GA Luna has passed.

pevsfreedom

pevsfreedom

Member Since 2015
Luna went OTJ 1 month ago. She died laying in bed with me last night. I am crushed. We beat diabetes - I gave my heart and soul to her and she gave all that back and so much more. She made my life. RIP my baby bug, Luna. Thanks to all of you who helped me over the years and I wish all of you give your loved ones a hug and kiss.

Please check the "free" forum later on. I have a lot of stuff to help others with their diabetes.

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Always breaks my heart to read of these passings...fly free sweet Luna, land softly on the other side of the rainbow bridge. I'm sure you're already playing with the other GA's waiting there...

Peace and blessings to you mama bean...sending hugs and healing vines for that broken heart of yours...cat_wings>o:bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Thank you everyone.

When we got her she hated our other cats and was 20lbs, 450+ blood sugar. They said she'd never get along with other cats, of which we had . Flash forward 4 years and she lost 15lbs and had an average blood sugar of 100 without insulin, and she loved our other cats and let them bathe her and she returned the favor. She had suspected acromegaly (99%), was blind, deaf, total spinal fusion, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, liver and kidney issues, declawed (before we got her) but she was always happy, and meowing, and trying to get her next "fix" (food). She never fought me on testing once. She never had a problem taking a pill. She went with us everywhere. I'd take her in my car to pick my wife up from work. We went camping with her on a leash. She was always happy, and I'd have conversations with her for hours about this and that. She was my best friend.

She was special. From the second I walked into the Best Friends animal shelter in Los Angeles she was the first thing I saw. I fell in love immediately. They told me the medication would be $400 and require life long treatment. I didn't care. I knew I found my best friend. We survived through each other. I am so grateful for her to have been in my life. I loved her painfully. I am glad she passed in her sleep, on pain medicine, right with me and my arm around her in bed. I wouldn't have wished it any other way. My heart and body and mind feel numb, but I know it was her time, and am grateful that this angel decided to warm my cold heart for 4 beautiful years.
 
Dear (((John & Alison))),
We are so very sorry that it was Luna's time to begin her new adventure. At the Bridge she will be "in good paws" with all of our GAs. There will be a grand welcome there for her tonight.
You had a wonderful bond with your girl. Farewell, dear Luna. Fly free! You are much loved. cat_wings>o

In deepest sympathy,
Ella & Edward, Rusty (GA), and Stu (GA)
 
You took her from that shelter and gave Luna her life back. We have done the same thing and there were never any of the "issues" described to us. It sounds like she had kind of a rough life but never complained. Humans could learn something from that.
She is now across the bridge snuggled up to her new friends, pain free and she has her claws back!
Please take care of each other. :bighug: :bighug: :bighug:
 
I read Luna's story through my tears. I am so sorry. I am also so grateful that there are people in the world who see beyond challenges and say, "I don't care!" If only every animal could be as loved as Luna.

Run free pretty gal.
 
Noah & me (GA) said:
You took her from that shelter and gave Luna her life back. We have done the same thing and there were never any of the "issues" described to us. It sounds like she had kind of a rough life but never complained. Humans could learn something from that.
She is now across the bridge snuggled up to her new friends, pain free and she has her claws back!
Please take care of each other. :bighug: :bighug: :bighug:
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She had the strongest arms of any cat. She'd go at scratching posts and furniture so hard without her claws, it was so cute. Pain free and has her claws back :) I like that notion.
 
I've buried many Kitties in my flower garden & it NEVER gets easier. My heart breaks each time. I cry for you & your family.
I know it will take awhile but eventually our hearts heal & we have wonderful memories of the unconditional love we had from our animal companion.

Wishing you all the best & know there are many people that feel your pain & send loving thoughts to you all.:) :bighug:
 
Beck and Grandpa said:
I read Luna's story through my tears. I am so sorry. I am also so grateful that there are people in the world who see beyond challenges and say, "I don't care!" If only every animal could be as loved as Luna.

