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Snarkoleptic

(5,995 posts)
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:21 PM Dec 2014

Our lovely kitteh Chloe has crossed the rainbow bridge.

She was just 11 years old and passed abruptly after suffering a blood clot that caused paralysis in her back legs.

We adopted her from a local shelter at age 3 as a 4-paw delcawed cat that was kept in a 4 square foot cage, as other cats at the shelter were aggressive and she was at a disadvantage with no claws. She was a bit overweight, very sweet, and took an immediate liking to our son. She would follow him all around the house and always seemed to be within a few feet of him. She lived a plush life and was loved.

Her nickname was "Adventure Kitty" as she ventured into places in our home where none of our previous cats had ever been. Her most uncanny feature was her expressiveness; she'd enter the room, make and maintain eye contact with you while chatting up a storm.


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Our lovely kitteh Chloe has crossed the rainbow bridge. (Original Post) Snarkoleptic Dec 2014 OP
Aww, so sorry! The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #1
So sad for your loss montanacowboy Dec 2014 #2
I am sorry for your loss, Snarkoleptic. brer cat Dec 2014 #3
... Skittles Dec 2014 #4
Am very sad to hear of the loss of your friend... Lithos Dec 2014 #5
Ohhh, I'm sorry. frogmarch Dec 2014 #6
Awww, what a sweet kitty. City Lights Dec 2014 #7
May you run with the Big Cats now, Chloe. Le Taz Hot Dec 2014 #8
Rest in peace shenmue Dec 2014 #9
Sorry to hear about your kitteh. Breaks your heart to lose them, I know. TwilightGardener Dec 2014 #10
My wife and I are sorry for you. We know the pain ourselves. diabeticman Dec 2014 #11
So, so sorry for your loss Samantha Dec 2014 #12
My family and I are very sotty. MarianJack Dec 2014 #13
I'm so sorry you've lost a furbaby. Triana Dec 2014 #14
It's hard to lose someone who gave you unconditional love n/t nichomachus Dec 2014 #15
RIP Chloe lunasun Dec 2014 #16
I'm so sorry KT2000 Dec 2014 #17
sorry that you lost your kitty Liberal_in_LA Dec 2014 #18
Thanks to all for the well wishes. Snarkoleptic Dec 2014 #19
What a sweet kittie!!! onecent Dec 2014 #20
So very sorry for your loss. What a beautiful cat she was. greatlaurel Dec 2014 #21
I am so sorry for your loss... virgdem Dec 2014 #22
Don't blame yourself. Snarkoleptic Dec 2014 #31
she was loved hollysmom Dec 2014 #23
Oh, I'm so sorry you've lost your sweet Chloe. classof56 Dec 2014 #24
We had a male that looked just like her Omaha Steve Dec 2014 #25
what a beautiful baby. I am so sorry. Bless you and your family. roguevalley Dec 2014 #26
I lost my cat recently too Beringia Dec 2014 #27
Fly free, Chloe. WillowTree Dec 2014 #28
very sorry about your chloe hopemountain Dec 2014 #29
You gave her a good life and she loved you for it. RIP Chloe. nt Fla Dem Dec 2014 #30
Sorry for Your Family's Loss lib87 Dec 2014 #32
A beauty - I am so sorry. Hugs. 840high Dec 2014 #33
I'm so sorry to hear that. Moostache Dec 2014 #34
Poor kitty. We lost our 11-year-old Siamese, Bob, very suddenly in 2013 (possible heart attack). nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #35
Aww. What a sweet looking kitty. Cleita Dec 2014 #36
they are with us for such a short time AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #37
I'm very sorry. Arugula Latte Dec 2014 #38
I'm so sorry! Are_grits_groceries Dec 2014 #39
What a lovely cat. I'm so sorry. nt raccoon Dec 2014 #40
So sorry for your loss Jawja Dec 2014 #41
I'm so sorry. Vinca Dec 2014 #42
Ah poor kitty cat. lonestarnot Dec 2014 #43
Peace be with you Blue Owl Dec 2014 #44

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,070 posts)
1. Aww, so sorry!
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:24 PM
Dec 2014


You saved her from a bad situation and gave her a happy life. I'm sorry she couldn't stay a little longer.

brer cat

(24,333 posts)
3. I am sorry for your loss, Snarkoleptic.
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:32 PM
Dec 2014

I sure hope Chloe finds lots of boxes waiting for her over the rainbow bridge. Can't be kitty heaven without them.

She is a sweetheart and I know you will miss her.

Skittles

(152,918 posts)
4. ...
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:32 PM
Dec 2014

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 Isla Paschal Richardson

Lithos

(26,387 posts)
5. Am very sad to hear of the loss of your friend...
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:33 PM
Dec 2014

She sounded amazing with a wonderful personality. Many hugs to you and yours...

