RIP Meow-Meow Kitty

vedderfan10

I typed out a big long sobfest, but it didn't seem to post...oh well.

Had to put Meow-Meow down this AM. Too many seizures, esp. this AM. Had a big one she didn't quite recover from...

Thought I'd let you know in between bouts of bawling, napping, and nausea. For a feral cat, she had an awesome life, but it just wasn't long enough. And the dogs keep sniffing around for her and whining. I hate this day....

Fifthelement

I am so sorry :( My dog still looks around for our cat (well, only when I call her name) and its been a year and a half.

Take care of yourself . . . and again, I'm sorry

South of Seattle

RIP Meow Meow Kitty!

Hopefully she's rolling around in some catnip and eating tuna skewers in Pet Heaven.

haffajappa

saw your fb status :(

my best friend had to put hers down about a month ago...
terrible losing a pet :(


sorry to hear... chin up though!

Rygar

Sorry to hear :(

vedderfan10

Thanks everyone....this is quite painful...she was a cat who thought she was a dog. She was the alpha dog in the house once we lost our Pinkerton almost three years ago...She bossed the pooches...and she was their fave toy...they'd chase each other in the yard, and they'd roll around on the floor sort of wrestling with each other (and these are not toy dogs, either).

One time, when she was still seme-feral, I had my first bout of depression and thought I could cure myself...anyway, as a symbolic gesture, I let Meow-Meow go (as she'd been been going stir crazy in the house). Letting her go was symbolic of me letting my depression go.

Of course I immediately regretted it! So for about two days I stood outside yelling "meow-meow!" Finally I got a response meow, and she came running/hopping across our lawn, meowing the whole way...I scooped her up and she purred and purred and I was so happy I was crying (not only because of the depression). Her tiny feet were so cold! Anyway, that was when she retired from the outdoors and became our little house cat...

Anyway -- thanks so much everyone, for your kind words...

Hawkshore

Sorry to hear that Rest In Peace Meow Meow Kitty :( .......and cheers to Meow Meow Kitty being in place now where the cream bowl never runs empty and there is always another cat nip mouse to play with!

SVRDhand13

I'm very sorry for your loss. My cat is now 17 years old and looking older by the day. My family suspects something is wrong with her and will take her to the vet soon. Losing a pet is always hard. Just try to think of how you gave her a good life and that she was always loved.

wolfbear

So very sorry. :( Just remember what a good life you gave her and she you. Also, be sure and take some time to grieve.

yellowled24

Im so sorry to hear about Meow Meow,....what a gorgeous name, and sounds like a real personality....

The loss of a pet is great, I wish you strength during this tough time (((((hug))))

vedderfan10

wolfbear wrote:

So very sorry. :( Just remember what a good life you gave her and she you. Also, be sure and take some time to grieve.

Thanks, D....Thanks everyone...

I think I'm going to skip the Liam Finn show in Vancouver tomorrow... although I'm sure Meow-Meow Kitty would have wanted me to go

Yeah...this being an adult stuff really sucks sometimes. I hate having to be the one to make the decision to end a pet's life...at least it was peaceful and she was blissfully unaware. And I was holding her close when she drew her last breath...Crap! On Tuesday (or Wed) earlier this week anyway....she was sleeping under our hedge and I called her and she jumped up and came hopping across the lawn with such a bounce in her step. It warmed my heart, and I thought she was going to be OK...but then the seizures started again...

norm

Vedderfan10 wrote:

One time, when she was still seme-feral, I had my first bout of depression and thought I could cure myself...anyway, as a symbolic gesture, I let Meow-Meow go (as she'd been been going stir crazy in the house). Letting her go was symbolic of me letting my depression go.

