~ The Kitty Thread!! ~ Take 2!

Enkidu

Oh, Speedy, I just read this. Tears in my eyes. So sorry, but Sammy sounds wonderful. 17 years is amazing. She was a very very lucky cat and you and your wife were lucky to have her. Sorry for your loss.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Enkidu said:

Oh, Speedy, I just read this. Tears in my eyes. So sorry, but Sammy sounds wonderful. 17 years is amazing. She was a very very lucky cat and you and your wife were lucky to have her. Sorry for your loss.

Sammy was

Little Fun Buns
Our little sunshine
Little miss fancy pants
Ole twinkle toes

And now she is gone.
We are so sad, it hurts.

QuarterToTen

Such a devastating loss, I am so truly sorry.

mca47

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Little Sammy 7-4-1998 02-28-2015

I can not begin to express the joy, and love, my little Samantha brought to my wife Kathy and I. From the day Kathy brought her home, the 3 of us were a match made in heaven. For 17 years we shared everything. For seventeen years Sammy would greet me at the door when I came home from work. I would pick her up over my shoulder, and the 2 of us would rub our faces together. Every night for 17 years. We shared every breakfast together. Sammy liked her toast buttered, and her steaks cooked medium rare. But broiled chicken was her absolute favorite! Kathy and I have probably cooked a thousand of pieces of chicken just for Sammy, over the years. At Christmas time, Sammy had her own stocking, that was always filled with all her favorite goodies. Sammy was also very fond of napping. She damned near loved to nap as much as she loved to eat. Sammy wasn't much for playing with toys, she found them to be beneath her. She was much too sophisticated, for silly toys. On the weekends when Kathy would go to bed, if I was still here in the computer room, Sammy would give me about 20 minutes. Then after those 20 minutes Sammy would walk in this room and let me know, by screaming and yelling, in her own little way, that it was time for bed. Funny, as a child my mom couldn't get me to bed, as an adult Kathy cant get me to go to bed, but when Sammy told me it was time for bed, I WENT TO BED!


Sammy and I had a ritual every morning and night. We would start by talking to each other(yeah I said it). We would have a little conversation, and then Sammy would lay on her back, and the EAR ITCHING would begin. For 10-20 minutes twice a day I would rub little Sammy's ears. She would be in heaven. She would just melt. The purring never stopped. For 17 years.

Today the purring stopped.
There is no more chicken to share.
There will be no more ear rubs.

I loved you Sammy
I will forever miss you Sammy
You will always be "Daddy's little girl".

You were the best damned cat on planet Earth!

Wow Speedy! So sorry for your loss! I've lost two cats in the past...one was 19, the other was 18. Both amazing cats! It's like losing a best friend.
Stay strong man!

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Sammy really didn't care for people. Other than the unconditional love for Kathy and myself, Sammy figured everyone else could just kiss her ass. Everyone, except 2 people. The pizza delivery guy, and the man who delivered the Chinese food. Hell, there were times I thought Sammy was going to run right out the door, and jump in the Chinese food delivery man's car.

When the pizza arrived, Sammy would just sit herself right down on the box. That pizza was HERS! She preferred sausage pizza over pepperoni, but turned her nose to mushrooms. When the Chinese food arrived, Sammy wanted the breading removed from the orange chicken, And we had better be quick about it!

Now there is no more pizza to share
There is no more orange chicken to share.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

mca47 said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Little Sammy 7-4-1998 02-28-2015

I can not begin to express the joy, and love, my little Samantha brought to my wife Kathy and I. From the day Kathy brought her home, the 3 of us were a match made in heaven. For 17 years we shared everything. For seventeen years Sammy would greet me at the door when I came home from work. I would pick her up over my shoulder, and the 2 of us would rub our faces together. Every night for 17 years. We shared every breakfast together. Sammy liked her toast buttered, and her steaks cooked medium rare. But broiled chicken was her absolute favorite! Kathy and I have probably cooked a thousand of pieces of chicken just for Sammy, over the years. At Christmas time, Sammy had her own stocking, that was always filled with all her favorite goodies. Sammy was also very fond of napping. She damned near loved to nap as much as she loved to eat. Sammy wasn't much for playing with toys, she found them to be beneath her. She was much too sophisticated, for silly toys. On the weekends when Kathy would go to bed, if I was still here in the computer room, Sammy would give me about 20 minutes. Then after those 20 minutes Sammy would walk in this room and let me know, by screaming and yelling, in her own little way, that it was time for bed. Funny, as a child my mom couldn't get me to bed, as an adult Kathy cant get me to go to bed, but when Sammy told me it was time for bed, I WENT TO BED!


Sammy and I had a ritual every morning and night. We would start by talking to each other(yeah I said it). We would have a little conversation, and then Sammy would lay on her back, and the EAR ITCHING would begin. For 10-20 minutes twice a day I would rub little Sammy's ears. She would be in heaven. She would just melt. The purring never stopped. For 17 years.

Today the purring stopped.
There is no more chicken to share.
There will be no more ear rubs.

I loved you Sammy
I will forever miss you Sammy
You will always be "Daddy's little girl".

You were the best damned cat on planet Earth!

Wow Speedy! So sorry for your loss! I've lost two cats in the past...one was 19, the other was 18. Both amazing cats! It's like losing a best friend.
Stay strong man!

Sammy was indeed, my best friend.

hedonist

I'm really sorry, Speedy. It hurts like nothing else.

