Departed pets;

Micamaca · 02-02-2007 12:37pm

My thoughts are with you all who have recently lost your pet friends. It's a very sad time.

I lost my cat Blackie six years ago and I still think about him. I went on holidays and when I came home my dad told me he had been missing since the previous Friday. While on holidays, I woke up one morning in floods of tears. I had dreamt about Blackie going running with another cat who was gone a few years. The two cats were going away together. I felt an incredible deep sense of loss and woke up in floods of tears. That was the day he disappeared. But I do believe in my heart he's okay, having fun somewhere.

His sister is still with me and she's a sweetheart.

RIP Blackie, Muffie, Judy, Laddie, Ratoe, Samantha Webb, and many other darlings we had. It's never the right time to lose a friend.

macshadow · 05-02-2007 12:42am

macshadow · 05-02-2007 1:06am

Hi all,my first post.
I know what it's like to lose a dog but best advise is to get another dog fairly
soon,you won't feel the same about a new dog straight away but it will grow on you before you know it.
I recommend a book called marley and me for all of you to read,you will laugh
so hard and cry but very good in helping to deal with the loss.
It also has a website marleyandme.com where you can post your pics.

alowe · 10-02-2007 12:19pm

Cassie was tragically killed last wednesday, when she was struck by a 4x4. Everyone who came into contact with Cassie is shocked and affected by her death, but none more so than myself and my fiance. She was my Dog, and his fluffy. Cassie went everywhere with me. I took her into work with me, to my parents, to the beach, etc. She brought so much happiness to our lives for the year and a half we had her. She was a rescue mutt, who had lived 4 months in a kennel. We got her at 8 months, and although were told she was a lab/cross, we discovered she was a rhodesian ridgeback. She was the most curious, kindess, gentle dog you could meet. She loved both of us, and we loved her back, but she had a spirit in here that while probably led to what happened, made her who she was.

Its only been 3 days since, but neither of us know how to deal with what has happened. I do not know if I can ever get over her, or ever deal with the unfairness of what happened. If I had been there, I could have protected her, but her escaping from work was out of my control - someone else let out by accident.

If anyone has advice on how we deal with this, please.....

junkyard · 10-02-2007 12:51pm

I'm very sorry for your loss alowe, the best thing you can do is think of all the good times you had with Cassie and the fact that you saved her in the first place. We all only have such a lifespan on earth, be it 1 or 101, and nothing we can do will change that. Time heals all wounds but you'll never forget her. Most of us here have been in a similar situation, losing a pet, be it suddenly or due to old age and I personally think the best thing to do is get another dog when you feel its right for you. The new dog will help fill the void left by Cassie and while it will never replace her it will help.

macshadow · 11-02-2007 6:50pm

I'm sorry for your loss alowe,when i was in the same situation all the family sat round with all the dog pitcures and told stories of sam's mad antics.
Don't bottle it up,remember the good times you did have and the good life you gave her and it will get easier.
she looks a real character in your pic.

alowe · 13-02-2007 9:04am

Junkyard and Macshadow, I just wanted to say thank you. Although only responding now, I did read your replies with comfort a few times. Its been 6 days now, and I am feeling much better - at least i'm back eating again, and today am back in work. Myself and other half are now laughing and smiling at all the antics cassie use to get up to, and are able to remember her without crying everytime. We've decided that we are going to get another dog, but due to circumstances, don't think it'd be fair on the pup to get it until July. Its going to be hard waiting that long, but its the right thing to do.

thank you again for your kind words, they did help the two of us get through the weekend.

macshadow · 14-02-2007 1:22am

Hi alowe,good to hear you and your partner are coping.
july will be here before you know it.

legs11 · 17-02-2007 3:36am

reading these is making me sad....jeez.
we got a king charles, max. love him to bits, have him since circa 97. is that old for a king charles?
sorry to read all these terrible tales actually.........
we never let out dog on the road, we hit him a slap when he was a baby when he crossed the road to bark at cows, he never went across since!

unklerosco · 04-04-2007 7:14pm

Had to say goodbye to my dog for the last time today, Harold Belafonte Maguire (Harry...)

