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kitkatz
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My cat Nanny
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This morning I took my cat Nanny to the vet. She has been losing weight and was acting strange. Not eating, not drinking. She was 18 years old.
She is gone from me now. I had her put to sleep this morning. I was with her when she went. She was purring right up until the end. I knew she was gone when the purring stopped.
The vet was very kind as were his techs. They gave me time before and time after with her.
I am in tears. All of our cats are getting older and we are losing them slowly. I will tell you all some stories about Nanny when I am done crying.
I cannot see the keyboard right now.
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5
Remember your present situation is not your final destination.
Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.
"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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So sorry for your loss, pets are like famiily. I dread the day when my pets time will come. At least Nanny lived 18 good years and passed with you by her side.
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Nanny cat
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5
Remember your present situation is not your final destination.
Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.
"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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Re: My cat Nanny
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May 17, 2008, 10:41:54 AM »
kitkatz I'm so sorry.
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May 17, 2008, 11:00:55 AM »
Awww Kit, I am so sorry. Nanny was a little purring machine! You took great care of her - 18 years is amazing!
HUGS for you my friend.
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May 17, 2008, 11:12:18 AM »
So sorry about your loss Kit.
What a pretty cat she was.
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Re: My cat Nanny
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May 17, 2008, 11:13:14 AM »
I have stopped crying, I think.
Let's see... I found Nanny up under the spare tire of our three-quarter ton pick up. I heard a kitten crying and tracked the sound to the truck. I crawled underneath it and pulled her out by the scruff of her neck. She was around four to six weeks old. Tiny kitten. At the time I already had a cat who was nursing kittens, so I added this kitten to her brood. Mama cat accepted her as one of her own. Nanny was quite cat.
When she was younger she would sit in my house plants and killed them all. Her name went from Little Sh** to Conannette the Destroyer. We called her Conannette for years, then the nickname went to Kono, then to Nannette, then to Nanny. Yes, we named the cat then nickname them..
She went to live with my parents for a few years. My Dad fell in love with the little grey kitten and adopted her from us. She came back to live with us when my parents moved to Hawaii.
She became my daughters cat. She slept with them and loved them. If I yelled or hollered at my girls for anything I would have a cat at my feet or up on a counter meowing at me to stop. It always cracked me up and I had to laugh. It was one way to stop me from yelling. I learned to holler quietly.
Life is full when you have animals. I miss her.
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5
Remember your present situation is not your final destination.
Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.
"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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Oh, Kit, I am so sorry. It is so hard to lose the pets we love.
When i lost my Garfield, it took 2 kittens to replace him.
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May 17, 2008, 03:29:51 PM »
Oh, kit, I am so sorry about your Nanny. I wish there was something I could do to make you feel better.
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May 17, 2008, 04:35:29 PM »
Awww - so sorry about your fur-baby, Kit!
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So sorry about your sweet Nanny.
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Kit I'm so sorry
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So sorry, Kitkatz.
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May 17, 2008, 11:20:22 PM »
Oh - Nanny was such a beauty. I am so sorry Kitkatz. I know how hard it is to lose a pet and my thoughts are with you.
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May 18, 2008, 06:05:41 AM »
I am sorry to hear this Kit, it's dreadful to lose a pet, she was a beauty and sounds such a character. Sending you a cuddle
and my love.
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So sorry, Kit. Sounds like she was quite the character. 18 years and it was still much too soon. You are in my thoughts.
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Re: My cat Nanny
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May 18, 2008, 08:58:36 PM »
KK *tight hugs* from me and Celeste.... 18 years is a ripe old age for a cat and clearly your saving her treated her well over the years. That's such a gorgeous story about her meowing at you to stop yelling at "her people" (your daughters). that's just wonderful.
She knew you loved her from the minute you saved her and she's up in kitty heaven purring looking down on you knowing how much you gave her in her long life.
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May 22, 2008, 12:29:52 AM »
I found abetter picture.
Nanny and Maria
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5
Remember your present situation is not your final destination.
Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.
"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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They're both beautiful
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May 22, 2008, 10:10:52 AM »
Sorry to hear about Nanny ,its not long since i lost one of my best friends so i know how much it hurts.
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I'm sorry. I know how much it hurts.
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Re: My cat Nanny
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May 31, 2008, 11:44:48 PM »
I thought I read and replied to this thread.
Sorry to hear about your loss kitkatz. When I read the story it made me think of how the first time I had to deal with a loss of any kind and it was my mom pet cat that who died while suffering from something unknown and died in my arms the day I took her to a new vet. It is rough to loose a pet, but you will recover. You were able to spend some quality time with her and afterwards of her passing which is something to cheerish.
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i'm not a cat person (they make me sneeze) but i do know how you feel. hope it's going a little easier.
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My Siamese walks around the house crying for Nanny. She would bug the crap out of Nanny and they would play fight. I think she thinks I took her away.
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5
Remember your present situation is not your final destination.
Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.
"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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Ten Years Ago, we put the Only Animal, I ever Loved to Sleep. I Still miss that Dog.
It's Okay to Cry.
Peace to You.
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