We lost our girl cat today

[underpants]

15 years old. Great cat. She and her older brother were the first pets I'd had in a really long time.

She used to crawl on my lap - she was Daddy's cat - so quietly I didn't even know she was there.

We were literally on the beach when we got the call from our cat sitter. In 30 minutes we were packed checked out an on the road. That was one tough 6 hour drive. Tomorrow we go the vet to take care of the arrangements.

Tough tough day.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I'm sorry! It's so sad to lose an animal friend; they're really family.

[Warpy]

2. HRH was that kind of a lap cat

She was a big Maine coon cat, so I don't know how she pulled it off, but I'd be sitting at the computer and I'd look down and there she'd be, snoozing in my lap, and I'd know she'd been there for a while but I hadn't felt her jump up.

Stealth lap fungus. Those are the best.

I'm sorry you lost your old girl. I lost HRH a couple of years ago at the age of 21. I miss her every day.

[underpants]

3. She was a Maine coon also

A champion mouser too. 6 confirmed at our old apartment- suddenly there was a mouse problem - she took care of it.

[Warpy]

5. I never saw any here, she encouraged them to live elsewhere until she got old

but she'd always tell me where they were so I'd know where to set out the electronic traps.

[Best_man23]

6. Cross easy sweet kitty

[Throck]

4. The creatures we share our lives with are on this earth too short a time.

May we love others as they have loved us.

[Docreed2003]

7. So sorry for your loss...

Our pets are gifts for such a relatively short time and yet they capture our hearts completely.

[roody]

8. This song comforts me.

[Bayard]

58. Never heard this one before

Thanks

[jpak]

9. So sorry!

15 good years is a blessing.

[TexasTowelie]

10. I'm sorry for your loss.

I know how tough it has been for me when I've lost my furry friends.

[Permanut]

11. You gave her a great life..

It is so hard to lose a little companion, but you gave her the best life possible, and you get brownie points and gold stars for that.

Saw a sign today on the pet store near our house:

"In ancient times, cats were worshiped as gods. They remember.

[Midnight Writer]

47. Take comfort in the happiness of her life. The happiness that you gifted her.

We take them in, we do our best for them, and then we cherish their memory.

[Angry Dragon]

12. so sorry

[sinkingfeeling]

13. So very sorry.

[femmedem]

14. I'm so sorry for your loss.

I lost two cats this past year, one a senior and the other a relative youngster with recurring urinary blockage. it's hard indeed.

[Skittles]

15. it's so hard

it is....the price of love

Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you.....
I loved you so --
'twas Heaven here with you.

--by Ilsa Paschal Richardson

[underpants]

63. ---we just went and saw her. She looked like she just laid down and went to sleep

No trauma. Nothing painful the vet said. It was just her time.

[Skittles]

67. I'm so very sorry, underpants

I know how hard it is

[area51]

16. I'm so sorry.

I lost my beautiful cat at age 15 also.

[FuzzyRabbit]

17. So sorry you lost your loving companion.

[Maraya1969]

18. I'm so sorry. I hope you can find peace at this hard time

[TomSlick]

19. So sorry.

We've had enough pets through the years that there is quite a pet cemetery in the back yard. Every time I have to bury a pet, I ask the same question: Is the love of a pet worth the pain of losing one. The answer is always an easy "yes, of course."

[underpants]

37. Thanks. I will tell my daughter that.

[sandensea]

20. Hugs and warm thoughts to you and yours.

[lunamagica]

21. I'm so sorry

[MontanaMama]

22. Please accept my condolences

on the loss of your precious kitty. Very hard day, to be sure.

[JoeOtterbein]

23. Sorry underpants

I lost my kitten (disclaimer: he was full grown) Mr. Tubs who ran out of the house and never came back on 9/11/15. I still look for him everyday. He was micro chipped and I did what everyone suggested. Sardines & litter box outside, posters, reporting to all animal Control, local SPCA, Pet Rescue facilities, and online pet finding services. I would love to find the little guy one day.

[Leith]

24. Very Sorry to Hear about Your Loss

[ailsagirl]

25. So sorry to hear this

I know how it is

[KT2000]

26. Oh - I am so sorry

It is so hard to lose such a best friend. Peace to you and yours.

[gopiscrap]

27. I am so sorry

that6 can be so hard. I had a beloved cat a few years ago pass away, He was the best pet I have ever had. You are in my thoughts!

[Heartstrings]

28. So sorry......:(

[spooky3]

29. I'm so sorry. It is so hard to lose a pet.

[Freedomofspeech]

30. Love and peace to you...

We recently lost our 19 year old cat. They are family.

[Leghorn21]

31. Sending heartfelt condolences to you and your family, underpants. I am so glad she had you

to cuddle for so many years - but so awfully sorry she had to go...many DUers know this pain, and it just - yeah, it's really tough.