I dont live at home anymore, called in this morn on the way to work to say hello... he was his usual jumping around, licking, looking for food.. Got a call from my mam @ 2 today to say blood was pumping out of his mouth. He'd a tumour at the back of his throat that had burst an artery.. I wasnt able to make it back in time(bloody M50) to say one last goodbye.

He will forever be remembered. My best friend, always listened... for 13yrs. Home wont be home without him.

Rest in Peace Harry.......

CrowdedHouse · 04-04-2007 7:48pm

Very sorry to hear it

- He looked a grand lad

Our man in Havana · 04-04-2007 8:25pm

Awwwwwww hun huge hugs for your loss

Harry looks like a lovely boy.

Hugs

Faye xx

Micamaca · 07-04-2007 10:26am

Harry looks like a right sweetheart. I'm sure he has then all charmed already in doggy heaven. RIP Harry.

The Queen · 19-04-2007 3:24pm

All these poor pets...

My grans dog Gypsy,a shi-tzu(when i type without the dash it comes up ****zu).. Was like my own baby. Had an awful life. Spinal problems from an accident as a pup, diabeties, and liver damage. Had to let her go at age 8years, it was more humane. Gran was recently put into a nursing home. Everyday she asks "how's my peata? Are ya looking after her well?" Always makes me teary eyed..

I'll never forget her

RIP gyps

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

BeansMeansHynes · 30-04-2007 12:16am

My dog died two weeks ago. He was a Yorkshire Terrier. He was a half breed and hard as nails. Spud was his name and he lived for football. He wouldn’t eat, sleep or drink without it. I had him for 13 years and HE minded me so well. If I was sick or hungover he was by my side making sure I was ok. His favourite thing was going for walks by the lake in the morning or going for drives in the car. He used to sit in the back window and look so cute. He got sick a few weeks ago. He died in his sleep with little or no pain. It feels so strange without him. RIP Spud.

macshadow · 30-04-2007 12:36am

Sorry to hear that Beans.I bet he has been made captian in dogy heaven:)

CrowdedHouse · 30-04-2007 7:42am

Sorry to hear about Spud

Attol · 30-04-2007 7:55am

My dog Otso died an hour ago... He had a fit yesterday when my parents were walking our two bichons in the park, was throwing up loads then stopped moving. He spent the day and night on a drip in the vets. Our other dog Teddy is so confused as to where his brother is and has been sniffing the leads and looking for Otso. It's really sad to see. They slept curled up together at the bottom of the stairs or outside my parents room. He'd always sit on the window sill in the living room so he could see what was going on outside. Still hasn't properly hit me he's gone

He was only 8 years old. Apparently there was a problem with his pancreas and he went in his sleep so at least it's good to know he suffered as little as possible.

EDIT: apparently I completely misunderstood what my parents said and there's a high chance he ate rat poison or something from a neighbouring garden. If it turns out to be that I will completely freak as it could have been so preventable. We'll see in the tests soon...

CrowdedHouse · 30-04-2007 8:25am

Attol - that's very sad.Our Zoe died suddenly too around the same age as yours,I know what it's like.

hello_kitty · 01-05-2007 8:21pm

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This is our cat Cuddles. We had to get her put down this evening. She was 18years old. We are all devestated.
She was just so much more than a pet to us. She would sit on the spare chair at dinner time, on your knee to watch tv and she always slept in one of our beds, usually on the pillow and god help you if you tried to move her!! She woke my mum every morning at 6am with a playful swipe to the head so she would get up and feed her and she would always be sitting on top of the sofa in the evenings looking out the window waiting for one of us to come home from work. Our neighbours used to laugh at us as we used to buy her chicken breast and whiskas cat milk.
We made the decision last night so I stayed at home and she slept beside me on the bed. I spent today just sitting talking to her and petting her. I couldn't face going to the vets so I just came home and waited for the call. She's being buried out our back garden in the flower beds as she used to love sleeping there on a sunny day.
Rip my little baby cat, I'll miss you so much xxxxxxx S.

Micamaca · 02-05-2007 8:52am

Hello Kitty,

so sorry for your loss. I just wanted to say how lucky little Cuddles was to be so loved and appreciated. It's heart-warming to hear people say that their pets are much more than just that. It's such a shame our little friends can't be with us for longer isn't it.

