R.I.P. - "Midnight" (My cat)

[Lady Kara]

Boy do I feel like crap right now. My dad took my cat to go see a vet this morning, and sadly we learned she had cancer in one of her ears. So, we had to put her to sleep. It was very painful for me since I love her so much and have become so close to her the 12 years that she's been alive. Because of this, my mother made me be the one to bury her. That was kinda hard to do, too, but at least I got to say goodbye to her for one last time. My "chibi kuroneko" and "chibi kage tora" (nicknames I used the most for her). Gosh, I'm already missing her deeply...

What was especially hard was that it took them 2 times to put her to sleep. But that does bring a smile to me - Midnight was a true "warrior kitty" to the end. Yet, even with all the spirit and determination she had, letting her go for a week or more would've been cruel and inhumane. She wasn't eating, for one thing. If the cancer didn't kill her, malnutrition would've (and be painful for her).

So raise a glass and give respect for the coolest black tabby ever to grace this world with her loveable quirks and almost doglike loyalty.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Tweekz/Midnight-RIP.jpg

[redeyes15]

Well, sorry to hear about midnight, but its all for the better like you said. If that wouldnt have happened to it, midnight would have died a painful death of malnutrition.

[praetoritevong]

I'll toast to that.

You did the right thing Kara. And she'll be with you. Such close longtime friends always leave their mark, and their presence will always be there.

[kimishiro]

I'm very sorry for your loss, and I can relate to how you feel. You can tell how much someone loved another, by the impression it leaves within them. Its hard to put into words, but I feel that when you love someone or something as strongly as you did, it grows in your heart. Then when it is gone, it leaves behind a wound (or hole for instance). The greater the love, the greater the wound.

By your actions, you show others how much you cared, and it is something admirable. If only the rest of the world could pause and speculate what you had, so that they might understand how to love not just one another, but all things around us in the way that you did.

Like I said, such things are not easily discussed, and I for one can never express fully what I'm trying to share. I'm just glad to see compassionate people, for that lets me know that I'm not alone

May love be with you,
Kimi

[Lugiasian]

I'm really sorry, Kara... I hope Midnight's in a better place now. (She's so adorable, yet so awesome and cool-looking^-^) Like everyone before me has said, it's better that she died quickly and painlessly than slowly and agonizingly.

I've lived for 13 years in the same place and have never owned a puppy or a kitty. All I've ever had were two hermit crabs that died after about a year, and a turtle I called Scrappy which we had to throw in the lake after he got too big for his tank... I've never really felt the joy of caring for something and have it love you back. I couldn't really pet my turtle, and my hermit crabs just crawled out of my hand... Maybe once we've moved, I could convince my parents to get me a puppy or a kitty.

You guys really sounded like you were close... I've never felt such a bond with an animal before, but I'm sure it must be a very strong one. If it's anything like the bond I share with Lee, or any of my friends, then it must be an amazing one...

Anyway, best wishes Kara.... Hope you feel better. Here, have a cookie:

(>^.^)>(::)

Cookies make everyone feel at least a little better...

[Lady Kara]

*sniff* Thanks a lot, and all you said was cool.

I think we're cursed, because last Thursday my sister's hamster, "Irvine", died suddenly and now we're both grieving (and I miss that little ham-ham, too; especially how cute he looked when he put his little paws on the cage to peer up at me if I went near him). Now our backyard is a little pet cemetary, including my sister's Koi fish "Amidamaru" that she lost last year. *sigh*

Here's something interesting - my sister thinks Midnight's ghost is haunting our house, and I kind of agree. For a few nights, I've had the sensation that she's pounced into my bed like she always used to do. Even felt like she was curled up in a ball near my feet like she used to. Quite an eerie sensation...

[Nyaa-Neko]

Yeah, my four cats I think haunt me. I know how you feel; I lost my cat Chloe when I was a little girl, and then Hisser (a boy kitty who looked similar to Midnight) and Windsor in one year, then Gauss the next. I grew up with those three guys and girl...sniff...
If it's any help, all I know is that when somebody leaves you forever, it gives room for somebody else to come in. One of my cats, named Shannon, I think is Chloe reincarnated. I have two cats now, Shannon and Sophie, and although I miss the old four, it's nice to know that my new cats are here now.
May Midnight rest in peace...

[RLRL]

I used to have 2 cats, a jet black girl called Sooty, and a ginger tom called fluffy... yes i realise that fluffy is a female cat name, but my mum named it... Sooty died a couple of years ago, it was really nasty, she was old and had a stroke and bit her tonge as she did it... My other cat is still literally a kitten on the inside, he plays with everything...

I'm really sorry to hear about your cat kara, its wierd, we always appreciate things so much more when they're gone, hold on to the nicest memories and you'll be fine... ^_^

[The Titan]

Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Moonlit_Angel]

I'm sorry to hear that she passed away. :( It's always sad to let go of someone special, but nothing can last forever. Just be glad that she is probably happy right now. You'll see her again, someday.

I've had to let go of pets, but I've never let one go that I've known for 12 years. That must have been painful, and I can imagine the odd feeling in your heart that tells you you'll never see her again. I had to watch some of my animals die so slowly... and it breaks your heart. They suffer and look like they need your help, but they flicker out so slowly and there's no way to help. I remember being scarred for a long time afterwards, watching my chick die incredibly slowly. I was attached to her. I always had haunting images for at least two weeks, but I moved on. I have never seen a dead human in reality, though, and I still wonder how that would feel.