applekisses said:

Kiss the kitties for me! I too, go with the smoke hypothesis... that's usually how it goes. I hope she drifted off to peaceful sleep...

Thank you for your words.

muirdo said:

thank you.

minneapolisgenius said:

thank you, too.

madsex6969 said:

Harass him some more for me! 11 is a good ripe age... Got to love them while we can.

You can trust demolition men to be completely insensitive.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Although it's not much of a consolation I'm sure it went really fast and that she probably had already lost consciousness because of the smoke when it happened.

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retina said:

Yeah, they really could have put her aside in a bag, and let me bury her decently... my poor baby.

I know she was very scared... We could hear her yowling, but couldn't get her to come to where we were (and couldn't leave the door open long either, because the smoke was coming in)... so I hope that at some point, her panic gave way to peaceful intoxication, and one good last kitty dream of chasing birdies in the field next door...

I know how devastating losing a pet can be. I lost my kitty last April to kidney disease. I'd had her since I was 11. I still miss her.

Heiress said:

That must've been horrible, Heiress. As retina says, hopefully she died from the smoke intoxication, as weird as that sounds.

It's not quite the same but - years ago - I remember coming home to find my brother (we have a hate/hate relationship, so this doesn't surprise me) burying our dog. She'd died in the afternoon. It may seem a small or ridiculous thing to others but - unless I'd walked in at that point - I only would've found out when I saw the mound of earth! It was important that I said 'goodbye', almost.

I hoped you manage to say 'Goodbye' in a way that gives you comfort.
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CarrieMpls said:

Oh wow... that's like losing a part of your childhood. Your poor little dear!

Your new kitty is a tortoiseshell too, isn't she? (if I'm remembering correctly...) Maybe one of these days, I'll be up to adopting a new one. I think it will be a while, though.

Kisses to your little one.

onenitealone said:

I'll think of something... a little ritual of some kind.

I just brought home the little kitty-in-a-hammock wind chimes that were still hanging in front of my house... I'll have it here to remind me of my little Koch, and maybe one of these days I'll remember her and smile...

Heiress said:

Yeah, my new kitty (Sugar Girl) is a torti. It took me several months till I was ready, and I really wasn't even looking to adopt yet when she came along, but I just fell in love with her.
When you're ready, you'll know. That sounds so cheesy, but it's true.

CarrieMpls said:

It's like any kind of love, I suppose!

luv4u said:

They most certainly are. They're like children.
I'm sorry to hear that Heiress. I would have cried my eyes out too.

1sexymf said:

I feel so sick and run down today. I just have to mourn. Thanks for helping me do this.

Stax said:

thank you.

My heart bleeds for you. I lost my first cat also without being able to say goodbye, so I know how you feel!

HamsterHuey said:

tell me what happened... if it's not too painful...

Heiress, I just read this. I really feel sorry for you. Cats are 'only' animals, that's true, but I know how close they can be, and how silly, funny, soft, strong, selfish and sweet...

Keep your avatar for a while. Not only because my jellysfish loves it, but also in honor of your sweet cat.

I think my cat is pregnant again. Whenever you feel like making a trip to Belgium, being guided through Ghent, and returning to France with a new kitten... orgnote me. You're only a few hours away from me.

Big kiss

MarieLouise said:

Yer sweet...



Best way to get over the loss of a cat; get back in the saddle!

I got two myself now..

MarieLouise said:

Yes, I did choose this avatar with my kitty in mind; not entirely consciously...

Send pictures of the babies! & kiss 'em all for me...

bisous!

HamsterHuey said:

cats, and maybe even a dog! one who is NICE to cats, that is...

HamsterHuey said:

In 1976 my parents found a kitten sitting under a car, scared as hell. She was probably beaten and she lived under a cupboard in their apartment the first week.

I was born in 1981. Koetie was my big sister. She didn't thrust too many follow, but followed me around everywhere, always slept next to me.

In the summer of 1996 the children of local drunkards sneaked into our garden and took the cat, who was 20 at the time, with them. A little girl (our neighbour) saw what happened but didn't react. We went to the police, but never figured out what happened exactly. The father of the kids (always drunk) even claims they have eaten her.

We took two other cats, Toyon and Jakoba, that same summer. Best way to overcome the grief. I've left home since then, my parents have divorced, and I must say I miss those two cats the most.

One year and a half I decided to take a cat. I live in a apartment, but Lilith can go outside and play. My boyfriend didn't want a cat at first, but now he's just as fond of her as I am. He likes to play with her, I love to cuddle. We make a lovely threesome.

God I love all of them. But Koetie will always stay my first, special love. I still dream about her, every six months or so.

Heiress said:

I just think/hope she's pregant. She has been fucking around for two weeks with the local gigolo's, so I guess she is. But no visible signs so far.

She was pregnant last summer but her babies were born dead. My boyfriend and I were staying in Portugal for one month, and one of my best friends lived in our apartment and took care of her. The vet says she probably lost the cats because she missed us that much. I still feel rather guilty about that.

MarieLouise said:

Yeah, they never really leave us, do they?

Thanks for sharing your story.

MarieLouise said:

oh dear, maybe she just has some fertility problems? i suppose some cats do...

Heiress, I understand how you feel. My aunt's house burned down last year and her cat was inside too, she was in a bad way about that for a long time.

I'm sorry to hear about this. I can't believe they didn't even offer to let you bury your cat properly. Though people grieve differently, some like to see the person or pet one last time, other prefer to remember them the way they always knew them instead. I hope your pet passed peacefully despite the circumstances.

Teacher said:

Oh boy... I'm so sorry for her.

Here's something else I might have neglected to say explicitly... Kochka pretty much saved our lives, with her yowling. She might have been the reason my husband woke up.

So why did she have to pay with her life, I ask myself? She is a hero.

Tom said:

I hope so too.

The last time I saw her alive, she was pacing the staircase, meowing for some mysterious reason... According to the inspectors, the fire might have started smouldering in the wall hours before the house actually went up in flames.

Was she trying to tell us something?

Either way, it's sure she deserved a queen's burial. I'll do something special for her, when I think of the right thing...