Of course I immediately regretted it! So for about two days I stood outside yelling "meow-meow!" Finally I got a response meow, and she came running/hopping across our lawn, meowing the whole way...I scooped her up and she purred and purred and I was so happy I was crying (not only because of the depression). Her tiny feet were so cold! Anyway, that was when she retired from the outdoors and because our little house cat...

that is such a great story....norm has had the same effect on me....i've been much less depressed since i adopted him....:o

thanks meow meow

{{hugs}} to you....remember the good times

GraySaturday

Ohh, Vedderfan.. I'm so sorry.

This thread made me so so sad. I don't know what to say aside from that my thoughts are with you. I have no idea how I will handle it, when my cats are no longer with me. Poor Meow Meow. You were so good to her though.. she had a great life.

vedderfan10

Thanks GS...It's nice of you to say that, you know?

Yeah, everyone has been telling me what a great life we gave her, but I feel that it wasn't a long enough life. However, she would not have lasted had she continued to live in the wild.

After she retired from the wild life...a robin hit one of windows and landed right beside her on the deck, flapping around and dying. She looked up from her nap until the bird went still and then she yawned and went back to sleep! I was all..."birds are falling from the sky and you yawn!?" But she did bring a dead bat into the house once. And a couple of months ago at our new house, she ate a baby rat she caught in the basement...She was purring and crunching it's head...It was gross and horrible, but now I'm glad I let her eat it...

GraySaturday

Vedderfan10 wrote:

After she retired from the wild life...a robin hit one of windows and landed right beside her on the deck, flapping around and dying. She looked up from her nap until the bird went still and then she yawned and went back to sleep! I was all..."birds are falling from the sky and you yawn!?" But she did bring a dead bat into the house once. And a couple of months ago at our new house, she ate a baby rat she caught in the basement...She was purring and crunching it's head...It was gross and horrible, but now I'm glad I let her eat it...

Aww! While my oldest, Madeline was only an outdoor kitty while she was a badass mofo street kitten, she has weird instincts that lead me to believe, if she ever got outside, she'd be just content. All of our windows are box windows which allows the cats to sit in them, and Madeline sits in the kitchen one because the counter sorta hides her. One time a pigeon landed on the ledge outside and they were literally face to face. I was standing there totally in shock that a pigeon would sit there, and they were in this weird stand off for a minute until Madeline took her paw and smacked the screen so hard that she slapped the pigeon through the screen! :eek: it was hilarious! I was like.. only you Madeline.. She's lost her outdoor senses. She'd be out there slapping birds around. That's Madeline for you.. she's quite the slapper. She takes after her mommy

Keep remembering the good times VF, it will help you get through it. Short life, or long life, as long as she was happy, it's all good.

Lizard

I am really sorry to read this..............not much else to say.

take care.

chiquimonkey

oh no :( i am so deeply sorry, i know what heartache this is...it makes me tear up.

just know that she had a good life and was lucky to have such a loving caretaker, and she's in a better place now. take care!

iamica

Poor kitty. I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my cat that I'd had since I was 11 a little over 3 years ago, and it was really rough. I didn't even get to say goodbye to him; my parents had him put down while I was at work. :(
Here's some articles on pet loss that might be helpful:
http://www.pawschicago.org/PetCare/Petloss/articles_onpet_loss.htm

ilovesinging

Vedderfan10 wrote:

I typed out a big long sobfest, but it didn't seem to post...oh well.

Had to put Meow-Meow down this AM. Too many seizures, esp. this AM. Had a big one she didn't quite recover from...

Thought I'd let you know in between bouts of bawling, napping, and nausea. For a feral cat, she had an awesome life, but it just wasn't long enough. And the dogs keep sniffing around for her and whining. I hate this day....

:( I feel sad for you. I lost a kitten in July that was about to turn 3 months old. Stuff like this is heartbreaking. Get better soon.

JaneNY

I am so sorry - I have read your posts about her before. We lost a feral cat last weekend that we had made friends with - hit by a car. She had gotten to the point where we could feed her treats and it was so sad to bury her. Meow-meow was lucky you found her.

dawng

I'm so sorry :(