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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Yes, Carrie, it hurts like heck but the happy and loving times are not to ne traded. Right? A friend of mine reminds me that our beloved pets are only on loan to us – and aren’t we the lucky ones? Mr. Tinkles was surely lucky to have YOU! I hope you know that. Please let us know how you are, and Carrie, if you are so moved, lend your kind support to others in our community who need some support. It really does mean a lot to know we’re not alone in our sadness…. -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Oh Jill, it’s okay to be this way. No, Gizmo was your dear, beloved friend with whom you communicated and shared so much – I understand. We really talk and understand, and are best friends. The love is very deep and sincere. It can’t be evaluated or replaced. I don’t know when any of us are supposed to die, but we all do. What I DO know is that any of us who are loved, and share love, have lived really good, fulfilled lives. You and Gizmo will always have that love. One day I think you will be smiling with Gizmo’s memory. That’s what Gizmo would want, as you would want from others thinking of you – right? So please, allow yourself to grieve, and allow yourself to be happy for your time together with Gizmo. I am sending you a BIG HUG and want to hear from you again soon, Jill.-
Thank you so very much for your caring. I just want to think of her and not cry. My kids and some others think that I am being over dramatic. Thank you again.-
No, Jill, you know your tears come from a place deep within and it’s not a choice – it’s strong emotion. Dramatic? Yeah, okay, it is, but it’s not made up. it’s real. Real drama stems from deep emotion. So go ahead and move through your feelings. We get it – we’re here for you, Jill.
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Thank you. I don’t care who says that pets are not family I know they are. I wasn’t ready to get another kitten but I was thinking of Babydoll Gizmos sister. I didn’t want her to go and be lost and hide somewhere and die. So we found Bella. Lil stinker in more ways than one.
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Kimberly, I have the same picture thing with my pets – I don’t have digital images of some of them and have taken photos of their pictures on my phone, which are sort of okay, but not the same quality. But, the depth of love and joy remain, so the memories are strong. Thank you for sharing with us. If you like, your kind, caring sentiments to others in our community mean a lot if you’ll share those, too. Glad to have you with us, and I look forward to hearing more from you about Bear and Lady. And other pet loves in your life 🙂 -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Oh Carrie, I am so, so sorry. What a darling Mr. Tinkles was. I have a tear for you both… Wow, 18 years of life and love is so generous. There is never enough, is there? But how wonderful for you both. Please, let us know how you are doing, and how we can help you, Carrie. Big Hugs….-
Thank you so much Toni. No time we get with them is ever enough. I just keep telling myself he is now free to run and play till we meet again
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Yes, Carrie, it hurts like heck but the happy and loving times are not to ne traded. Right? A friend of mine reminds me that our beloved pets are only on loan to us – and aren’t we the lucky ones? Mr. Tinkles was surely lucky to have YOU! I hope you know that. Please let us know how you are, and Carrie, if you are so moved, lend your kind support to others in our community who need some support. It really does mean a lot to know we’re not alone in our sadness….
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Yes, do let us see him with his “gruel”. I looked up Ryu and it seems to be a name from Korean and Japanese literature. Cool…. -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Elizabeth, please contact https://wagglefoundation.org/our-programs/ They may be able to help you. You can listen to our Paw’d Cast with their founder by clicking the microphone icon on the right side of this page. Tell them Toni at Faithful Friends.com sent you. Let us know what they say. Does anyone else have helpful ideas for Elizabeth? -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
OH MY GOODNESS! What a special treat to see these pictures. Thank you so much for sharing them with us, Tashawna. Wow-from a little wet thing to a fluffy kitten. That’s so magical. How nice of you to foster this little one. I’m betting you end up being a doting Aunt :-). Please, send us pictures of Ryu regularly so he can grow up with us. Does Ryu mean something? How did he get his name? I am just tickled…..-
I have no clue what Ryu means but I helped pick it out of a lineup with my sister 😄. I’ll keep you guys updated. Next week he’s going to be on gruel so I’ll have to show you guys the mess he makes as he transitions to a bowl.-
Yes, do let us see him with his “gruel”. I looked up Ryu and it seems to be a name from Korean and Japanese literature. Cool….
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Keeping busy is a good thing, Victoria. How nice that you and Athena have each other. It’s hard to not miss Khan but are you finding your smiles come in memory, before a tear? Keep us posted on how you and Athena are doing, and what you are doing 🙂 Hugs -
Toni Noel posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
@kimgilmore Hello and welcome, Kim. I am sorry for your loss of Bucky. Are you doing alright? What type of pets was Bucky? May we see photos and hear about your lives together?
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Toni Noel posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
@kymmy23 Hi Kymmy. Please tell us about Tank, Lucky and Patrick. What kind of pets were they? Do you have pictures we can see? How are you doing?
