 new babies now, all 2 yrs. old and although I love them all dearly, it will never be the same as with my first two. LIfe goes on and for me I don't know how I would have gotten thru that time without this web site. My one cat died suddenly (probably heart related, as she was healthy) and I still freak out sometimes over the health of my newbies. If one is lying very still with their eyes open, I walk over to make sure they are breathing. Last night Thor threw up about 5 times and I found ribbon mixed in. I was so worried about him all night. And this morning I couldnt find Sheeba, I always do a head count before I leave for work. And I didn't leave until she showed up, but my heart was pounding. I guess I will always be fearful after having lived thru the trauma of finding my one cat suddenly passed away and putting down the other one the next day. Thank you everyone for all your support, and my heart and prayers are with everyone here.

Deb mom of Tinky and Millie.....and now Sheeba, Frankie, Chrissie and Thor!!!

1 Year Anniversary

Hi Everyone,
It was one year ago today that I woke up and found my little Millie Girl who was 8, dead on my living room floor. It is something that I will never ever forget. She was a totally healthy cat, she had been to the vet a couple of weeks before for a check up. She was fine. She was sneezing the night before and a little congested and I was planning to take her to the vet if she got worse. Little did I know...., but the vet said even if Millie had pnemonia she wouldn't have just died like that. They don't know what happened, I guess it was just her time. So in my panic over Millie I took my other cat Tinky who was 9 for a check up because she hadn't been to the vet in 5 years. She was your classic "scardy cat". I had tried in the past to get her into the carrier but just could not. But she was always healthy and an indoor cat so I just let her be. When the vet saw her he said she was dehydrated, and gave her fluids and did some blood work. I took her home and she seemed so disoriented, I carried her to my bed to sleep there for the night(she always slept with me, they both did) I thought she was just upset about Millie, her buddy. I called the vet in the morning for the test results and he said "I am sorry but Tinky has advanced kidney disease and I don't even know how she has lived this long. Bottom line was the kindest thing to do was to put her to sleep. So the day after I lost Millie I had to put Tinky love to sleep. She was my first pet..my daughter came down from college to be with me, and my friend who rescues kittens came with us to put her down. My daughter begged me not to be in the room with Tinky and to stay with her, and my friend to said dont go in. But I was the only person that Tinky loved in this world and I was going to be there when she left this world. Crying hysterically I thought to ask the vet, "Do we really have to do this?" But I knew in my heart she was sick, and that no vet would put an animal to sleep if it wasnt absolutely necessary. So I was there as Tink took her last breath, and I told her I loved her as I held her and stroked her, and hopefully eased her way to the rainbow bridge. I had never heard of the rainbow bridge untill I found this site. So at home after all this I searched the internet for some solace and found this site. You people have been a godsend for me and for all of us furbaby Mommies and Daddies. So even though I needed to post for my huge sadness on this 1 year anniversary, I also wanted to share my gra***ude for this wonderful website of caring, compassionate friends.
So I will end this on an upbeat note, today I am the proud Mommie to Frankie, Sheeba, Thor and Chrissie, four new fur babies all about 16 months old. They saved my life and I love them so much, but I will never forget Tinky and Millie.
Thanks everyone for being there.
Deb

Response To Wll Things Ever Get Better?

Hi All,
I justed wanted to say that I too, like Juanita am haunted by that last day when I had to put my Tinky love down. When I was in the office holding her on the table I wanted to ask the Vet, "You are sure we have to do this right?" But I knew rationally that a Vet would not put an animal to sleep that wasn't very sick. But it all happened too fast for me to grasp the idea that this was it. That she was so sick that she couldn't live anymore when just two days before I had no idea she was sick at all. I know that cats don't show signs of illness until they are very very sick, but that too still haunts me. How could I not know that my baby was so sick? And I had just found my Millie cat dead in my living room the day before. She was sniffling the night before, but otherwise perfectly ok. The vet said even if she had pnemonia that that wouldn't have killed her. She either had a heart attack or a stroke. Sorry just venting here, the one yr. anniversary of their death is Sept 19,20 and I am very very sad. If you have read my other posts, I have four new furbabies all about 14 months old, Frankie,Sheeba,Thor,Crystal. And I love them to death....... but I still miss my Millie and Tinky so so much. Thanks for listening guys.

Debby Mom of
Tinky,Millie,Frankie,Sheebs,Thor,Chrissie