Thinking of your HM and Sebastian knowing he is no longer feeling any pain. You will have an angel to watch over you now. It is painful to let go of someone you have known for such a long time. The emptiness that you now feel will lessen each day. Allow yourself to grieve and heal. Show as much affection to Huddy as he will allow you to do. I am with you in thought and am sending you many hugs of empathy. Prayers and healing energy to you as Rubia said above.
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Posted 4 years ago by SylvesterMiasMomma #
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HM, I am thinking of you {{{HUGS}}}. I had gone to the Rainbow Bridge website before bringing up TDK; I read that prayer also. Sebby is with others who love him--Chester has made room for him in his arms. "Tis better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all"
Posted 4 years ago by Sheba's Mom in Phoenix, AZ 10/8 #
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Wow.
As I type this, I want you all to know how incredibly lucky and blessed I feel to have you. Yes, I'm still grieving, and the tears still flow, but knowing that I have you guys in my corner (and Sebby's too) gives me much comfort.
As you can imagine, Saturday was very very hard for me. So much so in fact that I don't think I slept at all on Friday night. I just hung out with my baby and tried to prepare myself for the inevitable. Well of course, I wasn't prepared at all. As soon as he was gone, the first word out of my mouth was "NO!!!", which looking back on it all was pretty silly. I picked him up and cuddled him one last time, apologizing over and over to him.
My vet was awesome though. She allowed me to have as much time as I needed to tell my beloved baby goodbye. And when it was all over and he had taken his final breath - she held my shaking hand and said a prayer for him and me. She told me that I was doing what was best for him. I knew that - I'd always known that, but it was so different once the time was at hand.
I came home with the empty cat carrier and Maverick and Hudson immediately went to it, expecting to see their older brother inside. They both looked so confused that I started crying over and over again.
My sister (who went with me and was such a help) called me and I left the house and was gone all day. She did an excellent job of keeping my mind occupied and keeping me laughing.
By the time I got home, it was pretty late and I decided to watch funny stuff on tv to help my mood. But as it got later and later, my mood turned somber and I cried like a baby.
I miss him so much, you guys. It's so painful to even think of him, even though I know he's in a wonderful, beautiful place right now. He IS all better and he IS the cat he used to be. He's big and fat and sassy. He's running and playing with all the other cats - you guys' cats - that have gone before him. He has Chester to take care of him and he has his beloved cousins Onyx and Jade to hassle once again.
This morning, I decided to get on here and tell you guys a little something about Sebastian, a little bit about the things he'd done that made him HIM, and I saw this thread and I had to reply and say 'thank you and God bless you all.' And now, a little about Sebastian and his funny ways:
He was sneaky - Once when he was staying over at my brother's house (I didn't have him for six months while I was trying to find a place when I first came back to Houston and had to live with my dad - more on that later) I got a panicky call.
"Karen," my brother says, "I've looked all over and I can't find Sebby. I've called to him, I've shook the food bag (that usually brought him out from hiding), I've done everything and I think he got out and ran away."
"Did you check the top of the fridge?" I asked him.
You guessed it - the whole time Sebastian had been sitting calmly on top of the refrigerator watching my brother freak out.
He was sarcastic - One time my coworker and I came home from work early. As soon as we walked in the door he looked at us, looked up at the clock and then looked BACK at us as if to say "What are you doing here so early? I might have had plans." She and I still laugh about that one.
He was the master of the flying headbutt - When he was younger, he'd fly at you with legs extended and headbutt you. Jeeeeez did it ever hurt, but it was funny too. I'd never seen a cat do that before.
He was smart - He knew how to go into the cabinets and pull the doors closed behind him. Even Maverick, my superior mimic, never even figured out how to do that. He could also flip light switches.
He was a music lover - Soundgarden was his favorite band in the world. Any time I'd put them on, no matter what the volume, he'd go and lay on top of the stereo, curl up (as best he could as big as he was) and fall asleep purring.
He had a fondness for Jack Daniels - I found this out when he was about a year old and he stuck his head in my glass and began to drink away. I had to keep it away from him after that. I guess he liked the smell.
He was non-chalant and mellow - Every year at Christmas when I'd wrap presents, he'd always find a piece of paper to lay on. One year I wrapped a piece of paper around his middle and put a bow on it and he didn't even care. Just laid there and let me do it. I also once wrapped his middle and legs in tin foil and called him my Tuxxy-Burrito. He didn't care about that either. Just laid there and let me do it.
Most of all - he was loving. So loving. From the time I found him in that dumpster until the time I told him goodbye, I know he loved me unconditionally. We'd been through bad AND good and yet he always found a way to let me know "I love you mama, and whatever happens you know I'm gonna be here for you."
So that's just a little about my baby and I wanted to share that with you guys. I also wanted to let you all know that on Saturday, I could feel you guys praying for me and it reminded me of the beginning of "It's a Wonderful Life" where all the people in Bedford Falls are praying for George Bailey. That's what I felt like, and even though I was heartbroken and devastated - I was grateful for the comfort. Thanks so much everyone.
Love to All of You,
HM
Posted 4 years ago by HuddysMama #
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Hugs our Sweet HM!!!
