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Marybeth posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
Friday was a beautiful day. We cuddled. We ate fries. Got dressed up for family pictures. Actually laid in our own bed. And finished the day off be cleaning out a mostly empty peanut butter jar. He was definitely sent off in style. Saturday we said goodbye. I’m still waiting for that relief that everyone keeps talking about. All I can think of right now is how lonely my office is without him. I’m sure it gets easier. Just not today. -
Lorraine posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Just a couple of pictures of Vinnie, Christmas 2020. Miss you my little buba boy. ox -
Lorraine posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
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Just a couple of pictures of Vinnie, Christmas 2020. Miss you my little buba boy. ox
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Nice hat, Vinnie! He looks like @toni‘s cat -
Handsome. How old was Vinnie? How long were you together? How did you meet? Holidays and anniversaries can stir some powerful emotions and I hope you remember the great times you and Vinnie shared. -
Hi, Vinnie was 5 yrs. old when he passed. I adopted him from the cat rescue I volunteer at. He was 7 months old at the time, and I fell in love with him. My other 3 cats bonded with him shortly after he joined us. He was an active little guy and of course got into mischief. He was a soft soul who loved to sit on my knee while I watched tv or read. He slept next to me and he was waiting by me when I woke up each morning. He loved people and wasn’t shy. I’m so happy I took him to my mom’s last Christmas, along with my other cat Bear, not knowing that it would be his last Christmas with us. Like most cats he enjoyed the excitement of boxes and wrapping paper, and both cats had a ball. I have some nice pictures and memories of that time. This year will be very different, but I know his spirit will be with me. Miss you my baby boy. ox
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How wonderful of you to volunteer at the rescue, Lorraine. That is so important. I adopted my Beauty Girl I was fostering for medical care. Same story – we fell in love and there was no way she was going back to the shelter! She died this February and you are right, this holiday season will be much emptier without her. I am sad Vinnie was so young. That’s extra hard. But it’s good you have your others to share love with. I hope they are doing okay – they no doubt miss Vinnie too. Thank you for sharing your story and the pictures. We’d love to meet Bear and the other kits, too. Toni
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So Handsome! I loved hearing about him. So much love. -
Thanks for your comments. Yes, he was a little lovebug. Always had to be near me. If I was in one room too long, he would come looking for me. He was the “Walmart greeter” of the house. His little eyes would light up when I came home. Actually, he and my other cat Bear would be there to welcome me home. Of course, only Bear greets me now, but there is always that missing you feeling. Holidays are coming up and that missing you feeling will be stronger, but my other 3 cats and I will get through it somehow.
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Hi Dianne. How are you faring today? {{HUG}} Toni -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Lorraine, thank you for pointing out a glitch that has now been fixed. Please add your other photo 🙂 -
Cody posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
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Toni Noel posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
Attended a Blessing of the Pets with a friend today at St. Mary\’s Anglican Catholic Church. Father Kevin Bell gave a charming service and blessed the pets. It was charming. Perhaps your local churches or pet funeral homes offer a blessing.-
That is adorable!
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Vinnie looks so much like my Beauty Girl! -
Lorraine posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Vinnie getting into the spirit of Christmas. 2020 -
Lorraine posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
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Vinnie getting into the spirit of Christmas. 2020
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Vinnie looks so much like my Beauty Girl!
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Lorraine posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
I posted 2 pictures of Vinnie.
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Lorraine, thank you for pointing out a glitch that has now been fixed. Please add your other photo 🙂
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Oh Wendy, just July. That’s so recently and you must be still very sad and sore. But I hope you aren’t sorry to have loved Layla, to have shared her life and given each other great joy. This is the hard part of loving-the parting. But, we get to keep them with us in our memories and hearts. Wendy, I hope one day soon you will think of Layla and smile, smile, smile before you have tears. She would want that for you, don’t you think? Stay with us here. We understand, and care. Toni -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Truth. ell your grandson the truth. Our pets, just like everything – really, everything, only get to exist in physical form for awhile, but their energy and memories and Love are everlasting. Look at trees this time of year-every leaf must change and fall. Maybe he will understand that. Oh Dianne, it IS empty and quiet. I think that is one of the hardest things – she isn’t there to talk and cuddle and just be there with you. That’s why I found even a stuffed toy so helpful for me – something to fill some empty space, to hold on to and talk to and cry on…..it’s why we’re here with you. We can never. no one can, take the place of Princess, but we share your pain and sadness. We’re here with you to care and know the depth of your pain. And, we know, as do you, how tremendously lucky you and Princess were to have the quality of love and life you shared. Please think of how fortunate you both were, and are, to have shared your lives. It’s sort of all we can hope for, isn’t it? I am, we all are, thinking of you with sympathy ……. HUG HUG HUG Toni -
Dianne posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
Hello.Well I don’t know what to say because I am lost without Princess.My house just isn’t the same anymore.I miss her barking at the wind,or anything that moves outside.I guess I am numb from her sudden passing.I talk to her at night.I tell her I miss her and love her very much.
I don’t even know how to explain to my three year old grandson who asks “where’s Princess”?
