6/15 - Sandy has lost Tessie Lou

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Sandy took Tessie Lou to the vet this morning for a biopsy of suspected mammary cancer.

Tessie Lou passed away as they were administering the anesthesia. They never even got to the procedure itself. The vet tried all of the life-saving techniques and spent 30 minutes doing CPR. It was not to be.

Tessie Lou was an "old soul" -- one of those very special cats who would look you in the eye and you could see the wisdom and light. And she loved Sandy immeasurably.

Sandy will be on later to post more. Fly free, Tessie Lou.
 
Oh No! Fly free Tessie Lou! You were indeed a wise soul and knew when it was time. ((((((((((((Sandy)))))))))))) We all know how much you will miss her, she will never be truly gone from your heart.

Lighting a candle to guide Tessie Lou to the Bridge. rb_icon
 
This is just devastating. Sandy, I am sooo sorry for your lost. I'll be praying for you. Tessie Lou had just the best life ever with you and I know she just loved you so much. I just have no words. I'm so sad for you.
 
(((((((((HUGS)))))))))) I don't know what to say Sandy. I have been thinking about you all day wondering how the procedure was going. This is just a complete shock. Tessie Lou loved you so much and knew how much you loved her. I know there is nothing I can say that will make it any better, but know that I am thinking about you and sending a candle for sweet Tessie Lou to find her way to the bridge.
 
I'm so sorry for your loss. Fly free Tessie Lou.

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((((Sandy))))

I am speechless and so, so sorry. My heart is breaking along with yours.

Our cats are so wise -- sometimes much wiser than we can possibly be. Tessie knew it was her time. I know you didn't want her to go through any unnecessary pain or suffering. She took that hard decision out of your hands so your heart would be free. What a good girl.

I'm doing my best to not shed tears at work but I'm crying nonetheless. Your little girl deserves those tears. She will be missed.

Fly free little one and land softly. Many of ours who we dearly love and miss will be waiting at the Bridge for you.
 
Oh (((Sandy)))....Mike called me at TBP to tell me and I cannot quit crying for you. Your girl was so, so special and she had so much love from you in her short time here. I hope you know how heartbroken all of us are for you and for this tragic loss of your sweet baby girl.

Fly free and gentle journey little Tessie Lou. We will light a candle for you as you make your way to meet the other GAs and cross the Rainbow Bridge. You will be greatly missed by your bean and by all of us in LL.
 

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oh, Sandy... I am so, so sorry. Was not the update any of us were expecting. ((hugs)) You must be just reeling. Know that we are all here when you're ready.

Fly free, sweet Tessie Lou. You will be dearly missed.
 
OH NO!! How awful and how sudden! I am so very sorry ((((((((((((((((((((((((SANDY)))))))))))))))))))))))

Wrapping you in many cyber hugs. Tessie Lou is flying free now, whole and healthy over the Rainbow Bridge. rb_icon

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I don't even know what to say ... hugs to you all .. I think sienne said it best .. tessie lou did not want you to have to make such a hard choice later on ... She will forever be loved and missed... Fly Free Pretty Girl ...
 
Sandy, I'm so very sorry. You are such a loving person and I wish there was some way to ease your pain.
Tessie Lou will be missed so much. We worried with you as you were going on this unknown journey with her, but I'm sure no one expected this outcome. ((((Sandy)))))

I'm glad her yesterdays were full of love with you. She left this world with dignity and pain free.
My thoughts and heart are with you on this sad day.

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(((((((Sandy)))))))) I lost my breath reading the subject line. My heart hurts for you, I am crying. I am so very sorry. Having recently lost Maverick at a routine vet appointment I can understand the immensity of what you are feeling. I couldn't drive home and had to have my husband pick me up I couldn't stop crying. I saw him hooked up to the tubes and they tried CPR to save him also. It was so unreal that I was leaving him there. I did get to hold him for a half hour in a quiet room but I am still so sad that I didn't get to say goodbye or tell him I loved him one more time. Coming home to everything as we left it expecting our lives to be the same. Every single thing is a reminder that he should be here but he wasn't. There is a guilt. It is part of grieving. I took him to a new vet, which was a 20 minute longer drive. It was right beside a major highway and a transport startled him. I was talking to the vet so she wasn't examining him. Maybe if she started with meeting him, she could have seen that he wasn't okay. That I didn't know Main Coones could have heart disease. But I did not allow myself to spiral from the grief. I know in my heart that taking him to that vet was out of love. Everything I did was out of love. And if love was enough he would have lived forever. I tell him I miss him and I love him and I am grateful for our time together. I would have selfishly preferred a long illness and more time with him. But that wasn't in the cards. If Tessie Lou had cancer, she was spared any pain and stress of treatment. It isn't fair though.

