I am so sad to hear this. I have a cat. Please know my heart is with you.

I'm sorry to hear about this new sorrow in your life. We've had cats and dogs and they've been such a big part of our family. It was heartbreaking to put them down. My heart hurts thinking about you and the loss you are feeling. I'll be praying for you.

I am so sorry for your loss. Hopefully there is another cat waiting to be adopted and loved. Be thankful for your time with you special pet and I hope you open your home and heart to another cat waiting to be loved.

I am sorry for your pain will be thinking of you

I'm sorry for your cat's illness. I have a cat that is sweet and loving also, and has been a joy for me to have. I hope another sweet little cat finds it's way into your heart soon.

I'm very sad for you and understand. My cat who has been with me for the past 11 yrs also was recently diagnosed with stage 3 kidney failure. It's added stress emotionally and financially. With proper treatment he may live months or years they say. I feel so bad for you that there is no hope left for your precious kitty. I wish I had words to comfort your broken heart. Sending you a big hug and will be praying that God comforts you during this difficult time :(

Thank you all. I knew you'd understand. Very few people know what we've been through with our ECs this past year but I know that you all here understand. I never imagined that this kitten would be so loving and healing. Now losing her so young is just heartbreaking on top of the nightmare that our ECs are putting us through. Trying just to make her last days comfortable and happy. Thanks for understanding and your kind words.

Chocolatecat, I am not a cat person, but have a very good friend who is, so I understand how devastating this is for you. My thoughts are with you. So sorry for your loss.

Hi Chocolatecat, I have 2 kitties and they have been wonderful to love and nurture and feel loved back. I have also lost kitties due to illness and one disappeared. I am sorry about your precious one. I'm glad you have had her for the last year to love and will be praying for you as you care for her - she is so lucky to have you!

This is the saddest thing. My heart is breaking for you. I am mostly a dog person (poodles) but I do also have a cat and I love him so much. He is so gentle and his purring is a great comfort, and yes, the poodles love him too. Your little kitty was very lucky to have you for her mommy, if only for a short while.

Sorry, haven't been on for awhile. I'm definitly praying for you. I know what it's like to lose a precious cat. I've lost 2.

My prayers go out to you, pets give us unconditional love. It will be a while before you forget your little friend.

You never forget your little friends. The pain does get easier though.

Thank you all. She is still holding on but even so last night was terrible. She was restless and didn't sleep at all and neither did I. I thought that was going to be the end. But around 10 a.m. she started eating again and is napping now. When our dog passed away, it was a night like last night. But she has pulled through it now for the moment. She has an incurable virus so I know she won't get well it is just so terrible watching her decline. Heartbreaking. Thanks for your prayers and empathy. It means a lot to have you all here.

chocolatecat:

I so feel your pain. My son moved out of our home but I still had our 6 year old chocolate lab. She was my dog--she would wait for me to get ready in the morning and come running when I came out, when I came home at night she would search the house once she was let in to find me, she would get up beside me or lay in my lap while watching tv (all 75 pounds of her), she would come out of her crate in the morning and lick my face or hand --whatever she could get to. But she also loved my son -- every night until he moved out I could tell her to tell her brother goodnight. She would jump up on the couch, put her paws on the edge of the recliner he was sitting in and she would lick his face, then jump down and go to her crate where she slept. Since I was so devastated about our son moving out -- he never told me he intended to do so and the circumstances I found out about it were not good, I had 2-1'/2 weeks to adjust to the idea -- I still had the dog who loved me and needed me to take care of her. One week shy of three months to the day after he moved out she got suddenly sick. It was diagnosed as pancratitis. Some dogs recoverr, some do not. Ours did not. She hung on for a week and we tried everything to save her. The vet told me most dogs would have died within 48 hours but she lasted 6-1/2 days. We were finally told that her blood count was getting so low that she would begin to bleed internally. I could see red patches coming up on her skin where she had been shaved, her eyes were getting bloodshot, so I could see what they were saying beginning to happen. We had to put her to sleep exactly 12 weeks after he moved out so she would not suffer with the internal bleeding. It was absolutely the hardest thing I have ever done and I miss her every day. I, too, do not understand why she had to go. I needed her as much as she needed me. I loved her and I truly felt that she loved me. So, I can so sympathize with you. I still cry 10 months later and dream of her sometimes. Everyone tells me that time will heal as it usually does but I have not gotten there yet. Hugs to you over the next few weeks. Take pictures and spend as much time with her as you can so that you will have those memories. Praying for you.