RIP Cuddles, I hope you find a nice flower bed in heaven to sun yourself on

micamaca

eviecarwash · 07-05-2007 11:08am

Hi,
Our budgie Basil died on 5th May (our second wedding anniversary..). He'd had a stomach tumour and vet said it was kinder to put him to sleep. We don't care if people laugh, we had him 7 years and we loved him. We buried him in the back garden with his mirror!

Night Baz x:o

Micamaca · 08-05-2007 9:21am

Rest in peace Basil xxx I'm sure you were well loved in your too short time here...

mica

Our man in Havana · 08-05-2007 11:09am

RIP Spud, Otso, Cuddles & Basil.

Hugs to all the owners I know how heartbreaking it can be to lose a much loved pet.

Nightwish · 12-05-2007 1:55pm

Levi - died 7th February 2006. He was my pet for 9 years. Its only in the past few months I can talk about him without crying.

Micamaca · 14-05-2007 9:44am

Give yourself time...it took me a long time to get over my cat. But it does happen and after awhile you can look back and smile at their antics.

RIP Levi

corkimp · 20-05-2007 8:14pm

I had a bearded collie type mongrel named Benji. He was a rescue - dumped in the northside of cork city and we were told about him through my cousins husband. He was a lovely dog - a total pet - acted a bit silly but had a brain alright. He escaped from our garden and went wandering ( he was neutered but like his wanderings) and was always home in 3 days max. There is a quarry being cut out behind where I live and around December 2006 he went off, we thought nothing of it until a few days passed and I got worried. I went looking with our other dogs but saw no sign of him. Contacted the Cork animal shelter and others and found nothing. We think he may have slipped into the flooded part of the quarry and drowned. He was 10ish and my pet. Miss him and his personality but don't know what happened. Would love to know what happened to him. Don't have a pic but will put one up when I get the scanner working.

junkyard · 22-05-2007 7:04pm

I hate to say it but you shouldn't have left him out like that, he could have caused an accident or something. Personally, I couldn't let my dogs out straying for day's on end, in fact I don't let my dogs out at all unless they're on leads. Don't think badly of me, I do feel sorry for your loss, you obviously thought something of your dog and took the time to post here.

Micamaca · 22-05-2007 7:58pm

I'm sorry for your loss too Corkimp...sometimes you're better off not knowing what happened so you can remember them as they were, alive and well. Remember him as he was. xx

corkimp · 23-05-2007 11:33pm

junkyard wrote:

I hate to say it but you shouldn't have left him out like that, he could have caused an accident or something. Personally, I couldn't let my dogs out straying for day's on end, in fact I don't let my dogs out at all unless they're on leads. Don't think badly of me, I do feel sorry for your loss, you obviously thought something of your dog and took the time to post here.

I don't think badly of you but don't think we didn't try to keep him in. We got the shock fence/collar things from a company in Waterford but despite getting shocked, he was too stubborn to let it beat him! He was being harrassed by my sisters gsd pup - and our other rescue molly. He did escape one day when we brought out the rubbish bin for collection when we first got him - he was 9months old and he got hit by a car. he was lucky considering it was the N22!! The driver didn't stop though. He only lost a tooth as a result. He was afraid of traffic. He was ok when with us but refused to go out near the road other then that. he went up fields and got few by the workers in the quarry!! He was our pet but despite the shock fence with collar, new fencing and god knows what else, my father thought it was cruel and unfair to tie him up. We did for a while but he got harrased more by the pup and got depressed.

I agree Micamaca it is best sometimes not to know and remember him as he was but then again, we can't help worry bout what happened to him. If I can, I'll post a pic when my scanner is set up and working in my new home next week. He was a slob - my slob! who knows, someone from Ovens/ballincollig in cork might recognise him

. Lovingly known as hairbrain!

lisajane · 26-05-2007 7:32pm

I had my cat 7 and a half years. He went missing last month. The last time i saw him was on the 9th of april '07. He went missing before like cats do and always came back so i thought nothing of it for 2 weeks. But 2 weeks was the longest he's ever been away so i started to worry after 2 weeks. Now he's 7 weeks gone. So i think, by now he's gone to heaven. He was an old cat. I miss him so much.

