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Oh, that's so sad!
Sorry Lyne - they really DO become like one of our kids, huh?
-Lew :-(

So sorry to hear that Lyne. They really are family. I dread the day when it will start happening to my little orange family.

Such sorrowful news to hear Lyne. My heart goes out to you. You made the right decision eventhough the cost was dear. You are so very fortunate to have shared 15 years with Travis. To me that is amazing! Hold those memories close to your heart and cherish them always.

Lyne...  I also lost my "best friend" and pet.. Hope this helps you. I got it in a nice card from my vet..

I wish someone had given Jesus a pet.
As loyal and loving as mine.
To sleep by His manger and gaze in His eyes
And adore Him for being divine.

As our Lord grew to manhood His faithful pet,
Would have followed Him all through the day.
While He preached to the crowds and made the sick well
And knelt in the garden to pray.
It is sad to remember that Christ went away.
To face death alone and apart.
With no tender pet following close behind,
To comfort its Master's Heart.
And when Jesus rose on that Easter morn,
How happy He would have been,
As His pet licked His hand and jumped in delight,
For The One who died for all men.

Well, the Lord has a pet now, I just sent Him mine,
The old pal so dear to me.
And I smile through my tears on this first day alone,
Knowing they're in eternity.
Day after day, the whole day through,
Wherever my road inclined,
Four feet said, "Wait, I'm coming with you!"
And trotted along behind.

Lyne,
       My heart goes out to you, I have a now 12 year companion I will be totally lost without...remember the good times dear...

That's so sad.  I'm sorry to hear you lost your little buddy.  :(  It's got to be very painful to lose a companion of 17yrs.  My heart goes out to you both.

Persevere...

I'm so sorry to hear this.  I have tears running down my face as I type.  My canine companion is having problems and has been on tablets for a few months now - it's so painful to see animals suffer.   I know how it feels to lose a friend - I've had dogs as part of the family since I was a small child.   Fortunately there comes a time when you can remember the good times and smile, rather than hurt for the loss.

Sorry Lyne!  It's always sad to have to bid goodbye to one of our friends and no matter how many we have lost through the years, it never gets easier.

You have beautiful pictures to remember Travis by and his textures have and will give so many people enjoyment!!

:)

Lyne, so sorry to hear about your loss. I know how much a part of the family they become. That is a great picture of Travis, he looks like he was a sweetie.

Very sad Lyne.

And your feline companion looked almost exactly like the guy i lost a few years ago under similar circumstances - they could be twins!

Thank you all SO much for your warm thoughts and hugs!! I wonder...how best to find out if everyone would be okay if I collected an album of Travis travels 3d pics and make an album tribute to him on my own web site...with name credits of course!! I think this would be a wonderful project!

I guess I could collect the ones I would like to use, then contact each person for written permission... (this idea/plan just occured to me, as his virtual life here has always made me SO happy)....

Lyne

PS Oooh dear, the new search engine will not help me...could you all send me links to your imags or ones you may have seen with him in them? Now I wish I had saved them all, and I don't know how to FIND them....I know there are a LOT here....

Hallo Lyne,

sorry to hear about your loss - from the sound of it you did the right thing, it's always difficult letting go......

my thoughts are with you

rob 

Thank You once again for all your kind words and help...

I have been gone from the Internet for two days now, as my full grief finally set in.  I was NOT prepared for the fact that a devoted animal could fight the sedative medication that would help him in preparation for the final injection! 

I have gone through this with two other beloved long lived cats, first Pumpkin who live to the 20 and died truly of just naturally old age where his body stopped functioning and yet in his sort of oblivious way was still purring and smiling at me as I carried them in for the last time to the vet, and then the very intelligent almost human Clancy Cat at age 18 who was dying of cancer very painfully accepted his sedative out in the car and became very sleepy and unaware and then his injection was very quick and peaceful as he was relieved of his terrible illness.

But Then my beloved sick old Travis cat, who is truly my unconditionally loving angel of a soulmate companion fought the first sedative that was a double dose... out in the car on my lap in front of the veterinary office...  he would not relax, and had to have a second different kind that was stronger and then he went into a rather fitful dream like state - all of which took almost an hour before we could carry him in where they explained that they had to put a catheter in his leg because "if they fight this and have to give a second one it's easier"...  Obviously they know what they're doing and they know that some animals do this but I was not prepared - I had never heard anyone else's experience of this before ...

And so making this difficult decision after sitting with Travis for three days and watching him the last day and a half be unable to drink or eat (he had IBS like his me, and was on medication and I think at the end there was more wrong inside than was apparent because he did not show any other symptoms) or even sleep (he would not even put his head down) and I knew he was in pain the last 24 hours (he had stopped being able to purr) but he would not leave his body on his own...  Well all of this made it a horrific process and my grief that much more because I could not accept for a while that I did the right thing until I screamed and cried and ranted and raved and finally my higher power made me remember seeing him suffer that I finally accepted that I did the right thing and that he was not mad at me - he simply did not want to leave me.

I have been unable to share this reality until now and until I moved through a little more of my deep grief... but I felt that I wanted to explain that this grief is the deepest I have ever felt.  Think of the person or the animal in your life that you loved the most and who loved you the most back unconditionally that you lost and you'll know where I am. I am going to try as I am able to make his tribute online album, because it's very special and important to me, and I am very grateful for all of your help and generosity for art images with him but if I and disappear for periods of time you'll understand.  I know that grief has stages and I know that I must move through them but one never knows exactly how that will go or how long it will take to at least get to the point of a sort of painful peace.

You just hang in there Lyne, you have friends and an artistic family who are more than willing to send peaceful vibes your way, and share your pain,hopefully lessening it. It's very good that you are able to articulate your grief in this way as I'm sure it will help you recover and move on. I know expressing it to friends helps as I write songs when things like this go down for me, tho it never really stops hurting a little. I find every time i sing about,my Mom, Dad,or my best friends/music teachers[2], who I have laid to rest, I remember yet more good stuff about my life with them so it in fact does get easier if not better..You're in my prayers Lyne

Thank you!! yes...it's why I post...it helps to know friends are "there"!!!

Lyne, Very sorry to hear about your cat. They are like family so losing one is hard. We own 2 cat's. One of them jumped and landed wrong and injured itself. Consequently it has paralyzed something and can't perform it's bodily functions anymore. Barring a miracle we will have to get it put down in about a week or so. My youngest son will be very sad.. Please pray for a miracle.

I am soooo sorry!!! Sending my prayers....!