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A Sad Day

ColumbusGuy

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You may remember my Traditional Siamese Bortai from previous blogs...I got her and her brother Genghis when they were only a few months old back in 2001...Genghis was stolen in 2005, which left just me and Bortai until I got another stray Siamese, Chula, from my sister. Chula has been gone just over two years now from a resistant respiratory infection...she was eight years old.

 

Two weeks ago, Bortai had small swellings around a couple of her mammary glands, so I was going to schedule a vet visit, then last Friday, she stopped eating much or drinking, so I got the appointment made for yesterday morning. The additional symptom of congested breathing which developed last Friday was not something to be cured with antibiotics as I'd thought: it, and the small swellings, were symptoms of something else. I knew it wasn't good when the vet asked to do x-rays...turned out her chest and lungs were full of cancer--the appetite loss was due to the fact that she couldn't eat and breathe at the same time.

 

With no options, I had my beloved little girl put down at 12:06 yesterday. For over an hour I cried over her before, and then after the shot--and the vet gave me all the time I needed. When I could speak again, I asked her to arrange cremation. This is one of the pics she took of us before the injection.

 


Bortai 1

 


I want to thank all my friends here for their well-wishes and wonderful support...I hope you know what you mean to me!

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Valkyrie
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I'm so sorry, CG.  It's never easy to lose a pet.  You have my condolences and :hug:

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Reader1810
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You have my sympathies. I'm glad you had the opportunity to say goodbye and give Bortai lots of love...

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DynoReads

I am sorry for your loss. Your words paint a picture of a well loved pet, she had a good home and companion in you.

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ColumbusGuy
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From my earliest memory of picking up my german shepherd puppy at age 3, I've never been without a dog and/or cat....but since moving into the city, it's been cats; all my life it's been Siamese except for a couple years when it was a tuxedo named 58. Pets? Some might say, but you can't share your life with some one for years on years without them becoming part of you--not if you're truly human. Each loss is wrenching and agonizing for me, but there was always the unconditional love I got in return.

 

It's times like these when the English language is uniquely inadequate in expressing gratitude to others...'thank you', though sincerely felt, isn't enough to convey my appreciation for your words. Just know that they are heard, and cherished for the spirit behind them, my friends.

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Timothy M.

Somehow I know she is purring in cat heaven to thank you for all the love and care - and for not letting her suffer. You did the right thing, and though it hurts I know you'd always put her needs before your own. To me that is what defines a perfect pet owner. Any cat will be lucky to have a place in your Home and Heart.

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Lisa

I am so, so sorry CG. I know what it's like to lose pets, it's sometimes harder than losing family members.

 

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

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ColumbusGuy

I wrote nearly 3000 words very early this morning, it helped distract me, now my sleep schedule is all screwed up--not that it's ever been normal. I remember the night in '84 when I had about ten people over to my place in the country because I got a new board game--Civilization--and we were at it for more than 24 hours until one of us finally won. There were nights when I lost track of time playing the computer versions of the game and would run into work after being up all night. :) 

I'm doing better, but it hits me every time I go into the kitchen and her bowl isn't under the window by the sink...the tears aren't automatic today, but if I close my eyes and think at all about her, they're there again. Happy memories though.

Thank you my friends.

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Lisa

When my beloved pit bull died three years ago from lymphoma, I was heartbroken. She was only three-and-a-half. I thought about her every single day and cried for her for at least a year and a half.

 

CG, you will think about her all the time, and cry remembering her, but that's ok. It's how you grieve. In time, the pain will lessen, and you will always have your happy memories.

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Emi GS

It is not easy to loose a pet as I know. I have dog puppy when I was about 14 or something. Everyday it will eat his lunch with us. One day I was off to school and when I returned it was not there where it have to be. I thought it went roaming. But that evening I found that it was no more alive, because of the construction vehicles. I have got no pet from then...

 

I Hope You Will be Fine...

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