Run free pretty gal.
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People have to look out for domesticated animals. We're the ones who bred them and made them our companions. To turn their back on them in any situation is wrong. I am so grateful for this forum - I was a total confused idiot when I took Luna home... like "what the hell is diabetes.. cats can get it?". I spent maybe a year or two just reading this forum, for hours. I met many people from this forum in Los Angeles. Eventually I got to the point where I could help others, and I was the one educating the vet on diabetes. Luna couldn't have made it any easier for me though. The first time I tried to test her we wrapped her up in a blanket and it was so ridiculous - if she could talk she would have said (and I soon found out) to just put her on the table and poke me in the ear and I'll not move a muscle. She was the strongest willed cat I've ever known, blood sugar dropping down to the 20s when times were tough, and she'd just be totally normal with me freaking out. She never showed a sign of weakness and was the leader of the little pack at our house (5 cats now). I'll miss that sweet girl.
 
JoyBee&Ravan said:
I've buried many Kitties in my flower garden & it NEVER gets easier. My heart breaks each time. I cry for you & your family.
I know it will take awhile but eventually our hearts heal & we have wonderful memories of the unconditional love we had from our animal companion.

Wishing you all the best & know there are many people that feel your pain & send loving thoughts to you all.:) :bighug:
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I wrapped her in a quilt my wife knitted when she was a child. I printed out some song lyrics (Brokedown Palace) by the Grateful Dead and included them in there with her, along with her collar. We'll be putting her to rest in the earth today.

"Fare you well, fare you well, I love you more than words can tell."
 
“We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. Remote from universal nature and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image in distortion. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate for having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein do we err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with the extension of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings: they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.”
― Henry Beston, The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod :)
 
Noah & me (GA) said:
Sorry, now is not the time to laugh but I'm imagining any declawed cat looking down and thinking "It's about damn time!"
I hear they replace all the furniture every night across the bridge. Have at it boys and girls! Are those new drapes?
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We went to buy a couch once and it was leather and the guy asked if we had cats and I said yes, 3, and he laughed and said so get them declawed and I said well you just said that to the wrong person, bye, and walked out. But her quirkiness and love was her charm, and the declawed cat struggles were very entertaining :) She'd grab my arm or something when I had food and try to pull my hand to her and sometimes it was like holy crap let go you're strong. Didn't stop her from anything :)
 
pevsfreedom said:
People have to look out for domesticated animals. We're the ones who bred them and made them our companions. To turn their back on them in any situation is wrong. I am so grateful for this forum - I was a total confused idiot when I took Luna home... like "what the hell is diabetes.. cats can get it?". I spent maybe a year or two just reading this forum, for hours. I met many people from this forum in Los Angeles. Eventually I got to the point where I could help others, and I was the one educating the vet on diabetes. Luna couldn't have made it any easier for me though. The first time I tried to test her we wrapped her up in a blanket and it was so ridiculous - if she could talk she would have said (and I soon found out) to just put her on the table and poke me in the ear and I'll not move a muscle. She was the strongest willed cat I've ever known, blood sugar dropping down to the 20s when times were tough, and she'd just be totally normal with me freaking out. She never showed a sign of weakness and was the leader of the little pack at our house (5 cats now). I'll miss that sweet girl.
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I couldn't agree more! I live in a cottage of misfits, but every face tells a story. We have cats with FELV, FIV, asthma, allergies, cancer, diabetes, you name it. We've had to get creative to find ways to provide each with the living space, food, meds, etc that they need to thrive. Every animal deserves a chance at the best life he/she can live. So nice to see others who feel the same.

Luna is probably at the bridge now telling everyone how happy she has been and all about being a camping kitty. It is so awesome that you took her.
 
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I am sorry, just reading it brings tears to my eyes. It is so hard... I never know what to say. Maybe it is too early now, and it is still painful but we have to cherish the moments we had with them, be thankful for all the unconditioned love they gave us and maybe one day we will get to meet them again! Fly free Luna cat_wings>o
 
pevsfreedom said:
To turn their back on them in any situation is wrong.
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@Beck and Grandpa
Not wanting to get too far off track but this applies to both of you and many more of us.
I grew up in a house of disposable animals. Why neuter them when you can give away puppies! I had a dog named Pepper when I was 10 and we were about to move a long distance. Came home from school and my dad told me Pepper went to live on a farm and would eat bacon every day. I knew he was lying to me.
I see some morning talk show where animals are brought out seeking their "forever" home. That word has no meaning anymore. You have to be prepared to first cry, decide what is best for the animal and then what apparently is too painful for many people, get out your Visa card.
Grandpa and Luna are getting/got what they deserved, respect as living things that were not put here for our amusement. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it does not but compassion is not optional. Most people here know this; two of our cats were outright stolen from a neighbor who replaced her cats like stuffed toys from Goodwill. When we adopted Kobiashi he was already stuffed in a crate maybe because someone thought we would not want a 28 pound melon-headed cat. What a disgrace.
I consider it a privilege to have these animals in my care and I know the rest of you feel the same way.
One more :bighug: for Luna and for Grandpa.... where is the bacon emoji? And I love all of you for putting up with me. :rolleyes:
 
