Daisy..still missing her

i just wanted to share a pic of my new tattoo. It is a portrait of my Daisy Hubbard who passed away Sept 2013. We still miss her very much.

That is really beautiful. I have always thought about getting a silhouette of a black cat on my shoulder then all of the names of former and present felines. Unfortunately I think at 58 I am now way too old to show off my tats. Bravo for having this done. I also just lost my Mamma Pooch just last week, she was 28 days away from her 20th Birthday. It's a rotten, lonely, empty feeling but I have 6 others that are struggling to adjust to their old feline companion who doesn't seem to be around anymore for them to play, sleep and eat with. My heart hurts even more when I find one sleeping in her beds. Her best pal Virgil has taken to sleeping with me every night right in her spot next to my pillow. Virgil weighing in at 22 lbs hardly can fit on the spot that Mamma at only 5 lbs slept in nighty. Please share the picture of Daisy that the artist used to immortalize her on you, as I would love to see it. Be well and warm your heart by knowing we will all be reunited once we cross the same rainbow bridge.

The artist did a beautiful job! I don't think you ever stop missing the ones you lose - the pain just becomes less acute over time.

Thank you. haha i'm too old too(46) but too bad. It's actually a composite of several pics, I will put some of them up later today. Unfortunately I didn't have a good enough pic for him to copy exactly so i showed him a multitude of pics and he made a few sketches. The tattooist name is Angel Galindo and he has a waiting list of two months minimum, he is an amazing artist(if you Google his name, his Instagram pops up and you can see alot more of his work. I once jumped the gun and rushed to get a tattoo and boy was I sorry, so I was determined to wait for Angel and glad that I did. He was very kind and asked me many questions about Daisy and our time together, which I was not expecting and thought it was really nice of him.

Condolences on your loss of Mamma Pooch, that's an amazing life span.I know what you mean about having other kitties takes Mamma Poochs favorite spots, it gave me mixed emotions when my others started taking over all the places Daisy liked.I think the names of former and present felines is a great idea but most of us here on this site would probably end up completely covered in tats

ok this next part of my post is something i have been wanting to write about but I have been in a state of shock and also feel guilty for jumping to conclusions but since you mentioned the rainbow bridge I do want to mention it.
Daisy's previous owners( husband & wife) initially first gave us Princess (who is still with us)after a brief heated "custody squabble" .One year later they gave us Daisy too. When Daisy was given to us, she vowed to keep in touch, we had already exchanged phone numbers. We never heard from her again so we pretty much thought "blah we should've know she wouldn't keep in touch" and similar stuff. Our friends would often ask if we had heard from them and we would say NO! . I really had thought about contacting her when Daisy passed away but I no longer had their phone number and also I didn't want to stir up emotions that might make them try and get Princess back. I did want them to know that we had given Daisy the best we could and she brought us much joy. So about two weeks ago I started Googling what info I did remember from them and up popped an obituary. It turns out the wife passed away around one year after giving us Daisy. She had given her to us mostly because she was pregnant with her first child. We were so shocked when we saw the obit and the whole thing is heartbreaking. She left behind an 18 month old baby. I do believe her and Daisy were reunited at the rainbow bridge.

That is a beautiful tribute to a beautiful cat! It's something you will always have an I'd  bet it gives you a lot of comfort and joy to look at it. Thank you for sharing!

What an excellent tattoo of Daisy. There's lots of people having them done now when they lose their babies

It's still raw for you, so it's only natural you still miss her 

I am so terribly sorry for the loss of Daisy. The tattoo is gorgeous. I lost my Reba three days ago and decided that day that I was going to get a tattoo to memorialize her and my other three when they pass. I haven't worked out how I'd like it to look but I found a quote that said, "No heaven will not ever heaven be; unless my cats are there to welcome me." I'd like to incorporate that somehow. I only got nine short years with her before she lost her battle to stomach cancer. I miss her so much.

Daisy  

I hope so

I'm sorry to hear about Daisy.  Your tattoo is very beautiful, very realistic.     

Thank you everyone. I haven't been on much this week (due to work), but I should be back to normal. We still talk about Daisy every day.

Asherdash, that's a heck of a story and I do believe that we are reunited after this world. I just need to believe in a bigger picture then all this... Stay well. Regards, Rose,

Thank you for your comment. Yes, it was pretty shocking.