He was my best friend. I got a keyring of him and i used to always wear t-shirts of him. I was his best friend too. He knew he could get away with anything with me. My mother wouldn't let him in the house but when he wanted to come in he would go to my bedroom window and do his little kitty knock on the window. I used to let him sleep with me in my bed. He was a smart cat. If he heard my mother coming up the hall he would stop purring under the blankets knowing that if my mother heard him purr she would throw him out. I used to lie to my mother and tell her that kitty was never with me. When she left the room kitty would start purring again. So cute.
He used to bring me luck and he used to really calm me when i had exams and stressed out while studying.

I miss him. The worst thing is i dont know what happened to him. I always wanted to get him cremated and have him with me forever. Why do animals have to die before us?

R.I.P. KITTY
July 1999 - April 2007

I'l never forget u
Love u forever
xxxxxxx

Attol · 27-05-2007 3:02pm

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I found this picture of Otso looking so relaxed! His favourite place was on the couch. My mum always said he was the most relaxed looking dog ever. Just thought this pic would be a nice tribute to him.

Poppy84 · 29-05-2007 2:50pm

My little Baby Bunny Bailey died yesterday. 3 weeks is all he had with us in his new home. He loved nothing more than to run around kicking his feet up, following us around, licking our hands or feet to be picked up for a pet or a cuddle. Unfortunatly he lost his fight against a respitory disease he picked up in the pet shop he was happy till the very end. Worse thing is we were medicating him for this illness and he only went to the vet for an xray, i never got to say a proper good bye to my baby cos I thought he'd be home that evenin. My heart is broken all his little toys and things are around the house.
Though it was only 3 short weeks i loved him with all my heart. R.I.P my lil bunny x x x

x Purple Pawprints x · 20-06-2007 1:10pm

First of all I would like to say thank you to the person who made this thread, it's a wonderful idea and I'm sure it will help many people grieve for their pets. Well done.

I had 2 dogs that had to be put to sleep. Curley, a pointer-springer spaniel cross was put to sleep in June of 1999. I was distraught, I cried for about 2 weeks before we had to get him put down because I knew something would have to be done about it. I think he had some type of cancer. The last thing I remember about him was trying to get him to eat Frosties because he wouldn't eat. It was very sad. RIP Curley

Toby was a German pointer (I think... we didn't really know what he was) and we got him put down about 4 years ago. He was always a bit of a strange dog, he had problems with his ears; they were all flaky and sore, he was deaf and nearly blind by the time we got him put down. RIP Toby

Both of them are in Doggy Heaven now. Well I like to think there's a Doggy Heaven anyway.

We have 2 more dogs now. We have another one called Curley because he is so much like the other dog; he was exactly the same colour and breed, the similarities were unreal! He's 9 now. And we got a English-German pointer cross about 6 weeks ago and we called him Ben. He's so cute. Only 5 months old.

I hope we have him for a long time!

Once again, well done OP.

Micamaca · 21-06-2007 9:59am

I think you're right Jane...not everyone understands the pain that comes with losing a pet...so it's nice for people to have somewhere to talk about this with people who have gone through it and understand. So you're right...fair play to the OP.

It's nice to read a story with a happy ending like yours too

Bless their little hearts!

marystar · 30-06-2007 12:36am

my dog only was put to sleep yesterday... he had cancer .. he had some kind of stroke yesterday .. he rubbed up againsit the wall shaking, start looking across the room like something was in front of him looked angery , then looked away at me & my mum who was looking at him as to say "whats that" when there was absolutly nothing there , then fell over howling and had a seizure .. he was rushed out to be put asleep at ucd coz thats the only place open at 20.45 .. thats the last i saw of him , i had him for 13 years .. i wish i knew if i could get his ashes or what they do with the bodies of dogs put asleep at ucd

mjffey · 30-06-2007 9:49am

marystar wrote:

i wish i knew if i could get his ashes or what they do with the bodies of dogs put asleep at ucd

Mary,
Just ask them. You can have your animal cremated and get the ashes send back to you, even in a nice urn if you wish, so just ask. They should agree as it's still your dog, and really should have asked what you want.

