My sweet little fighter, Gravity. <3

June 23, 2015 - July 8, 2015

"If loved could have saved you, you would have lived forever."


It is so hard to breath after such a loss. I grew so attached to this sweetheart during our time together.

On June 26th, I found this angel in the middle of the road, covered in fleas...three days old. I nursed him back to life. He was doing so great. Loved his bottle, loved his cuddles, his nest, and especially his mama. I have never bonded with an animal so much, as I did with my sweet Grav-Grav. Within a two-hour period, everything changed. He went from having an amazing appetite and being a purry, happy kitten...to a lethargic kitten with no interest in the bottle or anything. My baby went from fading, to thriving, to fading again. My heart slowly broke into a million tiny pieces. We went to the vet yesterday, and they did what they thought would make a difference...we came home with antibiotics and everything, but little did we know, God had another plan for my sweet baby boy early this morning after I got to cuddle and hold him one last time. I had never buried a pet before, I always got someone to do it for me...but with Gravity, I had such a different connection. I was there for every minute he was with me, so I seen it through, that I did everything for him, and that meant laying him to rest too. I buried him with his favorite blanket, and his little pal, toy frog he always snuggled up with in his nest.


Gravity, I love you so much...from the second I laid my eyes on you and for the rest of my life, I will remember and cherish every moment we had together. You made me realize what matters in life and what doesn't. I was going through so much in my life, and then we found each other. You were my Gravity. You brought me back down to my center...made me feel such an overwhelming peace. I was looking forward to many, many years together with you. I think that is why it hurt so deeply. I had already envisioned you growing up and how long we would be together. I hope you know I loved you with every fiber of my being and did everything I could for you. You will forever have a huge piece of my heart...I miss you, I love you...my sweet, strong Gravity Baby.

RIP my sweet Angel.

Shedding tears at the beautiful tribute to your Gravity.

My heart is with you.   

He is an angel watching over you

Such a beautiful tribute to a beautiful life lived well. 

Its incredible how such a tiny life can have an enormous effect on everyone around it. So glad that you fought for this little baby. He died knowing the love and care of his human mama. Time will heal the heart, but he will never be forgotten.  I am so very sorry for this loss, I was really rooting for little Gravity.

I found your thread about this angel earlier today. Your beautiful tribute to him has me crying with you. You gave Gravity everything you could, and more. His life was short, but filled with joy from the moment he met you. He passed warm and safe, knowing for sure that he was loved and returning that love tenfold. No one could have done more for him than you did. You were his mom, and he knew it with all his heart.

Rest in peace Gravity,you sweet,gorgeous boy

Thank you so much everyone. I came to this forum looking for help for my sweet Gravity, and advice, the day I got him. I did not know I was joining such a loving, supportive community. Once I am not grieving so much, I will be coming back to look around and post about my cats some more. I just miss him so much. I've been sleeping with one of his little toys he cuddled up to a lot and I wake up crying because he's not here for me to feed. I've walked around my house saying outloud, "I miss you so much." because it somehow makes me feel better. I can't wait for the healing to start. It's such a void, but I know these things take time. I just want to thank every single one of you who has been here for Gravity and I through all of this. You have made yourself a special place in my heart. I am so glad to have found such a loving cat community, filled with those special humans that love animals just as much as I do. It's full of heartache, but it's the price we pay for love. 

Your love for him shows in every line of that tribute. His life was way too short, but he knew what it was like to be cherished. My condolences.

RIP, little Gravity.

I'm sorry for the loss of your little kitten, Gravity. I have lost very young kittens before over the years that I tried to save and they died anyway. I was very attached to them and loved them with all of my heart.  It feels like a freight train ran over me because of the pain of missing them and I thought I'd be grieving forever. But it will get better over time but will still hurt. Sending you *HUGS*

R.I.P. Gravity

I can't stop crying after reading this! I miss the little guy, and I didn't even know him. I just found this thread, too. I would have posted earlier if I knew. I'm sorry for being so late. 

