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| The passing of Pearl - 18yrs old
6/2005 I wanted to remind you of the passing of Pearl 18 yrs old on 6/20/2005 from renal failure. I got Pearl from Pat Brody Shelter 15 yrs ago and she had been a big part of our lives. I was single when Pearl arrived into my life and I worked long shifts at the hospital but she was always there to greet me when I arrived home. I felt she needed a companion and 2 months later I went back to the shelter and brought home Dusty the maine coon and life was never the same after that day. When I met my husband he wasn't too keen on cats but
marry me marry my cats was my belief and we all started our life Pearl recouperated at 15yrs from surgery to remove a tumor and I thought she would never leave me after that recovery, however 3 yrs later on 6/20 she wasn't herself in the morning. I took an extra hour that morning to sit with her before leaving for work, yet when I returned that afternoon she had taken a turn for the worse. As we rushed her to the vet I knew that our time together was coming to a end on this earth. My husband made a small coffin lined with her favorite blanket and a beautiful cross bearing her name to mark her grave. My husband lost his best little buddy that day and I
lost a nonjudgmental confidante that gave unconditional love for so many
years. I know that she and I will meet again some day in the future and
we will continue our loving relationship as we had for 15yrs together. |
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| Buttercup 6/2004 - 1/20/2005 I started to foster Buttercup Sept 23 2004. I remember when I first saw her that I thought to myself that it wouldn't be a problem bringing this one back to the shelter. She was a very scrawny cat with dull hair and was bow-legged in the front. She also had a funny looking face. She had chronic diarrhea and they told me she was at least 4 months old even though she looked like a 8 week kitten. I was to try and bring her weight up to 2lbs. I brought her home and my whole family thought like I did we felt bad for her but there would be no tears shed when she went back to the shelter. Well less then 2 days after she lived with us that all changed. She was one of the sweetest kittens I had ever seen. I could be sitting or standing it didn't matter if she wanted you to hold her she would crawl right up you and lay her head on your shoulder like a baby. At night when we went to bed she would come up and lay across your neck and snuggle with her little motor purr running full speed. We discovered right away that she had a respiratory problem. We took her to the vets and they put her on a antibiotic. The next few months had many ups and downs. One day she would be feeling good and acting like a kitten the next she would act like a cat 15 years old. In November they did a ultra sound because she was still having chronic diarrhea and upper respiratory problems and not growing at all. They discovered she had kidney stones and that she would never live a long healthy life. We were devastated . None of the medications seemed to work very long on her. She would feel fine for awhile then be sick again. Dr. Grobe from Fallon and I decided that maybe we could try homeopathy medicine for her. It did help for awhile she no longer had the chronic diarrhea and for awhile the upper respiratory problem seemed to be going away also. My hope was to have her live at least a few years feeling good. I knew she would never grow old but I wanted her to have some time feeling loved happy and healthy. Unfortunately she started feeling sick again and would not take her medicines without a fight. I knew her vet bill had grown and that she would never have the life that I wanted for her and that the money spent on her could go the the other cats at the shelter that would live the life I wanted for Buttercup, so I made the painful discussion to not let her suffer anymore. On January 20th we made our last visit to the vets. By this time she was a 8 month old cat that looked like she was 3 months with the same funny face and bowed legs . But my first thoughts that I had had of her when I first saw her was wrong. To me she was the most beautiful and sweetest kitten I had ever seen and there was many tears as I held her while she went to sleep. I would like to thank Dr Grobe for all she did and Rhonda from the shelter also. And Buttercup thank you for giving me all your love for the short life you had. I know you are in a better place now where you have no pain and you can play like the kitten you are. Starr |
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| Park Ave
#8 - 9/2001 This kitty came to us at the age of 4 after having had a very rough time. He lived at the shelter for close to 7 years and suffered a fatal stroke this month. For those of you who were his sponsors, please rest assured that he lived a happy life here at the shelter. We're sure he's now at the Rainbow Bridge cavorting with all of his feline friends. |
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 Nutty
- 4/2000We didn't have much time with this girl. Her guardians surrendered her to us because they didn't want her anymore. She was at least 12 years old and we think she literally died of a broken heart. Nutty - we hope you're at peace at The Rainbow Bridge. |
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