I lost her a month ago 7/18/09. I don't know what happened to her. If she was hit. Just died of something I didn't catch. Got into something. I just wish I knew. I've even wondered if I had hit her as she had taken to lying where I park my car. She didn't look like she had been hit and I didn't see anything when I went around and opened the passenger door and got the pizza out. I just got home from work, put the pizza on the table and called for the cats. She didn't come. I looked out the back door where I had just come in and there she was at the foot of the ramp, lying under my dad's van. He had been home all day. I thought she was asleep and called to her. She lifted her head then dropped it. She was lying in a puddles of drool and urine. She spasmed when I picked her up and brought her to my bed. Her eyes were dilated and she spasmed when I put her in the box to take her to the vet. Then she was gone. I live in the city so I just drove her to the shelter and had them take her.


It's been a month. The first week was rough. Then I was ok.... I thought...until yesterday...and today. I'm just a blubbering mess. God I miss her. It will be a month tomorrow.

I had her for 13 years. She was a 4 week old kitten when I found her. The first one I raised. I was the only one she trusted. She was the one that comforted me when my mother was so ill. She was the one that stayed close by or in my lap those three days I when my mother went into her final crisis and passed.


How do I get through this?

Thinking of you Giselle.
What a stunning cat, I just so love those eyes, you will never forget them.
Hope by the time you read this you are feeling a little bit better.
elaine

I'm so sorry for your loss. Your baby is just beautiful. I wish I could tell you how to get through it, but all I can say is, it's hard. It's so hard. It does get a little easier in time, but I know that's not much comfort now.

Magdalene

I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my dog Magnus on August 7, and I've just been trying to take it one day at a time. Some days are easier than others. Some moments are good, some are bearable, and some are crushing, but I think this is the expected.

You had Isabel for 13 years. I know how that feels; I had Magnus for over 14. Maybe we're not ever really supposed to get over their loss. Oh, I think the days get easier, and I do think that the day will come when you can think of your pet fondly, but I don't believe it's something you ever "get over."