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Love Lives Furever
Well today we cided to join da blogosphere in memberin' those who came afur and awe now lost. We don't believe in da rainbow bwidge, but we do believe in God and heaven. Now in meez showrt 5 and a half years meez lost many furiends dat weez met here but me duns't know loss like mommy and sissy. So today sis Lexi's gunna be tellin' 'bout da luv dat da world no longer knows.
Faynkz Dezi. Weez not like to dwell on da loss as it's very draynin' and negative, so stead weez gunna commemorayt da lives of those dat held a place in our hearts. I'z lost 3 brofurs in minez 16 yearz. And weez told ya' a little 'bout 'em in udder posteez. But we never talk 'bout da sisfur I'z lost. See I'z was born one of a litter of 3. I'z had a brofur and sisfur littermayt. Mommy took us awl in and lubbed us very much. But as you know ifin youz read our blog or followed us on facebook, our birthz were anyfin' but normal. Minez brofur was froewn onto da grass and I'z was froewn into da wooden fence. Our littermayt sisfur was froewn onto da cement patio of da yard we was born at. By da age of 2 weeks it waz evident dat she had brayn damage. Mommy fawt so hard to keep her alive but at 3 weeks old minez littermayt gave up and didunt wanna fight anymore. So mommy took her to da VET and sent her off too heaven. Now I'z'll be honezt and tell ya' I'z didunt really know her and so I'z not miss her, but mommy finkz of herz offen. Fur da 3 weekz she did live, she knew nuffin' but lubz and da warmff of a mommy.
And of course there'z da furzt Service Cat mommy had, Shad. I'z idunt know her neeber, but she iz a grayt inspirayshun fur those of us dat came after her. She only lived a very short 5 years, but she lubbed and waz lubbed a lifetime afur she left this world. She left her mark on mommys heart and in hers life. And then there's my brofur, Devon. Himz took me in and taught me everyfin' himz knew. When himz got da brayn tumor and had to go to heaven I'z really missed him. I'z didunt understand why himz had to go away. But I'z will awlwayz member himz lub and acceptance.
And then there was minez brofur Lucky. Only 28 dayz older than me, we kulda been littermaytz. We grew up togedder and learned to be service cats togedder and changed homez many timez wiff mommy togedder. Oh how I'z missed minez brofur Lucky when himz went to heaven a short 5 yearz after our birthz. Fur many yearz Christmas was nebber da saym. But time healz da broken heart and knowin' himz wazn't hurtin' or sufferin' anymore mayd lozin' him eazier to bear. Himz luv lives on fru mommy and me.
Lastly I'z lozt sweet Ransom. He waz such a sweet boy and his life was far too short. But in himz short life he knew da luv of da agez frum mommy and me. Himz waz smart az a whip and charmed awl da peepz who met him. Himz fierce fightin' spirit will live on furever az long az we member.
I habz known a lot of loss in minez yearz here, but I'z also known a lot of lubz. Those who came afur and have gone on to our mansion in heaven will a;ways be missed. But their lives and luv left a never endin' mark on all those they touched. We will nebber furget them. Their legacies live on in me and in Deztinee and all those dat will come after us. I'z lubz minez mommy berry much and Dezi too. I'z nebber wanna leave them. But I'z habz a feelin' I'z won't know anymore loss, but stead sis Dezi will have to help mommy fru it. Minez body iz getting' old and fingz don't alwayz work rite anymore. But I'z left minez mark and will keep rite on duin' it till God callz me to heaven to join all those I'z sed goodbye to. I'z not eaten in da lazt 2 dayz again, and so mommy of course iz worried. Any purrayerz you kuld spare wuld fur shur be purreshayted. Youz know mommy dusn't habz much money, but she givez ebberfin' she haz to us. Epic, unconditional, unending luv iz what mayd each of us choose mommy az our very own. 1 day or 100 yearz wiff mommy feelz like a lifetime. I'z been very blezt to habz da life I'z have and so were all those we celebrate today. I'z wuldn't change minez life fur anyfin' in da world and I'z know da udderz wuld say da same. Love Lives on Furever!!!
