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bdamomma

(63,799 posts)
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 02:02 PM Apr 2017

Saying Till We Meet Again on Rainbow Bridge

I am sharing this with my DU pet lovers.

I had to make the dreaded decision to euthanize my cat Chloe diagnosed with kidney disease last Monday. I have had her some 18 years who was a stray who I took in and adopted she never left our side. She was a beautiful cat.
My daughters who were about 6 or 7 she was their first pet, now my girls have just celebrated their 21st birthdays.

I have been sort of MIA here on DU. Hardest thing to loose a pet.

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Saying Till We Meet Again on Rainbow Bridge (Original Post) bdamomma Apr 2017 OP
I'm sorry. What a beauty. LisaM Apr 2017 #1
I am sorry for your loss. Else You Are Mad Apr 2017 #2
Kitty MFM008 Apr 2017 #3
So sorry. FuzzyRabbit Apr 2017 #4
So sorry Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #5
So sorry for you & Cloe & the rest of your family CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #6
What a gorgeous kitty. Laffy Kat Apr 2017 #7
geez thanks you guys. bdamomma Apr 2017 #8
aww, so sorry Kali Apr 2017 #9
You gave Chloe a good life... DreamGypsy Apr 2017 #10
This is a poignant comment True Dough Apr 2017 #14
How lucky she was to have so much love, sorry to hear about your loss. JudyM Apr 2017 #11
It is terribly heartbreaking to lose a long-loved fur baby. brer cat Apr 2017 #12
I am very sorry :( get the red out Apr 2017 #13
My condolences shenmue Apr 2017 #15
I'm so sorry for your loss. herding cats Apr 2017 #16
Here with my Bestest girl right now. Both of us send you hugs! Fla Dem Apr 2017 #17
... Skittles Apr 2017 #18
sounds like you two were lucky to find each other rurallib Apr 2017 #19
So sorry! The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #20
What a beautiful cat! I am so sorry... Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #21
I'm so sorry about your kitty, bdamomma. femmocrat Apr 2017 #22
I am so sorry for your loss Wolf Frankula Apr 2017 #23
I know how bad you hurt oldcynic Apr 2017 #24

CountAllVotes

(20,866 posts)
6. So sorry for you & Cloe & the rest of your family
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 02:23 PM
Apr 2017

She was a member of your family that was greatly loved.

May God bless you for caring for her for so many years.

I know your pain only too well and it doesn't go away overnight.



DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)
10. You gave Chloe a good life...
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 03:13 PM
Apr 2017

...and the other equally important thing we must be able to do, though it is very difficult, is to give our companion animals a good death when the time comes.

You made the right decision.

My two dogs are resting on the back porch...I just went to give them each a cookie in memory of Chloe and as a reminder to myself of the responsibilities I have for them.

True Dough

(17,246 posts)
14. This is a poignant comment
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 06:00 PM
Apr 2017

and one that should not be forgotten. Chloe's life could have been a whole lot less pleasant in so many other scenarios. Losing a pet (a friend, really) is tough. But I'm sure bdamomma made her life enjoyable.

Sorry for your loss, bdamomma.

JudyM

(29,192 posts)
11. How lucky she was to have so much love, sorry to hear about your loss.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 03:32 PM
Apr 2017

You gave her such a good life. I know how it hurts like hell.... wishing you comfort...

❤️Chloe ❤️

brer cat

(24,523 posts)
12. It is terribly heartbreaking to lose a long-loved fur baby.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 03:39 PM
Apr 2017

Sharing your pain is about all we can do.

get the red out

(13,460 posts)
13. I am very sorry :(
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 04:14 PM
Apr 2017

She certainly was beautiful! She sounds like she was the best of cats.

Our animal companions are our angels, IMO.

herding cats

(19,558 posts)
16. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 06:37 PM
Apr 2017

I can all too deeply empathize with what you're enduring right now.

I just had to make that painful, yet correct choice for my Tink in February. Kidney cancer in her case.

It rips you apart to lose a furry family member. Know you made the right decision and I'm sure Chloe appreciates you're putting her own better interest first.

Fla Dem

(23,586 posts)
17. Here with my Bestest girl right now. Both of us send you hugs!
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 07:15 PM
Apr 2017

Chole was a beautiful girl both in heart and looks. SO sorry for your loss. You did right by her and she loved you for it. She'll always be in your heart and memories.

Skittles

(153,111 posts)
18. ...
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:27 PM
Apr 2017

it's so hard

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

rurallib

(62,379 posts)
19. sounds like you two were lucky to find each other
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:33 PM
Apr 2017

and gave each other your best while you could.
May the memories be just as wonderful.

Rhiannon12866

(204,754 posts)
21. What a beautiful cat! I am so sorry...
Fri Apr 28, 2017, 04:27 AM
Apr 2017

I have been there and it never gets easier. My heart goes out to you. But she certainly had a wonderful life with you, she was so very fortunate to have found you.

Wolf Frankula

(3,598 posts)
23. I am so sorry for your loss
Fri Apr 28, 2017, 02:14 PM
Apr 2017

I love my pussumses and see you love yours. She looks like a wonderful cat.

Wolf

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