For the past few days, my cat, named Pika by my neice, had been acting very odd. We took her to the vet, and they found that her heart and lungs were surrounded by fluid. She was suffering from heart failure, and unfortunately had to be put to sleep.
This is probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with, and the sad part is, I never had a chance to really say goodbye. My mom brought her in to the vet this morning, thinking it would be something fixable, and was completely shocked when they told her it wasn’t. I just assumed all was okay, so I didn’t even bother to go with..or pet her goodbye. I’ll probably regret this forever.
I know some people may not understand — maybe you have to be a cat owner, but she wasn’t just a cat — she was a member of our family. I loved her dearly, and she had the sweetest personality in the world. She loved everyone, was incredibly friendly, and ALWAYS had a feisty attitude. I will always miss her..and right now, I can’t even stop crying :(. I didn’t know what else to do..but make a post, in memory of her.
So RIP. This is a very sad and tough day.
Oh, hun. *offers hug* I’m really sorry to hear about Pikachu.
I wish I had words for you, but all I really have are good thoughts sent your way and an offer that if you feel the need to talk at any point, I’m here. (Words don’t help much, in my experience, anyway.) *sends good thoughts*
Thanks Shanra. Even though words don’t help too much, it means a lot. I think I just needed to hear that. My mom is VERY upset too..so it’s just hard.
I always knew the day would come, but I never had any idea how hard it would be. This is my first time ever losing a pet (minus a goldfish, but y’know..), and it just sucks. I NEVER cry about anything, but when I found out, I couldn’t stop myself from crying like a school girl.
The sad thing is, she was only 13. Our other cat is 18 and seems as healthy as when he was 5.
Anyway, she had a great life. We rescued her when she was abandoned as a kitten..and she always was very loving to everyone. I’m very happy to have had her..and will have good memories.
Now I’m just trying to take my mind off of it..temporarily. Gah.
Thanks again. Your words ARE helpful. 🙂
I won’t lie – it is hard, especially if you’ve never lost someone before, but it does gradually start to hurt less.
You take as long as you need to grieve for her and try to ignore anyone who tells you you shouldn’t. They don’t know what they’re talking about.
She was beautiful. I’m so sorry to hear this. Our cats are indeed part of losing our families and losing them is terrible.
sorry to hear about this….I hate when we outlive our pets. When my piggy passed away, I was at work. He had been getting sick and then I gave him a nice bath & cleaned him up to make him more comfortable and a day later he died. After work, I went to his cage to check on him and he was GONE! I got worried and then my mum told me that they already put him in a shoebox….I couldn’t stop crying for days. I’m so sorry to hear this :C (geez, now I’m getting teary…)
Awwwwww :(..yeah..it’s really hard *hug*. I try not to think about it now, as I still get teary eyed myself. I guess the important thing is that we give them great lives while they’re here. It’s terribly sad my kitty passed away, but she had a good, safe life..and there’s plenty of good memories.
Now I must do something else..before i depress myself again. Haha 😦
Dear Joe,
I just happened upon your blog by chance this afternoon while trying to add one of my websites (The Wood Beyond the World ) to the search engines and as you can see , I landed on your page about the book of the same name. I adore lit, poetry and fantasy not to mention kitty cats,dogs and all God’s special creatures. We lost our Elly (our big fat house cat) in November a few years back and he is still terribly missed. My daughter drew an Elly angel in his memory. Feel free to take one of the pics for your site in Pikachu’s memory; she was so beautiful and her name suited her. So sorry for your loss, they are truly part of our family and the best we can do for them while here is treat them with love , respect and happiness.
Glad our paths have crossed, although age divides us we share much of the same passions. All the best in 2011, hope your dream becomes reality.
Annabelle xxx ~^..^~ xxx
Oh and by the way, Joseph is a beautiful name.