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Astrocloud · 04-03-2005, 11:08 AM

Some of you may remember me posting a photo or two of my cat:

It's been a few months but I am still kinda broken up over his passing. He was 8 years old and very unique. He would always run to the door when I got home and greet me. He guarded me and my house. One time he even caught a peeping tom when I had a girl over. He was kinda dog-like.

I feel guilty. I had to move to a place that didn't take pets. I was forced to drop him off at my sisters. She was very nice to him but he was miserable. All he did was hide and not act like himself. He didn't eat and lost a lot of weight. I eventually took him to the vet where it was hypothesized that he had liver cancer. I had to put him down because he was having seizures.

I still miss the little guy.

StormBerlin · 04-03-2005, 11:53 AM

I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a pet is like losing any other member of your family. It'll take time, but you'll feel better

K-Wise · 04-03-2005, 12:05 PM

Wow. I've been there before. It's not easy. Hope you can find a new pet to fill that hole in your life man.

Asta!!

Grancey · 04-03-2005, 04:56 PM

So sorry, Astro. I really do know what you're going through.

la petite moi · 04-03-2005, 04:58 PM

Aw, poor baby. You loved him and did as much as you could for him, though. :hugs:

Fly · 04-03-2005, 05:09 PM

keep the memories Astro...........

Sweetpea · 04-03-2005, 08:17 PM

i'm sorry for your loss . . . (( hugs )) losing a loved pet is very difficult . . .

Sweetpea

Lebell · 04-03-2005, 08:23 PM

I've been in your shoes several times and it was never easy.

Some say it is silly to get so emotional over an animal, but I disagree.

Please believe that my thoughts and prayers are with you

Fremen · 04-03-2005, 11:46 PM

Sorry you had to make that tough decision, Astro. You did what was best for him, though.
Just remember the good times y'all had together and eventually the pain won't hurt so much.

We're here for you, as well.

little_tippler · 04-04-2005, 05:41 AM

awwww....so sorry. I have 2 cats and I can't bear to think of losing them...they're my babies.

quadro2000 · 04-04-2005, 06:12 AM

All my sympathies. Losing a loved pet is heartbreaking.

frogza · 04-07-2005, 06:06 AM

That's too bad. Losing a pet, especially one you were really close, is tough.

bernadette · 04-09-2005, 01:42 PM

awwww damn. been there 6 times myself (in my adult life). it sucks a lot.

but yeah, hold on to the good memories.
they'll make you smile when you least expect it.

*BIG HUGS*

james t kirk · 04-10-2005, 01:11 PM

I am sorry your cat died. I know myself that losing a pet can be just as hard as losing a member of your family.

Sounds to me that you feel guilty because you couldn't take him to your new place and that you can't help but feel responsible on some level perhaps for his health. Thing is you had no way of knowing at the time that that would happen to him. For all you knew, he could have adapted to his new home quite well. (Which can happen.) I have 2 cats now. One was my father's cat whom I inherited when my father died. The other is a cat that belonged to my ex girlfriend. (My ex didn't want her anymore.) My father's cat took a while to come round but eventually did. My ex's cat took about a day to come out from under the bed, but now she and I are best of friends. (My ex even says she likes me better than her - which is true.)

I know myself I grew up with cats and dogs around and when I moved out on my own, I gave up owning a pet figuring that I didn't have enough time to devote to an animal. Now that I have a couple of cats again though, I can honestly say that I feel much happier than I have in a long time. Having a pet reafirms one's humanity sometimes. I don't think I would ever want to live without a pet again.

My advice to you would be to move out from your current place to a place that allows pets, get yourself another cat, and don't ever give him up for anything.

You will feel better then.

Astrocloud · 04-13-2005, 04:44 PM

I woke up crying last night. I was kind of in this semi-concious dream like state and I was just remembering when I got Friedrich. I had one of those temporary cardboard cat carriers. I was in college and I didn't have a car so my friend Ben took me to pick him up from the cat lady. I peeked into the box on the way back and we stopped to get some cat food.