Fank you sissy, but don't you be finkin' 'bout goin' anywhere, mommy and me need you too much. And yous so wight, we awe so very blest to have da lives we do. Purrlease just member dat luv knows no bounds and will as sissy sez, liv on furever and ever.
Weez joinin' Rascal and Rocco fur da Pet Pawade blog hop and will be postin' at da Tabby Cat Club today too.
Till da next time…………………….Be Blest!!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Dezi and Lexi
Lexi Gets All Wet in the Shower
Well here we awe almost at da weekend again. Weez sure hope yous be enjoyin' our Service cat twainin' stowries. Meez mostly been tellin' ya' 'bout me and what me was learnin'. So today we fawt we wuld take you way back and me wuld let sis Lexi tell ya' 'bout hers furst lesson helpin' mommy in da baff tub/shower. As weez told ya' in purrevious posts, mommy passes out purretty much everyday. And she almost always passes out in da shower. Yous finkin' dat while dat be pawful, why wuld mommy need help, wight? Did you know it only takes an inch and a half of water to drown? And when you be unconscious you can't struggle or fight. So when mommy passes out in da shower, da water still be runnin' and hittin' hers in da face and mouff and nose. So hers head must be outta da water, and dat's where we come in. So we fawt Lexi's furst shower lesson wuld be a gweat stowry to tell. Take it away sissy. (Meez sowry 'bout todays fotos. They awe 35mm dat was scanned into da puter and sum fings can't be edited. But we weally fawt you needed to see da kitties dat was workin' at da time of this stowry)
Fanks Dezi. It was a long time ago when I was still a kitten of 'bout 4-5 months old. Devon and Lucky were still alive back then and I had been watchin' them help mommy since the day my eyes opened and I kuld focus. But da day came when they sed I needed to learn to help mommy too ifin I was gunna be stickin' round. And well I had no intentions of goin' anywhere so like always when mommy went to take hers shower I followed the boys to da pawdee box room and plopped down on da hooman pawdee seat. Mommy had towels all over da room and floor. I had seen da boys roll round on those towels many a time, but I didn't have any plans on getting' any wetter than I had too. After all, I'd already had purrlenty of baffz and I wasn't lookin' to have anymore.
So as always mommy turned on da water and climbed in. She started latherin' up and cleanin' hers selff of sum imaginary dirt just like she did wiff me when me got baffs. And then it happened…the boys jumped up from where they had been loungin and waitin', and mommy started grabbin' at the shower bar and the curtain. Boff da boys hopped up on da edge of da tub and I meowed at them to warn them they was gunna get all wet. And afur I kuld finish down mommy went. And da boys jumped in da tub and started getting' into pawsition. Lucky was much larger than me at da time but he was still yung too. He was only 28 days older than me. So Devon started meowin' at me to get in da tub and help Lucky wiff his side. I didn't wanna get wet and I didn't know what to do so why did he want me to help?. Devon wedged himselff under mommys arm and hollered at me again. "Kid, get in da tub and help us!!!" he sed. Lucky maneuvered himselff under mommys udder arm and looked up at me.
Decisions, decisions. I didn't wanna get all wet, but da mommy dat had been so good to me and luvved me so unconditionally needed my help. Da boys didn't seem to mind da water a bit, so I stepped over to da edge of da tub. And boff da boys started meowin' fur me to hurry up and get into pawsition. I reluctantly jumped in da tub and felt da water hittin' my back. All I wanted to do was get out, but Lucky kept lookin' at me and so I went over and pawsitioned myselff next to him under mommys arm. And then da boys started pushin' and meowin' at me to help push. We needed to get mommys head over da side of da tub so da water wuldn't keep hittin' her in da face. So I started pushin' wiff all my might and da boys kept pushin' wiff all there might and slowly but surely mommys head was finally restin' on da edge of da tub. Da boys jumped outta da tub and onto sum of da awaitin' towels and meowed fur me to do da same. We rolled round on da towels a bit and then sat there watchin' and waitin' fur mommy to come round.
