My Baby Girl, Squidge Options

[Emma]

Well, my darling cat, Squidge, passed away on the 28th December, 2008 aged 15. What makes it worse is that she was in perfect health until someone allowed their dog to roam the neighbourhood unsupervised in March, 2008. Squidge was asleep in the garden under the window, and the alsatian came into the garden and went mad at her. I tried to get her through the window, but couldnt reach, so had to run round into the garden to get the dog away from her. The owner turned up at this point totally unfazed and with no apology. Squidge had wet herself with the fright. Also her blood pressure had gone up so high, so fast, her retinas detached and from then on she was completely blind. She was a bit up and down with coping with blindness, but was happy enough, but after the dog attack, she went downhill over the weeks and months, at one point a few months ago, shed gone so downhill, the vet almost put her to sleep, but by some miracle she got through that rough patch. Id always doted on her completely, but after she went blind, my life totally revolved around her and i did everything in my power to make her as happy as i could. At christmas she went downhill again, i thought it was only temporary and went back to syringe feeding her and liquidizing nutritional concoctions id made for her. i really did think she'd pull through again but was planning on taking her to the vets on the 29th December to see what he thought. Anyway, me and Squidge went to bed on the 27th and she was under the covers with her head poking out, cuddled up to me and i had my arm around her and was stroking her til i fell alseep, i woke up at about 2am and was gently stroking her and she was purring in her sleep. i woke up again at 7.30am, stroked her, but got no response and she didnt feel right. my baby girl had died in her sleep. i swear my heart literally broke at that moment. All everyone keeps telling me is that she was just a cat and i should be over it by now or they change the subject whenever i try to talk about her. its like noone really gets that she was not just a cat, she was by baby, best friend and kinda soul mate all rolled into one. we had been together since i was 15 when she walked into my bfs flat when i was on my own there one day, wed hardly been apart since then and since i moved out at 16, this is the first time ive been without her. I just seem to miss her more every day. and i think everyone thinks i am going crazy. i knew this would be hard, but this hurts so much more than anything else than i could possibly imagine. i do have another cat, Mitz, and i do love her to bits, but me and her arent as close as me and Squidge. my heart constantly aches and i feel like part of me is missing and my flat seems to empty and quiet. its horrible cos whenever i was upset, Squidge would come over and give me a cuddle and cheer me up, and now im upset cos i miss her i just dont know what to do x

[Emma]

well now i just give up!! The dog owner has been giving me grief since her dog attacked Squidge, and again this morning when i drove past her she stood there sticking her fingers up and yelling abuse! and i just thought im sick of all this now, just totally fed up of ignoring her cos shes the one in the wrong - not me! and shes a known bully who tries to intimidate people, and i just cant let her think that she can do that to me. so........i hate that i did this........i span my car round, pulled up next to her and the dog, got out my car and asked her straight what her problem was. all i got was a mouthful of abuse. i basically told her that if either of us had a reason to give hassle, then it was me - not her! and that she didnt even have the decency to apologise for her dog killing my cat! she turned round and said that my cat was fine and her dog has done nothing wrong! i told her that i have vets bills and witnesses to prove that my cat died due to the dog attack! and do you know what her response was.............she told me that her dog had obviously killed my cat, laughed, and told me that it'd get me and my other cat next!!!!!!!! but when i snapped and yelled at her, she backed off a few steps and held the dog infront of her!! typical bully, no guts when it comes down to it! i just told her that no matter how long in the future it is, if i see the dog off its lead near me or my property then i will take it as a personal threat and will make sure i have the evidence to prosecute her! Im just so angry at myself for retaliating! but also so shocked by her attitude! not only have i gotta deal with losing the one thing i love more than anything else, i gotta deal with abuse from the woman who basically murdered Squidge!