There are no words to make you feel better. Grief is the hardest pain. But we are all here for you to support you to come through the pain until you can think of your sweet baby without crying. That day will come. I promise you. The physical pain lifted when I had Maverick home with me after his cremation.

I didn't realize this was a well known poem but it helped me when I was waiting for Maverick...

Look not where I was
For I am not there
My spirit is free
I am everywhere

In the air that you breathe
In the sounds that you hear
Don't cry for me Mom
My spirit is near

I'll watch for you
From the other side
I'll be the one running
New friends by my side

Smile at my memory
Remember in your heart
This isn't the end
It's a brand new start

I truly wish I could give you a real hug.
 
oh my....speechless indeed....did not think this outcome...

Sandy,
i'm sooooo terribly sorry for your loss of Tessie Lou....i'm at a loss here for words....know you are in my thoughts and prayers as you deal with this tremendous loss....

my heart goes out for you

FLY FREE TESSIE LOU wings_cat
 
My heart sank seeing this.
I am so sorry your sweet girl has left you.
Tears for you Sandy.

Fly free sweet Tessie Lou. Wishing you safe landings.
Another star will shine brightly tonight.

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Oh! My heart is breaking for you. I know how much Tessie Lou means to you and how you loved her.

Fly Free Sweet Tessie Lou
 
(((((Sandy)))))
Like the others, I'm speechless and in shock. I'm so very, very sorry for your loss. My heart is breaking for you.
Tessie Lou was indeed a wise soul. A candle is lit in her honor... lighting her way to the Rainbow Bridge.

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wings_cat Fly free beautiful Tessie Lou...
 
OMG hearing about Tessie Lou breaks my heart. I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you Sandy.
 
(((Sandy))) My heart is breaking for you right now. I know that you did not expect to lose her so soon. Life is so unfair sometimes. You did everything right, and everything possible to help her, but it was not meant to be. Her memory will live on here among your many friends in LL, and she is being welcomed to the Bridge by the others who have gone ahead. Fly free, Tessie Lou. You were loved.
 
(( Sandy ))

Sandy, I am so sorry for your sudden loss of sweet Tessie Lou. I can only think that she chose her time to spare you future pain and worry, though I know that doesn't help the pain now.

Fly free, sweet girl.
 
Sandy, I am so sorry to read this. I haven't been around much, and I don't think I ever posted in one of your condos, but my heart aches for you. The loss of my Emma is still fresh in my mind. I can only imagine the grief and pain you are feeling.
 
((Sandy)) I am so sorry and heartbroken for you. I am also at a loss as to what to say as it was so unexpected. My heart and prayers go out to you. Hugs.
 
Oh (((Sandy))), I'm stunned. My heart is just breaking for you. I"m so very very sorry for your pain.
Tessie Lou wanted to spare you more heartache, and took any further decisions out of your hands.
Sweet sweet girl. wings_cat
 
OH, NO!!! This is so unexpected!

so terribly sorry to hear this!

land softly, dear one.

all four of us lighting candles for sweet little TL

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Oh No! I am so shocked to read this. Sandy, I am so sorry for Tessie Lou's passing. My heart breaks for you. Fly free precious Tessie Lou.

Pattie
 
Oh no.....many tears for you. ((((Sandy)))) Fly free Tessie Lou....you are loved and you will be missed by many.
 