Da boys might have been just sittin' and watchin' but I had gone over and was lickin' mommys face. I knew I had seen this happen many times afur, but I sure did want her to hurry and wake up. I was scared and didn't wanna have to find a new mommy. I was right where I wanted to be even ifin it meant dat I was gunna have to get wet everyday. So I had been lickin' hers face and purrin' as loud as I kuld manage hopin' she wuld wake up. I didn't have to wait too long and mommy finally started to move and hers eyes started to open. She seemed a bit confused, but finally she started talkin' and tellin' us how much she luvved us and how purroud of us she was. Let me tell ya', there was a purr fest goin' on then. We may have looked like wet rats, but we was fur sure happy cats. Mommy was finally able to stand up again and she hurriedly finished her shower and got out and dried off like we had.
Shortly after we all went to bed and continued our purr fest while massagin' mommy. We each had a section. Back then Devon massaged mommys head, I did hers back/arms and Lucky massaged her legs and back too. When mommy finally drifted off Devon told me I had dun well dat day. I didn't tell him, but I had been really scared. I didn't want mommy to get hurt. This workin' stuff was purretty scary. As I drifted off to sleep dat night I kept wonderin' just what else was I gunna be learnin'. I was a little 'cited 'bout it, but I was also a little scared cuz I was fraid dat ifin I messed up maybe mommy wuldn't be okay. I was gunna have to pay close attention to da lessons so I kuld make sure mommy was always okay. As I continued to grow, I became more helpful and able to hold my own under mommys arm by myselff. Dat became a necessity when brofur Devon was called back to heaven and left Lucky and me to take care of mommy by ourselves.
Oh sissy me always gets purr bumps when you tell dat stowry. Me members how scared me was da furst time me helped you get mommy outta da shower. Me wants you to tell sum more of yous stowries soon okay?.
I'z wood lubz too Dezi.
Goody. Now meez gunna wemind ya' dat we have a give away goin' on wight now fur da PetSafe FroliCat Flik. Ifin yous haven't entered yet, you can do so here. And we also wanna tell ya dat weez have a few more give aways comin' up, so be sure you be followin' us so yous not miss one
We also wanna fank unkle Pete, Timmy and furmily and awnty Carolyn fur donatin' to sis Lexi's care fundraiser.
Till da next time………………..Be Blest!!!
Dezi = Blue
Lexi = Green
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Dezi and Lexi
And The Answers Are…
Meowllo everypawdy, da weekend's here. WooHoo Well yesfurday fur National answer yous cat's question day we let you choose da questions. And we got sum good ones dat's fur sure. See, we ask mommy questions all da time and she answers 'em wight then and there. And usually ifin hers can't answer 'em hers will find da answer. Whether dat means duin' wesearch or askin' sumpawdy els, so weez didn't weally hav anyfin' to ask hers. And we usually do da same fing wiff all of you. Ifin weez wunnewin' sumfin' 'bout ya', weez just ask. Yous always answer, so Fank you fur dat. Now me will get on to da question and answer portion of this posty.
Da first question by ow pawsum furiends da Trout Town Tabbies wuz: Why dusn't mommy grow us more gwass in da house?
Mommys answer: I ought to. the girls love their grass, but we just don't have the room to put a football field of grass in the house, and I get tired of stepping in and cleaning up the grass puke. MOL A little grass goes a long way.
Ow nex questionwuz fwum meez fellow Cat Scout and furiend Shoko fwum da Canadian Cats. She wanted to know where me sleeps.
Meez gunna answer this one. Me sleeps wight beside mommy. We hav a twin size hospital bed and mommy sleeps as faw over to one side as hers can to make room fur me to curl up at hers waist. Sis Lexi sleeps between mommy legs and rests hers head on mommys thigh.
Ow nex question got asked by a kupple of ow wunnewful furiends. Timmy fwum da Tomcat Commentary and Annabelle fwum Manx Mnews wanted to know what toy wuz boff Lexi and meez favowit.
Sissy and me talked this one over a while and came to a consensus. Ow favowit toy wuz da Cat's Meow. we actually played wiff it so much we ran da motor out and it dusn't work anymore. So, now ow favowit toys awe those wiff da nip in 'em. You know da nana, da made wiff luv toys weez won and ow ball and twack toys.
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Ow furiends da Florida Furkids wanted to know what ow favowit pizza is.