{{{{John and you too Alison}}}} I am so sorry it was time for Luna to earn her angel wings.:bighug: We put so much of our heart and our times into our special acrokitties. They truly take up a lot of our heart. I think Luna knew you were the right one for her when she saw you at Best Friends.

Take care of you too. I know how hard this time can be on the caregiver. I think Luna's last gift to you was going OTJ, so you would have some special time together that didn't involve sticking her, as much as she tolerated it. 4 years for an acro is a good long time. You did great by her.

I liked your story of how Luna came to be yours. As you have noticed, we are a family here, with many of us knowing what it's like to include the "unadoptable" kitties into our homes. I also remember when you were first thinking of taking Luna camping with you and how worried you were, but also how well it all turned out. Luna was one lucky kitty. I hope your videos, pictures, and memories will help remind you of the special times you had together. It also helped me to think of my girl as a young cat once more at the Bridge, once again able to leap after butterflies (moths). Luna is flying free again. cat_wings>o
 
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Wendy&Neko said:
{{{{John and you too Alison}}}} I am so sorry it was time for Luna to earn her angel wings.:bighug: We put so much of our heart and our times into our special acrokitties. They truly take up a lot of our heart. I think Luna knew you were the right one for her when she saw you at Best Friends.

Take care of you too. I know how hard this time can be on the caregiver. I think Luna's last gift to you was going OTJ, so you would have some special time together that didn't involve sticking her, as much as she tolerated it. 4 years for an acro is a good long time. You did great by her.

I liked your story of how Luna came to be yours. As you have noticed, we are a family here, with many of us knowing what it's like to include the "unadoptable" kitties into our homes. I also remember when you were first thinking of taking Luna camping with you and how worried you were, but also how well it all turned out. Luna was one luck kitty. I hope your videos, pictures, and memories will help remind you of the special times you had together. It also helped me to think of my girl as a young cat once more at the Bridge, once again able to leap after butterflies (moths). Luna is flying free again. cat_wings>o
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Wendy, you articulated my thoughts... thanks.
 
pevsfreedom said:
Thank you everyone.

When we got her she hated our other cats and was 20lbs, 450+ blood sugar. They said she'd never get along with other cats, of which we had . Flash forward 4 years and she lost 15lbs and had an average blood sugar of 100 without insulin, and she loved our other cats and let them bathe her and she returned the favor. She had suspected acromegaly (99%), was blind, deaf, total spinal fusion, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, liver and kidney issues, declawed (before we got her) but she was always happy, and meowing, and trying to get her next "fix" (food). She never fought me on testing once. She never had a problem taking a pill. She went with us everywhere. I'd take her in my car to pick my wife up from work. We went camping with her on a leash. She was always happy, and I'd have conversations with her for hours about this and that. She was my best friend.

She was special. From the second I walked into the Best Friends animal shelter in Los Angeles she was the first thing I saw. I fell in love immediately. They told me the medication would be $400 and require life long treatment. I didn't care. I knew I found my best friend. We survived through each other. I am so grateful for her to have been in my life. I loved her painfully. I am glad she passed in her sleep, on pain medicine, right with me and my arm around her in bed. I wouldn't have wished it any other way. My heart and body and mind feel numb, but I know it was her time, and am grateful that this angel decided to warm my cold heart for 4 beautiful years.
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I am so, so sorry for your loss, even though I didn’t know you while you were on your FDM adventure, I am heartbroken every time I read about kitty babies passing. <\3

Your story resonated with me bc I too adopted my diabetic boy (8 months ago) as a declawed adult. He also has many health problems, and i am so scared of the thought of losing him. My heart really goes out to you and your family. Even though it’s not easy, I know she was in the happiest place she could have been. She was so lucky to have you! Many hugs :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
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