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[bambu101]

Sorry about Patches. I can definitely relate, as I had to make the difficult decision to have our Kitty put to sleep yesterday.

She showed up 4 years ago after a bear had gotten into the garbage, and I looked out the window to see this beautiful gray cat surveying the buffet spread out around her. Our neighbors had moved away about 10 days prior to her showing up, and we believe they cruelly abandoned her to starve to death. She was very skittish and her ribs were sticking out. I fed her, and she was here to stay. My SO hates cats, so it was difficult at times for him to tolerate all her normal kitty behaviors, like walking on his freshly washed car and hunting mice and chipmunks.

Kitty followed me everywhere outside, and spent hours sitting on the stone wall, just waiting for a juicy chipmunk to poke his head out. She would sit in the shade of some plant in my garden while I weeded away. She also loved to bound over the top of deep snow, leaving these bizarre "belly prints" behind.

About a week ago, I noticed she was pretty lethargic, and then she was digging at one ear. It seemed to be infected by Sunday, and I didn't see her eat or drink. By Monday, her eye and nose was runny, and she kept swallowing. She would still purr like crazy when I petted her. I took her to the vet, thinking ahe had an ear /respiratory infection, and was shocked to hear that she had a malignant tumor on the side of her head under her ear, a high fever, and was dehydrated. The tumor was inoperable, and she was in pain and suffering, so we helped her to pass on and leave the pain behind.

Pete will make her a beautiful casket today, and she will rest at the edge of the woods near our departed birds.

Even though she was discarded like a piece of cast-off trash, she was loved and had a good home with us for the last 4 years. I will miss her terribly.

Rest in peace, Kitty.

[NoNo]

I'm so sorry to hear about Patches and Kitty. You can both take solace in knowing you made the last few years of their lives far better than they would have been. Hugs to you both.

[bmccasland]

Bambu101 - so sorry to hear about Kitty. At least you were able to find her, and get her to the Vet, and her suffering was put to an end gently. Cast off kitties do worm their ways into our souls. I'm certain Kitty and Patches have special places at the Rainbow Bridge.

I still look for Patches to come for breakfast, and listen for her to call to me. Silly little cat.

[mtbdarby]

Bambu101-sorry to hear about Kitty as well. I think even if we have a dog or cat preference, we still love the furbabies and they do find places in our hearts. Thanks for opening your home to a cat in need and for helping her leave peacefully and with grace. ((hugs))

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

As many of you know, we lost two of our three long-time kitties this year, and have since adopted one rescue kitty, so we now have two 'babies' again.
I'm so sorry for your recent losses of your special kitties.
All of you who help abandoned or homeless kitties are heros.

[emily_in_nc]

Rest in peace, Kitty.

So sorry bambu101. We had a sweet cat when I was a child, also named Kitty. She died of Feline Leukemia. So very sad...

You gave your Kitty a wonderful home, and helped her again in the end instead of allowing her to suffer. Hugs to you at this tough time...

[nancielle]

So sorry to hear about Kitty . She had four years of love and attention she might not have had otherwise if you and your SO hadn't welcomed her into your lives. She'll have lots of loved and missed TE furbabies to welcome her over the Rainbow Bridge.

[bambu101]

A couple of images from happier days- right now it is hard to move past the last few days, but I would like to remember her the way she was in the pictures:

[Selkie]

Bambu, that's the way she is now. She's the grey goddess, gracing heaven with those gorgeous green eyes. I hope you find comfort in your good memories of this sweet feline.

[Biker Oma]

Hi, Here are my boys:
Tiger a Seal Point Birman 10 yrs. old, Casper a Blue Point Birman 10 yrs. old, KC a Maine Coon 4 months old, and Sammy a Maine Coon 5 months old.

[Biker Oma]

Hi, Here are my boys:
Tiger a Seal Point Birman 10 yrs. old, Casper a Blue Point Birman 10 yrs. old, KC a Maine Coon now 7 months old, and Sammy a Maine Coon now 8 months old and weights 4.5 kilos.

[nancielle]

Here's my little "chunkybutt" Chloe after we finished the AIDS Walk today. She attracted a lot of attention from onlookers and participants. Fortunately,
she's not letting all of that attention go to her head. And she raised over $300!