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    Dianne posted an update 1 year, 10 months ago

    Anyways,my daughter had been caring for Oscar and he had been showing signs he was ready to go.When my daughter to him to the vet,they gave him his sedative,but my daughter was holding Oscar in her arms,as his face was in her cheek,the vet didn\’t give him half of the second injection,as he purred,and he was gone.The vet told my daughter that Oscar was the oldest cat she had ever seen.
    When we moved to where I was living,in the three and a half years,his memory was fading.It was to where Oscar couldn\’t remember me,but I was just the nice lady who fed him,gave him water and scooped his litter box.He was forgetting to eat.He used to weigh about 15 pounds,but he was light as a feather.He was supposed to move up to Western New York with my family,but he couldn\’t have made a three day, 17 hour road trip.So I did some math in my head,and when I found him almost frozen to death on my porch back in 2007,he was an adult cat,maybe 7 years old.He wasn\’t a spring chicken.I am guessing he was way over 24 years old.
    My heart is really breaking because he took a huge piece of my heart with him.He was my best friend,and my constant companion.There will never be another cat like Oscar.I get his ashes back on Friday.
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      Brony replied 1 year, 10 months ago
      I am so sorry. I wish I could say something to help with the hurt. My prayers are with you and your family. You have given him many years of love.
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        Maureen replied 1 year, 10 months ago
        Dianne, I am so very sorry for your loss of Oscar 💔 It sounds like he had a long amazing life with you especially after you found him on your porch. He left this world snuggled in love.
        Sending you comforting hugs and wishing you peace at this very sad time. 💔
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          Toni Noel replied 1 year, 10 months ago
          💔Diane, this is the hard part of loving – saying goodbye. Your pain is as deep as your love for Oscar. Even though in our heads we know we will part one day, our hearts shatter when that time comes. I am so very sorry, but so very happy for the long life of love you and Oscat were so fortunate to share. If you can, think of a fun, funny time you shared. Let yourself laugh and be happy for those times. Oscar would want you to be happy for the joys you shared, don’t you think? And let yourself cry (as if you have a choice) – it’s healing to literally ‘get it out’. Please join our group meeting tomorrow, Thursday Sept. 19 at 7PM Eastern, You can stay as long as you like, and you can cry with us. We understand and are here to listen and lend comfort. We are all thinking of you and I am sending you {{BIG HUGS}. Toni
          Link to meeting is under “Events” on the right side of this page.