The Rainbow Bridge

fureverywhere

fureverywhere

beloved friend who will always be with us in spiri
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Northern NJ, USA
I'm using that for headline. My daughter will sometimes come by and read over my shoulder...<<<Deep sigh>>>
Two of the neighbors came by awhile ago. First thought was having to apologize incase the dogs scared them again. We've been staying on top of them, but just in case...

They asked me to step out to the front yard. Turns out they'd been knocking all morning. I guess TV noise and dogs sleeping and nobody heard them. Basically " The orange cat, we didn't want Emily to see, we have the box over here under the bushes". It's so hard to stay composed when you don't want to upset anyone else.

I just mechanically disposed of his remains...my beautiful Levon, just a quick glance to make sure it's him. You don't want to remember your beloved broken. I don't believe in viewings either. You want to remember people and animals in life. Then under the premise of watering the yard...cleaning away the traces of grief...

The thing that finally allowed the waterworks to flow. I'll be at the Rainbow Bridge sometime and there will be this orangey blur as he leaps on my shoulder and licks and rubs his face into mine. Of course by that time all the other furry creatures will join in and I'll be happily suffocated. But yeah he was a special guy.
 

Oh, I am so sorry. I am having trouble seeing the keyboard to write this because of the tears. I intend to be at the rainbow bridge also fur. Looking forward to seeing all my pets who have crossed over.
 
Aww, I'm sorry. Our last cat we had at times I liked her better than the girls when they were growing up......anyway, she passed years ago and I still miss her.
 
It's been a couple weeks now. Just some afterthoughts...my poor baby...even my son and hubby have said it doesn't seem the same with him gone. We have several other cats but some of them just have these huge personalities. I've talked to other people who have said the same thing. The idea that Ginger Tabbies are a breed apart from other cats. I don't know if anyone else has had that experience.

Last night I dreamed about him. One of his silly habits was waiting on the front steps. When you pulled into the driveway he would leap up and MRRROOWWWW until you opened the window. He also learned that sticking his tongue out made him look adorably kittenish. So automatically he'd sit to be petted and push his tongue out, maybe drool a bit, and everyone would go all goo goo over him.
 
Sorry to hear of your loss, Fur. I hadn't seen the original post. It's always hard to lose a pet and it takes time to process how much you miss them. I've told many folks that the day we had to put down our beagle was one of the toughest, most emotional things I've ever had to do. My wife grieved for weeks afterward.
 
fureverywhere said:
It's been a couple weeks now. Just some afterthoughts...my poor baby...even my son and hubby have said it doesn't seem the same with him gone. We have several other cats but some of them just have these huge personalities. I've talked to other people who have said the same thing. The idea that Ginger Tabbies are a breed apart from other cats. I don't know if anyone else has had that experience.

Last night I dreamed about him. One of his silly habits was waiting on the front steps. When you pulled into the driveway he would leap up and MRRROOWWWW until you opened the window. He also learned that sticking his tongue out made him look adorably kittenish. So automatically he'd sit to be petted and push his tongue out, maybe drool a bit, and everyone would go all goo goo over him.
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Awww...I had a cat looked just like him when I was just a very little girl. It's hard to lose such a special family member/friend.
 
I'm so sorry for the loss of your dear kitty. Sorry I didn't respond to this sooner, but I've been overcoming my own issues. Our furry friends hold a unique place in our souls. I bet Baby Boy is truly with you in your dreams. I believe love never leaves it's own.
 
Thank you everyone for the words of comfort. Our fourth ginger boy who met a tragic end. Sometime before the end of days I will have an orange kitten boy that lives to ripe old age. But something touching today. Ninja is another one of our cats who lounges in the sun all day and comes inside to eat and sleep.

As I've said before, Levon would always greet us as we arrived home. You could lower the car window and he would hop in overjoyed to see everyone. The fur and drool would fly and he would purr his little head off. But jumping in the car was his trick. If any other cat tried it he'd swat them away, very possessive of his humans.

Today I was sorting junk in the front seat. I heard the raking of claws and suddenly Ninja was sitting in my lap. He knew I needed company in the car. Ninja isn't normally a cuddly guy...you have to earn the right to pet him. But there he was purring and rubbing happy as you please. He sat with me until we went inside. I know our critters understand us better than we understand ourselves:love_heart:
 
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