I couldn't stop crying when I read what happen to sweet Grav yesterday morning. It was not what I was expecting to wake up to. I am so sorry for your lost. I would be torn to millions of pieces in your place, too. Take all the time you need to grieve. But, when you post about your other kitties, tell me. I would love to know about them.

And, please don't be afraid to save another baby that comes your way in the future. If you find one, you did because you were meant to. And love it as much as you can when you do. All pets/animals deserve to have the love we have to share! 

RIP Baby Gravity!    

Thank you all so much for your kindness. I thought today would be easier, which I guess in some ways, it was. I have him a little shelf on the entertainment center now...with the bed my mom made for him, one of his blankets folded up in it, and one of his little cuddle toys on top of it all. It was so hard to finally clean out his nest and to empty his last bottle, but I knew I had to do it.

 I also decided to begin a nonprofit organization in his name, that will solely help TNR feral cats in Middle Georgia...his legacy will live on through each cat that is spayed or neutered. I have a friend who is partnering with me. I am in no way condoning anyone to feel the need to support this cause, financially, but wanted to share it with everyone who was a part of Gravity's sweet little life, so you could actively follow the difference his life as made.  and in honor of Gravity, you can message me with any tips or words of advice for the program. Again, I thank you guys so much for everything, and I feel that this will help heal the broken pieces of my heart. I never knew the struggles newborn kittens face, not until my sweet Gravity. I have learned so much and I am going to use all of it to help save as many lives as I can in the name of my Gravity.  http://www.youcaring.com/homeless-feral-cats-388960

I just read your fundraising site. I have saved it on my favorites on my computer. We have several of the same things in the area I live in and it is a wonderful program. I will definitely be donating to your site. You aren't that far from me so this affects my area also. Thank you so much for what you are doing.

I am in tears reading about your sweet little Gravity. I was following his story, his life might have been cut short but he was loved so much. My thoughts and prayers go out to you during this difficult time.

RIP sweet little Gravity

Thank you so much everyone. I am so pleased to announce that all because of my sweet Gravity, two feral cats will already be getting neutered in August in his name! <3 What a legacy my sweet boy is continuing on while he runs around in Heaven and fixes the broken pieces of his mommy's heart.   

That's wonderful news! ♡

That's fantastic mindyl3igh I hope many more cats get TNRd in Gravity's name

Words cannot describe the pain on knowing that sweet, precious baby had to go. I cry for the pain you are going through and for the loss the world experienced with his passing. RIP sweet Gravity, you were greatly loved and will never be forgotten!

MindyL3igh said:

 
Thank you so much everyone. I am so pleased to announce that all because of my sweet Gravity, two feral cats will already be getting neutered in August in his name! <3 What a legacy my sweet boy is continuing on while he runs around in Heaven and fixes the broken pieces of his mommy's heart. 

 

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This is wonderful news. I'm sure Gravity is happy to not only help heal you but he is helping to save others from going through what he did.

I am so sorry, what a beautirul fur baby he was. Jut try to think he may have suffered a lot more if he was kept to live any longer. He was there for you knowing you would be there for him  to help him and to love him. His face has stuck with me and l keep getting a picture in my head.

      Jilly

So sad about Gravity. I followed the original story and cried when he passed. This is a lovely tribute. Such a sweet little baby, he was.

Beautiful Gravity 

I have followed your entire thread about sweet Gravity. You were given such wonderful advice by some expert members of this site. You did an amazing job with him and I was totally shocked when you lost him. I cried so much after reading of his passing. I am so very, very sorry about your loss. Gravity was a lucky kitty. You saved him and loved him with all your heart. I know it wasn't fair to you or him that his life was so short. I can't explain why, no one can. Life just isn't always fair. Just know that sweet Gravity had love in his short life and you were the one who showed him that love. I hope one day you can think of him with smiles!
RIP Sweet Gravity!
You were loved by so many and will never be forgotten!