L-

frogmarch

(12,143 posts)
6. Ohhh, I'm sorry.
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:36 PM
Dec 2014

From looking at the pictures of your sweet Chloe, I can tell you gave her a wonderful and very happy life. I'm so sorry for your loss, Snarkoleptic.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
8. May you run with the Big Cats now, Chloe.
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:39 PM
Dec 2014

So sorry for your loss. Whenever I lose one I have to remind myself that they had a good life in that they were loved and cared for as long as they were here. I lost my Duchess only about 4 weeks ago. She was only 5 and we found her in a place in the back yard near the lemon tree where she used to lay in the sun. No idea what happened to her. I just got up in the morning, looked across the patio and there she was. I originally found her in a parking lot, dumped and pregnant. I brought her home and she ended up having 2 kittens. We found one home for the both of them. She loved our back yard which has a lot of bushes, trees and flowers. She loved to "play jungle" as we call it, skulking in and out of the flora and fauna. She had a good life. Short but good.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
13. My family and I are very sotty.
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:51 PM
Dec 2014

It's a horrible experience to lose a pet. I know from too much experience.

Tonight she's chasing mice in kitty heaven. I know that she'll always have a warm snd fond place in your heart.

PEACE!

 

Triana

(22,666 posts)
14. I'm so sorry you've lost a furbaby.
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:52 PM
Dec 2014

She was adorable - and SO lucky you rescued her and gave her a plush life full of love!

KT2000

(20,535 posts)
17. I'm so sorry
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:59 PM
Dec 2014

It's a hard loss for your family. What a pretty sweet girl. She was so lucky you came along and saved her.

Snarkoleptic

(5,995 posts)
19. Thanks to all for the well wishes.
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 11:01 PM
Dec 2014

My son has been submitting college applications and we'd recently joked about needing to do weekly Skype sessions from his dorm, since they were so close.
I picked him up from swim practice and gave him the news that she was struggling, it was the longest and quietest 20 minute car ride ever.

He commented that everything seems strange and sad as he was accustomed to feeding her and now there's an emotional void in the pet food routine.

onecent

(6,096 posts)
20. What a sweet kittie!!!
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 11:03 PM
Dec 2014

That is the name I called my first kitten, a gray persian, when I got an apartment
with a friend in Chicago in 1965. I know you will miss her..but she sure looked content
and curious!!!!

virgdem

(2,116 posts)
22. I am so sorry for your loss...
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 11:12 PM
Dec 2014

I know the pain you are experiencing. I lost my Cleo in 2003 at 11 years after suffering a blood clot as well. She was also paralyzed in her back legs and died in her room overnight. I woke up and found her on her bed, stiff as a board. That was very traumatic for me and it took me quite a while to get over it. I blamed myself for not acting more quickly, but I was not sure what was wrong with her. She also had hip dysplasia, and that can also cause similar symptoms.

Chloe was a beautiful kitty and you gave her a good life. I'm so sorry that you lost her at a relatively young age. My thoughts are with you as you grieve the loss of your fur baby and I wish you peace in the coming days.

Snarkoleptic

(5,995 posts)
31. Don't blame yourself.
Sun Dec 7, 2014, 12:05 AM
Dec 2014

Mrs. Snark here. You shouldn't feel bad at all. According to the vet, there is nothing that could have been.done that would have led to any sort of meaningful recovery. The numbness sets in quickly, so she did not suffer. And she got to pass at home with you. That's how it should be.

classof56

(5,376 posts)
24. Oh, I'm so sorry you've lost your sweet Chloe.
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 11:19 PM
Dec 2014

You gave her a wonderful loving home--bless you for that! My Gracie-cat crossed the bridge a week ago today, so I know the tears and empty heart that goes along with the loss. I'd like to think Gracie was waiting to greet Chloe as she crossed the bridge. Imagine the adventures they will share!

Omaha Steve

(98,872 posts)
25. We had a male that looked just like her
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 11:24 PM
Dec 2014

His name was stinky. He lived a long happy life too.

For Stinky & Chloe.

Beringia

(4,313 posts)
27. I lost my cat recently too
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 11:29 PM
Dec 2014

I was super close to him and think I will have him on my mind forever and hope I see him on the other side, if he still wants to see me. He kind of hated me for making him a house cat.

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
29. very sorry about your chloe
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 11:47 PM
Dec 2014

but she had a good life and though you will miss her terribly - you will meet again. i fiercely believe this. thank you for being so good to her and giving her a good home with lots of lovins. i could cry with you.

our kitty is also named chloe. she was rescued from a dumpster in tempe, az. she was eating pork rinds dumped out on the ground. she is 15 yrs old now and we nearly lost her over a year ago. she enjoys fancy feast classic these days - but her favorite foods are anything with grease, fried chicken, and pepperoni pizza. although she only rarely gets a few morsels because we cook at home for the most part.

have fun chasing butterflies, sniffing flowers, and rolling around in herb beds, chloe.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
34. I'm so sorry to hear that.
Sun Dec 7, 2014, 12:42 AM
Dec 2014

My condolences to you and your family. We recently lost our rescue kitty (Shmoo) of 17 years just before Thanksgiving. Thank you for giving her the gift of a loving home from the shelter.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
35. Poor kitty. We lost our 11-year-old Siamese, Bob, very suddenly in 2013 (possible heart attack).
Sun Dec 7, 2014, 12:59 AM
Dec 2014

So I know how you must feel right now.

Vinca

(50,150 posts)
42. I'm so sorry.
Sun Dec 7, 2014, 09:45 AM
Dec 2014

Chloe reminds me of my Stinker who died suddenly for no apparent cause at about the same age. I wonder if it's a gray cat thing. It's so heart breaking to lose them. It's been 5 years and I still can't talk about him without choking up. It will get better, but Chloe will always be with you.

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