Halloween Remembrances

[Wendy&Neko]

Every year at Halloween*, there is a long tradition on the Lantus board of remembering those kitties, and sometimes caregivers, who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge during the past year. Despite my time on the Board, I don't know when or how that tradition started. The thought behind the tradition is that the veil between the the two sides of the Bridge are at their thinnest on Halloween. It is the time when we honor those who are no longer with us but who are fondly remembered.

Kitty/FDMB log on Caregiver
Walter/Zelda & Walter Zelda
Mr. Moonie/Shellcat Michelle
Nellie/Skyynett Laura
Squeaky/Jan D Jan
Misty/Linda and Scooter & Jack Linda
Fred/Purrberry Kathleen
Mauer/Sasha V Sasha
Chewie/Virginie Virginie
Casper/Yuling & Casper Yuling
Whiskey/stannarp Patricia
Amethyst/Pamela & Amethyst Pamela
Furball/carfurby Carla
Missy/Vanora Light
Tuvok/KrusiKakes
Raymond James/leecuzz Lee
Biddy/dds35day
Tonka/jmalisiuk Jordi
Ti-Mousse/Ti'Mousse Lyane
Millie/Heidi n 'Millie and... Heidi
Blaze/Blaze and Paola Paola
Micio/Micio&Simone Simone
Molly/Adrienne & Molly Adrienne
Rocket/Karen&Rocket Karen
Tucker/Tucker's Mama CS
Cosmo/thebigfuzz Tanya
Ruckus/Zorrain Zorrain
Ozzy/Ozzy Pawbourne Jo
Babs/Bedina Bedina
Meme/rawia Rawia
Djoko/Marj & Djoko Marj
Teal'c/Patty & Teal's Patricia and Bobby
Bubba/Bobbie and Bubba Bobbie
Bubba/bubbasmom Aimee
Sammy/Paula and Sammy Paula
Benny/Ben&Squirrel Catherine
Brat/Patty and Blue GA & Brat Patty
Blue/Jodie&Eddie&Blue Jodey
Lily/Elizabeth20 Elizabeth
Checkers/Chris and Checkers Christine(Chris)
Maki/Patricia & Maki Patricia
Jessi/Stephania Stephania


My apologies if I've missed anyone. Please add their names to the thread if I've overlooked one of our Lantus/Lev/Biosimilar kitties who left us for the Bridge this year.

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

Beautiful tradition.
Thanks for posting this, Wendy!
Hearty hugs for all the kitty parents here.
Life is never the same when our dearests depart, yet I can't think of anything more precious and beautiful than the love we share with our fur-babies

 

[Jodey&Eddie&Blue]

Every year at Halloween*, there is a long tradition on the Lantus board of remembering those kitties, and sometimes caregivers, who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge during the past year. Despite my time on the Board, I don't know when or how that tradition started. The thought behind the tradition is that the veil between the the two sides of the Bridge are at their thinnest on Halloween. It is the time when we honor those who are no longer with us but who are fondly remembered.

Kitty/FDMB log on Caregiver
Walter/Zelda & Walter Zelda
Mr. Moonie/Shellcat Michelle
Nellie/Skyynett Laura
Squeaky/Jan D Jan
Misty/Linda and Scooter & Jack Linda
Fred/Purrberry Kathleen
Mauer/Sasha V Sasha
Chewie/Virginie Virginie
Casper/Yuling & Casper Yuling
Whiskey/stannarp Patricia
Amethyst/Pamela & Amethyst Pamela
Furball/carfurby Carla
Missy/Vanora Light
Tuvok/KrusiKakes
Raymond James/leecuzz Lee
Biddy/dds35day
Tonka/jmalisiuk Jordi
Ti-Mousse/Ti'Mousse Lyane
Millie/Heidi n 'Millie and... Heidi
Blaze/Blaze and Paola Paola
Micio/Micio&Simone Simone
Molly/Adrienne & Molly Adrienne
Rocket/Karen&Rocket Karen
Tucker/Tucker's Mama CS
Cosmo/thebigfuzz Tanya
Ruckus/Zorrain Zorrain
Ozzy/Ozzy Pawbourne Jo
Babs/Bedina Bedina
Meme/rawia Rawia
Djoko/Marj & Djoko Marj
Teal'c/Patty & Teal's Patricia and Bobby
Bubba/Bobbie and Bubba Bobbie
Bubba/bubbasmom Aimee
Sammy/Paula and Sammy Paula
Benny/Ben&Squirrel Catherine
Brat/Patty and Blue GA & Brat Patty
Blue/Jodie&Eddie&Blue Jodey
Lily/Elizabeth20 Elizabeth
Checkers/Chris and Checkers Christine(Chris)
Maki/Patricia & Maki Patricia
Jessi/Stephania Stephania


My apologies if I've missed anyone. Please add their names to the thread if I've overlooked one of our Lantus/Lev/Biosimilar kitties who left us for the Bridge this year.

Thanks for posting this, Wendy. It matters that it's Halloween, too, when the veil between worlds is thin. All these beautiful kitties. All of you.

 

[Fistuk & Shelly]

That's so very touching

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

They are all both fondly remembered and never forgotten.

Thank you, @Wendy&Neko .

 

[Ben&Squirrel]

Popping up to say hello and thank you for the good wishes. I wonder if the tradition is not also something of an offshoot of Dia de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead, when the dead are thought to come back to visit their loved ones on November 1 and 2. Los animalitos surely come back too.

I miss my Ben terribly, as we all miss those kitties who have gone ahead of us. There is one bright spot, and that is Squirrel. I was worried that she would be too lonely, since she had literally never been alone before, but she loves being the single cat and is happier than ever. At 15 she has even turned into a cuddler. She is pragmatic and looks for comfort in the present.

My condolences to everyone who has lost a furbaby this year. We'll see them again, surely.