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(((((Sandy))))

Oh no! When I saw this online I was in shock, my heart just sank. I have always had a special place in my heart for you and (((((Tessie Lou))))). I know the pain of this terrible loss. My heart breaks everytime I think of Witty. I am so very sorry that Tessie has gone to the rainbow bridge to be with our other angels and my heart goes out to you Sandy.

Fly Free Miss Tessie Lou wings_cat . (tears now).
 
((((((Sandy)))))

My heart aches for you right now my dear. I just saw the video you made yesterday of Tessie Lou and your civvie.....and then I saw this post. I'm so sorry Sandy. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

Fly Free Tessie Lou, Fly Free
 
OMG ((((((((SANDY)))))))) I am crying so many tears for you, This is such a shock! I am so fragile myself, and I feel what you are feeling so much..Just remember,she had a beautiful loving life with you, You gave her all you could..I did give Copper chemo beccause I had to, but he only lived a week--
I feel your pain, My heart really bleeds for you--I am so so sorry this has happened..We are here for you.
Comforting Hugs from US!
We will light a candle to light her way--Copper & so many GA's will be there to greet her.
 
Oh no, what sad news! I haven't been around in the last couple of days to check condos and was shocked to see this today. I know how much you loved Tessie Lou and she had the same love for you. As others have said, Tessie Lou knew it was time and she really didn't want you to have to go through the pain of making a tough decision. I also had a kitty pass away during a procedure at the vet. I know how heartbreaking it is to get the news, especially when you are not expecting it. My heart breaks for you and I will be lighting a candle for dear sweet Tessie Lou tonight. Hugs and prayers.
 
I too, was shocked to read this. ((((((((((Sandy)))))))))) I am so sorry for your loss. My heart is aching for you.
She sure picked an easy way to go. I'm sorry you weren't prepared for this.

Fly Free Baby Girl
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Land Softly.
 
Sandy I am so sorry of your loss of your sweet Tessie Lou. It is so hard when we lose one of our loved ones so fast without warning. I lost my dog Spence that way and it's hard to understand. Just know that Tessie Lou knew you loved her very very much. She will always be a part of you.

Fly Free Sweet Tessie Lou. rb_icon

(((Sandy)))
 
(((((((((Sandy)))))))))) I don't even know what to say, words seem so inadequate. I know there are a lot of tears flowing in LL for you today.

Fly free, little girl. You will be missed. wings_cat
 
I haven't posted much in LL but check it often and try to keep up on the kitties' condos there.

I'm so sorry to see this - your baby has been spared the fight but the pain so sudden is such a shock to you. I'm so sorry - they are so much a part of our lives.

My heart goes out to you in your sorrow.

Emmy & Dude (& Mittsi too)
 
oh no!.... My heart breaks for you, this is just so heartbreaking. I am so very very sorry. I remember you wrote yesterday of spending the afternoon on the porch with your girl. Those moments will travel with Tessie Lou as she traveled to the bridge. She loved you more than words can say. May there be comfort for you there. She will always be there with you.

Fly free little one, you will not be forgotten. rb_icon

Tessie Lou, I am so sorry that you were taken from us so soon. I will miss you so much. Tonight all the kitties will remember you, we will light candles for you, to guide you on your journey. I send this photo to you so you may always have rainbows, and grass and trees to climb. ~~ Mannie
 

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(((((Sandy))))) Words cannot express what I felt tonight when I logged on to read your condo. We are so very sorry that you had to lose your baby so suddenly. It does seem as if she picked her time to leave because she loved you so much and did not want to see your sadness as her disease progressed. Hold on to your wonderful memories of Tessie Lou, and think of her always as she was last night, sitting peacefully with you on the porch and loving you unconditionally.

Fly free, sweet Tessie Lou, on your beautiful new golden wings. We will miss you and we will never forget you. Watch over your family and let them know that you are well and with your many friends at the Bridge.

In deepest sympathy,
Ella, Edward, Rusty, and Stu (GA)
 
Sandy, in the midst of the heartbreak, I hope you remember what a wonderful mom to you have been to Tessie Lou. Now she is without pain - a life full of love followed by a journey to the bridge, where all our loved GA kitties will greet her.

Fly free, Tessie Lou, into the company of good friends.
 
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