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Offline Cooper & Peanut

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Re: Cleo - aged 15 years and 2 months
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2010, 09:32:38 AM »
 :hug: :hug: Hugs to you Lisa at this very sad time. Know exactly what you're going through, lost my 16yr old cat 2 weeks ago. It may be a cliche but the pain does ease with each day that passes. I'm looking forward to when I can think of her and smile rather than burst into tears

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Re: Cleo - aged 15 years and 2 months
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2010, 11:33:08 AM »
I'm so sorry for your loss, Lisa. :care:




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Re: Cleo - aged 15 years and 2 months
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2010, 20:02:53 PM »
Play hard at the bridge Cleo

Always loved and never forgortton

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Re: Cleo - aged 15 years and 2 months
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2010, 19:58:33 PM »
My thoughts are with you Lisa, having lost our old girl Saturday  :grouphug:

RIP sweet little Cleo xx








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Re: Cleo - aged 15 years and 2 months
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2010, 14:44:36 PM »
Oh Lisa  :hug: :hug: :hug:

Most of us know exactly what you are feeling like and it does get less with time, loads of time. I am sure your other cat is feeling the same as you and is also picking up on your grief. Give each other loads of cuddles and time together if you can  :hug: :hug:

RIP  Cleo, you have left a pawprint in your friends hearts

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Re: Cleo - aged 15 years and 2 months
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2010, 14:29:47 PM »
your last sentence says it all really, Lisa

the pain of losing our beloved pets is the price we all have to pay for loving them

a time will come when memories of all the years Cleo shared your life will no longer be subsumed by the pain of losing her - meanwhile, lots of  :hug: :hug: for you
Robert A. Heinlein:
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Re: Cleo - aged 15 years and 2 months
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2010, 14:21:25 PM »
Very sorry to hear this  :hug: I know that right now this doesn't feel like it could possibly be true, but it really does get easier with time. Eventually you will be able to think of her and smile instead of feeling the overwhelming sadness that she is no longer here  :hug:

RIP Cleo, safe and sound at the Bridge by now, waiting until your Mum is ready to collect you xx

The Greatest Gift


I always knew this time would come,
From the very instant our eyes first met.
How I loved you then! How I love you now!
I made a promise then, and I will keep that promise now...
You will not suffer from a pain that will not heal;
You will not know the loss of a life remembered, now gone.

It is for me alone to make this decision,
The price for the bright joy and pure laughter
You brought me during the time we shared.
I am the only one who can decide when it is time.
When my hope dies, and my fear rides high,
Just when I need you most, I must let you go.

It is for you alone to tell me when you are ready
For without your guidance, I will not know
When to lay my grief, my guilt, my anger
My sorrow and my selfish heart aside
And give you this last gift, this greatest gift.
Your eyes will speak to mine, and I will know.

The pain of this moment is excruciating.
Tears stream down my face in a river of sorrow.
And my heart drowns in a pool of grief.
For you have spoken and I have listened,
And unlike other decisions I have made
This one brings no relief...no comfort...no peace.

For if there´s one thing you´ve taught me,
If there´s only one thing I´ve learned...
Unconditional love has a condition after all,
I must be willing to let you go, when you speak to me
I must be willing to help you go, if you cannot go alone.
And I must accept my pain so you can be free of yours.

Go easily now, go quickly now,
Do not linger here, it is time for you to leave.
Go find your strength, go find your youth.
Go find the ones who've gone before you.
You are free to leave me now, free to let your spirit soar
Rest easy now, your pain will soon be gone.

I pray I will find comfort in my memories...
In the dark and lonely days ahead.
I cannot say I will not miss you, I cannot say I will not cry.
For only my tears can heal my broken heart.
But, I promise you this; as long as I live,
You will live, alive in my mind, forever in my heart.

So I give you this last gift, all I have left to give,
And this will be my greatest gift...sending you away.
It is the measure of my unconditional love...
For only the greatest love can say,
"Good-bye, go find the bridge, we'll meet again,
Loving you has been the greatest gift of all."

Forever and Always... Until Rainbow bridge....

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Cleo - aged 15 years and 2 months
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2010, 14:15:52 PM »
I had to have my beautiful girl Cleo put to sleep yesterday. She had health problems for the last month, but slowly deteriorated further until there was nothing more that could be done for her.

I cant believe she is gone. I dont want to be at home because it feels so empty without her (even though we have another cat). I dont want to be away from home as I feel so terrible. I cant eat. I cant sleep.  I miss her so much already.

Our other cat is grieving too and I'm so worried about her. She wont eat either. I've tried everything to get her to eat but she wont.

Please tell me it gets better.
 :(


RIP Cleo, I love you so much. The last 15 years of joy with you were worth the pain I feel now.

 


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