Originally Posted By trailsend vbdad ~ we lost our precious, precious cat after 17 years, 3 years ago. We felt awful. Honestly it was one of the saddest things we've gone through. I am so sorry for your loss. To this day, I can still hear her meow when I pull into my driveway.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Thanks for the update, Ann. Glad it was all good news. So sorry for your loss, vbdad. The last cat I had managed to contract feline panleukemia. It's hard to say goodbye to such loving companions.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Glad shes on the mend vbdad so sorry for the loss of your kitty.< thank you Pete , that is appreciated <vbdad ~ we lost our precious, precious cat after 17 years, 3 years ago. We felt awful. Honestly it was one of the saddest things we've gone through. I am so sorry for your loss. To this day, I can still hear her meow when I pull into my driveway.< trailsend -- if you have told me I would miss her so much when we got her 15+ years ago I would have told you that you were crazy. I grew up with dogs ( big dogs -- German Shepard & Alaskan Malamute) - and considered myself a dog person. I cannot believe how attached I got to this cat- as did the whole family - now I am a 'cat' person for sure
Originally Posted By trailsend Gosh, vbdad, you sound EXACTLY like us! We've always had German Shepherds; never cats. I had never had a cat in my life. But our daughter begged for one when she was about 6 years old. We said no. Well, lo and behold this cat just shows up on our porch one day. Our daughter named her Michelle. I said you guys can feed her but she's not to come into the house. Well, that didn't last long. And honestly, we never had a litter box. She was like a dog. Every time she wanted out, she would go and sit at the door and look up until someone opened it! We never had her declawed so she enjoyed the cat life. Man did I love that cat! Brought all her "trophies" right to the front door!! I love cats!
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Labuda, I happy your Kitty did a good job and was able to go home. vbdad55, sorry for your loss. I have a 11 1/2yr. old cat and he's my 4th kid. I know that he's getting up there in years, I just don't like to think about it.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Labuda, I happy your Kitty did a good job and was able to go home. vbdad55, sorry for your loss. I have a 11 1/2yr. old cat and he's my 4th kid. I know that he's getting up there in years, I just don't like to think about it.< when we look back at pictures from Christmas now it is obvious to us we were in denial. Enjoy that kitty, we all know the day will come, just until then, enjoy enjoy enjoy !
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Trailsend-- Ours was an indoor cat and we did have her declawed ( front only) as a kitten - but she still also acted more like a dog than a cat. maybe because each of us had dogs before we treated them like that. With our cat you could tell her which toy to go get and she would search the house over until she found it and brought it back to you --- people were amazed as their opinions of catd were you could ask for anything you wanted, but the cat would do whatever they pleased anyway. Not true here.
Originally Posted By gymgirl975 Awww....I love my animals. It's so hard to let them go. Hugs to vbdad! Labuda....glad your kitty made it through!
Originally Posted By bloona glad it went well Ann. Vbdad, I know how you feel, hugs to you. I grew up with a beautiful cat, Katie, she used to sleep on my bed every night, I got married at 19 ( she stayed at my mum and dad's house where she had always lived)and almost straight after she developed cancer. That was 17 years ago. But I havent considered having a pet since. I just couldnt go through that again. Kieran would love a cat, (I would too...shhhh ) but I just couldnt.
Originally Posted By MissCandice I am glad Rhi is on the mend, Labuda. Sorry to go off topic but I am in the same club as others here who have had to go through the death of an elderly cat. I lost my Tom (age 16 years) at the end of August and I am still not over it. When his brother Jerry died at age 15 I think having Tom got me through it but then whet Tom went I did not have any other kitty companion to soothe me. It's rough.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Awww....I love my animals. It's so hard to let them go. Hugs to vbdad< <Vbdad, I know how you feel, hugs to you. I grew up with a beautiful cat, Katie, < thanks you guys -- I appreciate the fact there are people out there that understand how much our pets come to mean to us....
