My Danny Boy Is Gone, post about my cat Danny's death Options

[DannysMom]

My dear Danny boy, in 4 days it will be 7 months since you passed on. You have been on my mind, and I've been telling Mindy about you. You are not my soul-mate or spirit-animal, and I am not saying this to put you down. I simply don't believe that there is only "one" special animal out there for us and all the others aren't special or "worthy" of the same love and affection. That is so narrow-minded, and does not befit your gentle, generous soul. I think if I thought that way I would be setting myself up for disappointment and do an injustice to Mindy and Shelley. They are just as special as you and Tina, and just as deserving of all the love that I can give them. They are all lovable in their own special way. I am determined to love Mindy just as much as I loved you, for she has been so good to me, quietly comforting me and blinking her wonderful golden eyes at me. Love isn't partial. No way.

I miss you, my sweet friend. When I look at your photos you sweet, gentle face still makes me smile and melts my heart.

[Tom's Dad]

DannysMom

I didn't realize you'd lost Danny and Tina so close together. My condolences, and thank you for sharing his angelversary. You have summed up very nicely what I would want to say to Sir Thomas. Take care.

[sher_mark]

Danny'sMom,
Danny is beautiful too--he does have a sweet and gentle face. Must have been something to see Danny and Tina sitting together and looking up at you. It must be so difficult to lose them so close together--but they are together. I'm sorry for your loss and know the pain. You are in my thoughts.

[DannysMom]

Tom's Dad and sher_mark, thank you so much for your kind words and for remembering my Danny boy. He was such a gentle and cheerful boy kitty. I didn't even know he could hiss until he was a few years old. Very seldom did he hiss, he was just that gentle, always putting up with Tina jumping on his back and playing rough with him. I still miss him greeting me in the morning with affectionate licks on my arm. He was such a sweetie.

[xxForeverxx]

DannysMom

Sending my love up to Danny and to you. They say it gets easier. I do not think it ever does I think the mind just learns to bottle things up a bit more. Danny really was a gorgeous boy. Funny how it was Tina always jumping on him......usually the boys are the more energetic. Does Show you how gentle he was.

xxForeverxx

[DannysMom]

xxForeverxx, thank you so much for stopping by and remembering my Danny boy on his 7-month angel-versary. I still miss him so much. It's like there's a hole in my heart. I can still remember how soft his fur was and what it felt like to pet his tummy and his fluffy cheeks. He would always roll his head around in delight when I rubbed his tummy. I stopped by the pet cemetery today, but I couldn't stay long as it was just too hot outside, in the low 90s. I did want to honor my babies with a visit. I sat on a bench for a while and just enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere. There was such a nice soft floral scent in the air and the crape myrtles were in full bloom. I can't believe I've made it 7 months without my Danny boy. Looking at his sweet face always made me smile. He was incredibly gentle. I always called him my little kitty angel. Danny enjoyed hiding in paper bags. Sometimes Tina would pounce on him while he was sitting in the bag. He loved chasing Tina and also being chased by her, it was all the same to him as long as he was having fun. He was always so quick to dart from side to side when Tina was hiding behind the couch and trying to "escape".

Here is Danny taking a nap in Tina's cat chair.

[moon_beam]

Hi, DannysMom, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing and this wonderful picture of your beloved Danny. From your memories it is obvious that you and your beloved Danny share a very special connection that continues on even though he is no longer physically with you.

It never ceases to amaze me how time continues on although our hearts are burdened with deep sorrow. One day flows into the next, then becomes a week, and then a month - - and so on it goes until at some point we begin to realize that life has managed to continue on - - that we have somehow managed to continue on - - one day at a time. The deep seering pain of sorrow is not quite so intense, yet our hearts still feel like a part of us is missing. What has enabled you to continue on during the deep sorrow is the eternal love you and your beloved Danny share - - for enduring love is a living Presence that nothing in heaven or on earth can ever take away from you.