OMC It's Pepperoni!!! Weez luv, luv, luv da pepperoni pizza. Dat weminds me of a question me has, when can we hav anudder pizza mommy? Oh, mommy sez soon.
Anyways on to ow nex question which comes fwum ow adventurwous furiends da Purrfect Kitties. They wanna know ifin weez ever seen a weal live mousey.
Well… me hasn't ever seen a weal live mousey but mommy sez she finks me wuld be a weal hunter and killer. Sis Lexi on da udder hand…she has seen a weal mousey and she joined mommy up in da chair while hers bwofur Lucky chased it down and made short work of it. C'mon now, weez posh pampurred inside Service kitties. MOL
Ow dear furiend Tribble hoo got a new bwofur last year has da nex question. And she wants to know why weez hav no bwofur and do we want one. MOL Even tho' this be a fun question it has a very serious answer, so meez gunna let mommy take this one.
Dear sweet Tribble after losing Devon to cancer and then Lucky and Ransom who both had UTI's that essentially robbed them of their lives and me of them, I just couldn't go through that again. Although females can get UTI's it is more of a risk for males. So after Ransom died I prayed and asked God too send me a sweet little girl to love. And He did. He sent Dezi to me, and she is perfect in every way. I love all the boys that are in our lives including your sweet brother, but my heart couldn't take another loss like that. So that's why the girls don't have a physical brother. You and your mommy are family to us, your not just online friends. That means your family is our family, including Indy.
Da nex question is by one of ow pawsum Facebook awnties. She's been wiff us since almost da beginnin'. And she wanted to know when mommy had hers accident and ifin meez still fwaid of da loud noises.
Mommy had hers accident November 21, 1994. And yes, there awe sum loud noises dat still scare me. And meez purrawlly gunna fweak out again this year when spwing finally awwives and da lawn crew shows up fur da first time in mumffs. MOL
We saved this question fur last, cuz it might take a little time to answer. Ow furiends Pipo and Minko fwum We bees Siamese want to know how we learned to be Service Cats.
Dat's a loaded question and wuld take a lot more time than we hav in this posty. We posted back on April 19, 2014 'bout Shad, Mommy's Original Service Cat who twained herselff. And after she died and mommy wealized dat kitties kuld be twained to do such fings mommy stawted twainin' hers very nex kitty, Devon. And while volunteerin' wiff a wescue gwoup mommy adopted Lucky and then Lexi and twained them also. Devon helped wiff their twainin' as well. We posted a little 'bout Lexi's twainin' back on April 21, 2014 in Lexi Becomes a Service Cat. And finally me joined mommy and Lexi and they hav boff had a hand in twainin' me.
As we hav had quite a foo new furiends join us in wecent mumffs we will be tellin' more stories 'bout ow twainin' in da future. Although ow posts awe in no way meant to be a twainin' manual as we don't cover minute by minute. It wuld be way too boring. Twainin' isn't always fun or funny. We twy to post the joyous and funny times, and even lots of da oopsies. Just know dat there's a lot of time put into twainin'. We wusn't born Service cats, but any cat can be twained to become one. And we also posted the diffewence between a Service cat and Therapy cat on April 18, 2014. They awe not the same thing or interchangeable terms. Lexi and me awe twained Service Animals. Me has also been fwu da certification purrawcess to be a Therapy cat cuz mommy likes to giv back to da community when she can and weez not hav munny to giv but we do hav time.
Well, dat wraps up da questions and answers fwum National answer yous cats question day. We hope you learned a little more 'bout us. As always ifin yous hav a question fur us anytime, just ask. Weez not mind answerin' anyfin' so long as it's wespectful and nice. Yous know weez a rated G bloggy dat wuld be safe fur da peeps gwandchildwen to wead. so just member to keep it clean. There wuz anudder question dat rian asked. Hims didn't actually ask us, but we wanted to share it. Hims not been feelin' so good of late and wanted to know why hims sisfurs wus always hovewin'. Hims dad did a gweat job of answerin' him and we just wanted to say dat we kitties be very empafetic. And when we luv, we luv deep. And we just want ow furmily to be okay. They hover Brian cuz they luv you, as do we. Yous in ow purrayers as is yous furmily.
