Farewell to Pixie

A am so sorry for your relatives loss. Pets can be closer then some relatives, even a child to some people.

This is true for him and for many of us. I was so upset, I spelled farewell incorrectly and now it won't let me edit it! UGH!

Oh that is very sad to hear. I know what it is like to lose a beloved furry friend. I consider all of my pets as family members.

Very sad :(

I love animals...

i am sorry to hear about the cat.

it is very hard letting go
David sedaris wrote about how his family handled the death of a pet in one of his essays, he said that his father was always quick to replace them that when the mother died they feared he would do the same and go out and replace her immediately after the funeral...i think there is a grieving period and then perhaps a time to give a warm home to a homeless kitty ..the heart expands and lets in.

That is so true, I have four pets and i'm a better person because of it. They do as much for me as i do for them and i'm so sorry for the loss. ;o(

Poor Person. I am so sorry. There are a few friendly strays around here that I can try to send to them. Cost would be atrocious though.

my pets are my family...they ask for nothing, give so much!! I feel for the cat person...lost my rabbit two weeks ago and still see him out in the yard, in my mind...

I'm sorry for his loss. It always hurts to lose a pet. I will say a prayer for comfort.

I will say a prayer, pets teach us a lot and are like family members.

Pixies spirit will be missed. Each animal has a soul. Each soul is noticed when passing into heaven. Let not a sparrow fall from flight that it is not noted.
Such fleeting passing of such sweet spirits.
Prayers for Pixie........................

My heart goes out to the owners of this beautiful cat. It's so sad to lose pets...they're members of our families!

That's sad. It's never fun to lose a pet. They truly become part of the family.

I'm so sorry to hear about her death. She was beautiful and I'm sure she will be missed and never forgotten.

I am so sorry for the loss. She was a beautiful cat.


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She's at the Rainbow Bridge now.

cat here won't leave me alone. They come and pat me on the arm with their paw, guess they are telling me they want petted. Sometime fight over who gets to sit beside me..

I'm sorry for their loss!

Sympathies to your friend. She's lucky to have someone as caring as you for a friend. My sister lost her first cat last year. She was 15 years old. In that time my sister had went from a very prosperous career to disability and she felt the cat was always there for her. You really don't understand until you've been there. Luckily, she had two cats left to console her, but I think they went into mourning for about a month. They wouldn't eat and they just moped around. The whole house was depressed.

I feel sorry for your friend, anytime an animal dies, it is like a family member.

It's so easy to get close to our pets & so hard to let them go. We seem to always make the mistake of forgetting they have ailments too and a much shorter life span.

How incredibly sad. It breaks my heart to hear an animal has passed on... I know all to well the feeling of losing a member of your fur family.

It never gets easier. Never.

goodbye pixie :( i'm sure she will be missed alot

Thank you all for your concern. It means a lot. I appreciate your comments at this time and always.

Oh I'm sorry!

Thank you, everyone. I will post the owner's reaction Saturday evening.

I don't know what I will do when our dog Midget goes, she is 14 years old. She still gets around very well, but she is a little grumpy at times. My cat Keeker is my baby, she is spoiled, (YES I DID IT!) and she thinks I am her mommy. My heart will break if anything happens to them. Now we have my granddaughters boxer Love, and she is a big baby.

I can't bear to think of our cat ever not being here. My heart goes out to your relative...

Thank you all so much for the kind words. Pixie was my and my wife's cat. The original post was written by my daughter, Kim. Below is my posting about Pixie the day she passed. We are still devastated, but I am overwhelmed that people I don't even know have gone out of their way to give words of comfort and sympathy. Thank you so much.

POSTED JANUARY 9, 2008

TODAY, THE WORLD DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

I want to apologize for missing our daily news item yesterday. About 5:00 P.M. Eastern time, I was beginning to type the news when I took a break to look for our cat. She was outside as was her custom for the past 4 1/2 years she has lived with us. Going into the garage I saw her, but she didn't look right. I carried her into our kitchen and my wife and I agreed that we should rush her to the vet.

After about 2 hours of tests and xrays, it was determined that she had an enlarged heart and was desperately ill. Maybe she wouldn't survive the night. We took her home and listened throughout the night as she periodically moaned in pain. If possible, her pain was only eclipsed by the emotional pain that my wife and I felt. This morning we took her back to the vet to have her put to sleep.

As I look at the articles I have posted and reflect on the studies that have become my life for the past few years, everything seems so meaningless. Any animal lover who has had a pet die after bonding, knows the pain of loss to which I refer. Evil is all around and in control of much of the world. Murder, theft, rape, torture and any other type of perverted behavior is pandemic in our world today. Many of us struggle with jobs we hate, financial problems, marital problems, medical problems and just the discomfort that life brings.

Our pets are more than company for us. My cat became more than just a cat. She was my friend. After rescuing her from homelessness, she became very attached to me and I to her. She followed me everywhere and always looked at me adoringly with simple love. She had become part of my life. In many ways some of the best parts of my life. The whole world can go to hell in a handbasket, but some how, my cat, my friend could make it all seem all right. In the middle of the madness, she made it make sense.

Now she's gone-- just that fast and I find myself in mourning as if I had lost a close friend, because I did. Today I look at all of the depressing things that the evil forces in this world have in store for. They were there yesterday and will undoubtedly be there tomorrow. What is missing is my friend to help me make sense of my world. Tomorrow, it starts up again and I shall do my best. There is a hole in my heart, but I know our duty is to do our best to be the light of the world.

For now my struggle will be to, once again, make this world make sense.

Bruce

Thanks, Dad! :)

I am happy to see that you have a new friend among you. Can't wait to meet him, sounds very pretty!

I am behind in comments, but I wanted to let you know I stopped by to view your content and thank you for posting to I was bored :)