We Miss You Buddy
Unfortunately, we had a death in the family this week. A car hit one of our cats. Below you will find my wife, Elizabeth, recounting her last memories of a beloved pet.
I feel so horrible. On the one hand we took very good care of him, but I feel so guilty about making him live outside despite my grave misgivings about it. He was a great cat and when the vet called us back tonight he was upset to hear of Buddy's death. He was a very popular patron there.
I must say that my last memory of him was quite comical. As Cassie and I left on Monday afternoon, Cassie wanted to pet him goodbye. As she went to do so - he peed right into a {land}crab's hole! I laughed as he scratched dirt into the hole and he looked at me with his impish cat grin. I think that's a darn good way to remember him.
Any advice on how to deal with the pain? I haven't lost a pet in a long time and this one is surprisingly painful. I am glad that Cassie's too young to ask questions about this. I thought that you might have some wise words.
I feel so horrible. On the one hand we took very good care of him, but I feel so guilty about making him live outside despite my grave misgivings about it. He was a great cat and when the vet called us back tonight he was upset to hear of Buddy's death. He was a very popular patron there.
I must say that my last memory of him was quite comical. As Cassie and I left on Monday afternoon, Cassie wanted to pet him goodbye. As she went to do so - he peed right into a {land}crab's hole! I laughed as he scratched dirt into the hole and he looked at me with his impish cat grin. I think that's a darn good way to remember him.
Any advice on how to deal with the pain? I haven't lost a pet in a long time and this one is surprisingly painful. I am glad that Cassie's too young to ask questions about this. I thought that you might have some wise words.
posted by Noah at 5:32 PM
3 Comments:
That's terrible news. Very, very sad. Hugs from me to all of you down there.
If you ever come to our neck of the woods, you can each have a few minutes with Max, Gratis. 8-)
My heart goes out to you. Our five cats are what got s throught the storm/exile/current aftermath. Please send me a picture and details that would want used and my cats wil put up a memorial on their blog (http://humidkitties.blogspot.com )
There is nothing that pains one quite like the loss of a four footed family member
I'm sorry for your loss.
It's a difficult thing to come to terms with, but having good memories help.
Here's a page with a few thoughts on the passing of quadroped family members.
http://www.angelfire.com/la3/judyb/pets.html
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