Dearest Emily, our little Princess, you passed away yesterday, I don't think it has really sunk in.

I cannot say much at the moment, words fail me. We loved you with all our hearts and more, you will always be our little Princess. You have been taken from us, a tragic accident, we are shocked and stunned, nothing seems real. This is such a cruel world that we live in. You had so many more years left ahead of you, you were too young to die. 3 losses in 2 years is too much for me to take. I will come back soon when I have more strength to write. Soon, I will post some pictures here of you so everyone can see how truely beautiful and extraorindary looking you were, are. You were, are unique.

Your sister Lucy and our Denis will take care of you now.

Be brave little girl.

Mommy and Daddy need time. It hurts too much.

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Each loss is difficult and losing one after the other makes a person feel so helpless.

I look forward to pictures of your Princess whenever you are ready.

Dear E.M.~

I am so, so, sorry for the loss of your dear Princess Emily. It's so hard to make sense of why these things happen. It makes it even more so with a sudden expected passing like that. I know 5 years ago when I took my little kitten in to get him neutered, and he never came home, the shock was almost unbearable.

Thinking of you and come back and post some pictures of your beautiful girl and her story when you can. Like you said, Lucy and Denis will take care of her now. She is in good hands.

Hugs
Ren, Zorro and Nemo's Mom

Dear E.M.

How very sad it is to hear your litttle Princess Emily has passed away so unexpectedly. Because she passed away so suddenly I'm sure you are still in a state of shock. Truly I do understand how that feels and why words fail you at this time.

When you are ready, I'd love to see pictures and read your wonderful stories about Emily. I can see just how much she was loved by you and your family.

Much love to you and your family E.M. If I remember correctly, you have a young daughter. May you find comfort with each other as you begin yet another journey of surviving the loss of a very special furry family member.

Hugs of love and comfort from my heart to yours,
Beth

Dear E.M. Three losses in two years, now your sweet and so loved Emily. Words fail me, I can only imagine how terrible it is to feel all the rawness over again. For sure, Denis and Lucy are with her, and very close to you as well, courage my dear may their love soothe you and yours in a most mysterious way. Take care, will be looking for your posts.

I am very sorry to hear of your Emily. My Sissycat was taken suddenly by an accident. I can feel your pain and hurt with you!!!

Would really love to hear stories or see pictures when ever you feel up to it.

Hugs to you and your new Angel Emily!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a picture of my very beautiful Princess Emily, she really was every bit a Princess.

i am so very sorry
what a beautiful cat-princess
i can feel how you are missing Emily
Eva

Awwww, Princess Emily does indeed look like a Grand Princess! She has beautiful fur, and the cutest little face. What a cutie...

~NM

Firstly, thank you all - Flossie's Mom, Nemo's Mommy, Goliath, Toonie, Sissycat, and Katzen 11 -for all your kind words, believe me they truely are appreciated. Your kindness goes a long way.

I have to say that I still think I am in shock as to what has happened, I always thought Emily would be around forever, well almost. The house seems so empty without her presence.

Emily was 5 years old and was hit by a car. She had gone out in the early evening and it was not unusual for us to have to call her a dozen or more times to get her to come in, sometimes she would decide to have a night out on the tiles for a bit of night time hunting, it is rich hunting ground where I live in the country.

Emily was originally a feral cat, I found her in the hedgerow when she was a kitten, a few days after my OH found her sister Lucy in our hedgerow. We live on a very quiet country lane but to have both Emily and Lucy hit by cars is too much. After Lucy's death I had been so paranoid about letting the cats out, my last words to them all before they go out are always 'stay off the road' and then I say 'Eyes and Ears', they know what I mean.

Anyway Emily did not come in that night, sometimes I get up in the middle of the night and she would be waiting, other times she would be waiting when we got up. That night I had a really strong and overwhelming feeling that something bad was going to happen. At the time we were doing something else and I put this feeling down to what we were doing. I did not think it was to do with Emily. We should have gone outside, we should have looked for her. My OH found her lying in the middle of the road by the back gate the following morning.

We are both very much devastated. We both alway thought that Emily was the sensible one out of the three - Denver, Daisy and her. How someone could run her over right next to the house and not even knock on the door and let us know is unforgivable. Whoever it was would have known it is our cat as there are only a couple of other properties up the lane and the odds are that it would have been someone local driving past.

We both kept Denver and Daisy in the house for the next couple of days, neither of us could bear the responsibility of opening the door to let them out. They were going stir crazy inside, scratching at the door. We kitted them both out with high viz reflective collars and big reflective I.D. tags even though they will not be going out at night anyway. Daisy has lost hers already.

The resting spot for Denis and Lucy is now getting a bit crowded. We have buried Emily here too. I can't even begin to pick my way through how I feel besides angry. I still somehow think she is still around, in a room lying asleep or waiting to come in and be fed, demanding her special posh biscuits like she would. Everything changes, from the very big to the very small. As for what I am going to miss about her, well the list is endless and one that I can't even get my head around at the moment.

Like her love of Christmas. You can see why in this picture, she loved the crinkling sound of tinsel.

