How to get through the Grief....

[Princess Susi]

That is way cool...Ralphie and I decided that we want our ashes thrown into the Pacific ocean and we want whoever is taking care of things to mix Ralphie's and my ashes with those of our two favorite creatures on the planet, Orion and Tawny and we all will go into the sea together. My mom and dad want to have their ashes mixed as well and put somewhere, probably on my mantel :D: , no I think they want to be spread in the Sierra Nevada Mts. where they live. Fireworks! Very cool, will have to think about that option!
Ka-boom! And they are on their way to Heaven! I can just hear the play-by-play.... :D:
susi *got a while to live yet* slicker

[Princess Susi]

After doing pretty well this weekend, I had a very bad afternoon today. I was crying and very depressed again. I really miss my little boycat. I laid down after bawling my eyes out and cursing the cancer and fell asleep at 5PM. :( I awoke at 9PM after some really weird napmares. It was tough to get through the afternoon, so I just slept. I do that when I get depressed and don't know how to handle the grief. I am still not feeling good and solid. I have a lot of anxiety too.I woke up and knew I had ben grinding my teeth in my sleep. I do that when I am anxious or depressed. I know the sadness and grief comes and goes, but it just hit me all of a sudden. I was talking to Ralphie about going to Archivers and the craft store and picking up some scrapbook supplies and I just started crying and getting all choked up and angry this time about him dying. :( Not angry AT him for dying, but angry that he had to have cancer and not a person like Charles Manson or some other heinous criminal who never did a good thing in their life.

Orion was just an innocent little kitty and was just full of pure love. :) It makes me mad that his life was cut short. Do I sound irrational? I feel it was so unfair for him to have to suffer so many illnesses and hardships. At least he got us, who did everything for him and he was lucky enough we could afford any treatment he needed. And we would have done anything to save him, but it was not feasible to do anymore, the vets couldn't.

I found a good Pet Grief Forum and I go there to talk about Orion. There are so many folks who really understand that these kitties, doggies, ferrets and other creatures are really family. Just like all of you here. You are my family in a sense, and we sit on the porch and talk about things and we help each other and try to make one another laugh and get through the hard times. I really don't know what I would do without all of you. You all know what loving a furry family member is like. And how it hurts to lose them. It was just a bad afternoon and I needed to share that. Gad, I really miss that furface and his loud rumbling purr...
susi =^.^=
My little Orion sleeping...and dreaming....
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[Princess Susi]

Okay my karma MUST SUCK big time!

This morning we get up and my Tawny girl is sick... My cats are getting sick one by one! She had a problem about a month and a half ago with her intestines. She would try to go poop and then get out of the catbox and drag her ass on the floor. Her poor little bungy hole was so irritated and they had to do an anal sac cleaning! For those of you who are not aware of what an anal sac cleaning entails, well, it ain't fun for either the animal, dog or cat, or the human doing it! You must squeeze their little ho and get the poop goop out of these little glands next to their ho. There are two glands, one on either side of the ho. The poop goop that comes out is the most noxious hazardous waste on earth. NEVER, EVER, get it on you! :twisted: It will stay for a very long time. Anyway, vet shop talk aside, my poor Tawny had to have this done last visit and it seems her butt is irritated again. I am praying, crossing everything I have that she does not have cancer of the colon, intestine, rectum, stomach or any part of her digestive tract. I am hoping it is just Irritable Bowel Syndrome, yes, animals can have this too...Last time she had a bacterial infection in her bowels and some antibiotics did the trick. I am so gun shy now when taking the furbabies to the vet, it just scares the crap outa me. Especially this cat. Tawny is my 15 yr old, been with me longer than I have been with Ralph...She is my best friend and confidant and I will not be able to take it if there is anything evil going on with her. I pray it is IBS or an infection or constipation. The problem is that this is a recurring issue, NOT a good sign. They will maybe need to do an ultrasound to see if they detect polyps or growths and advance appropriately to get them outa there! The problem is that the two cats that were the most special to us, (Orion and Tawny) were and are considered senior cats, so they have more problems. It sems that cats over 10 are considered *old*. Cats live to be about 17-20. I would think 10 is middle aged. Anyway, they DO develop more problems after 10 yrs old. And we are meticulous about our wellness checks for them and their shots and taking them in at the first sign of anything. Being a trained Vet Tech, I am hyper- vigilant about the slightest change in anything to do with their health.
We will have to wait to see what is going on with her until later today. Gah, I am going to lose my mind, I tell ya! I cannot take much more of this with our furbabies! :(
susi

Tawny girl!

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[Princess Susi]

Tawny was okay, she just had a problem with her *glands*. I am relieved!

Just had to share a pic of Orion before he got sick on his favorite blanket (the one we used to lie on and say goodbye) with his favorite wittle bear! :)
This was taken in 2006...



Is this size okay, Zazu? This is the message board size at Photobucket. Please let me know...And if it is still too big you can replace it and I will just post links from now on instead....
sues

[Zazu]

Is this size okay, Zazu? This is the message board size at Photobucket.

The size is perfect, and the bear is pretty cute, too.

[Princess Susi]

Cool Zazu! I will be using this size from now on!
Yeah, Orion LOVED that bear, slept with it all the time, funny huh? A cat with a teddybear... :)
Anyone else have cute photos of their cute petfriends? I would love to see pictures of people's pets or kids or just fun photos from Disney trips or any kind of photo you would like to share, no naked pictures Hobie... :twisted:
susi

[Big Wallaby]

no naked pictures Hobie... :twisted:

But if you want to post pics of your sailboat in the buff, or being buffed, or already well-buffed, that is perfectly okay.

I'm looking at apartments and houses all over the place, and there's one for $1600 that has its own place to dock a boat. And I sit there thinking... if I could moor a sailboat for my dad, would he subsidize some of the house?

Geez, I miss sailing. Need to get back into it. Are there any other sailors here in the Central Florida area? If so, I want to crew on your boat.

Liz and I are actually looking at renting with another couple to keep expenses down (might have another room available if we get a place big enough) and one of the things they want is a cat... which is great, because I was going to ask them the same thing.

[hobie16]

But if you want to post pics of your sailboat in the buff, or being buffed, or already well-buffed, that is perfectly okay.

I'm looking at apartments and houses all over the place, and there's one for $1600 that has its own place to dock a boat. And I sit there thinking... if I could moor a sailboat for my dad, would he subsidize some of the house?

Geez, I miss sailing. Need to get back into it. Are there any other sailors here in the Central Florida area? If so, I want to crew on your boat.

Next time I'm out I try to get some pics.

$1600 with dock? Dude!!!

Take a look at catsailor.com. There's lots of multihull action in Florida.

[Randy B]

Geez, I miss sailing. Need to get back into it. Are there any other sailors here in the Central Florida area? If so, I want to crew on your boat.

I'm not in Central Fla, but would my canoe qualify? :D:

Randy

[Big Wallaby]

Take a look at catsailor.com. There's lots of multihull action in Florida.

Hey, were you in Fiji last month?

Oct 9-19 -- Hobie 16 World Championships, Fiji

Ha! Just went to the Hobie website for the first time... I could get into some serious financial trouble there... :D:

But, of course, then I'd have the boat to leave the country...