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Hi Dianne. I don’t want to open wounds, but yesterday was one year for your parting from Bessie and I am thinking of you. I know you are bust getting ready to move, and hopefully that is occupying your time and thoughts. Please, let us know how you are doing. Since you have Bessie’s remains, you might like to check out our Forever in Glass hand-blown pieces. They are a lovely way to keep her with you. With my warmest wishes, Toni. -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Jamie, good thought about poison. We can’t imagine anyone doing that, but it sure sounds possible that happened to Mariann’s Puddles and Maggie :-(…
Mariann, go to the Find Services tab at the top of our website, enter your zip code and use the drop-down menu to find Rescues & Shelters. Also, our friends at Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) have dogs trained for medical alerts that your husband needs. Please go to the bottom of our page and click “Giving Back”. The direct link to CCI is there (www.cci.org) and I strongly encourage you to reach out to them. They are wonderful! You can listen to our Paw’d Cast interview with them by clicking the microphone icon on the right side of this page. Let us know how it goes and if we can help. Sending you my best wishes for good luck. Toni -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Oh Tracey, what sweet, sad stories. Thank you for sharing them. I had two experiences with kittens who died way too young – Cricket and Nikki. Did you find out what happened to Tiger? Poor Coomer – he sounds like a trooper and he knew you loved him – you certainly cared well for them both. Do you have pets now?-
Yes, my neighbor said a car hit him. Just kept on going and never stopped.
For years I didn’t open my heart to another pet until recently. A beautiful long haired pregnant female just showed up out of nowhere. She gave birth on my back porch a couple weeks ago. Come to think of it there’s only one male and he’s jet black just like my Coomer was. I find myself falling in love with these strays that have called my house a home. Especially the runt of the litter. That’s the little boy I mentioned. I’m still up in the air about keeping them all. But I just feel like she came here for a reason. If that makes sense.
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Toni Noel posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
@marye50 Hello Mary, and welcome to our caring community. Please, tell us about Lady Bell, share some pictures if you like, and let us know how you are doing.
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
It seems Purina owns Breeze Box and they may have useful tips on their website: https://www.purina.com/tidy-cats/cat-litter-boxes/breeze-systems. Maybe he isn’t using the box because of the UTI? Interesting information. Keep us posted and let us know what you find out.
How old is Rokko, Kesha?-
Rokko is 4 years old. That’s what Vet said on invoice. I did reach out to Tidy Cats about transitioning him. He no longer has UTI, that was three months ago. He did poop in it once after I set it up as I mentioned earlier. He’ll go up to it and smell it, and act like he’s trying to cover his scent that was left after everything stayed in the Breeze Box when I tried adding his waste. After finally getting a box of Arm&Hammer that he’s been using since my sister dropped him off to me last year, I filled up his box he normally uses and then dumped the Breeze pellets from the Breeze box into the Arm&Hammer litter. When I poured out the last of his Arm&Hammer before getting new box, there was some of his urine on the bottom, so I poured it out into the Breeze Box to pass through the drain onto the pad.
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Toni Noel posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
@nicklestracey Hello Tracey. I am sorry about Coomer and Tiger and hope you are doing alright? Please tell us about them, share some stories and pictures if you will. My first cat was named Tiger, and so was my second, so I have a special fondness for that name. Was your Tiger a cat?
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Tiger was my special boy cat that I had in the 80’s. I don’t have any pictures of him but he’s always in my heart. He would share my food and ride on my shoulder all the time. He’d wait for me to get home from school so he could jump on my shoulder for our walk home. He only lived 2 years and I’ll never forget the day he died. My neighbor came walking down our driveway with something in a bag. I seen a tail sticking out. I completely lost it. I knew. I still to this day visit his burial spot at my old homestead.
Coomer was my other special boy. He was rejected by his mother at 5 weeks old. She moved the entire litter but never returned for him. I hand raised him and we had a bond just like I had with Tiger. Coomer was a special needs cat. He had poor vision and mobility issues. His vet seemed to think he had a form of mental illness. At 3 years old he lost his ability to eat hard food so I had to hand feed him. It was like he had Alzheimer’s. He couldn’t remember where his litter box was and had a lot of accidents. I didn’t mind. He was like a child to me. 4 days before his next vet visit he passed away peacefully in my arms.
We still never knew exactly what other health conditions he had. But overall he was so loved. I’ll go through my old phone and find pictures. He was jet black and absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you for letting me tell you about my special kitties.-
Oh Tracey, what sweet, sad stories. Thank you for sharing them. I had two experiences with kittens who died way too young – Cricket and Nikki. Did you find out what happened to Tiger? Poor Coomer – he sounds like a trooper and he knew you loved him – you certainly cared well for them both. Do you have pets now?
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Yes, my neighbor said a car hit him. Just kept on going and never stopped.