I hope today is treating you kindly, my friend, and your precious Mindy and Miss Shelley. I hope you and your precious girls will have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening blessed with your beloved Danny's sweet Living Spirit to comfort you. Please know you and your precious furkids are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I always look forward to sharing your news, and your treasured memories of your beloved Danny and Tina.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[DannysMom]

Moon_beam, as always thank you for your kind words of comfort. For some reason today it is hitting me very hard when I think of Danny and Tina. Losing them both within such a short period of time was almost too much to bear. Mindy has taken to announcing her presence with a sweet and cheerful meow when she walks into the living room, just like Danny used to do. Oh how I miss my sweet Danny boy today! Losing him was incredibly painful. I love that picture of him in the chair. He has such a soulful look on his face, makes your heart melt. He looks so happy and he knew he was loved. He and Tina always "fought" over the cat chair. They both loved sitting in it and taking long naps. I miss Danny's cheerfulness and his happy little face. He had such beautiful long whiskers. I wish I could cuddle with him and feel his soft thick fur just one more time. I miss you so much, Danny. I don't know why this is hitting me so hard today.

[DannysMom]

My sweet Danny boy, when I look at that photo of you napping in the cat chair and looking at me with your sweet, happy face, I just want you back. I want to rub your soft ears and your fluffy cheeks. You always looked so handsome in your tux, and you were beautiful inside and out. I miss you so, still. Being in your presence always made me happy, and you greeted me so cheerfully. I miss brushing you. You always enjoyed our weekly brushing session so much, just purring away. Life is just not the same without you, sweetheart.

[moon_beam]

Hi, DannysMom, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing, and your beautiful love letters to your beloved Danny. This grief journey is not a straight line by any stretch of the imagination - - some days are easier to cope than others - - and all we can do is endure through it with faith.

I hope today is treating you kindly, my friend, and your precious Mindy and Miss Shelley. I hope you and your precious girls will have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening blessed with your beloved Danny's sweet Living Spirit to comfort you. Please know you and your precious furkids are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I always look forward to sharing your news, and your treasured memories of your beloved Danny and Tina.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[xxForeverxx]

DannysMom

That is a lovely photo of Danny in the chair. He is looking up at you with loving eyes as if to say "I am sleepy but I love you so much I will let you take a photo".

What a sweetheart. I am glad the pet cemetery is at least a peaceful place you can go and remember him and Tina. Sounds like he could be the life of the party when he got into action with Tina. They sounded like they were a right pair together.

He was a very handsome boy. Did he go out much? as I am sure he got lots of female attention if he did.

Photos........they are definately the best thing you can have at times like this aren't they. As although the sadness comes ad the tears flow the photos can also make us smile as they remind us of how happy we were and how happy they were and the good times that happened when they were around. I never stop taking photos of my three as I know how precious they are. I was lucky I took so many of Chewy.

Do you have a photo album made up?

I hope you are feeling a little better today DannysMom although I know this is a hard time for you.

xxForeverxx

[DannysMom]

xxForeverxx, thank you for stopping by and commenting on Mr. Danny's handsome looks. I kept Danny inside, but sometimes I would let him go out on the balcony or on the front step. As soon as someone walked by he would flee back inside. He was shy and never came out when I had company, but he sure LOVED being photographed! I pasted a lot of photographs in his pet remembrance journal and I had also ordered a nice album from shutterfly. I love looking through his pictures and seeing how happy he was.

Sunday night I was hit by a crying spell. I remembered Danny's last days and I couldn't stop crying. It is heart-wrenching when our fur kids die, but especially more so when it happens at Christmas. I don't think I'll be very merry this Christmas at all. I so miss his cheerful meows and his snappy little greetings. He was such a happy little fella.

[missingmygranny]

What a beautiful post to a beautiful kitty. I am so very sorry for your loss and know that your Danny Boy is in a better place. There is no easy way to grieve or get over the loss of a cherished pet and without question not only was your Danny loved but he obviously loved you to pieces as well. Hoping you find some comfort and your pain has eased!

[moon_beam]

Hi, DannysMom, stopping by to say hello and to share your treasured memories of your beloved Danny. Without a doubt the holidays - - which are supposed to be "the most wonderful time of the year" can in reality be "the most horrible time of the year" when our hearts ache from the sorrow of physical separation from those we love - - whoever the life form. I am so smiling at your beloved Danny's "modeling" for pictures and can hear him say to you, "hey mom, this is my best profile - - now take this pose - - how's this one, mom?" and so forth. These are beautiful memories you and your beloved Danny share - - and thank you so much for sharing your treasured memories with us.

