Aaron is a gentleman. I'm glad he could help you.

"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax..." -- Walter Sobchak

I'm glad you thought of me and that I checked my email this morning in time to help you and Bentley. I would have hated for you to deal with this alone on top of dealing with your move.

I am so sorry for your loss, as a cat owner (lover), I fear the day something happens to my Mott.

Thank G-d for friends like Aaron.

he's a mensch! and funny! amazing how that works, huh?

bless all of y'all.

and hang in there, mox-eriffic one.

Glad you got some help! Hope things are as good as they can be... My wife and I cried like babies when our kitten died and we'd barely had him a month...

I wear Piper's collar as a wristband now and then as well. I thought I was the only one who did that kind of thing.

I’ve read your blog off and on for years but never commented (I think). Came her via Steve.

I’m a dog person, and honestly I don’t understand cat people all that much. But the loss of a pet that has been by your side for years is extremely traumatic. I was more tore up, and for a longer time, when I had to put my beloved dog down then when my father died.

Of course I loved my father. But I had to “man up” for the rest of my family. I’ve cried. And I miss him a lot of course.

When I had to put my dog down I was a basket case, my wife as well. I’d be watching TV or a movie and some cute dog scene would go by – tears would come from nowhere and with no notice. It’s 4 years later and my heart still aches when I look at her picture.

So I can’t say to you that it will be better soon. In fact it’s going to hurt like hell for a long long time. But what better memorial to a pet is there than their owner’s fond memories and love years and years later?

For me a puppy worked. Give it six months and then go kitten shopping.

I'm glad your friend came to your aid to help make this difficult time easier for you. Kudos to your friends. Hugs for you.

Mox,
I've had a cat hangong around for days.(I live outsside the city limits)You said something very nice about my (deceased) mother in a Mother's day post.Cat is now adopte;living in the garage,well fed and a vet apptment will be made.(But I'm getting him or her fixed and as a dog person ,I highly recommend,"A Bioy and His Dog," by Harlan Ellison

mox, hope you're better!

Moxie,
I hope you are able to function today. I know that you will never be ok or better again, because that is the way I feel after loosing my Douglas. The first day I was still in shock, the second and third were nearly unbearable. If you need someone to listen to you, please contact me and I will send you my phone number.

Moxie,

It doesn't get easier, it just recedes a bit in time, as a semi recedes in your rearview mirror as you go down the highway.

But every now and then, you pull over, and the semi catches up again, just as large as ever.

The pain is like that.... it seems to get smaller with the distance of time, and really, it's just the changing perspective of time's viewpoint. Just as large, but smaller in the mirror.

I find, every now and then, it's worth the pain to let the memory catch back up again, and be cherished.

I miss my Ariel. I dread the advent of time with her brother, my beloved Harley.

Memories matter. Keep them close to heart.

Jim
Sloop New Dawn
Galveston, TX