My Heart Is Aching For All Of You, And For Myself, Losing all of my loves Options

[mosmommy]

I guess most of you have not heard from me before, and the rest of you haven't seen any posts from me in a long while.
I haven't felt like sharing any thoughts or pain lately.

On May 21, 2008- I lost my mouse Gordon. The only comfort was that he was not just my furkid, but he was a huge part of the nature program that I worked on last summer, and for over 9 weeks last summer, he touched hundreds of children. He was their favorite animal in the room. ( We also had a snake, a small lizard, 2 toads, 2 crayfish, a red-eared slider turtle, a rabbit, and a few local fish). All were used for educational and compassionate teachings, and all were released back into the wild with the exception of the lizard and rabbit who were adopted, and the turtle and Gordon. I know Gordon served a great purpose, and he also visited a local elementary science club that I did some volunteer presentations for in the fall of '07. The children loved him as much as I did. Mice can have short life spans, but he accomplished a lot in his.

I lost my beloved 15 1/2 year old cat, Rufus on March 1, 2008, and that has been very painful. I raised him form a kitten, and he slept with me all of the time, even during short "cat" naps. I still find it hard to wake up and not have him here.

Now a quick bit of background, I have lost 23 furry children, 8 close humans, and a few acquaintances- all since May 2004.
I am not sure how I still get up everyday, but I keep on trying.

I am so sorry for those of you with recent and painful loss(es) to handle, I do know how hard it is. I honestly cannot say that it gets easier, but the memories do get better.

Thank you to any and all who read this topic.

Peace, Love, and Prayers,
Michelle

This is my Rufus...

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[ann]

Hi Michelle, I am sorry for the loss of your cat and mouse. Your Rufus had a long happy life, and your litte mouse offered much needed knowledge in this world. How proud you should feel for that. Funny, I had field mouse living in my garage for months. Tried as might to capture it the humane way, but he eluded every trap I set. At one point he crawled in my car, chewed a wire that cost 125.00 to fix and still fed him. I honesty think it ate itself to death. Furry, big or small, I love them all. Come back from time to time let us know how your doing. Love your Avatar, looks like my little Arthur I lost on Jun8th. Take Care.. Ann

[mosmommy]

Hi Michelle, I am sorry for the loss of your cat and mouse. Your Rufus had a long happy life, and your litte mouse offered much needed knowledge in this world. How proud you should feel for that. Funny, I had field mouse living in my garage for months. Tried as might to capture it the humane way, but he eluded every trap I set. At one point he crawled in my car, chewed a wire that cost 125.00 to fix and still fed him. I honesty think it ate itself to death. Furry, big or small, I love them all. Come back from time to time let us know how your doing. Love your Avatar, looks like my little Arthur I lost on Jun8th. Take Care.. Ann

I can relate to your field mouse story.
I had rescued a 5 day old field mouse on September 5, 2001. I had to feed him a supplement every 2-4 hours for 3 1/2 weeks, and then he survived and lived a king's life for 3 years and 3 months, losing Chance was devastating!

I also rescued another deer mouse orphan, Midget, in July of 2005, and she is still with me. About 8 months later, I rescued another orphan, Stuart, and he is still with us.

Kudos for helping your visitor survive, all animals are important. I have just adored my field mice, but I would not have kept them in captivity except that they were orphans and could not survive without their Mothers' teachings.

Here is a picture of Chance, the first orphan, celebrating his first Christmas.

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