I hope today is treating you kindly, my friend, and your precious Mindy and Miss Shelley. I hope you and your precious girls will have a very peaceful, blissful, and cozy evening blessed with your beloved Tina's sweet Living Spirit to comfort you. Please know you and your precious furkids are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I always look forward to sharing your news, and your treasured memories of your beloved Danny and Tina.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[DannysMom]

To missingmygranny and moon_beam: thank you both for your kind words and for stopping by. Every bit of support here helps. Danny's death hit me really, really hard. It felt like someone had pulled away the rug from under me. I so miss his sweet, gentle face. He was so incredibly handsome, and a very sweet and gentle cat. Danny loved playing chase. He was such a happy little guy, and I wished I had known sooner that something was wrong with him. And I wished he could have died in a more dignified way. I felt so bad when I saw the places on his neck and chest where they had shaved off pieces of his beautiful fur at the emergency place. It's coming back to haunt me how he died and how he bobbed his head back and forth after he had received the tranquilizer shot. I felt as if he was fighting it, and then he sought his carrier and laid down in it. My heart broke when he died, and I still miss him so after almost 8 months.

[Pippin's Mom Kel]

Danny's Mom,

I know today will be a hard day for you - Tina and Danny's angelversaries are today. It's so hard to believe they've been gone for eight months and four months, isn't it? I'm sure it seems like just yesterday that they were both there beside you. I hope that today is gentle to you, and I hope that you are able to smile when you think about them, even if it's smiling through tears, as I continue to do with my Pippin.

You'll be in my thoughts - along with your handsome tuxedo boy and beautiful calico girl. I know Mindy and Shelley will comfort you today... I'm so glad you have them there to love and comfort you.

Kel

[DannysMom]

Kel, thank you for stopping by and for your kind words. Yes, you are correct, it's 4 months for Tina and 8 months for Danny today. I couldn't go to the pet cemetery this evening because of thunderstorms. I so wanted to lay a flower on each of their graves, to remember them. But I think they know I remember them in my heart and think of them every day. Danny always hid when there was a storm. He would get so scared and run off to his safe spot under my bed. He was quite a sensitive little kitty boy. I so miss seeing his sweet face in the morning. He would jump quietly on the bed and just sit right by my face and wait until I opened my eyes. Oh how wonderful to wake up and see those beautiful green eyes and that sweet Tuxedo face! And yes, I am smiling through tears when I think of him. It will take some more time for the pain to go away. It is hard adjusting to life without Danny and Tina.

[Angelinda]

Danny's Mom, I'm so sorry for the grief you're experiencing from the anniversary of the loss of your Danny and Tina, 8 and 4 months respectively. I love the picture of Danny in the reclining chair, with his big beautiful green eyes looking up with a gentleness. He was indeed a very handsome boy! I do think that even though you couldn't make it yesterday to the cemetery because of the thunderstorm, I agree that Danny and Tina know that you still love and remember them in your heart on a daily basis. I'm just reading this today, and I know the anniversary was yesterday, but I just wanted to stop by and share some gentle words with you. It is indeed hard adjusting to life after the loss of our furkids. I hope today was a better day for you Danny's Mom, but I also know it can still hurt a lot. Blessings and love . . . Angelinda

[xxForeverxx]

Hi DannysMom

One thing I am glad to see since you had to let not just one but two of your babies go is that now although there are still of course many sad and teary times, sometimes you can smile through those tears. Danny will be smiling too at the thought of his mummy being able to smile at the memories. Thunderstorms are just another thing now that can remind you of your days with Danny and let you have a little giggle to over the fact that he was a little scared and would hide in a place he thought nothing would find him.

I know how you feel when you say about how you wished he could have died in a more dignified way (bits being shaved here or there). When we first tried to save Chewy they amputated his tail. He was such a proud looking cat I just thought I wish he hadn't had to go through that too. But still no matter what we did what was best for our beloved babies. However hard it feels.

Hope you are feeling ok today DannysMom

xxForeverxx

[DannysMom]

xxForeverxx, thank you for stopping by and for your comforting words. It is so nice of you to remember my Danny and my Tina. I am comforted by looking at Danny's 8x10 on my desk. He had such a sweet, smiley little face and sometimes I feel as if he is saying:"I'm okay, mom. I really am." I remember how happy and playful he always was. When I first brought him home he loved sleeping amongst all the cat toys. He always enjoyed getting new toys and trying out new blankets and cat beds. I so enjoyed spoiling him and seeing his eyes light up when I brought home a new toy. He would sometimes bring me a feather teaser and drop it at my feet and then look up at me and meow. I always enjoyed gently rubbing his hind paws, and he would let me do it. It is a comfort that Mindy allows me to also rub her hind paws.