neadods: (goodbye)
neadods ([personal profile] neadods) wrote2012-04-18 09:37 pm

Goodbye Mickey



They were my first two.

They're both gone now. Mickey (left) was diagnosed with kidney disease.

[identity profile] mustangsally78.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
I am so sorry. It's so hard to lose pets. The only thing I can offer you is that you'll be able to remember them with love rather than sadness in the future.

:::hugs:::

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
It's *very* hard right now. Mickey was always on the bathroom sink, demanding I run water for her. I'm still clearing a space for her, waiting for her to yell...

It helped when one of the people at knit night reminded me that if the vet thought I was doing it too early, he'd've said and fought me.

He didn't.

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[identity profile] beathen.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
I'm very sorry for your loss. You didn't just lose a pet but a member of your family, and that's always difficult to deal with. *hugs*

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. Thank you.
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[personal profile] nonelvis 2012-04-19 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so sorry. Losing beloved pets is never easy, but I know how much harder it is to lose the last of your first two kitties.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
I got them both almost as soon as I moved in; first DB, then Mickey to be his companion. (He was not amused.)

[identity profile] songfire3.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so sorry! {{HUGS}}

I know how you feel. I lost 2 of mine last year! I still miss them.
They even looked a bit like yours:

Katy (with our semi-adopted hedgehog):

Image

and Claire:

Image

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Um, is there something blue connecting those two bowls, or is the hedgehog wearing a bow tie?

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[identity profile] wendymr.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
*hugs*

It's so sad to lose a beloved pet. My first cat (first of my own, as opposed to cats I grew up with) died from kidney disease, so I know how devastating - and sudden - it can be.

You gave him a loving home and a happy life. That's worth it all :)

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
This was very sudden. She'd been throwing up a *lot* but we thought it was new food and hairballs, and were trying to fix it accordingly.

And then the test results came back.

[identity profile] jennetj.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I'm so sorry, Nea. I fondly remember Mickey on the bathroom sink.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
That was her defining trait! I wonder how long I'm going to expect her to be there.

[identity profile] starcat-jewel.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
My condolences.

We're worried about our Fafhrd -- he's losing weight and looking old and frail. And we're afraid that if we take him in to the vet, we're going to be told that he's got something that will take thousands of dollars to fix, and at that point we'll have no choice but to say goodbye.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
If Fafhrd's only losing weight, it may just be thyroid disease. The medicine for that isn't too $$$; DB had it for months and months and was doing fine... until we noticed the tumor on his chin.

[identity profile] karenmiller.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Hugs. It never isn't sucky.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs back* No, it isn't. Ever.

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[identity profile] stunt-muppet.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so, so sorry. You must be missing them both awfully right now.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I am. Fortunately, there are still 3 cats in the house, so it's not echoingly empty.

[identity profile] isabeau.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
*hugs you lots* I'm so sorry D:

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs back* Thank you.
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[identity profile] persiflage-1.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
Oh no! *bigsquishyPershugs*

I'm so sorry...

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs back* Thank you.

[identity profile] dune-drd.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
I am so sorry, but you did the right thing. We waited too long when our cat's kidneys got worse - it didn't do him any favours. *hugs*

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I held all the ferrets too long, and still feel guilty. But Mickey was so much younger than DB.

[identity profile] thanatos-kalos.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
::hugs:: I'm so sorry for your loss. Can I help?

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for the offer, but to be honest, I don't know what helps. Snuggling the crap out of the three we've got left, maybe...

[identity profile] themis1.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
Very sorry for your loss.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[identity profile] tchwrtr.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry for your loss, Nea.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

From 5 to 3. It's quite a change to adjust to.

[identity profile] sethrak.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
::hugs::

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs back* Thank you.

[identity profile] suze2000.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs* :(

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs back* Thank you.
evil_plotbunny: A bunny goes where a bunny must (bun)

[personal profile] evil_plotbunny 2012-04-19 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs so very tightly*

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs back* Thank you.

[identity profile] not-hathor.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
*HUGS*

It was cancer with Chani and Orion; Orion went in his sleep after a night of restlessness, but we took Chani to the clinic where Dr. Crow helped her cross over. I still cry sometimes, wishing we'd caught it sooner, maybe we could have tried a different treatment....

*cries a little*

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
We always second-guess ourselves, don't we? Even when we can't fix anything, we feel we ought to be able to.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs back* Thank you.

[identity profile] lizvogel.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Sympathies.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[identity profile] starmalachite.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so very sorry. Knowing when to let go is always hard. We lost Satin (in pic) to a stroke at 19.

I'm glad I got to meet Mickey.

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
19 is good innings for a cat, you obviously took excellent care of her!

Mickey was quite the character. We'll have to see if we can get you introduced to Gytha-the-terminally-shy someday.
fyrdrakken: (All cats are black at night)

[personal profile] fyrdrakken 2012-04-19 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so very sorry to hear that.(My FLV+ kitten has been in splendid apparent health for the past three months, so I've started to relax a bit about him, but now I'm worried that the supposedly 8-year-old bunny may be older than that, since he's starting to appear arthritic and has been having bladder issues for the past year.)
Edited 2012-04-19 20:25 (UTC)

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Fingers crossed for your kitten and bunny!

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-21 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs back*
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[identity profile] calapine.livejournal.com 2012-04-20 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry, dude. They both look gorgeous in that pic. *hugs*

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2012-04-21 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
In their heyday, they were quite the pair.

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