Farewell my Sweet Herald

[bmccasland]

Thank you everyone for your zen hugs and wishes. Bonnie cat is now sacked out on the woobie that our vet had ready for us - some final scent before he was eased out of this life.

BleekerSt - I was feeding Herald soft food mixed with warm water in his final weeks. He could lap it up. His soft food was a pate type, not shreds or flakes. Someone at the grocery store also suggested meat baby food as it's ground even finer. Herald liked it and ate a whole jar. Maybe Pearl would like baby food? Unfortunately it doesn't come in tuna flavor. Other option is to poach some meat, and then grind it in a food processor. Good luck, and you have my sympathies. It is hard.

[emily_in_nc]

Beth, so sorry to hear this news. It is always such a hard thing to have to say goodbye to a beloved pet. And at the holidays, maybe even harder. My sympathies - you were a good mom to Herald.

[NbyNW]

(((Beth))) So sorry for your loss. Reading your posts about Herald this last year or so, I got the impression that he was hanging on to make sure you were properly settled in your new life in the PNW.

It's funny, how our pets take care of us, when we think we're the ones taking care of them . . .

[azfiddle]

Sorry to hear about Herald- I know you will miss him.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

BleekerSt - I was feeding Herald soft food mixed with warm water in his final weeks. He could lap it up. His soft food was a pate type, not shreds or flakes. ...Good luck, and you have my sympathies. It is hard.

Thanks Beth. Pearl has been lapping up soft pate cat food mixed with water for weeks now- it's all she could handle. But I'm afraid she is too far gone now, and likely tonight we'll be helping her go to play with your sweet Herald.

I like what Selkie wrote here about the 'fragile circle' we choose when we take creatures into our lives and our hearts.

Hugs of comfort to everyone caring for and saying goodbye to their precious fur babies...

[GLC1968]

((((Beth)))), I'm so sorry for your loss.

[Trek420]

(((beth)))) very sorry for your loss.

[surgtech1956]

So sorry for your loss. We loss one of our cats this week too, Patches, she was 21 years. Our fuzzy children will be forever in our hearts.

[indysteel]

Nancy, so sorry for your loss as well. (((())).

[nancielle]

So sorry to hear of the loss of Herald and of Patches. I'm sure they crossed Rainbow Bridge knowing how very much loved they were.

"Until one has loved an animal,
a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
-Anatole France

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds."
- Chief Seattle

"Don't cry because it's over, Smile because it happened."
-Dr. Seuss

Your beloved fur babies will always be with you in the love and happiness they inspired in your lives.