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Oh deer. We iz furry sorry tu heer dat Mr. Lenny hadda go tu da Bridj.
We hoped it wood be offurwize. We sends manymany purrs fur Mr. Lenny an fur hiz sadsad fambly. Spike & Stormy fourcats wrote: Hello all - pardon if this is a double-post, my usual newsfeed seems to be down. Also, I don't feel up to having Panda write just now, but my three girl-kitties are all purring along. Most of the below is from the email to friends and family I send last evening: I just had to say goodbye to my wonderful Lenny-cat, who closed his big blue Meezer eyes for the last time late this afternoon, with a little gentle help from his Dr. Bonnie at the cat hospital. Lenny was 16 and had been with me for 11 years since he and his pal Lucy were adopted from the Guelph Humane Society after a 3.5 month stay there in 1992. I'd taken him in for surgery today to see if we could do anything - we were pretty sure there was a tumour of some sort - but it was as bad as we feared and I had agreed with Bonnie ahead of time that if he couldn't come back to a reasonable length and quality of life with us that we should let him go without waking him up. She called me shortly after I got home from leaving him there to let me know. It was obvious right away that there was advanced tumour progression all through his abdomen. My only regret is that the choice to try and do all we could meant I couldn't stay with him until the very end, but I had to try, and I know he was in caring hands all the way. He actually had an enjoyable last afternoon. He was already on some pain medication as we knew he was hurting a couple weeks back. We had a purr and cuddle on the bed before we left, and as the surgeon was late getting to the clinic, I stayed with him and he spent some time curled in a basket in the clinic's gigantic cat tree installation watching a squirrel outside the window. The three cats who live in the clinic were very kind about sharing their bed and water bowl. If you knew Lenny, you know his only fault was a predisposition to be barfy, though in his last two weeks he wasn't able to eat enough to throw up. In an ironically fitting memorial, my Panda, who in 7 years I have not known to do worse than a hiccup, barfed the biggest hairball I've ever seen in my office just minutes after we got the news. I can't see straight between the tears, slightly hysterical laughter, and carpet cleaner fumes. Peace, everyone. I'm going to finish cleaning the Lenny Memorial Hairball, then Lucy, Panda, Sprout and I are going to go curl up with a cup of tea and a book. Johanna Ms. Lucy Panda-ov-Mourning-Toes an' da Sprout! |
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five cats purr softly while their hooman is weeping for your loss...
fourcats wrote in message om... Hello all - pardon if this is a double-post, my usual newsfeed seems to be down. Also, I don't feel up to having Panda write just now, but my three girl-kitties are all purring along. Most of the below is from the email to friends and family I send last evening: I just had to say goodbye to my wonderful Lenny-cat, who closed his big blue Meezer eyes for the last time late this afternoon, with a little gentle help from his Dr. Bonnie at the cat hospital. Lenny was 16 and had been with me for 11 years since he and his pal Lucy were adopted from the Guelph Humane Society after a 3.5 month stay there in 1992. I'd taken him in for surgery today to see if we could do anything - we were pretty sure there was a tumour of some sort - but it was as bad as we feared and I had agreed with Bonnie ahead of time that if he couldn't come back to a reasonable length and quality of life with us that we should let him go without waking him up. She called me shortly after I got home from leaving him there to let me know. It was obvious right away that there was advanced tumour progression all through his abdomen. My only regret is that the choice to try and do all we could meant I couldn't stay with him until the very end, but I had to try, and I know he was in caring hands all the way. He actually had an enjoyable last afternoon. He was already on some pain medication as we knew he was hurting a couple weeks back. We had a purr and cuddle on the bed before we left, and as the surgeon was late getting to the clinic, I stayed with him and he spent some time curled in a basket in the clinic's gigantic cat tree installation watching a squirrel outside the window. The three cats who live in the clinic were very kind about sharing their bed and water bowl. If you knew Lenny, you know his only fault was a predisposition to be barfy, though in his last two weeks he wasn't able to eat enough to throw up. In an ironically fitting memorial, my Panda, who in 7 years I have not known to do worse than a hiccup, barfed the biggest hairball I've ever seen in my office just minutes after we got the news. I can't see straight between the tears, slightly hysterical laughter, and carpet cleaner fumes. Peace, everyone. I'm going to finish cleaning the Lenny Memorial Hairball, then Lucy, Panda, Sprout and I are going to go curl up with a cup of tea and a book. Johanna Ms. Lucy Panda-ov-Mourning-Toes an' da Sprout! |
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Honey, I am so damned sorry.
Jeanne |
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Thanks, Joan, and everybody...