Then there was this other time when he ran outside during a rain storm. I was using a water bottle train him. He thought that because I didn't want him out that I was somehow spraying him with the water bottle. He was trying to dodge the rain. He ran back in with minimal soakiness.

So I woke up thinking that he'd be there sleeping by my feet like he always used to be. I realized that I was in a different place.

2sheds · 04-14-2005, 07:51 AM

sorry for your loss, i'm sure he was a great companion.

ForgottenKnight · 04-14-2005, 08:36 PM

I'm sorry for your loss.

I know how you feel. The cat I had for a happy 16 years while growing up died 3 years ago and I still miss her. She always slept at my feet too. At least now our pets are in a happy place above. I hope you find a new companion to help you create many more happy memories.

james t kirk · 04-17-2005, 03:55 PM

Sorry to hear that you are hurting so much.

I keep looking at his picture and thinking what a happy look he had on his face.

My one cat is older (12 I think, not sure) and I live in dread that something will happen to her. When my father died last year, she did more to comfort me than anyone else. I've been through a lot in the last few years and l am afraid that if anything happened to my cat, that I would lose it. I hope she lives to be 25.

I really think you should get another cat though. I know it won't be the same, but it might help you suffer a little less.

Do you have a link to the other threads where you posted about your cat?

04-03-2005, 11:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	In memory of my pet Some of you may remember me posting a photo or two of my cat: It's been a few months but I am still kinda broken up over his passing. He was 8 years old and very unique. He would always run to the door when I got home and greet me. He guarded me and my house. One time he even caught a peeping tom when I had a girl over. He was kinda dog-like. I feel guilty. I had to move to a place that didn't take pets. I was forced to drop him off at my sisters. She was very nice to him but he was miserable. All he did was hide and not act like himself. He didn't eat and lost a lot of weight. I eventually took him to the vet where it was hypothesized that he had liver cancer. I had to put him down because he was having seizures. I still miss the little guy.

04-03-2005, 11:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
StormBerlin Happy as a hippo Location: Southern California	I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a pet is like losing any other member of your family. It'll take time, but you'll feel better __________________ "if anal sex could get a girl pregnant i'd be tits deep in child support" Arcane

04-03-2005, 12:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
K-Wise It's All About The Ass!! Location: In a pool of mayonnaise!!	Wow. I've been there before. It's not easy. Hope you can find a new pet to fill that hole in your life man. Asta!! __________________ "I love music and it's my parents fault (closing statement)." - Me..quoting myself...from when I said that...On TFP..thats here...Tilted Forum Project *It ain't goodbye, it's see ya later! I'll miss you guys!* - Asta!!

04-03-2005, 04:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Grancey Life's short, gotta hurry... Location: land of pit vipers	So sorry, Astro. I really do know what you're going through. __________________ Quiet, mild-mannered souls might just turn out to be roaring lions of two-fisted cool.

04-03-2005, 05:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	keep the memories Astro........... __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

04-03-2005, 04:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
la petite moi Filling the Void. Location: California	Aw, poor baby. You loved him and did as much as you could for him, though. :hugs:

04-03-2005, 08:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sweetpea Fade out Location: in love	i'm sorry for your loss . . . (( hugs )) losing a loved pet is very difficult . . . Sweetpea __________________ Having a Pet Will Change Your Life! Looking for a great pet?! Click Here! "I am the Type of Person Who Can Get Away With A lot, Simply Because I Don't Ask Permission for the Privilege of Being Myself"

04-03-2005, 08:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	I've been in your shoes several times and it was never easy. Some say it is silly to get so emotional over an animal, but I disagree. Please believe that my thoughts and prayers are with you __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

04-03-2005, 11:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	Sorry you had to make that tough decision, Astro. You did what was best for him, though. Just remember the good times y'all had together and eventually the pain won't hurt so much. We're here for you, as well. __________________ Google

