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worriedmommy · Mar 17, 2008

I am so sorry

I know what you are going through to some extent. I lost my precious Marbles horribly August of last year. Not a day goes by that I am still trying to deal with it. All I can do is pray for you for comfort. I really wish I could do more. I share your grief and feel greatly with you. You can PM me if you want to know our story with Marbles or just need to talk about your loss. We did not get to say good-bye to Marbles either and I know that was the hardest. I am SOOOO sorry for your pain.

rosiemac · Mar 17, 2008

Was Chloe hit by a car?.

lillekat · Mar 17, 2008

Aw sweetie, I'm so sorry

I've only just seen your post about darling little Chloe!

Just know that this is definitely the place to come and let out all of those feelings, good and/or bad. I really hope that you find peace - Chloe is watching you from the other side - and she'll rest easy knowing that you're healing.

God bless

mews2much · Mar 17, 2008

Monica,
I will Pm you when the names are up.

wesley's mom · Mar 17, 2008

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. We are all hear for you.

jcat · Mar 18, 2008

I hate to say this, but I really have to wonder if you have some kind of bad "karma" or "jinx", and should stop trying to take in or foster cats and dogs? There are several other members who work with ferals, adopt FeLv+, "hopeless", or very senior cats, and their mortality rate is nowhere near yours.

dixie_darlin · Mar 19, 2008

Originally Posted by jcat

I hate to say this, but I really have to wonder if you have some kind of bad "karma" or "jinx", and should stop trying to take in or foster cats and dogs? There are several other members who work with ferals, adopt FeLv+, "hopeless", or very senior cats, and their mortality rate is nowhere near yours.

But can you agree at least she's trying?

I know that Monica does the best she can for the animals she takes in. She gives them the best vet care, food and lots of love and attention

Even if they do end up passing on, at least they were loved and cared for in thier final days

yosemite · Mar 19, 2008

Originally Posted by Dixie_Darlin

But can you agree at least she's trying?

I know that Monica does the best she can for the animals she takes in. She gives them the best vet care, food and lots of love and attention

Even if they do end up passing on, at least they were loved and cared for in thier final days

I agree her heart is in the right place, but Monica has lost a high ratio of animals compared to others as Jcat has noted. I went back to look at some older threads and it does look like Monica is really jinxed when it comes to these poor furbabies. It is heartbreaking to lose beloved pets so I can only imagine how heartbreaking it must be to lose so many. Maybe it's time to take a break for awhile.

catloverin_ks · Mar 19, 2008

Maybe everyone needs to recheck the threads because alot of animals I posted about losing, didnt even belong to me.

I just went and looked and out of the 14 post I made, like 2 of the animals belonged to me.

gingersmom · Mar 19, 2008

I just went and reviewed the 16 CTB threads you started, Monica, and you are correct, only 2 of the cats were actually yours. And one dog, Skeeter.

One cat was dead, then miraculously came back to life (how is Yoda doing, by the way?)

Most of the threads were started to say goodbye to unnamed/unknown cats that had been roadkill, and there were several that belonged to her mom and friends of her mom's.

I guess that the perception that most peeps get (especially peeps like me that see the titles to CTB threads but find it too hard to read them) is the assumption that you have been bidding goodbye to your own pets/fosters.

Most peeps will only post in CTB when they have lost their own pet, or when they are posting of the loss of another member's pet, so I can understand the confusion here.

I'm very sorry that you've lost Chloe (or was it Cali?) Losing a pet is never easy, grief can be difficult to deal with.

I do have to say, however, that it does seem as if your cats would be better off being kept inside the house, as there seem to be way too many animal roadkill deaths in the area you live in.

I'd personally be terrified to let mine out of the house with that high a feline mortality rate in just 2 years!

dixie_darlin · Mar 19, 2008

Originally Posted by GingersMom

I just went and reviewed the 16 CTB threads you started, Monica, and you are correct, only 2 of the cats were actually yours. And one dog, Skeeter.

One cat was dead, then miraculously came back to life (how is Yoda doing, by the way?)

Most of the threads were started to say goodbye to unnamed/unknown cats that had been roadkill, and there were several that belonged to her mom and friends of her mom's.

I guess that the perception that most peeps get (especially peeps like me that see the titles to CTB threads but find it too hard to read them) is the assumption that you have been bidding goodbye to your own pets/fosters.

Most peeps will only post in CTB when they have lost their own pet, or when they are posting of the loss of another member's pet, so I can understand the confusion here.

I'm very sorry that you've lost Chloe (or was it Cali?) Losing a pet is never easy, grief can be difficult to deal with.

I do have to say, however, that it does seem as if your cats would be better off being kept inside the house, as there seem to be way too many animal roadkill deaths in the area you live in.

I'd personally be terrified to let mine out of the house with that high a feline mortality rate in just 2 years!

