Cats

(parenthesis) · Post by **(parenthesis)** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:34 am

Earthbound wrote:After 8 weeks of rest our cat Jefta didn't recover from it's injuries, and still was in a lot of pain. The fractures didn't heal at all..
The only option left was to amputate his leg.. And even after that, the changes of him recovering from his fractures in his hip joint were slim. My wife and I had a long talk about it together ,and with the vet, and we decided to let him go.. It was one of the hardest decision I ever made..

Jefta was a proud male cat, a hunter, who brought us home so many killed little animals (frogs, mice, dragonflies), to show his affection. Jefta was outside 90 % of the time, drifting. It was killing to see him in so much pain,and not being able to move. Amputating his leg, with slim changes of recovering, and with a long recovering time after this surgery combined with the already 8 weeks of recovery and pain eventually made us decide this. The last 2 weeks of his life, Jefta was depressed, sad, and 3 legs would made him even more sad. He was only 4 years old, way to young. But it was time to make an end to his pain. This was the only fair option..

This monday, he got the fatal injection at the vet. He went peacefull, I stayed with him till the end. It was so emotional, so painfull. I feel so broken, so lost, so empty without him. It's unbelievalbe how much I got attached to him. My wife and I shed so many tears these days. We're both so sad. When will this pain get any easier to deal with?

Jefta, rest in peace boy. You can't be missed..

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:23 am

very very sorry to hear about Jefta, Earthbound. but i can tell you that it does get better. what happens is thoughts of your kitty's death stop assailing you all the time, but what doesn't happen is that they stop feeling bad when you do think of them. however, in time (i haven't yet reached this point with Percy), you begin to appreciate the life you had with him more than the fact that he's dead. it's all to do with your perspective in time. i spend most of my days not fretting over Percy's death or how I miss him, but it still hurts to think about it when I choose to. i don't know, that's just where i am about it.

Chuck, that kitten sounds like the one my co-worker got recently. i gave him a ride back to his place from work a few weeks ago to meet it, and it was a teeny little package of dynamite. very small kitten, could pick it up in one hand, but already just leaping off the furniture and chasing and attacking objects and peoples' clothing every second of every minute. my coworker came into work a few days later after the kitty had woken him up by going postal with its claws on his chest (where it had been sleeping) and jumping off him, and he exclaimed "that cat's a little terrorist!" and i laughed my ass off, it's a perfect description.

jakestott · Post by **jakestott** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:41 pm

I tend to have dreams involving my old cats, pretty much on a weekly basis. In the dreams, it's like I'm the only one who notices that they've come back to life, and everyone else is ignoring them. Dunno if this sounds silly, but i always wonder whether it's a sign to say that they are alright?

I miss my cats terribly, we have a dog now, who i love dearly, but c'mon, Cats are better!

Here is a picture of the last cat i had, she was called Libby (Libstine was her nickname

)
1992 - 2007

Earthbound · Post by **Earthbound** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:28 pm

jakestott wrote:I tend to have dreams involving my old cats, pretty much on a weekly basis. In the dreams, it's like I'm the only one who notices that they've come back to life, and everyone else is ignoring them. Dunno if this sounds silly, but i always wonder whether it's a sign to say that they are alright?

I miss my cats terribly, we have a dog now, who i love dearly, but c'mon, Cats are better!

Here is a picture of the last cat i had, she was called Libby (Libstine was her nickname )
1992 - 2007

That looks like a sweet cat Jake.
And about that dreaming.. I have the exact same thing!! The only difference is that I don't have this dream that often any more. It's about the cat I grew up with at my parents. She died 7 years ago. But I dreamt about her very often. I saw her, she curling up to me. Nobody noticed her but me. In time this dream came less often, but I still have it sometimes.
Yeah, I believe too that it can be a sign that they're allright.
I haven't dreamt about Jefta yet. Don't know if it will happen. But somehow it's like his sister is trying to tell us he's allright (yeah I know how silly this sounds

). She is extra extra sweet, especially when my wife and I are both sad because of losing Jefta. Then she jumps on our laps, and starts cuddling, making sweet miauwing sounds. This is something she normally didn't do..