04-04-2005, 05:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
little_tippler Leaning against the -Sun- Super Moderator Location: on the other side	awwww....so sorry. I have 2 cats and I can't bear to think of losing them...they're my babies. __________________ Whether we write or speak or do but look We are ever unapparent. What we are Cannot be transfused into word or book. Our soul from us is infinitely far. However much we give our thoughts the will To be our soul and gesture it abroad, Our hearts are incommunicable still. In what we show ourselves we are ignored. The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged By any skill of thought or trick of seeming. Unto our very selves we are abridged When we would utter to our thought our being. We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams, And each to each other dreams of others' dreams. Fernando Pessoa, 1918

04-04-2005, 06:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
quadro2000 All Possibility, Made Of Custard Location: New York, NY	All my sympathies. Losing a loved pet is heartbreaking. __________________ You have to laugh at yourself...because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't. - Emily Saliers

04-07-2005, 06:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
frogza Registered User Location: Right Here	That's too bad. Losing a pet, especially one you were really close, is tough.

04-09-2005, 01:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	awwww damn. been there 6 times myself (in my adult life). it sucks a lot. but yeah, hold on to the good memories. they'll make you smile when you least expect it. BIG HUGS __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.

04-10-2005, 01:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	I am sorry your cat died. I know myself that losing a pet can be just as hard as losing a member of your family. Sounds to me that you feel guilty because you couldn't take him to your new place and that you can't help but feel responsible on some level perhaps for his health. Thing is you had no way of knowing at the time that that would happen to him. For all you knew, he could have adapted to his new home quite well. (Which can happen.) I have 2 cats now. One was my father's cat whom I inherited when my father died. The other is a cat that belonged to my ex girlfriend. (My ex didn't want her anymore.) My father's cat took a while to come round but eventually did. My ex's cat took about a day to come out from under the bed, but now she and I are best of friends. (My ex even says she likes me better than her - which is true.) I know myself I grew up with cats and dogs around and when I moved out on my own, I gave up owning a pet figuring that I didn't have enough time to devote to an animal. Now that I have a couple of cats again though, I can honestly say that I feel much happier than I have in a long time. Having a pet reafirms one's humanity sometimes. I don't think I would ever want to live without a pet again. My advice to you would be to move out from your current place to a place that allows pets, get yourself another cat, and don't ever give him up for anything. You will feel better then.

04-13-2005, 04:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	I woke up crying last night. I was kind of in this semi-concious dream like state and I was just remembering when I got Friedrich. I had one of those temporary cardboard cat carriers. I was in college and I didn't have a car so my friend Ben took me to pick him up from the cat lady. I peeked into the box on the way back and we stopped to get some cat food. Then there was this other time when he ran outside during a rain storm. I was using a water bottle train him. He thought that because I didn't want him out that I was somehow spraying him with the water bottle. He was trying to dodge the rain. He ran back in with minimal soakiness. So I woke up thinking that he'd be there sleeping by my feet like he always used to be. I realized that I was in a different place.

04-14-2005, 07:51 AM	#16 (permalink)
2sheds Crazy Location: dfw - texas	sorry for your loss, i'm sure he was a great companion. __________________ Depression is just anger without enthusiasm. It’s having an empty beer bottle but no one to throw it at.

04-14-2005, 08:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
ForgottenKnight Jesus Freak Location: Following the light...	I'm sorry for your loss. I know how you feel. The cat I had for a happy 16 years while growing up died 3 years ago and I still miss her. She always slept at my feet too. At least now our pets are in a happy place above. I hope you find a new companion to help you create many more happy memories. __________________ "People say I'm strange, does that make me a stranger?"

04-17-2005, 03:55 PM	#18 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	Sorry to hear that you are hurting so much. I keep looking at his picture and thinking what a happy look he had on his face. My one cat is older (12 I think, not sure) and I live in dread that something will happen to her. When my father died last year, she did more to comfort me than anyone else. I've been through a lot in the last few years and l am afraid that if anything happened to my cat, that I would lose it. I hope she lives to be 25. I really think you should get another cat though. I know it won't be the same, but it might help you suffer a little less. Do you have a link to the other threads where you posted about your cat?