Just a short note for now--I posted what was going on with him when I found out he had cancer and only had a short time to live.

Junior is gone--He crossed over to be with his housemates about 15 minutes ago--
His last 5 minutes were a little tough for him--but I held him and walked him until his last breath--I want to stop crying, but I can't---He will be missed because he had his own special personality--and even though we have a bunch of furbabies, to help ease the pain---he will be missed!!!!!

I will post his name to Rainbow Bridge for the candlelight ceramony and will have him cremated and bring him back home--so he will be with us--still--

He was a very brave kitty during this time---Mommy and Daddy love you Junior and we will miss you---


"Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives..."

John Galworthy

I was so saddened to awake this morning and learn that your precious Junior had passed on. Please accept my deepest sympathy and empathy for the grief and sorrow you are feeling at this ever so raw and painful time. You were blessed to be able to be with each other right up until the very end where you carried him in your loving arms. You will continue now to carry him in your heart along with all the beautiful memories you and he made together.

There is no doubt that your little Junior has earned his wings and become an official furangel. We are so blessed to ever have known such a love that is of pure innocense. Junior knew you were with him as you spent your last hours together and he loved you all the more for it.

As your tears continue to fall they will help wash away the deep agony and rawness of your pain. The journey of healing is long. The people in these forums can help you cope with the sadness. Have faith that all of us are here for you.

When you are ready tell us more about Junior and the love you had and have for him. The exchanges of love and caring in these forums have helped me tremendously since I first came here in early January. It is here that we carry each other through the worst of times as well as the best of times.

May you and your husband be blessed with peace and comfort on this sad day.

I am terribly sorry for the loss you are feeling right now, but I am so happy that you were able to be there with your Junior until the very end.

They know when we are there.

Take care of yourself, cry all you need to and take solice in the furry ones you still have.

I hope you're feeling better soon.

-Namaste, Libby

You have my full sympathies, what a hard process it is to separate from those souls that we so much love and for whom we want to do the best for. I too was with both my cats when their end came and most definitely I still would accompany my babies this way. I think we all choose what we can do and we do what we can, throughout their lives and until the end. My last hour with my soulmate was so hard, but it is only during the last few weeks, where, call it animal spirit telepathy, divine intervention or just my imagination talking sense to me, but in the depth of my sorrow and self doubt a strong thought came to me and said as if it were Yukon himself :"You kept stroking me and kept loving me until my last breath.''

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your dear Junior. I hope that the happy memories will console you during this time of grief.

I have posted to you about Junior in the Sickness section and have followed his progress...especially about his friend being near him...sensing something was going on.

I am very sorry for your loss of Junior..I know too well that horrible disease taking so many special ones away from us.

Junior is at peace now. That disease cannot hurt him anymore.

Yes, you will miss him terribly because he was his own special baby but now he resides oh so peacefully in your heart and his memories will always be there for you.

I'm glad you do have others around you...it is harder to be alone with none..at least that's what I felt. I have had one at home when losing one and also none at home and it is the none at home that made my grief worse...as if it could be worse.

Thank you for posting this update. We felt a part of your family when you told us about Junior and now you have given us a sense of closure that knowledge of what happened provides.

Hugs to you and your husband..... and we share in your tears.

Thanks to all of you for your support--

I took him to the vets on Friday and he'll be back with us next week--

He is missed--because he did his little things that he only did--No one comes running and meowing loudly when I am in the kitchen cooking or when we are eating----No one comes running to the bathroom door--to be let in so he could drink from the faucet--

It's not so bad during the day--but it is very clear he is gone---last nite was a little hard as I cried a little before I fell asleep----

He's been enrolled in the Candlelight Ceramony at Rainbow Bridge for Monday nite-

Thank goodness for this place--it helps so much

Mary

I am terribly sorry about your loss, and feel part of it as I just went through the exact thing two weeks ago. The crying slows down, but I fear the empty space will be there to some extent for a long time.
They leave so many traces of themselves in our lives there are constant reminders...Like the philodendron that mine is not eating any more, the missing lump in the bed, and the empty sunny wndow....

Bless you Junior. Your pain and suffering is over. Mistletoe, know that Junior is now is Jesus's lap and he is loving him and keeping him until you can be together again. Junior held out as long as he could because of the Love he recieved from you. You were his comfort and source of Love until he left. The Love Junior received from you, he has taken with him and is everlasting. We are only separated by these mortal bodies.

I will keep you in my prayers and pray for your comfort and healing. Please know that everyone else on this board are doing the same. Just know there are so many of us that keep you on our minds and in our hearts.

May God Bless You and lessen your pain.

Nickels Mom

I am sorry that I have not been back to update all of you--Junior was creamated and is now back with us----We still miss him and he is thought of everyday-
Even though I used to get upset at some of the things he did---I would dearly love for him to still be around--He really was a great Furbaby!!!!

Thank you for your support and thoughts----

Mary

Thanks for coming back to update us. I wish you hugs, peace and healing. I can "see" Junior as an angel sitting on your shoulder and watching over you with love.

Welcome back Mary and thank you for the update. So may times I wonder about people and how they are doing when I don't see them. Even when visits are few and far apart we can always pick up where we have left off because we never forget those who come here and become an important member of our extended family.

Take good care of yourself Mary and may peace be with you.