@ Turquoise. Thanks for the support bro. It still hurts, but not that much as a week ago. You're right. It needs time. The sadness won't go away for a long time to come I guess. But it is managable now. And it helps, that we both are more and more convinced we made the right choice. It will take time, but I think I will in time most of all appreciate the moments I had with him over the sorrow. Thanks again mate.

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:14 pm

Earthbound wrote:Thanks Polar!
Sorry to hear you guys got through the same thing.
Although there will be always times when we have to say goodbye to these lovely creatures, it doesn't weigh up to positive part of it.
The friendship between animals (in my case cats) is very special and beautiful.

And yeah, I have a lot of pictures and video's too. It's hard to look at them right now, but I think it will be easier the next months.

Yeah, I feel the exact same way as you do about animals. I hope you guys feel better. Peace!

Earthbound · Post by **Earthbound** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:52 pm

jakestott wrote:I tend to have dreams involving my old cats, pretty much on a weekly basis. In the dreams, it's like I'm the only one who notices that they've come back to life, and everyone else is ignoring them. Dunno if this sounds silly, but i always wonder whether it's a sign to say that they are alright?

I miss my cats terribly, we have a dog now, who i love dearly, but c'mon, Cats are better!

Here is a picture of the last cat i had, she was called Libby (Libstine was her nickname )
1992 - 2007

BUMP!

I was just reading all this again because of Letter P's related topic.

Just wanted to tell you guys I dreamt about Jefta a couple of days after he got the fatal injection. He was sort of showing me all his legs, and was moving smoothly. It was like he was sort of telling me he wasn't in pain anymore, and that he could use all of his legs again, which meant he was completely happy.
I know it's just a dream, but it really helped me to find my peace in my sorrow and pain. I believe he's in a better, happy place now..

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:22 pm

i don't know what to really make of what i experienced, but sometime around the end of last year, i think Percy may have visited me.

i was sitting at my adjacent computer in my room, with the door shut and the windows closed, and out of nowhere, as i was sitting there looking -almost- right at it, a baggie containing a tuft of Percy's fur that the vet sent back after he was cremated, fell unexpectedly off the top of my speaker and onto a clay bowl i made myself as a child.

at first i was just shocked, and intensely weirded out, and the hairs on the back of my neck rose. i checked the speaker for vibrations and there weren't any. i checked the baggie's weight and it couldn't have wafted up in a tiny draft from the air vent. i slid the baggie off the speaker again several times to try to get it to land on the bowl again, which is about 5 inches away from the speaker. it never came anywhere near the bowl, it just fell flat.

it may have been... i don't know. i don't really want to know the answer. it's not so important. maybe it happened through some simple trick of physics, but that's not the point. the point is it happened, right there as i was looking at it, i was meant to see it.

Earthbound · Post by **Earthbound** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:52 pm

turquoise70 wrote:i don't know what to really make of what i experienced, but sometime around the end of last year, i think Percy may have visited me.

i was sitting at my adjacent computer in my room, with the door shut and the windows closed, and out of nowhere, as i was sitting there looking -almost- right at it, a baggie containing a tuft of Percy's fur that the vet sent back after he was cremated, fell unexpectedly off the top of my speaker and onto a clay bowl i made myself as a child.

at first i was just shocked, and intensely weirded out, and the hairs on the back of my neck rose. i checked the speaker for vibrations and there weren't any. i checked the baggie's weight and it couldn't have wafted up in a tiny draft from the air vent. i slid the baggie off the speaker again several times to try to get it to land on the bowl again, which is about 5 inches away from the speaker. it never came anywhere near the bowl, it just fell flat.

it may have been... i don't know. i don't really want to know the answer. it's not so important. maybe it happened through some simple trick of physics, but that's not the point. the point is it happened, right there as i was looking at it, i was meant to see it.