It was Chloe... I messed up the name

I'm happy you researched and seen that

Monica is a very loving person and give her animals her all

catloverin_ks · Mar 19, 2008

Originally Posted by GingersMom

I just went and reviewed the 16 CTB threads you started, Monica, and you are correct, only 2 of the cats were actually yours. And one dog, Skeeter.

One cat was dead, then miraculously came back to life (how is Yoda doing, by the way?)

Most of the threads were started to say goodbye to unnamed/unknown cats that had been roadkill, and there were several that belonged to her mom and friends of her mom's.

I guess that the perception that most peeps get (especially peeps like me that see the titles to CTB threads but find it too hard to read them) is the assumption that you have been bidding goodbye to your own pets/fosters.

Most peeps will only post in CTB when they have lost their own pet, or when they are posting of the loss of another member's pet, so I can understand the confusion here.

I'm very sorry that you've lost Chloe (or was it Cali?) Losing a pet is never easy, grief can be difficult to deal with.

I do have to say, however, that it does seem as if your cats would be better off being kept inside the house, as there seem to be way too many animal roadkill deaths in the area you live in.

I'd personally be terrified to let mine out of the house with that high a feline mortality rate in just 2 years!

I only posted the loss of life of other pets because I thought that is what CTB was for, I did not know it had to be your own personal pet.....

As Alycia mentioned, I have a strong heart and care alot for animals.

abbycats · Mar 19, 2008

Originally Posted by catloverin_ks

I only posted the loss of life of other pets because I thought that is what CTB was for, I did not know it had to be your own personal pet.....

As Alycia mentioned, I have a strong heart and care alot for animals.

Crossing the Rainbow bridge is for all the little ones who have passed on. It is a place to recognize all the fur babies lives who have crossed over. Whether they are personal pets, strays or somebody elses pet. I think it is very special you think of all the ones who have passed on.

I am sorry for your loss. It hurts so bad when we lose our special ones. I have never had one of my cats hit by a car and I hope it never happens. My cats are indoor only cats and I try to protect them from disease and cars by keeping them inside. I have a cat that loves to go for truck rides but he never touches the pavement outside.

We do have a stray cat that has adopted us 3 years ago. My neighbor and I take care of him when he needs medical assitance. She had him fixed and we have taken him to the vet for vaccinations, ear mites, and wounds. I tried at one time to make him indoor only cat but he wants no part of home life, he wants to be a well fed hobo, he weighs 17 pounds. I worry about him getting diseases and hurt all the time. He has definatly made his way into all our hearts, and one day I fear we won't see him again.

Again I am so sorry for your loss and my thoughts and prayers are with you.

sammiesmom · Mar 19, 2008

I would like to add my support and sympathy. A loss is a loss, whether it is a foster, a stray or our own furbaby. My heart simply cries anytime I see an animal that has been struck by a car.

And I agree that the Crossing The Bridge should be for any and all. They are all creatures that have been placed here in our care.

menasmom · Mar 19, 2008

Again, Monica, I am very sorry for your loss. I just can't understand how a supposedly young cat just up and dies like that without having shown any symptoms at least a day before. I watch my cats very closely, and I'd notice something in a jiff--from walking different, change in attitude, change in appetite, etc. Did you notice ANY change in Chloe at least the day before you "found her"? It's just so sad that maybe she could have been helped.

mrblanche · Mar 19, 2008

My guess would be that fosters, being often unknown quantities, would probably statistically have a higher mortality rate than animals one has had for years.

neetanddave · Mar 19, 2008

Originally Posted by menasmom

Again, Monica, I am very sorry for your loss. I just can't understand how a supposedly young cat just up and dies like that without having shown any symptoms at least a day before. I watch my cats very closely, and I'd notice something in a jiff--from walking different, change in attitude, change in appetite, etc. Did you notice ANY change in Chloe at least the day before you "found her"? It's just so sad that maybe she could have been helped.

I thought I read that she had been hit???

laureen227 · Mar 19, 2008

Originally Posted by neetanddave

I thought I read that she had been hit???

poor baby...

catloverin_ks · Mar 19, 2008

For starters, Chloe was not a foster or a stray. I have had her since 2005 and she had a litter of kittens that I posted about when I first joined...in fact that is what brough me here.

Secondly, she was an indoor/outdoor cat(yes, spayed) and so therfore I am not sure how she died. I did have DH examine her and he found no signs of anything to her(head trauma, etc) we assume she was hit.

laureen227 · Mar 19, 2008

also, i can think of 2 instances where the cat just passed, no apparent reason, no prior sickness... remember

Davidson

? in addition, i read a CTB post about a cat [Baby Philo] who jumped up onto the owner's bed, meowed loudly, & died. same cat had been dancing around the owner's feet seconds earlier.
sometimes, we get no warning

those are the hardest losses to bear, IMO.

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