Zita Gone, Now Ziggy, 3 Cats lost in two years Options

[Zita'sMom]

I posted in October about losing my sweet Zita. At the end of December I adopted Ziggy who I swear was related to Zita. She had the biggest healing purr I have ever heard from a cat. She wasn't Zita but she was a very special kitty and was so appreciative and happy in our home.

On Saturday she came home after 5 p.m. with wounds to her abdomen. I knew it was serious. She went to the emergency vet. Over the last 5 days we spent about $1300 on vet care.

We thought she was going to pull through but this morning at 6 a.m. she let out a distressed sound and stopped breathing. I reached into her crate, but she had left me.

The vet is pretty certain she was shot by an air gun. People can be so evil and cruel.

I cannot believe what has happened. She loved her "drippy water" from the sink and I will miss her leading me there and her huge gigantic purr.

My "helper" cat who helped me to deal with my loss of Zita is now gone... Life is not fair.

My heart is broken.

Jan.

[AngelCareOne]

To My Mommy Jan With All My Love Forever and Longer!!! See how Happy You make Me and my Big Happy Smile all because of You?! Please Celebrate My Life with Me!!!

"Celebrate my Life!"

Weep not for me though I am gone
Into that gentle night.
Grieve if you will, but not for long
Upon my soul's sweet flight.

I am at peace, my soul's at rest.
There is no need for tears.
For with your love I was so blessed
For all those many years!

There is no pain, I suffer not,
The fear now all is gone.
Put now these things out of your thoughts,
In your memory I live on!

Remember not my fight for breath.
Remember not the strife.
Please do not dwell upon my death,
But Celebrate my Life!!!

Hey, Mommy! I'm young again, happy, healthy and have lots of friends, too. And guess what? I'm staring in a Movie like I am now, young again! Wow!!! It does shock Jean Luc Picard from Star Trek Generations and Data is pretty upset, too. But that's okay cuz Tom Cruise is one very happy camper. By the way, what the heck is a Rubiks Cube and how the heck does it work? Anywhooo, click on me holding that whatever it is and see my Movie! Weee! I'm a Famous Celebrity now. Woo Hoo and Yipieee!!!

Please Click on Me Ziggy asking a Very Naughty Question And Watch Me Star in My Movie!

"We Can Dance if We Want To"

We can dance if we want to,
We can leave your friends behind.
Cause your friends don't dance,
And if they don't dance,
Well they're no friends of mine.

Say, we can go where we want to,
A place where they will never find.
And we can act like we come from out of this world,
Because you're one far behind.

We can dance!

We can go where we want to,
The night is young and so am I.
And we can dress real neat,
From out hats to our feet,
Then surprise them with a big trick ride.

Say, we can act if we want to,
If we don't, nobody will,
And you can act real rude,
And totally removed,
And I can act like an imbecile.

Say, we can dance.
We can dance.
Everything's outta control!

We can dance.
We can dance.
We're doing it more and more!

We can dance.
We can dance.
Everybody look at your hands!

We can dance.
We can dance.
Everybody's taking the chance!

It's safe to dance.
Oh well, it's safe to dance.
Yes, it's safe to dance!

We can dance if we want to.
We've got all your life and mine.
As long as we abuse it,
Never gonna lose it,
Everything will work out right.

I say, we can dance if we want to.
We can leave your friends behind.
Because your friends don't dance,
And if they don't dance,
Well they're no friends of mine!

I say, we can dance.
We can dance.
Everything's outta control!

We can dance.
We can dance.
We're doing it more and more!

We can dance.
We can dance.
Everybody look at your hands!

We can dance.
We can dance.
Everybody's taking the chance!

Well, it's safe to dance.
Yes, it's safe to dance.

Well, it's safe to dance.
Oh well, it's safe to dance.
Ah yes, it's safe to dance.

Well, it's safe to dance.
It's safe to dance.

It's safe to dance!!!

Ooohhh, that sure made me Smile so big again, Mommy! Lookie!!!

To The Bestest Mommy in the Whole Universe! And that's My Mommy Jan!!!

I Love You Forever and Forever! I Love You with All my Heart! I Love You whenever We're together! I Love You when We're apart!!!

From Your Baby Fur Kid Ziggy and I Love Ya to Bits, Mommy!!!

[Zita'sMom]

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Ooohhh, that sure made me Smile so big again, Mommy! Lookie!!!

To The Bestest Mommy in the Whole Universe! And that's My Mommy Jan!!!

I Love You Forever and Forever! I Love You with All my Heart! I Love You whenever We're together! I Love You when We're apart!!!

From Your Baby Fur Kid Ziggy and I Love Ya to Bits, Mommy!!!

Oh Dottie - that is so nice, and I do think wherever Ziggy is is a much happier place than here. The above picture looks like my boy Zeus.

I won't read what happened to your fur kids at this time if you suggest I don't. I do want to ask you though, how do you find strength within the situation? A part of me feels so helpless and hopeless that someone is walking around with no remorse having blown Ziggy and my life to pieces. Also, though I don't want to blame the vet, she really could have saved Ziggy if she had known what she was doing. She may feel bad, but they are still charging us for the surgery. Apparently when I was away, she called my husband and said she was sorry for what had happened and that they would take off a hundred dollars or so of the $850 fee (also we paid $450 more for follow-up at my regular vet afterwards.) My friend who is a vet tech said she should have known to do the exploratory surgery and suggested I report her to the veterinary association. I don't really want to go there, however she could do the same with other pets and they could lose their lives.

I am just wondering, actually for anyone who is reading this, how do you cope, what do you do to carry on?

When my 17 year old dog died I was very sad, but he had a long and full life and I could find peace within the situation. He often comes to me in dreams. My first cat was 12 and died of liver cancer; that was difficult and painful but neither was so difficult for me as having lost Zita and Ziggy, both young cats and both senselessly. I do not know what happened to Zita, but I never got to even say goodbye. With Ziggy at least I was able to tell her how very much I loved her and how sorry I was that this had happened. Still I feel unrest because of the killer that's out there. I love cats very much and I can't have them here. I think that Zita and Ziggy because they were especially loving and innocent made them into easy targets. This is so sad to me.

I find it hard to deal with the demons of "what if" and "why" and the cruel heart of the killer who took Ziggy away from me.

Any suggestions on coping would be much appreciated.

Jan.