I'm actually better today than I was most of the 4-5 days leading up to this... I was aware of what the worst could be, but had hoped for better. I was already grieving anticipating this. At least it feels now that I can mourn properly. Lenny and Lucy were the first two cats of my adulthood (read: not the 'family' cats from my parents home), and Lenny is the first I have lost, and the first for whom I ever had to make such a terrible decision. I did have to have my Jazmyn rat put to sleep a few years ago, but she had had a stroke and lost all control and responsiveness, it was an easier decision. Even then I cried for days. Lenny was still all my old Lenny, just weakening and in pain from the cancer. With the fentanyl patch, he would still eagerly hobble to his waterfountain, my glass, or the clinic cats' bowls (anything but his own water bowl), and he never missed his litter box, weak as he was. He purred for me and hissed at strange cats (not really meaning it, just to be brave) to his very last day. It's hard. Of the 4 cats, he was the most intensely interactive and devoted. I'm realizing how many of the things I loved, talked about, shared, about "my cats" were really about "my Lenny". I love all my kitties, but Lenny's intensity was such a big part of our family dynamic, things will be very different without him. And as we mourn, of course, the different feels like "worse" while this big gap is still so fresh. I hope Poppacat knows not to get mad if Lenny hisses - it's just bravado, it was there until his emaciated little body stopped entirely. He doesn't mean it and he really loves being with other cats. I think I gotta get more kleenex out of the staff room, and should get back to work. More as I can manage it, friends - Johanna an' de Furrsome ThreeGirls. Da Koster Katz wrote in message ... fourcats wrote: Peace, everyone. I'm going to finish cleaning the Lenny Memorial Hairball, then Lucy, Panda, Sprout and I are going to go curl up with a cup of tea and a book. Johanna Ms. Lucy Panda-ov-Mourning-Toes an' da Sprout! Aw, hisspitt! I didn't see this when the cats posted their response in the other thread. You KNOW that I understand, Johanna. Poppa and Mr. Lenny are probably right now rockin' and rollin' at the Bridge, happy as our little guys can be. {{{{{Johanna}}}}} Joan, off to light her Rainbow Bridge candles for Mr. Lenny *four tabbies and a tuxedo cat snuggle back down in the meatloaf position, and resume their purrs with a slightly different tone* Be happy, Mr. Lenny. Junior, Bitsy, Baby, Cinni an Cookie |
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Fangu again, deer Mietze.
Meomwa is all misty-monitored agin, she jus' red da whole walk fru. So menny voices she knew, she sez (she been on ar-pee-cee-cee sinze 1992, wen it was jes' ar-pee-cee....). Effen tho sad, it is a onner for us to haf ower Lenny cownted among so menny fine fur-friends. Fangu, Panda ov Sombre Toes (The Clowder (South)) wrote in message an' Ms. Lucy, da Sprout! and meowmie Johanna Kitties no whut's besstist in deeze sircumstansis. Wee miss owr fambly, ov cors, but wee no wee'ze all gonna meeet agin. Wee will keeep purrrrrin fur yurmom's hart. Yur Lenny's brik is in plays now, an hee will bee a Onoree at da Jellicle Ball in Oktoburr. Mietze |
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Dat's how mymom feeels bowt it, too. Wee fownd da old rpc in 95, but
mostly lurrkd fur a longtime. Dere are too memfurs frum mine House onda Walk an dey beelong wiff frends, da noo wuns anda old. Mietze Fangu again, deer Mietze. Meomwa is all misty-monitored agin, she jus' red da whole walk fru. So menny voices she knew, she sez (she been on ar-pee-cee-cee sinze 1992, wen it was jes' ar-pee-cee....). Effen tho sad, it is a onner for us to haf ower Lenny cownted among so menny fine fur-friends. Fangu, Panda ov Sombre Toes |
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Oh, this is furry sad. Ize bin away frum rpcc fur awile and just saw this messij. I knew Mr. Lenny fur a longlong time. Ize shoor he knew yer luv wuz wif him all thuh way to thuh bridj and is still strong today. He haz lotsa old frendz to play wif up ther so he iz not alone. Gretchen Marie, ligting thuh speshul candul in remembranz fourcats wrote: Hello all - pardon if this is a double-post, my usual newsfeed seems to be down. Also, I don't feel up to having Panda write just now, but my three girl-kitties are all purring along. Most of the below is from the email to friends and family I send last evening: I just had to say goodbye to my wonderful Lenny-cat, who closed his big blue Meezer eyes for the last time late this afternoon, with a little gentle help from his Dr. Bonnie at the cat hospital. Lenny was 16 and had been with me for 11 years since he and his pal Lucy were adopted from the Guelph Humane Society after a 3.5 month stay there in 1992. I'd taken him in for surgery today to see if we could do anything - we were pretty sure there was a tumour of some sort - but it was as bad as we feared and I had agreed with Bonnie ahead of time that if he couldn't come back to a reasonable length and quality of life with us that we should let him go without waking him up. She called me shortly after I got home from leaving him there to let me know. It was obvious right away that there was advanced tumour progression all through his abdomen. My only regret is that the choice to try and do all we could meant I couldn't stay with him until the very end, but I had to try, and I know he was in caring hands all the way. He actually had an enjoyable last afternoon. He was already on some pain medication as we knew he was hurting a couple weeks back. We had a purr and cuddle on the bed before we left, and as the surgeon was late getting to the clinic, I stayed with him and he spent some time curled in a basket in the clinic's gigantic cat tree installation watching a squirrel outside the window. The three cats who live in the clinic were very kind about sharing their bed and water bowl. If you knew Lenny, you know his only fault was a predisposition to be barfy, though in his last two weeks he wasn't able to eat enough to throw up. In an ironically fitting memorial, my Panda, who in 7 years I have not known to do worse than a hiccup, barfed the biggest hairball I've ever seen in my office just minutes after we got the news. I can't see straight between the tears, slightly hysterical laughter, and carpet cleaner fumes. Peace, everyone. I'm going to finish cleaning the Lenny Memorial Hairball, then Lucy, Panda, Sprout and I are going to go curl up with a cup of tea and a book. Johanna Ms. Lucy Panda-ov-Mourning-Toes an' da Sprout! |
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