Ours (also not a people person) lived 17 years too, but they were really good years - ones with such love and ridiculous antics from both sides.

Sounds like Sammy lived quite the life with you and your wife. That's what it's about.

Good thoughts from here.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

hedonist said:

I'm really sorry, Speedy. It hurts like nothing else.

Ours (also not a people person) lived 17 years too, but they were really good years - ones with such love and ridiculous antics from both sides.

Sounds like Sammy lived quite the life with you and your wife. That's what it's about.

Good thoughts from here.

Thank you

At some point I may stop sobbing.
But today is not that day.

The Waiting Trophy Man

My heart goes out to you Speedy. So sorry for your loss. I've been there, almost 1 year ago. Now I have a new kitty in my life. They are the best creatures on the face of the earth.

Sammy was lucky to have you as her dad. Sounds like you and Kathy gave her the best life.

Hearts and thoughts going out to you bud......

SPEEDY MCCREADY

The Waiting Trophy Man said:

My heart goes out to you Speedy. So sorry for your loss. I've been there, almost 1 year ago. Now I have a new kitty in my life. They are the best creatures on the face of the earth.

Sammy was lucky to have you as her dad. Sounds like you and Kathy gave her the best life.

Hearts and thoughts going out to you bud......

Thank you.

northerndragon

My heart breaks for the loss you and your wife are having to endure. I am sorry for your loss, while glad Sammy found you two to be her humans and family.
I'm going to go and maul my wee kitties until they can't stand it now.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Just wanted to post one of my favorites.
Give it 4 minutes of your time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwGnCIdHQH0

northerndragon

You're killing me Speedy, I need to stop crying at some point tonight. I know your loss is magnitudes worse but my heart breaks and the tears start every time my thoughts drift back to you and your loss.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

northerndragon said:

You're killing me Speedy, I need to stop crying at some point tonight. I know your loss is magnitudes worse but my heart breaks and the tears start every time my thoughts drift back to you and your loss.

Tomorrow I am going to tell the story of Sammy's 1st night with us. I promise you will smile.

And I am sorry, but I need to grieve, I need to talk about my little girl. I figure this thread was just the right place.

northerndragon

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

northerndragon said:

You're killing me Speedy, I need to stop crying at some point tonight. I know your loss is magnitudes worse but my heart breaks and the tears start every time my thoughts drift back to you and your loss.

Tomorrow I am going to tell the story of Sammy's 1st night with us. I promise you will smile.

And I am sorry, but I need to grieve, I need to talk about my little girl. I figure this thread was just the right place.

This exactly the right place and you grieve as much as you need to on here. I'll just keep baking to deal. You make me cry as much as you need to, it's about you and the loss of your darling right now.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

northerndragon said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

northerndragon said:

You're killing me Speedy, I need to stop crying at some point tonight. I know your loss is magnitudes worse but my heart breaks and the tears start every time my thoughts drift back to you and your loss.

Tomorrow I am going to tell the story of Sammy's 1st night with us. I promise you will smile.

And I am sorry, but I need to grieve, I need to talk about my little girl. I figure this thread was just the right place.

This exactly the right place and you grieve as much as you need to on here. I'll just keep baking to deal. You make me cry as much as you need to, it's about you and the loss of your darling right now.

Baking? Kathy and I don't do much baking, since we both kind of stink at it. But once and a while we try. Sammy would always sit in the kitchen while we were baking and wait for some flour to hit the floor. She liked licking/eating flour, I never understood it. Every time we baked we had to get a little plate and put flour on it for Sammy. She would lick the plate clean. Flour? But who were we to say no. If Sammy wanted to lick flour, we were more than happy to give it to her.

Longueuil

Sorry for your loss. Always hard to lose a member of the family.

northerndragon

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

northerndragon said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

northerndragon said:

You're killing me Speedy, I need to stop crying at some point tonight. I know your loss is magnitudes worse but my heart breaks and the tears start every time my thoughts drift back to you and your loss.

Tomorrow I am going to tell the story of Sammy's 1st night with us. I promise you will smile.

And I am sorry, but I need to grieve, I need to talk about my little girl. I figure this thread was just the right place.

This exactly the right place and you grieve as much as you need to on here. I'll just keep baking to deal. You make me cry as much as you need to, it's about you and the loss of your darling right now.

Baking? Kathy and I don't do much baking, since we both kind of stink at it. But once and a while we try. Sammy would always sit in the kitchen while we were baking and wait for some flour to hit the floor. She liked licking/eating flour, I never understood it. Every time we baked we had to get a little plate and put flour on it for Sammy. She would lick the plate clean. Flour? But who were we to say no. If Sammy wanted to lick flour, we were more than happy to give it to her.

Sammy had awesome parents

I bake when I'm sad or stressed. along with wine intake.....I've been doing it for decades. I love the flour story lol.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Longueuil said:

Sorry for your loss. Always hard to lose a member of the family.

Thank you.

QuarterToTen

My Cats

I know. I know.
they are limited, have different
needs and
concerns.
but I watch and learn from them.
I like the little they know,
which is so
much.
they complain but never
worry,
they walk with a surprising dignity.
they sleep with a direct simplicity that
humans just can’t
understand.
their eyes are more
beautiful than our eyes.
and they can sleep 20 hours
a day
without
hesitation or
remorse.
when I am feeling
low
all I have to do is
watch my cats
and my
courage
returns.
I study these
creatures.
they are my
teachers.

- Charles Bukowski