patches 12/1999-3/5/2012

Status
Not open for further replies.
B

bradie96

Member
My little patches has crossed over today, i am very sad but it was the best thing for him ( i keep trying to tell myself that :sad: )
we went to the vet today and he had ketones in the urine, along with a UTI and very dehydrated,even though paying for him would have made ME feel better even though i just didnt have the funds for this, i just didnt want to put him thru this again, he is almost 13, i have to try and keep telling myself that what i did wasnt wrong...i think he knew it was time as i was sitting in the room saying goodbye he was purring for me. so i took the blanket and the tech rubbed his face with it so i can leave it for my other cat molly. patches hadnt eaten but 5 tablespoons of food in 3 days with much avail of trying to get him to eat more, he has spent the past 4 days sleeping all day, he did sleep cuddled with me anytime he had a chance in the past few days. so maybe he knew...

i am just wondering how other cats did with losing a friend, mine were INSEPARABLE and for some reason i think my other cat knew something because when i left today she sat in the window watching us leave.

so rest in peach patches and you will never be forgotten!

Jennie
 
So sorry about Patches. When I lost one of my cats, my dog took it as badly as I did. She grieved for him, slept in his favorite spots and dreamed alot when she slept. She lived several more years, but never had the bond with other cats as she had had w/ Ronnie.

God Bless!
Lu-Ann
 
Sorry it was time to say goodbye to your Patches. We all have that wondering if our timing was right, just know that you gave Patches that final gift of loving enough to set him free of his pain.

I pray Patches friend Molly does ok with the loss of Patches. My Smokey was extremely grief stricken when we lost Peanut. So much that we adopted Avie fairly quickly in order to distract her because she was making herself sick and we thought we might lose her too. Just make sure to give Molly extra attention and let her know you love her and she doesn't have to fear being taken away too. She did pretty good with Avie and has actually bonded pretty deeply with our little boy Mittens we've since adopted.

Fly free of your pain Patches. You were loved.
 
I'm so sorry for your loss of Patches.

We lost my Calli, 16 1/2, mother of my Racci, 15, in September. Racci still looks for her sometimes and misses her terribly but I spend an extra lot of time with her to make up for it and usually she's ok. I've been thinking of adopting another cat but I'm afraid also with her sick with so many problems and her age that she may not want to share the attention. If she was younger, I would definitely get her a companion. She seems lonely when I go out.

Melanie & Racci
 
Dear Jennie,

I am so sorry about sweet Patches. He knows how much you love him and that you gave him the greatest gift of making him whole again and free of pain and illness.

I have two civvies who are inseparable and I fear the day when one of them goes to the Bridge. One is a shy feral and I know he would be devastated to lose his best buddy.

In the past I had two other cats who became instant best friends, Sweetie (a male rescue), and Purcy. Sweetie had FIV and heart problems and died suddenly after one year of my adopting Purcy. Purcy was literally inconsolable and was making himself sick by not eating. Something very strange happened though, but very special. Sweetie used to come and sit on my torso and purr in the early morning before I had to get up for work. Purcy would be right behind him and want to sit on my stomach as well, because Sweetie was there. Sweetie would have to move over and make some room for Purcy to sit on my stomach too. This was a daily routine, every morning for a year they did this, both of them purring and sitting on my stomach. When Sweetie died Purcy stopped doing that. However, about two weeks after Sweetie's death I woke up to Purcy sitting on the side of my stomach, and purring. There was an empty space where Sweetie would have been. Purcy was acting and behaving as if his BFF/soulmate was there and that everything was normal again. This went on for about five minutes and then Purcy got up and left. Afterwards he became morose and I never had that experience again. I took him to the vet and found out he had HCM so we got that controlled. Life went on and after about a year he came out of his shell finally. But as soon as he found joy in his life again, I lost him. Maybe he knew he was about to be reunited with Sweetie; I don't know.

Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to share that experience of Sweetie coming back to visit, and that I hope you and your other kitty get a sign from Patches soon. Sending you lots of hugs~~~~
 
Sending many cyber hugs. I am so very sorry that Patches has crossed over the Bridge. Its so very hard to let them go even when you know its the best thing. My heart aches with you.
Patches is flying free now, whole and healthy over the Rainbow Bridge. rb_icon
wings_cat
 
I am so sorry you had to say goodbye to your baby Patches. We try so hard to help them and when that is no longer possible, we must give them the only gift left - that of freedom from the body that is holding them prisoner. And it is so very difficult and all of us wonder if we're doing the right thing - but in our hearts, we know we are.

My heart goes out to you in your sadness - they leave such a hole in our lives and hearts.

I'm hoping the wonderful love you've shared and the memories you've had will help to heal your sadness.

Sending many comforting prayers.

Emmy & Dude (& Mittsi too)
 
Jennie - it was sad to see another candle burning here this afternoon. Thank you for taking the time during your own sadness to comfort me. I hope that Patches is already feeling renewed and healthy again - that's one of the few things that makes going through this bearable, I think. I wish that I had thought of your blanket idea. Scruffy was buried in his favorite kitty pi; it might have been nice to have it for the other cats to remember him by.

I was writing about Scruffy's day of "leaving" in his blog, and I mentioned that my other "special" cat, Milkshake, disappeared this morning. I believe that Milk knew that there was something terribly wrong and the only way he could deal with it was by hiding. I think the kitty that's "left behind" is just as full of sadness as we are at our loss. I hope Molly can find what she needs in you while she heals.

Sad hugs to you and Molly.....
 
thank you for all your wonderful words of help and healing...missing patches dearly today :sad:
molly seems to be doing better than i thought but again we are only in a day with this , she has finally gone into the bedroom that they slept in and slept in the little bed with patches blanket today.
to heather thank you for that story, we also had a ritual that started when i first got him, he would wake me up at 5am even on weekends by pawing at my metal bed frame to wake me up for his food. i do plan on getting a new friend for molly so hopefully patches guides us to the right one.

thanks again for all the wonderful words
 
So terribly sorry for your grief.

All four of us lighting candles for sweet Patches.
Land softly, little one.

celi, binks, smudge, and annie

candle.gif
 
Fly Free Patches wings_cat you will make lots of friends at the bridge....

i'm sorry for your loss....with deepest condolences
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top