A Sad Day

MsDebbie,
I am so sorry to hear about Gizmo !It is really hard to say goodbye at any point in time but the way it just happen, so abruptly, so fast is unbearable!
My thoughts are with you all! Just know that if you want to talk about him, you just have to open your puter and we are all there for you!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

I’m indeed saddened to learn of your loss of your beloved Gizmo, Debbie. Gizmo will be missed.

-- blooz 5b - You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~author unkown

thanks .
going through a lot of kleenex today.

I just got off the phone with my daughter. She has been away at University for the past several weeks so she hasn’t even had time to see him / pet him… so, yah.. it’s tough.

thanks everyone.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

it’s been POURING for the entire afternoon. The angels sure are sad about today’s event :(

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I’m so sorry for your loss…It’s always hard..I know.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

My heart cries with you … I am sooooo very sorry Deb at the loss of your beloved Gizmo. It is so difficult to make a decision like that; I know we faced a similar decision this past winter with my beloved Tabbie. The only comfort here is you know that Gizmo knew he was a very loved kitty. And I like to think there is a special place in heaven for our much loved and very missed companions.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

thanks :)

as Jenn says, (my daughter) well at least we didn’t come home and find him squished on the road .. or he didn’t die somewhere where never would have found him.. at least this way we know.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I am so sorry for you and you family Deb.
Loosing a pet is a tremendous blow.

Try to think about all the good things you had together and that you gave your animal a decent life.

Sincerely
Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

My condolences, Deb. It’s hard, but Gizmo had a good, well-loved life.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

thanks.
Yes, we’d already saved him once… not sure if I said this already; we first found him as a wee little kitten trying to cross a 4-lane highway. He was as wide as he was long but once we picked him up we found that it was all fur—he was skin and bone underneath.
That was about 6 years ago.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I’m so very sorry to hear about Gizmo MsD.We had a similar situation last Oct. and had to have our cat put down. Such a hard thing to do.We were pretty sure it was the Iams food thing.Same symptoms and that was what we always fed her.Then 3rd week of Nov.Kallie came to our door starving and looking for someone to love. Well that is the same “Kallie Flower ” from my blog.Love her so much.She’s the friendliest cat I have ever seen.She loves everyone. :-)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Sorry to hear the news

bury it deep

I didnt and the dog dug it up

a fate worse then hell itself when all her friends are over and it was her cat that died and my dog who retrieved it.

Once again….........sorry for your loss

-- Central northish Ontario

thanks again everyone.

GreenTh. that’s why we paid the vet $$$ to dispose of the body.

What a horrible situation you must have had.. and the friends as well…...... ugh

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

So sad; I’m sorry.

My sister just lost her kitty too, and is devestated.
Robin

-- Robin282, Zone 7, SE Coast of MA, USA

oh that’s too bad :(
it sucks, doesn’t it

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

ohhhhhhhhhhh so sad loosing a loved one!

they are family to!

-- Toronto, Ontario

thanks.
Yes he was family.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

My condolences to you and yours, Deb. Now go on out and get another and spoil the $*@! out of it!

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

thanks D :)

I’m undecided about “another”. We were catless for so long and it was nice not to have to worry about cats—able to come and go whenever we wanted.. no vets, no deaths…

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Debbie: For whatever it’s worth, before we lost our last dog to heart disease I spent the better part of 2 grand on medicine and vet bills for his last year.
That dog became so much a part of our lives that we had to temper every holiday and every trip even to the store around “Woody”.
I guess I would do it agian in a heart beat but , our lives are less complicated now and it’s really hard to take that kind of responsibiltiy on again.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

thanks Bob.

that’s how I feel…. would love one but also love not having one…. if I find a kitten at the side of the road again, I’ll be saving its life and bringing it home, but I’m not going looking for a new kitty.
And we do have Jasmine still.. she just doesn’t have that same connection to my heart strings but she’s a cat and I love having a cat around.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Oh MsD, I’m so sorry to hear about your loss! I also know what you mean when you say Jasmine doesn’t have the same ‘connection’ to your heartstrings. But perhaps that will happen eventually———-although that may be a hard wish for you as it certainly breaks your heart when they have to go.
I am sure you will find some comfort knowing that you gave Gizmo a happy and contented life. What more does a cat ask for? My thoughts are with you.

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

thanks :)
he was special and I think he had a great life – especially after he could get outside!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

we received a Sympathy Card from our vet today.
Wasn’t that nice? Definitely unexpected

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

You have a nice vet.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.