What a beautiful picture, Princess Emily surrounded in gold tinsel, she seems to be telling us that it is her place, it may have been a presage that she was already by then rich beyond her years with all the love and wonderful care that you gave her. Perhaps you can soon look at this picture and know that it means that she did have her golden years with you even if she had to leave earlier than you wanted her to. Rather, think of all she has known and lived, as a feral she might have survived a few years but never as rich as the five wonderful years you gave her. Thanks to your loving heart, her destiny was altered and she must be so grateful and proud that you brought her into your sweet home. She will stay in your heart, once your pain lessens she will purr sweet thoughts to you so that your tears can be soothed. Princess Emily, Lucy and Denis are now the golden tinsel that will surround your dreams and make your life be worth gold. Take care, it will get better, please go on making the world a better place, I know this is what you do so well. Remember what you have once taught me so well: that life is a but a season, just a cycle,they surround us still and we will love them again. Hugs dear E.M. we're here for you.

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's so very tragic when you lose a pet so suddenly. I just lost my puppy Jasper on Saturday to the same type of accident - he was hit by a truck going too fast on a 25 mile an hour road.

I know how you feel and my heart goes out to you. There is a huge hole there that seems like will never be filled again. The constant sobbing, seeing little things that remind you of your pet - it's so very hard. Please accept my sincere condolences and a huge hug from a stranger that understands. ((((((HUG)))))))

Your Emily truly is a beautiful little princess. The second picture of her would perfect for a Christmas card. Though I haven't had a cat in our home in many years, I do remember how much they loved playing with the garland and tinsel.

It's hard to come to terms and acceptance of losing a pet so suddenly. The love we have with them is what makes our world go around. Their reciprocal love and energy keeps our worlds turning. What a blow it is when our world comes to a screeching halt, catching us completely off guard. Mourning the loss of a special furry love has got to be the most difficult and heartbreaking expereiences I have ever been forced to face. We can only work through the deep grief and anguish because there is no way around it.

I'm so glad we have each other to lean on here at LS.

Wishing you peace, comfort, and love.

Hugs,
beth

What lovely pictures!!!!

Hugs!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, I'm so sorry for this tragic death of Emily. It's hard enough when we have some time to kind of prepare, but to be taken so suddenly is nearly unbearable. I've lost babies in this way, too. I know how painful it is. My heart goes out to you in the loss of your pretty little girl, EM.

Toonie, what you wrote was truely wonderful, thank you so much, it brought tears to my eyes. You write straight from the heart and we all here on LS are very lucky to have you. I must, as you so rightly say, think of her time here as her golden years compared to the life she could have had. Given how timid and nervous she always was I often thought how amazing that she let me pick her up out of the hedge in the first place. Things could have been so different for the both of us had she took fright and ran away. Instead we was blessed to have had her company as short as it was.

Grieving in Michigan, please accept my sincere condolences for your loss of Jasper and thank you for taking the time to respond to my post despite your own grief. I do believe also that you made the right decision despite how awful it is and I hope in time this will sit more comfortably with you. I think it is only human nature to second guess ourselves but hope with the passing of time you will find once again that the decision was the right one for Jasper and his quality of life that would have laid ahead. Keep in touch and let us know how you are doing. Hugs to you too.

Goliaths Mom, thank you for your kind words too. And yes like you say we have to work round our own grief because there is no way of avoiding it. My OH went for 3 days without barely saying a word about Emily because he was too cut up. I eventually said to him that it is ok to talk about it, is ok to cry and he shouldn't bottle it up as it does no good. I think this was what he needed to open himself up and after a heart rendering few hours he thank me for doing that.

Sissy Cat and Nicoles Mom, thank you too also for stopping by and posting, it means a great deal to not just me but I am sure to Emily too.

Luckily I am being called upon to help a baby rabbit which is so small it is probably only about a month old I guess. The bad news is that Denver brought it into the garden. We took her to the vets this morning and they said she has a clean break in her foot and that as she is young they hope she will mend quite quickly without any treatment apart from painkillers. We have taken her home, bought a cage, food and bedding and will look after her. I will be giving her regular doses of Reiki in hope of a good recovery. She has had a stressful day today so I don't expect to see much of her but hopefully tomorrow she may feel better and get used to her new surroundings, it must be a shock for a little rabbit that lives in the wild. Fingers crossed for her anyway. I half wondered if Denver brought it home for me as a present to keep and it looks like my daughter has ideas about keeping her permanently too. We have called her Ella and I will keep you posted of her recovery.

EM, I am so sorry for the tragic loss of your beloved Princess Emily. It's hard to believe that someone could hit her and just not even ring your doorbell to let you. I don't understand people like that. Sudden losses are just so hard to take. It's like a huge piece of our heart just got ripped in two, and we are left to try and make sense of it and pick up the pieces. Although I have never truly been able to understand why things like this happen, all I have come to realize is that they are still with us no matter what, they never truly leave us, and their energy. love and spirit is with us always.

I am sure Denis and Lucy are surrounding Princess Emily with love, sunshine, and everything she loves. She is safe in their arms.

That's so wonderful you were able to open your heart and help out that baby rabbit in your grief. It does indeed seem to me that Denver brought you this baby to help heal you during this hard time.

And you're right, in this crazy world, the fact that you and Emily were able to find each other, and share that kind of love is a joy that should be celebrated and cherished. Sometimes they are not with us for long, but the pawprints left on our heart and soul are forever, and we are forever changed by their love.

Hugs
~NM