Pets
Related: About this forumChuck our one-eyed wonder cat crossed the Rainbow Bridge yesterday
He was almost 19 years old. The last several years he was on medication for hyperthyroidism. Even though he ate a great deal he was just skin and bones and was having a hard time getting around.
It felt strange not having a furry alarm clock to wake me up this morning.
For the first time in over 20 years we are without a cat in the house. I'm not certain how I feel about that.
I'd post a photo of Chuck, but I don't know how to insert it.

CurtEastPoint
(19,444 posts)I could not be without mine.
To post the photo, you post the URL link to where you uploaded it to, like Photobucket, etc. You can't insert a photo on DU any other way.
sinkingfeeling
(55,163 posts)Goddessartist
(2,068 posts)and I'm so sorry about Chuck going over the Rainbow Bridge. You brought him lots of joy and love. Hugs.
AltairIV
(856 posts)My deepest sympathies for losing your beloved Chuck.
Ocelot II
(124,766 posts)
He had a good long run, and I know you'll miss him.
montanacowboy
(6,497 posts)cross over gently. So sorry.
niyad
(123,772 posts)send peace and confort to his grieving loved ones.
I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious boy. Do not be surprised if he comes to visit you. And, if/when you are ready, he will send another to you.
MLAA
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JMCKUSICK
(2,330 posts)I'm so very sorry, those 19 years changed you in many ways. Please allow your grief to take a uninterrupted journey that will honor Chuck in a way that only you can.
God bless you and that beautiful treasure of a friend that you had and that you were.
Ecclesiastes 3.18-20 gave me the comfort I needed to trust that my Snuggles soul is safe.
There are so many ways she positively enriched my life.
I have found that during my daily walks to aid in my back surgery recovery, I ask her to come along like she used to and I talk to her about whatever flows.
StarryNite
(11,548 posts)R.I.P. Chuck.
virgdem
(2,256 posts)Fly free to the rainbow bridge.🌈 💔
Fla Dem
(26,686 posts)Siwsan
(27,544 posts)There are times I will see something move, out of the corner of my eye, and my kidcats are all on the other side of the house. I immediately think of Sophie Stinky Toes. She rarely let me out of her sight so maybe that habit continues.
ratchiweenie
(8,102 posts)there's a big something missing from our lives when they pass.
twodogsbarking
(13,697 posts)onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)
CaptainTruth
(7,623 posts)
calimary
(86,298 posts)When they leave, theres such a big hole they leave in your heart.
I still miss the fur babies whove left me, ever since my first cat came into my life when I was a kid.
Hugging you. (((((*)))))
screamcheese
(81 posts)I'm sorry to hear about Chuck. It's really hard to lose long-loved pets. But, people, please get real. There is no such thing as the Rainbow Bridge. The cat died.
niyad
(123,772 posts)unfeeling, totally unnecessary post. However self-important that dreadful screed makes you feel, you should delete it.
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Ocelot II
(124,766 posts)whos grieving the loss of a beloved pet. To intrude with your grim, sad belief system on a thread like this is just cruel.
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niyad
(123,772 posts)Ocelot II
(124,766 posts)but it was something to the effect that there's no Rainbow Bridge and we should grow up.
ShazzieB
(20,679 posts)I alerted on it. Really glad it's gone!
niyad
(123,772 posts)3catwoman3
(26,695 posts)We can't prove there is. You can't prove there isn't.
ornotna
(11,271 posts)Just to post this nonsense. Priceless.
hlthe2b
(109,743 posts)It is incomprehensible to me that someone would be so unkind--no matter what you do or do not believe.
marble falls
(65,457 posts)flashman13
(1,189 posts)AllaN01Bear
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3catwoman3
(26,695 posts)No matter how long they've been with us, it's never long enough.
One of our vets once said to us, after the passing of a fairly senior cat, that offering a loving home to a successor was the best way to honor a departed cat.
PlutosHeart
(1,445 posts)Each one is so special but there are the ones who just break our hearts because they were so full for love. Bless you.
Niagara
(10,633 posts)My deepest condolences on your loss, Klondike Kat.
Chicagogrl1
(537 posts)debm55
(44,521 posts)
Skittles
(164,269 posts)Grieve not
nor speak of me with tears
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you
I loved you so
twas Heaven here with you
- Isla Paschal Richardson

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