I like you, I like this post.
I feel you. Could be many things. But it was meant for you.

jakestott · Post by **jakestott** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:42 pm

Earthbound wrote:
jakestott wrote:I tend to have dreams involving my old cats, pretty much on a weekly basis. In the dreams, it's like I'm the only one who notices that they've come back to life, and everyone else is ignoring them. Dunno if this sounds silly, but i always wonder whether it's a sign to say that they are alright?

I miss my cats terribly, we have a dog now, who i love dearly, but c'mon, Cats are better!

Here is a picture of the last cat i had, she was called Libby (Libstine was her nickname )
1992 - 2007

BUMP!

I was just reading all this again because of Letter P's related topic.

Just wanted to tell you guys I dreamt about Jefta a couple of days after he got the fatal injection. He was sort of showing me all his legs, and was moving smoothly. It was like he was sort of telling me he wasn't in pain anymore, and that he could use all of his legs again, which meant he was completely happy.
I know it's just a dream, but it really helped me to find my peace in my sorrow and pain. I believe he's in a better, happy place now..

He will be mate

. I remember when my cat Rico died in 2005, it was a Friday morning, and i went downstairs, and asked my Mum ''Where's Rico? i haven't seen him for a few days'' and she broke the news to me, i just couldn't believe it at all, not to him, he was a gentle cat, a soft, yellow and fluffy Persian cat. I couldn't eat anything at all. I dunno whether it was in my head or anything, but i remember walking into the kitchen, and i heard a ''meow'' in his tone, like it sounded exactly like him. I will never forget that day though, Friday June 3rd 2005, one of the worst days of my life. Took me like a month or so to stop crying

.

I'm gonna buy a scanner and post pictures of my old pets on me Facebook account.

jakestott · Post by **jakestott** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:17 am

Had a dream about my old cat (the one in the picture) and now i can't really remember much of it, but it's reminded me of how much i miss her! Even when me and my family would go on holiday, all i could think about was coming home and seeing her! Is that weird? haha, i hope not.

Pimpanicaille · Post by **Pimpanicaille** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:00 pm

I also love cats so much and I'm pretty sure most cats love Boards of Canada, just look at them, at their eyes.

The bing cats vs dogs thing... I chose my side!

Snufkin · Post by **Snufkin** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:58 pm

This is my cat bein lazy

Been meaning to post this a while but couldn't remember my FTP space

-Snuf

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:03 pm

My Cat Monty drinking from our bathroom sink.

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:42 pm

Unfortunately Percy's brother Max has passed away as well - last November, actually. I am now catless

portiss · Post by **portiss** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:13 am

I had to laugh so hard when I saw this!

TheSilenceEchoes · Post by **TheSilenceEchoes** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:35 pm

me and my Sam

TheSilenceEchoes · Post by **TheSilenceEchoes** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:38 pm

turquoise70 wrote:Unfortunately Percy's brother Max has passed away as well - last November, actually. I am now catless

that sucks =[ are you going get a new cat?

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:51 pm

TheSilenceEchoes wrote:
turquoise70 wrote:Unfortunately Percy's brother Max has passed away as well - last November, actually. I am now catless
that sucks =[ are you going get a new cat?

Someday I'd sure like to - maybe when I have a full-time job and am out of school and all that. My life is a little too hectic right now to assure that I could pay all the lovin' attention a kitty needs.

Snufkin · Post by **Snufkin** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:52 pm

TheSilenceEchoes wrote:

me and my Sam

cutecutecutecutecutecutecute! >_<!!!!!

...the cat I mean. I'm not saying that you're not cute, but yeah... i'm talking here about the cat !

-Snuf

TheSilenceEchoes · Post by **TheSilenceEchoes** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:45 am

Snufkin wrote:
TheSilenceEchoes wrote:

me and my Sam
cutecutecutecutecutecutecute! >_<!!!!!

...the cat I mean. I'm not saying that you're not cute, but yeah... i'm talking here about the cat !

-Snuf

lol and i had my cam on custom timer and Sam kept looking at that weird thing making a weird sound every 2 seconds. Seriously like 5 pictures in a row he just stares right at the camera =]