We had a customers whose cat died and she had it cremated. As she was moving house at that time and wouldn't have a garden anymore, she decided to buy a beautiful shrub in a pot and put his ashed in that pot.
I think that's a very good idea.

Good luck.

Aglomerado · 21-07-2007 1:20pm

My lovely cat Cleo was run over outside my parents' house this morning.:( At least the driver who hit her was kind enough to stop and move her body to the grass verge across the road to prevent further damage. She didn't look like she suffered. I buried her at 11 this morning.

Cleo had been a great comfort to me since January 2006 when she strayed into my life shortly after my dog Sooty died after a short illness (He was my constant companion for several years and it took me months to get over his passing.) . I got her spayed last year once she had decided to stay with me for good, and my parents took care of her for me since I moved to Cork for a new job. She never forgot me and would always sit on my lap or sleep on the end of my bed when I visited every few weeks.

I found this thread while looking for similar stuff and want to thank the OP for making a place for us distraught folk to post memorials.

Here is a pic of Cleo taken almost two weeks ago.

So long my lovely.

Binka · 22-07-2007 12:32am

Yesterday morning our beloved lurcher, Denver, was put to sleep. He suffered a stroke. We don't know exactly how old he was. We think he reached the fine old age of about 12 or 13. We rescued him 5 years ago after he was picked up straying on the streets of Portlaoise, starving and bedraggled, by the dog warden. We found him on the PAWS website and just loved his picture. He was very scared when he came to us and didn't trust humans very much, especially men. He was covered in scars, had broken teeth and was terrified of loud noises. He was also terrified of road junctions. We don't think he had ever lived in a house before and had no idea how to play, as if he had never been allowed to be a puppy. He didn't know how to bark and he was a big dog with a very large frame and didn't really bend in the middle!
Over the years he grew into a very happy dog who suddenly found himself in the lap of luxury. He began to trust strangers and loved to lie on his couch in front of the TV. He loved his treats and would dance in excitement for his dinner and his walk. He loved porridge. He loved pigs ears. He came on holiday with us and he just loved being outside in the garden with us.
We buried him in the garden yesterday.
He has given us 5 years of unconditional love and joy and has enriched our lives. We feel very privileged to have owned him. There will never be another dog like Denver and we will never forget him. We take comfort in the fact that we were able to give an old dog who had had a hard life some comfort in his twilight years.
We miss him terribly as do our other dog, Alistair and our cat, Neil.
For now, this is a very sad house. Thank you for listening.

imeddyhobbs · 22-07-2007 12:55am

I have read all the replys to this thread up to this point and i have to admit that it is the first time that I have cried reading stuff on this website,I'd like to tell ya my dogs story but It's just too mean to explain,It was so mean that I did'nt even cry at the time and here I am crying 12 years later

jinxycat · 24-07-2007 11:02pm

i'm very sad tonight, had to bring my beloved Pipa in to be put asleep tonight. she was a beautiful german shepard, 13yrs of age. i'm going to really miss her. we brought her to the vets two weeks ago as she couldn't walk, so we discovered that all her muscles were deteriorating so he gave her tablets saying they might work and that she could be around for a longer time if they do she was also loosing alot of weight, so my hopes were really up this week and she was back to her normal self full of joy unfortunately the weight wasn't going up tho.

sadly i came home this evening and she couldn't move again so i rang the vet straight away. i explained the situation to him and she actually didn't put on weight, but i thought as she was just getting better it might take a little longer for the weight to be right. so he examined her and discovered that she'd two large cancer masts near her kidneys and the reason for her weight lose was that her kidneys had failed. i was so upset thinking how did the other vet not spot these cancer mast as he showed me where they were and i felt them. visibly you wouldn't notice at all but by touch examining you would. so in the end he said the best thing is to put her asleep she's in too much pain and with the cancer so larger and because of her age. i was so devastated, really going to miss her, but i'm happy in that she's not in pain anymore.

CrowdedHouse · 24-07-2007 11:24pm

Jinxycat,Binka and all the others who recently lost their pets,I'm sorry to hear about it and know how sad it is.
Almost a year since Zoe died and I still miss her.