[DonaldsRump]

32. My deepest sympathy

[Cicada]

33. Your time with her warms my heart, so sorry for you

[Solly Mack]

34. I'm sorry, underpants

[herding cats]

35. Oh, damn. I'm so terribly sorry for your loss.

I know that doesn't help ease the horrific pain. I mean, I really know with all my heart. I was you just the end of this last February, except I had to take my dear sweet Maine Coon Tink (aka: girl kitty) in to be euthanized.

I feel your pain, and you are in my heart and thoughts.

I'm so very, very sorry for your loss.

[MFM008]

36. sorry

[pnwmom]

38. Aww! Sorry for your loss. Losing a pet hits harder than many of us are prepared for.

Take care of yourself.

[montana_hazeleyes]

39. I'm so sorry underpants, and to all who love her.

I know too well the terrible feeling of losing little animal family. (birds in my case) There is such a feeling of loss and emptiness.

[TreasonousBastard]

40. So sorry to hear that...

I took mine on the last ride to the vet yesterday. She was in pain, and there was no treatment. Heard from the crematory today.

There is a period of profound grief when one of the furry family members passes. They are, after all, family.

[Stonepounder]

41. No matter how long they are with us, it is never long enough.

The special ones, they take a piece of our hearts with them when they go. But, they leave a little piece of their hearts with us as well.

And, from the FWIW dept, I believe to the absolute core of my being, that if there is such a thing as an afterlife, then our furkids will be there as well. There is no way that beings who give and accept us to unconditionally and who give and accept unconditional love they way they do could not be.

[secondwind]

42. So very sorry that your girl cat has gone over

the Rainbow Bridge. She's in good company and you can rest easy.

It's always so damn hard to lose a pet, I hope you have many wonderful memories

[tenderfoot]

43. So sorry for your loss. :-(

[JHan]

44. Sorry for your loss.. Pets are family.

Losing one hurts deep.

She sounds like she had a happy, long kitty life- 15 years!

[flibbitygiblets]

45. I'm so sorry for your loss--sounds like she was well-loved and had a great life.

Big hugs.

[raven mad]

46. My heart breaks for you.

My sweet departed kitties Maggie, Cinnamon, Sugar, Sassafras, Mellow, Patches and Bouncer will give her a grand escort over the Rainbow Bridge.

[larry budwell]

48. Tears on my face

We have 4 girls, they mean everything to me. Best wishes.

[Call Me Wesley]

49. Safe passage to your cat girl.

Peace and comfort to you and yours, underpants.

[raccoon]

50. Sorry to hear that. Nt

[samnsara]

51. I am so very sorry for the loss of your sweet fur child....

[Maeve]

52. Sorry for your loss

We are in the last days with our 16 year old Streak, the best cat we've ever shared our lives with. I don't know if he will pass on his own or if we'll have to call the vet for a final visit. It is never easy.

[joeybee12]

53. Very sorry to hear this

[SonofDonald]

54. So sorry to hear about your loss

I'm sitting here petting the Kittymonster AKA Poo, she's 15 and still thinks she's a kitten, she was rescued from a drug house and I took her home.

She's not a pet, she's family, she's the most un-catlike cat I've ever seen, she has nothing but love in her heart, she would rather be in your lap or right next to you than anywhere else in the house.

It will kill me when she leaves someday.

[irisblue]

55. I lost my girl, Mojo, in the spring

She went to the rainbow bridge while on my lap.
I grieve for your girl and you.

[MuseRider]

56. Sending warm hugs.

I am so sorry to see this. My best to you and your family as you help each other get through this. It is so hard, we all know this and feel pain for you. 15 years is a long time to have a love and lose it. RIP Daddy's girl.

[DarthDem]

57. Oh, I Am So Very Sorry

I'm so sorry for your loss. I bet she was a wonderful companion who had a great life and will always be remembered.

[Fla Dem]

59. Sniff, have a lump in my throat. So sorry she's gone.

[demmiblue]

60. I'm sorry for your loss, underpants.

Losing a furry family member is so very hard...

[crazycatlady]

61. I am sorry for your loss

Losing a kitty is painful.

[Number9Dream]

62. My sympathy for your loss. They are family.

[peacebuzzard]

64. I am sorry for your loss,

......

[niyad]

65. Lady Bast take Your little one gently home, and send comfort and peace to those who love her.

[CousinIT]

66. I'm so sorry.

If she lived a good loved life and won't die alone, that's the best you can give her. She'll always be alive in your 💓 I know it hurts like hell to lose her from this life though.

[orleans]

68. sending you love and condolences

i'm sorry for your loss.

[Laffy Kat]

69. Hugs and vibes of strength to you.

It hurts so bad but they are so worth it.

[denbot]

70. Sorry about your kitty.

Peace.

[herding cats]

71. I'm so sorry.

It hurts like hell, I know. Focus on the sweet memories you have of her and your special lap moments as much as possible in the days ahead. It helps, but it doesn't stop pain of losing your furry family member.

Again, I'm so very sorry and my heart is with you.