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post May 23 2011, 01:36 PM
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I came here right after Sammy died...feeling so lost and hopeless. I want to post memories of him before he died. I want all of you to know who he was before that dreadful day. The following will be what I recall, thank you for being there for me....all of you


I'm making this thread to tell you who Sammy was before he died. I was especially inspired by Spirit, who lost her best friend just this week. Spirit responded to the post I made...just days after Sammy's death, and her positive attitude about her beloved kitty makes me "know" that remembering the little things our best friends did in their lives...the details, the accents that made us love them so much while they were with us....despite their death...is utterly healing.

Where to start but at the beginning! Some of you know that Sammy came to me by surprise...totally. I was 7 months pregnant with my last child, and my husband came home early one day with this tiny black ball of fur on his shoulders. He worked for the electric company....surveying peoples property for electric upgrades. He went to someones home to do just that, and they had a litter of kittens that they were trying to give homes to.

To understand how strange it is that Sammy and I became soul mates...you have to understand that my husband didn't particularly like cats...but he knew I did. This man, my husband...a dog lover, looked at this litter of kittens and saw "something" in Sammy, and picked him up and brought him home to me...HUGE thing for him to do, and something I will be forever grateful for.

Sammy was so tiny then. He couldn't have been more than 4 or 5 weeks old....he surely wasn't weaned yet from his mother. He had little triangles stuck on the side of his head for ears, and definitely hadn't discovered "drinking" yet...as he still tried to suck the water (or milk that I put down for him). His fur stood straight up still too.

Sammy claimed me as "his" from the second my husband disentangled his tiny claws from his shoulder and put him in my hands. He somehow climbed up on the bed every morning to pounce on my head....his signal that I need to stop laying around, and get up and feed him! I would wake up with this tiny black body on my face...arms around my head, legs around my neck, and teeth biting my face....this was Sammy's communication to me that I should get the hell up and feed him....now!

What's really funny to me now, all these years later (17) is that this tiny little "helpless" kitten grew into a sleek 18 pound black cat that strutted around like he was a panther in the jungle.

I'm an animal lover so have several cats, and even two dogs...but the entire household "knew" who was KING....and it was Sammy. He could swath a path just with his strut, and his energy. You could see his shoulder blades moving in perfect synchronicity with his hind legs when he "strutted" and slowly scoped the area as he "walked" from room to room. And that tail of his!

Sammy didn't "talk" much in life...he didn't have to. He had the smallest of purrs, and never meowed...all it took was a look, a glance, a glare to get his point across. But the tail was his biggest communicator. He could swish it so faaaast and you would know what was on his mind....he was not pleased about something someone thought or didn't think in his direction.

I can't possibly put into one post what Sammy was, and still is to me. Let this be the first of many posts of positive memories of my KING panther cat, that taught me so much about life. I love you Sammy....and miss you tremendously.

Love and light


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post May 23 2011, 01:38 PM
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This post really circles around Spotsguy...Sammy's main target in life. Spotsguy reminds me of the "dumb football player" type in human form. He just bounces along not caring about anything....until he crosses Sammy's path.

Spotsguy is an odd name I know...I named him. He is nearly all black with some white on his chest and a black spot on his nose....the name hit me when he was born in my unfinished addition several years ago...and has stuck.

Spotsguy used to be an adamant outside tomcat...until he came home with a severely damaged tail about 3 years ago that had to be amputated. Since then, it's like his "manhood" is gone and he's petrified of most of my cats. This meant I had to bring him into my room...the sanctuary for all cats supreme...mostly Sammy.

Spotsguy...in his youth and indiscretion thought he could just lay on my lap while I was watching tv. Well, Sammy watched this and probably sent psychic messages that I couldn't hear, but he kept his cool at first.

Then one day I'm laying there watching tv with Sammy next to me and Spotsguy was at the end of the bed and Sammy stood up. When Sammy "stood up" like this...it wasn't a regular cat standing up. Sammy projected his energy at Spotsguy so fiercely it was as if I were watching a video with Sammy's body growing to nine feet tall...and snorting.

I learned a lot through Sammy's jealousy with Spotsguy....which wasn't often or even predictable. Yet, when Sammy stood up...he was a force to be reckoned with. He stared Spotsguy down and gave him like two seconds of a head start and then Sammy was on his ass....tore across the room after him and smacked him on the head. I usually had to hit pause on the tv to rescue Spotsguy from Sammy.

You know when Sammy was dying...I prayed to god I could speak to him, that I could communicate with him to let him know how much I loved him. I know this communication is possible...I saw Sammy "talk" to Spotsguy many many times, it's just a matter of me learning the "language" I think.

Love and light

Sammy's Momma/ Wendy


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post May 23 2011, 01:39 PM
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For those that have seen Sammy's Rainbow page, I chose to put a Christmas tree up for him. When Sammy was still little he absolutely loved the Christmas tree. He relished climbing it's trunk and finding a branch to lay on and peer out at the rest of us, thinking he was so clever and so well hidden that we couldn't see him. I have pictures somewhere of him laying in the tree.

