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[galxy5]

yanktar,

sorry for your loss ,,

I have 2 Maine ***** that are 17 and 12,, I understand how they become like children, don't know how I would get by without their pesty, funny, wacky, personalities,, Mr.B chases Pudge, my 2 year old 140 lb Pit through the house while Skooter(17) sits and watches, I got them from a shelter at seperate times, and althought they are a pain in the *** sometimes, I would not trade the time they have shared with me!!! they have comforted me when I have been sad and in pain,, and delighted me with their antics!!

again, sorry for your loss

 

[sparky3008]

Sorry to hear of your families loss Yanktar.

 

[yanktar]

Thanks again to all of you.

Don't take on a pet without expecting that SOME day, you'll need to let go of him or her. If they've lived a full and happy life, whether long or short, it will all be worth it. And, when that time comes, don't rob them of their dignity, don't let them live in pain, without anymore joy in life. Let them pass without any more pain.

Henry was an affectionate, funny, loving, pain in the ***. He didn't have a mean bone in his body--but he had a lot of annoying ones. He lived an amazingly long, full, WONDERFUL life, and didn't have to spend too much time at the end in pain. I'll miss him--but I have no regrets. I was there for 20 of his 21 years--"The Saint" was there from before the beginning--when one of her friend's queen became pregnant and she took this kitten at 8 weeks with a HUGE head and paws who looked goofy.

It comes to all pets (unless you get a parrot that lives 75 years and will outlive YOU!). If you've done your part, it'll be OK.

 

[yamahlr]

My deepest sympathy Yanktar. I lost a dear pal at one month shy of his 18th b-day. Jasper's ashes are right above me in the computer stand as I type this. Each pet is an individual and can never be replaced.

 

[evilmedic13]

Yeah,same here Yanktar,sorry for your loss. My cockatiel died this dec after 15 yrs I still miss hearing his tweets when I'd come home. After 24 hrs I usually don't want to be bothered until my after shift nap,yep that brave bugger would sit on my chest after 12 o'clock and sing me awake. ps I HATE sleeping past noon and he was the only one that knew how. HOPEFULLY, we all will be at the bridge someday. Sheesh I'm still tearing up thinking abut him,THIS SUCKS. I wish you and you family(furry members too) all the best. RIP furry one! :angel:

 

[yanktar]

Yeah,same here Yanktar,sorry for your loss. My cockatiel died this dec after 15 yrs I still miss hearing his tweets when I'd come home. After 24 hrs I usually don't want to be bothered until my after shift nap,yep that brave bugger would sit on my chest after 12 o'clock and sing me awake. ps I HATE sleeping past noon and he was the only one that knew how. HOPEFULLY, we all will be at the bridge someday. Sheesh I'm still tearing up thinking abut him,THIS SUCKS. I wish you and you family(furry members too) all the best. RIP furry one! :angel:

Thanks. It's been over a week and we all accepted it as the inevitable end to an EXTREMELY long cat-life.

Meanwhile, one of my son's new mollies in his new aquarium croaked--he was all nerves from the moment he showed up--a black Lyre-tail he named "Jet". The pet store tested the water and said it was fine and gave him a new fish--a dalmation Lyre-tail he promptly named....Henry!

The new Henry seems much calmer and more adaptable than the let Jet did.

Meanwhile, Henry's tuxedo-twin, appropriately named "Bookend" has been decidedly less shy all week, showing her face in public all the time now....

 

[gr8eyes]

Yantar, I'm just now reading this thread so I wanted to send my sympathies. My wife and I had a mixed breed, 1/2 poodle,1/2 schnauser, before our kids came. Had her for 12 years and got really attached. Up to the point we had to put her to sleep that was the saddest day in my life. I decided right then I was never doing that to myself again. That lasted till the kids got old enough to talk momma into taking in a stray. <_<

glenn

 

[yanktar]

That lasted till the kids got old enough to talk momma into taking in a stray.

O-blah-dee, O-blah-dah, Life goes on, Bro

La-la-la-la, Life goes on!

(seriously, it's healthy and there are SO many good animals out there who need homes. They'll die now, feral or in a shelter, or give you years of love and die at the end of their string. My dad, at the end of his life said: "Life is finite. Nobody lives forever." Everybody and everything dies--can't avoid it--tho I'm trying. So live the BEST life and enjoy the critters that come your way! And see it as the end of the string if you or they live to ripe old ages)

 

[panthercity]

Here are the latest "newbies" in our family.

Both rescues.

 

[yanktar]

Here are the latest "newbies" in our family.
Both rescues.

Nice-looking beasties! That dog will love you every day of her life!

I see you, too, have an orange cat. Ours is actually a fat stinkin', rotten orange cat, who cause trouble in all kinds of ways--but he's actually pretty lovable.

 

[Randy]

YT - sorry I missed this one. My condolences. While I often joke and say that 'I' don't have any pets, it's my wife that has 2 cats and a dog, I agree with the rest that they become a part of the family and the loss of one is just as hard as losing a human family member. Sorry.