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Truth. ell your grandson the truth. Our pets, just like everything – really, everything, only get to exist in physical form for awhile, but their energy and memories and Love are everlasting. Look at trees this time of year-every leaf must change and fall. Maybe he will understand that. Oh Dianne, it IS empty and quiet. I think that is one of the hardest things – she isn’t there to talk and cuddle and just be there with you. That’s why I found even a stuffed toy so helpful for me – something to fill some empty space, to hold on to and talk to and cry on…..it’s why we’re here with you. We can never. no one can, take the place of Princess, but we share your pain and sadness. We’re here with you to care and know the depth of your pain. And, we know, as do you, how tremendously lucky you and Princess were to have the quality of love and life you shared. Please think of how fortunate you both were, and are, to have shared your lives. It’s sort of all we can hope for, isn’t it? I am, we all are, thinking of you with sympathy ……. HUG HUG HUG Toni
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Hi Dianne. How are you faring today? {{HUG}} Toni
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Wendy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Hey Toni, Layla was with me 14 years. She crossed the Rainbow Bridge July 2022. Still miss her terribly. -
Cody posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
Hi @toni
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Toni Noel posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
@wendymae Hi Wendy, and welcome to our caring community. Please tell us about your pet – was it Layla? We’d love to see some pictures, and here your stories. Are you doing okay?
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Hey Toni, Layla was with me 14 years. She crossed the Rainbow Bridge July 2022. Still miss her terribly.
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Oh Wendy, just July. That’s so recently and you must be still very sad and sore. But I hope you aren’t sorry to have loved Layla, to have shared her life and given each other great joy. This is the hard part of loving-the parting. But, we get to keep them with us in our memories and hearts. Wendy, I hope one day soon you will think of Layla and smile, smile, smile before you have tears. She would want that for you, don’t you think? Stay with us here. We understand, and care. Toni
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Toni Noel posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
@slblue Hello Sherry-Lyn, and welcome to our community of caring pet lovers. Will you tell us about Watson and Kailani? Very nice names and we’d love to hear about them and your lives together, see some photos too. Are you doing okay, Sherry-Lyn? We are all pet and animal lovers, we have all said the most painful of goodbyes, and we are all here for one another, so you are welcome to share with us. I am sending you my sympathies and hope to hear from you. Toni
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago
Dianne, I questioned how I would get through my loss, and very unexpectedly, ended up taking care of a friend’s cat for three months. I can tell you that was exactly what it took to help me, even though I wasn’t “ready” for a new friend (so I thought). Maybe you can visit a shelter to visit with pets who would love some company, not to adopt them yet, but to remind you of the many loving lives who will enjoy your time and attention,, But it has only been four days, and Dianne, geez, you hurt. Princess is such a part of your life and always will be, and life without her will be so much different. But she enjoyed the long, loving time you shared, and it’s on us to honor our beloveds by remembering the many gifts they gave us. What a shame our pets are only ‘on loan’ to us, but, we will all pass on from here, and want those left behind to be grateful and happy for the time we had together. I know, really know, how horrible you feel and how hard this is. I, and we in our community, feel the depth of pain you are feeling, and I want you to know, you can think of the good, fun, funny and silly times, and find some comfort there. Our next group meeting is October 20th. I hope to see you there. And, please read the October newsletter for the link. In honor of my Beauty Girl, for only $10. you can post a lasting memorial to Princess on our site. I hope you do and find comfort in that. {{SYMPATHY}} Toni
https://www.faithfulfriends.com/memorials/
I, and we in our caring community, are always here for you. Toni -
Dianne posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
Hi.Well,it’s been four days now since my best friend died.My little Chi mix Princess was my best friend.I had a morning routine.I would get up at 5:20 every morning and say “come on let’s go potty”.She would bark as to say “okay mom”.And I still do that.She doesn’t respond…😞😞.I look for her when I come home,and the house is quiet.My life isn’t the same without her.I am so alone..I don’t know if I will be able to get over her death.
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Dianne, I questioned how I would get through my loss, and very unexpectedly, ended up taking care of a friend’s cat for three months. I can tell you that was exactly what it took to help me, even though I wasn’t “ready” for a new friend (so I thought). Maybe you can visit a shelter to visit with pets who would love some company, not to adopt them yet, but to remind you of the many loving lives who will enjoy your time and attention,, But it has only been four days, and Dianne, geez, you hurt. Princess is such a part of your life and always will be, and life without her will be so much different. But she enjoyed the long, loving time you shared, and it’s on us to honor our beloveds by remembering the many gifts they gave us. What a shame our pets are only ‘on loan’ to us, but, we will all pass on from here, and want those left behind to be grateful and happy for the time we had together. I know, really know, how horrible you feel and how hard this is. I, and we in our community, feel the depth of pain you are feeling, and I want you to know, you can think of the good, fun, funny and silly times, and find some comfort there. Our next group meeting is October 20th. I hope to see you there. And, please read the October newsletter for the link. In honor of my Beauty Girl, for only $10. you can post a lasting memorial to Princess on our site. I hope you do and find comfort in that. {{SYMPATHY}} Toni
https://www.faithfulfriends.com/memorials/
I, and we in our caring community, are always here for you. Toni
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Also, please create a lasting memorial to Drake. It’s only $10. and I find it helpful to have one for my Beauty Girl (who died in February). https://www.faithfulfriends.com/memorials/
You are in my thoughts. {{HUGS}} Toni