The next year when the Christmas tree went up he did the same thing, climbed the trunk and found branches to lay in to peer out at us. Only it was a bit more of a challenge because he was growing and a lot heavier than the year before, so the whole tree shook with his clever "sneaky" hiding from us...as if we didn't know he was in the tree with all the shaking of the tree going on.

Then came the last year of his tree climbing fun. By that Christmas Sammy was a LOT heavier than the year before...but he didn't realize it. So the tree is up and Sammy went to go climb the trunk as he always had....and CRASH....over the tree went with Sammy in the heap of branches, lights and ornaments looking more confused than ever!

He learned that maybe climbing that dumb tree wasn't such a hot idea after all. From then on he layed under the trees branches every year thereafter...looking like a huge panther laying under a forest tree, peering out at us, looking like the best dressed Christmas present ever!

So, I thought it appropriate to put a Christmas tree on his Rainbow page...I think it made him smile when I did that smile.gif

Love and light

Sammy's Momma


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post May 24 2011, 12:37 AM
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Hi Sammy's Momma,

Thank you for sharing the delightful stories of Sammy. What a charcter he was! Poor Spotsguy! Who knew that by losing his tail he's lose so much more! I can certainaly see why you refer to Sammy as a black panther. He was a beautiful guy and knew how to project that personality of his!

Thank you again and you remain in my prayers.

Peggy


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post May 24 2011, 02:08 AM
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Peggy

I am soooo honored that you took the time to read about Sammy (there's more where that came from) Sammy was a "silent" support to me for over 17 years. He was a kitten for awhile and gave me great fun, but his "older" years gave me the most He helped me thorough the worst times I ever could have imagined, just by "being" there. That taught me sooooooo much of how to "BE" a Momma to my children. Sometimes, you can do nothing but "BE" there for someone....be it your child, your friend or your soul mate.

I am such a changed human being because of Sammy. He gave me the stability, the "knowing" that life would be "ok" no matter what. I didn't believe him half the time, or even 75% of the time he spoke to me. And he did speak to me....man I could not have lived this long without him and his smart ass advice!

Bottom line, this "panther" came into my life and changed me forever. I miss him sooooooooooo much. I miss him laying next to me giving me "advice" and rubbing his sweet face on mine. How do you you go on when someone so special is gone from your physical life? You learn how to communicate beyond the grave (or crematory box, as Sammy is now in) I try to be in the mental "place" where I can "receive" him, and actually have...twice in the the last two weeks.

I will never be the same Wendy, without Sammy in my daily life. Yet that panther gave me the best years of my life, and made me a Wendy that is one to be loved, treasured, and reckoned with, just like he was. I will forever be grateful for what that little panther gave to me.

Love and Light


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post Mar 16 2012, 07:09 AM
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Wendy, what an incredibly beautiful story of your rellationship with Sammy. It is truly profoundly inspiring. Yes, how do you go on when someone that close physically dies. You are communicating with him, what a gift.

Wendy, can you put all your posts on the main death and dying forum so more people can read them and give you the support that you need. Not as many people come to the New beginnings forum and the other forum is where people will want to give you lots of support and be inspired by your postings

Lots of support and gratitude to yo
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post Mar 16 2012, 05:20 PM
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QUOTE (sammy @ May 23 2011, 02:39 PM) *
For those that have seen Sammy's Rainbow page, I chose to put a Christmas tree up for him. When Sammy was still little he absolutely loved the Christmas tree. He relished climbing it's trunk and finding a branch to lay on and peer out at the rest of us, thinking he was so clever and so well hidden that we couldn't see him. I have pictures somewhere of him laying in the tree.

The next year when the Christmas tree went up he did the same thing, climbed the trunk and found branches to lay in to peer out at us. Only it was a bit more of a challenge because he was growing and a lot heavier than the year before, so the whole tree shook with his clever "sneaky" hiding from us...as if we didn't know he was in the tree with all the shaking of the tree going on.

Then came the last year of his tree climbing fun. By that Christmas Sammy was a LOT heavier than the year before...but he didn't realize it. So the tree is up and Sammy went to go climb the trunk as he always had....and CRASH....over the tree went with Sammy in the heap of branches, lights and ornaments looking more confused than ever!

He learned that maybe climbing that dumb tree wasn't such a hot idea after all. From then on he layed under the trees branches every year thereafter...looking like a huge panther laying under a forest tree, peering out at us, looking like the best dressed Christmas present ever!

So, I thought it appropriate to put a Christmas tree on his Rainbow page...I think it made him smile when I did that smile.gif

Love and light

Sammy's Momma



Hello Wendy, thanks for sharing your sweet Sammy boy with us. What a funny story about Sammy bringing down the Christmas tree! He was quite a guy! My Danny boy always enjoyed Christmas. It was his favorite time of the year. He never tried climbing the tree, but he LOVED sleeping under it and looking at all the bright, pretty lights. Sadly, my Danny boy passed on almost 3 months ago. Reading your story made me think of him and just how much he enjoyed Christmas.


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