Posted 4 years ago by Bogman, Clark and Andy's mama 2/27 Florida #
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HM - How wonderful it was to read about Sebby and his unique personality. We have all been thinking so much of you. Of course you miss him. Whenever we have lost a kitty the house has felt so quiet and empty for a while. Tears are natural and healing in some ways. It is always so hard to let them go, even when you know that to try and keep them here is the wrong thing to do. Life is precious and we never want to give up. But there is a time for all of us, even though the ones left behind know such grief. Grief is the price that we pay for great love. And who would have it any other way? Remember those special times with Sebastian. Cry all you want at the feeling of loss. But know that you did the right thing for him. Peace.
Posted 4 years ago by WillowandWindismom #
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Bless you and Sebastian, HM
Posted 4 years ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Hi HM, love you ...
Posted 4 years ago by SammyandOliversmama #
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There is something special about the love from a cat.
Our felines choose us, Now how about that?
Freedom, independence, no rules-that's the life
With sharp teeth and claws, not strangers to strife.
And yet they choose us and devoted they stay,
Multiplying our love with each passing day.
We feed them and pamper them, for we are in their debt.
They made the willing journey, from dumpster cat to pampered pet.
Through ups and through downs, our most devoted friends.
Even the hardest times, furry love transcends.
Some of us are lucky, and share with them many years.
And yet still the end comes, and we cry many tears.
Don't fret human mama, cry for your feline child.
Your tears fill the river to carry him long miles.
There sits the Rainbow Bridge just around that next bend.
A lovely place to wait until you are reunited again.*as promised, and dang it, I still cried writing it. Love to you HM
Posted 4 years ago by MeezerMama in OK; 10/23 #
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You all are welcome and I'm glad you all enjoyed my bit about Sebastian. The house is so empty without him but I know he's here in spirit and he'll always be watching over his mama.
MM - I am going to print and frame that and hang it on my wall. So beautiful. Thank you so much, my friend.
(((hugs to everyone)))
Posted 4 years ago by HuddysMama #
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You are so very welcome HM. Thank you for sharing so much about him
Posted 4 years ago by MeezerMama in OK; 10/23 #
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HM - that was a three tissue post. Thank you for sharing Sebby's purrsonality and memorable stories. *more huggs to you*
Posted 4 years ago by JoanfromNewJersey #
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Truly a cat in a million by the sound of it - that was a lovely epitaph for Sebby, thanks HM xx
Posted 4 years ago by MadcatwomanintheUK #
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Thanks, HM, for sharing his story with us. Meezer Mama, that poem was touching and I am saving it too. Love to you both.
Posted 4 years ago by Sheba's Mom in Phoenix, AZ 10/8 #
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Thank you for telling us about Sebby, HM. He was a wonderful cat. He had such a great life with you. So hard to let him go, but you obviously have many wonderful memories of him. What a personality he was!!
Beautiful poem, MM!
Posted 4 years ago by Kitten Whisperer #
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HM..Been so worried about you...felt like we were going through it with you. I know soon I'll have to do the same with my 14 yr. old dog and I just don't know if I can be as strong as you have been. Sebastian sounds like he was fun, clever, and very loving...Thank you for talking to us about him. I feel like he knows we're here loving you and looking out for you now and he's happier knowing he left you in good hands. Hugs and Sandpaper Kisses Karen! Welcome back TDK friend!
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Thanks everyone.
I'm going carrolling (yes we still do that in this neighborhood thanks to some crazy lady who arrived here 7 years ago) and I want to take this time to wish all my TDK family a very happy holiday!
I SOOO love you guys and I'll see you in a couple of days (or maybe more or less since I'm off till 1/2/2008).
Gnite
Posted 4 years ago by HuddysMama #
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HM, that was so beautiful, your describing Sebastian's personality. That was a very healing and beautiful thing to do in his memory. I love MeezerMama's poem and am glad you will save it. I am crying and remember how it was to let go of my Whiskers. Just remember you did the most painful yet loving thing for your kitty by letting him pass. Your vet sounds like a wonderful person who truly cares for their patients.
God bless you for loving Sebastian, taking care of him and then letting pass to the Rainbow Bridge. He is now an angel watching over you and you will both see each other again when it is time.
Merry Christmas to you and to all the TDKer's here.
Posted 4 years ago by SylvesterMiasMomma #
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Meezer Mama ... I am going to copy this too, and save it
for my friends as they need it for comfort.
You are a great writer! ...HM and all the TDKers, I wish you a Merry Christmas!!!
I love you all!!!Posted 4 years ago by SammyandOliversmama #
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Thank you for sharing a bit of Sebastion's personality. Merry Christmas to you and the rest of your fur family!
Posted 4 years ago by CatRancher #
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HM, this is the first time I've had access to a computer since last week, but I thought of you often over the Christmas break, I know nothing will fill the hole in your heart that Sebby left but please always know that many of us share your sorrow. Thank you for you bio on the little guy, while it brought more tears for me, it also brought me closer to you both. We will always be together, in love. Never forget!!
Posted 4 years ago by debsterwiz #
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Oh, HM - thank you for sharing Sebby's story with us! Tears are running down my face. I've been thinking about you and praying for you all weekend, but have only just had a chance to catch up with this post.
Wishing you and your family, both furry and human, love and happiness in the New Year!
Posted 4 years ago by Rubia in CA, 4/28 #
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HM- I know you're not back till 1/2 but wanted to let you know I loved your Sebby stories..tears..laughter...a kitty who can tell time, what wonderful memories you have. I'd love to hear more of them whenever you're ready..until then...{{{hugs}}} purrs & headbonks..
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