My little bitty tabby Zelda died this evening --- fixed the photo

[grasswire]

Last edited Sat Jun 20, 2015, 08:57 PM - Edit history (3)

She was the most loving cat I ever saw. That makes all three pets gone since March -- my big tabby Koko, and my border collie Duffy. I haven't been petless for about 26 years, but now I am.

Edited to add this photo of Zelda that was on the label of Jones Soda about ten years ago.

[Solly Mack]

1. I'm sorry, grasswire.

[hrmjustin]

2. I am so sorry for your loss!

I have 5 cats myself.

[irisblue]

3. I am so sorry grasswire.

[MrMickeysMom]

4. I'm so sorry, grassfire… your last baby girl...

There's such a void and remembrance. I can only think they are all inside your heart forever.

Comfort to you…

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Oh my dear grasswire...I am so sorry...

How sad for you. Your home must feel very empty...

I hope that you will soon be able to rescue another cat...when you're ready.

[grasswire]

6. of course, Peggy

If I listed the names of the cats/dogs I've "mothered" in the last twenty years, you would laugh at how many! People just seemed to leave their pets with me when they moved or couldn't keep them. But losing these three in one spring is a hard knock.

We will be looking for a sweet orange tabby late this summer after we're done with some travel.

[Hoyt]

7. So sorry. Hope a new buddy will arrive when it's the right time.

[fizzgig]

8. i am so sorry, my friend

i can't imagine the pain you feel after the last three months.



i'd love to see the pic, but it just says it's not found.

[grasswire]

16. fixed it fizzer

thanks for the tip

[fizzgig]

24. what a great pic

[femmocrat]

9. I'm very sorry, grasswire.

How sad to lose them all so close together like that.

[Arugula Latte]

10. I'm so sorry.

[MADem]

11. So sorry for your loss.

I couldn't get your link to work, it came back Sorry, the requested page does not exist.

[grasswire]

17. fixed, thanks for looking

That photo of Zelda was on the label of Jones Soda bottles some years ago. Her claim to fame!

[MADem]

21. Wow! So she'll live on in "famy!" (what is the opposite of infamy? Fame just doesn't have enough

oooomph!)....anyway, she's become a part of the culture!!! What a lovely memory.

I know how it is to lose a pet, even an old one. It's like a toothache of the heart....

[catbyte]

12. I'm so very sorry, grasswire.

[MH1]

13. I'm very sorry for your loss.

Our fur friends are family.

[frogmarch]

14. ohhh, so sorry, grasswire

I am very sorry your beloved little Zelda died, and I'm sorry too about Koko and Duffy. I think losing our dear pets is one of the hardest things in the world to deal with. I hope you find comfort in fond memories of your beloved furry friends.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

15. I'm sorry.

Losing any dear friend is always hard, and its all the more cruel to lose a few in short period of time.

[rurallib]

18. deep condolences, grasswire

[grasswire]

19. Zelda's quirks.

Her previous owner apparently sang a lot; if you were to sing any song, she would come running. "Happy Birthday" was her favorite, and I sang it to her last night when she was passing. She was rescued from a shelter by another family member who ended up not bonding with her despite her extremely loving and affectionate nature. So she came to me about ten years ago. She was an excellent companio

Another quirk: she would use her paws like a little monkey does. I brought a rock home from the river about the size of a golf ball, and she took it in her little paws and turned it and licked it over and over again. Odd.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

26. Awwww...so sweet.....

I am SO sorry you're going through this.

It's so hard. Yes, it is.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

20. R.I.P., Zelda.

She was obviously a most excellent cat.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

22. I'm sorry for your loss

Treasure your memories and follow your heart as you feel Zelda would.
She looks like such an amazing cat!

[TexasTowelie]

23. RIP Zelda.

So sorry for your loss.

[3catwoman3]

25. She sounds like she was just delightful.

Thank you for sharing that great photo, and the descriptions of how she used her paws and her love of singing. I will remember those things even though I never knew her.

I am one of those who always needs to welcome a new kitty pretty quickly when one has crossed that damn Rainbow Bridge. It gives the love for the departed one some place to attach to - love isn't happy when it is just floating around. I think of new cats as successors, never as "replacements."

[Liberal_in_LA]

27. ..

[grasswire]

28. this feels like a wake, but with no whiskey

Thanks, everyone, for kind remarks to help send her off.

[Duppers]

29. So sorry, grasswire.

Poor Zelda. It's so hard to lose such a good kitty.

This happened to my hubs and myself in 1983. Three fur babies and one baby girl gone within 6 months - two kitties, one yellow Lab, and my newborn daughter.

I know it's crushing for you as it was for us. It's heartbreaking and surreal. We lingered between pain and numbness for months.

Give yourself time until your heart is ready for another one, not to replace your dear Zelda, Koko, or Duffy - for there'll be no replacements that can fill their paw prints in your heart but your heart will expand. I know.

I'm literally crying along with you now. Sending cyber hubs.

[Wolf Frankula]

30. I Cry With You

I've lost cats myself.

Zelda looks like an adorable pussums. In due course, go to a cat shelter and let a cat pick you out.

Wolf

[magical thyme]

31. godspeed Zelda...

What a beautiful kitty. I am so sorry for your loss grasswire. Wonderful that you were able to sing her favorite song to her while she crossed the bridge...

[TuxedoKat]

32. So sorry

for the loss of your beloved kitty Zelda. I love that photo of her, she looks like she was a wonderful cat. (((HUGS)))

[raccoon]

33. She was a lovely cat. So sorry for your loss. nt

[hifiguy]

34. I am so very sorry.

Losing a dear furfriend is about as hard as it gets. Losing three so quickly is awful.

[progressoid]

35. Aww, sorry for your loss.