h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

My beloved cat Sammy died yesterday at the age of 14.5 yrs. Sammy (Sampson Love) was a pure breed shaded-cameo persian that I rescued from a pet store. He had an eye infection that wouldn't clear up, so the breeder had given the pet store a credit and they were going to destroy him. With love, care, and a good environment, the infection cleared up and never returned again. He was my first pet in my life as an adult.

He rode with me when I relocated cross country and endured multiple local moves in his life. Each time he adapted quickly to his new surroundings. He put up with my unstable early adult years. He was there when I got married and there when I divorced. He received my children with grace and patience and would even let them pet him once in a while. He comforted me through the death of both my grandmothers. He kept me company on the late nights when I was working on homework and papers to finish my degree. He was more affectionate and cuddly than cats are supposed to be.

He will be dearly missed.

I'm very sorry about your loss, I know how hard it is to lose a beloved pet

Awwww, Teri

My heart goes out to you. I know what it's like to lose a much loved member of the family.

Sorry to hear of you loss Teri

Thank you dear friends. It is hard for me to write or think about.

at a loss for comforting words but wish I could give you a more substantial

Oh, how awful. I do hope he had a decent, peaceful death. All we can console ourselves with in these circumstances is the animal undoubtedly had a far more comfortable life, with a loving family, than he would have had in the wild.

And if you hadn't rescued him...oh dear, the prospects were very bleak.

RIP Sammy.I should think a is more suitable than.

Poor you, there will be a big fluffy gap.

zdt

I'm so sorry.

My border Collie was my best friend. She was there when my mother died. She sat at the foot of my bed, and refused to leave me when I had broncitus. When I had the knee repacement operations she walked slower so I could keep up. She fell asleep aged 85 in doggie years, and a more faithful loving loyal life never existed.
My heart goes out to you.

I'm so very sorry, teri.
How blessed you were to have such a loyal and loving pet in Sammy.
Sending you my caring thoughts and heartfelt condolences.

Thank you for your kind thoughts. It's amazing how important the littler creatures in our lives are to us.

Sorry to hear about this and so late.



how ya coping?

Just came back from holidays and I read this when we just got our cats back from the pension where they'd stayed for three weeks. It's uncanny how much a small friendly creature like a cat can make a difference in our lives.

I was very sorry to read this...
Love,
baw

Terri

Tonight I had a knock on the door to tell me that our beloved Tequila was lying dead beside the road. She had obviously died instantly and been moved to the verge by the driver (who made no attempt to find her owner).

She did not actually belong to me - she moved in the day we did and refused to leave under any circumstances. She "lived" next door and it took some diplomatic skills with the neighbours to live in peace. I promised that I wouldn't feed her and we (mostly) stuck to that .

I threw her out at bedtime every night - and every night she came back in via any open window. She spent every night on my lap while I was on the PC and spent most nights on my bed. She was there to greet me every morning and every time my car pulled in the drive.

As a doggie person I can't believe how she crept under my radar and into my .

Am in bits tonight and can now understand even better your loss.

very tonight - and lonely!

Spit


Being a and person myself I totally understand how you fell Spit.

That should've been "feel" of course

Thanks Bed

have had a very itty day today - this helped