The Bollox · 31-07-2007 7:37pm

Brandy, my dog and first pet, died today. she lived to nearly 12. I had her for more than half my life and loved her. it was only when I asked my dad what he was going to do with her corpse and he said "I'm digging the hole" that it really sank in. I know it's a cliché to say a dog is a mans best friend, but in this case it is perfectly true. Goodbye Brandy, you will be sorely missed

Ruu_Old · 01-08-2007 11:59pm

Some of you know that my wife and I have been foster parents for kittens for a local rescue organisation. Anyway we had a kitten a few weeks old who came in to us. He was underweight and had been taken away from his mother too soon. It took lots of time and patience to get him social with other cats in our house, get him eating the right food and up the correct weight. He was in great shape and we were happy with his progress. We thought all was well when he was ready to leave us for a new family.

I used to drop into the adoption center to make sure he was well and after a week or so noticed that his bones were starting to stick out again, worse than in the shape we had gotten him. We decided to bring him home and try to bring him back to health and told the rescue group that we give Teddy a home as we thought he was special needs. He always had trouble eating so we think that a combination of been taken away from his mother too soon, being underdeveloped and getting too attached to us was too much for him. Things took a turn for the worst yesterday when he looked very tired and couldn't hold his head up. We brought him to a vet who were about to close and couldn't do anything.

The next morning someone from the rescue organisation took him to see someone and about an hour ago we heard the news that he had passed away. It was coccidia and Teddy had little or no immune system as he was a very small cat so he couldn't fight back. He was such great company for me as I work from home and great fun to be around. The picture below is Teddy in his finest hour. RIP Teddy, you will be missed.

mjffey · 02-08-2007 9:19pm

Today we found our beloved Norwegian Forrest cat Isselin Dagrun. She was missing since yesterday and this morning I found her on my neigbours driveway, behind their gate and their Great Dane was sitting next to the body. He had killed her.

I was so upset. I run around screaming and crying. I could have killed that dog. He isn't a nice dog anyway. The neighbours can't handle him. He never gets anywhere and now this. And what did the neighbours wife say? gosh sorry. That was all. No sympathy, no words of regret. Nothing.

I'm now sure their dog also killed our little Tripple a few months ago. She was a three legged kitten and suddenly she was missing.

We put all our other cats straight away in the cattery with our boarding cats. This weekend we will build a big run onto the hous so that our cats can go in and out safely. No more freely roaming all the land and enjoy the space and outdoor living.

We bought this cottage and all the land to protect our cats from getting killed on the road, and then one gets killed by a dog. how ironic.

Last year we had 12 cats. Now we're down to five.

Our departed pets:

Spud, 13 years, throat cancer
Mimi, 24 years, old age
Wooster, 3 years, kidney failure
Dixie, 3 years, kidney failure
Squidget, Spuds mum, 14 years, liver failure
Isselin Dagrun, 7 years, killed by Zorro.
Tripple, 8 months, missing

I hope they are all in Rainbow Bridge, waiting for me.
Love you all and miss you all.

Micamaca · 03-08-2007 11:09am

How awful for you to have found your cat in this way. They will be waiting for you, I do believe that.

RIP pets

CrowdedHouse · 03-08-2007 11:39am

I'm very sad to have to say that Molly our Basset Hound passed away during the night.She was nearly 12 and I suppose thinking about she has been getting 'old' for the last while.It's almost exactly a year after Zoe died.
She had a happy life taking it easy as Bassets do...was as stubborn as a mule when she wanted to be,but a loveable slob !

Bye Bye Moll,off to meet up with Zoe at Rainbow Bridge.

Our man in Havana · 03-08-2007 5:06pm

So sorry to hear of your sad losses Ruu, Mjffey & CrowdedHouse.

Tis never easy to lose a loved pet.

I lost one of my marmosets on Saturday & I still feel a bit numb.

wyk · 23-08-2007 8:25pm

My Greyhound passed away a short while ago. Here is my tribute page:

http://www.pbase.com/wyk/roman

Wez

furtzy · 25-08-2007 2:12pm

Old Wicksey died this morning aged 14 years. A true pal. She was the most placid dog, we even used to joke that she was a Buddist.

We'll miss you dearly old wicks R.I.P

Departed pets;

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