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The cat in the picture, that's our Sasha. We had the pleasure of her company for almost eighteen years.
She's gone...
My heart has gone with her...
I will be taking some time away from the blog...
I just don't have it in me at the moment...
This pain shall pass, eventually...
Adieu my sweet baby, I will miss you until we meet again on the other side...
My sweet Sasha Bear...
So sad. Be comforted in your "band of brothers" here.
ReplyDeleteI send heartfelt sympathy and love to you, my friend, at the loss of a family member. I cried all afternoon, when Lazarus Rottencat died. Tears are a solvent, for the toxins of grief. Go and mourn Sasha, she is worthy of it. She won the lottery, in being a Goodrich Cat, and she will always be in your heart, until you see her again, at The Rainbow Bridge.
ReplyDeleteShe can play with Mew, Sammy and Squeaker until we get there.
ReplyDelete(Don McCollor)...Sadness...But every so often from somewhere in the heavens, there will be a crackle in the headphones: "Felix One. On station"...
ReplyDeleteThe time with our animal friends is all too short.
ReplyDeleteSorry for your loss.
Sorry to hear that Sarge. Never easy. Hang in there, you and yours are in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteMy most sincere condolences, Sarge. When they're a part of your life that long, it's a wrench to lose them. I dearly love my Siamese (15 years last month), and although slower & a bit deaf--and crazy, of course, all Siamese are crazy, that part ain't new, just refined--she's hanging in there. For now. It'll be a sad day.
ReplyDeleteSome will say "it's no big deal", "just a cat", etc. Those people have never been owned by a cat. They are poorer for it.
--Tennessee Budd
Our rescues who have passed these last 26 years will be there for Sasha at the bridge. I'm sure they are playing now, waiting.
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She is meeting Snowball, the Wonder Cat, part of our household when my kids were growing. My condolences to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteSorry for your cat's passing. I still miss my cats....
ReplyDeleteRemember the blessing that Sasha was for y'all. As I remember Trouble and Spencer.
Sorry for your loss Sarge. These hurt, but time will heel. Be well my friend.
ReplyDeleteI echo what everyone else has said. Losing them is hard. The joy and comfort of sharing a life with them makes it worthwhile, but losing them is still hard. Prayers are up for all, but most of all for Sasha in her new life.
ReplyDeleteDang it. Take your time sarge... easy does it.
ReplyDeleteLove you all, thanks.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear this Chris, and I'm sad for you.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to you. It is awful when they leave. My beloved Scudder - pure white European shorthair with lemon-coloured eyes - died in my arms, after seventeen years with us. You never stop missing them. . . A year and a half later Gwilym entered our lives. He is a purebred Turkish Angora, with blue eyes, and we adore him. This
ReplyDeletewas not supposed to happen. . . They bring us more joy in a day than they 'cost' in a lifetime. All we can do is give them a good life. - My best wishes.
I'm sorry for your loss...
ReplyDeletePlease accept our condolences, Sarge. It always hurts to lose a pet, whether they be dog or cat.
ReplyDeletePerhaps so much pain means how much love there was Sarge..........so sorry for your loss.
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Echoing everyone else here to express my sympathy OAFS. STILL fondly remember my childhood cats Sylvester ( so named for his colorings matching the cartoon cat of same name) and Tom (a big yellow & white striped Tom-Cat) and of course Toulouse (a gray my wife & I found--or did he find us?--on Toulouse St in New Orleans when we were first married and who slept in later years in the window-sill at night over our young sons bed while our doberman Gretchen crawled into bed with him) You never forget them, do you?
ReplyDeleteOur furry, finned, scaled, and feathered companions are often the hardest to see leave us as they are far more like the actual people we should aspire to be than we ever really are. And the pain at their departure can be no less than those of the people we have known. As C.S. Lewis famously said, the only way to not have one's heart break is to lock it up in a box and never love..
ReplyDeleteWell put T. Beucail--especially the part about them being far more like the actual people we should aspire to be than we ever really are. I'm reminded of a bumper-sticker I once saw that read: "I just hope I can grow up to be as good as my dog thinks I am." LOL.
DeleteI'm so sorry, Sarge. They are a part of the family, and the loss is deeply felt. Take the time you need, my friend.
ReplyDeleteOh Sarge!!! Hugs to you and your Mrs. Remember the good and fun times with Sasha...she would want that I am sure. My guy Spike has been gone now for 4 years, and I still miss the snuggles in the evening.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss.
Still fondly remember my first cat Christopher, who protected me from bullies and dogs and followed me everywhere he could.
ReplyDeleteSorry for your loss and you and yours will be in my prayers.
Sorry to hear this. She was part of your family for a long time.
ReplyDeleteThanks again to everybody. It's painful but I'm working through it.
ReplyDeleteMy sincerest condolences. God bless.
ReplyDeleteMy sincerest condolences. -- ArmChairExpert1332
ReplyDeleteCondolences, Sarge. Even if 18 years is a good run, it's always so difficult.
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Hey AFSarge;
ReplyDeleteCondolences and good thoughts, it ain't easy to bear when a good pet crosses over, but one day we will meet them again, because Heaven wouldn't be perfect if our 4 legged friends don't join us so I believe they will be there, so we will see them again.. but not too soon.
My condolences. I’ve two cats that’ll be happy to play with Sasha on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge (and one that’ll ignore her).
ReplyDeleteWe open our lives and hearts to our furry ones and then one day they are gone, leaving a hole in our inner architecture and daily habits. “Sorry has to be the saddest word...”
ReplyDeleteSending hugs.
As good a friend as any human- often better. Been there, done that, feel it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteI think we have a good group here at The Chant. Like family you are...