For years I didn’t open my heart to another pet until recently. A beautiful long haired pregnant female just showed up out of nowhere. She gave birth on my back porch a couple weeks ago. Come to think of it there’s only one male and he’s jet black just like my Coomer was. I find myself falling in love with these strays that have called my house a home. Especially the runt of the litter. That’s the little boy I mentioned. I’m still up in the air about keeping them all. But I just feel like she came here for a reason. If that makes sense.
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Toni Noel posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
@dawncoy Dawn, I love the names Charcoal and Dreamy. How were they named? May we see their pictures? How long were you together? Did they live with you at the same time? How are you doing?
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Toni Noel posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
@annaw Hello Anna. Will you tell us about Molly, share some stories and photos? I am so sorry and wonder how you are doing?
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
Oh no, Mariann. That’s too much and too hard. What on earth ???? You poor thing. Are you going to be able to find out what happened?-
Toni as of right now we have no answers, Puddles was misdiagnosed with arthritis and given anti-inflammatory and passed away 2 days later. We were told ecoli from dog food and had the dog food and all treats tested…nothing. After Puddles I couldn’t take Maggie that same vet, didn’t trust him…he didn’t even do an exam or run tests 🙁 we had an appointment with another vet the day she passed.
That vet couldn’t find anything with Maggie and said she was depressed. We searched for another vet but because of the pandemic they aren’t taking new patients. After calling 27 vets (some 2 hours away) I found one to take her and she passed the day before we went. We knew it wasn’t just depression because she wouldn’t eat and was getting bloated, she didn’t act like she was in pain though 🙁 We couldn’t find a place for autopsies so we will forever wonder. We aren’t doing well these two pups were my husbands constant companions after he lost his leg in a farm accident. They are the reason he is still with us. He developed epilepsy 2 years ago and these dogs knew when a seizure was coming on and alerted us. That is the bond that they had with him. They had the same bond with my granddaughter who has a TBI. Sorry so long but needless to say we are devastated. We want another puppy to fill a small part of the gap but are not having any luck finding one.-
So sorry do you have animal rescues in your area.Maybe you can save a life
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years, 7 months ago
No, I’m sure you are not doing okay right now, Kesha, and understand. It sounds as if Kimora was failing in many ways for some time, and I truly know how that hurts us so much. My 17 year old cat is being treated for progressive inflammatory disease, kidney decline, high blood pressure, hyper-thyroidism…the list goes on. She seem to be feeling okay and not in pain, but this past year I thought we were going to say goodbye twice. It was devastating. I know how sad it is to watch them age and fail and I hope YOU know you did what was best for Kimora, always. I am glad you have Rokko for company and to share your love. Please, please, let us know how you are coming along, and what Rokko is up to. I’m sending you both a HUG.-
In the beginning of Kimora’s absence Rokko started acting stressed out in response to my emotions and even ended up with a UTI. I rushed him to the Vet on the night of the UTI and was sent home with some medicine for him. He got better after medicine and I ended up having to switch him to a prescription food for urinary. He’s been fine since and still acts like his cuddly/ mischievous self. If he’s napping during the day he sometimes lays on my bed till he decides to get on my lap. He also sleeps right by me at night. I’m trying to transition him to Breeze litter system I used for Kimora so that he won’t make as much of a mess when he uses the box, I won’t have to scoop as much, the litter won’t get tracked all over my apartment and I won’t have to buy or change his litter as much. He pooped in the breeze box, but hasn’t peed in it yet. I first tried placing his waste from first box on top of the pellets to get him to realize that’s where to go, but he ignored it for awhile. Then he pooped in it, but hasn’t peed in it yet. I ended up having to buy a box of the litter we had been using before he got another UTI or had an accident from stress with new box. I then mixed in the Breeze Pellets like I should’ve in the first place. He still goes up to the Breeze box, smells it, and tries to cover the scent on it. I’m hoping that once it’s time to change his box again and I switch the pellets back to the Breeze Box that he’ll start using it.🤞
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It seems Purina owns Breeze Box and they may have useful tips on their website: https://www.purina.com/tidy-cats/cat-litter-boxes/breeze-systems. Maybe he isn’t using the box because of the UTI? Interesting information. Keep us posted and let us know what you find out.
How old is Rokko, Kesha?-
Rokko is 4 years old. That’s what Vet said on invoice. I did reach out to Tidy Cats about transitioning him. He no longer has UTI, that was three months ago. He did poop in it once after I set it up as I mentioned earlier. He’ll go up to it and smell it, and act like he’s trying to cover his scent that was left after everything stayed in the Breeze Box when I tried adding his waste. After finally getting a box of Arm&Hammer that he’s been using since my sister dropped him off to me last year, I filled up his box he normally uses and then dumped the Breeze pellets from the Breeze box into the Arm&Hammer litter. When I poured out the last of his Arm&Hammer before getting new box, there was some of his urine on the bottom, so I poured it out into the Breeze Box to pass through the drain onto the pad.
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