And speakin' of purrayers, weez askin' you to keep sis Lexi in all yous purrayers. She will hav da bloggy nex time to tell yous 'bout da rest of hers and mommys day togedder and giv yous an update on hers pill takin' and eatin'. So be sure to come check it out. And check out da pawsum Purrs and Purrayers Badge ow sweet furiends fwum da Kitty Cat Chronicles made fur us. Yous can display on yous bloggies ifin yous wuld like. Fank yous so much sweet furiends, we luv it. They used lots of happy colors cuz they sed we wuz always happy. Isn't dat da sweetest fing?
Till da nex time………………….Be Blest!!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Dezi and Lexi
The Silent Killer pt. 2
Meowllo and Happy Furiday to you. Dezi's still with the Cat Scouts on their Jamboree havin' a good time, and so I'm still managing her blog. We started telling you all about UTI's yesterday, and will continue today. If you missed yesterdays post please check it out here.
So if UTI's can go unnoticed how then is it detected and diagnosed? As we talked about yesterday your cat may be showing symptoms. Frequent urination, blood in the urine, straining to go, crying out and eliminating outside the box, to name a few. Or your cat may show no signs at all until it's too late. A vet will perform a visual and physical examination. Most Vets can tell if the bladder is full by palpations. the next step in diagnosing a UTI is a urine test. The best way to collect feline urine is by "cystocetesis". That means your Vet will insert a needle through the cat's abdominal wall, puncturing the bladder and aspirating it. Your Vet is looking for the formation of crystals, bacteria, and other sediments that could be causing the infection. It is essential for proper handling of the sample during this time so as not to contaminate it. It is best if the tests occur within the first hour after urine retrieval. It can be refrigerated and brought back to room temperature if the tests can't be done until later, but if you suspect a UTI your Vet will want to test the sample as soon as possible. The gold standard for diagnosing UTI's in any species is urine culture and sensitivity testing. This is the type of tests our current Vet uses. Some Vets still send home a special litter for you to put in the litter-box for urine collection. Please if your vet wants to do this test, refuse and request the sample be taken by cystocentesis. Any other sample may be contaminated, and it is extremely important to know exactly what is causing the infection. A urine culture is often not performed until a round of antibiotics has failed.
Blood will almost always be taken and tested as well. And while bloodwork is not informative in diagnosing a UTI it may reveal underlying abnormalities that can lead to an infection of the urinary tract. Such as kidney disease, cancer or cushings disease, just to name a few. X-rays and ultrasounds can also be useful in diagnosing and treating UTI's by allowing the Vet to see the presence and size of any stones and the size of the bladder, kidneys, ureters, urethra and prostate glands (applies to males only). And to identify Kidney or bladder stones or masses that are obstructing the output of urine.
Once the problem is found and the diagnosis made your Vet will prescribe a course of treatments to assist the animal in getting well. As long as there's no blockage, your cat will be treated on an outpatient basis. It's important to take all meds prescribed by your Vet for the amount of time ordered. If there is a blockage the cat may require hospitalization and a catheter. If a catheter is used or surgery is required you will need to watch the animal because infection may set in or scar tissue may result in narrowing the urethra. Thus making the reoccurrence of UTI's highly probable. The signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection should subside within 4-7 days following treatment. If your cat is still having difficulties you will need to return to the VET immediately. If there are recurrences your VET may decide to treat it with a prescription diet as well as antibiotics and/or surgery.
So how can you prevent a UTI in the first place? That's the million dollar question. Especially since nobody truly knows why living in the same situation, eating the same food and being exposed to the same things, some cats get them and some don't. But here are a few things you can do. Make sure your cat drinks plenty of water. A water fountain can be a big help as cats do love fresh running water. It has long been accepted that distilled water is best when dealing with cats prone to UTI's. Scheduled feeding is also recommended. Leaving food available all day means the cats body is constantly working because of the smell. Cats in the wild don't nibble or eat off and on all day, they hunt, kill, eat and move on. Scheduled feedings are the recommended course of action. As well as a well balanced diet low in ash content. Human tuna fish is one of the worst offenders. You should look for a diet that has an ash content of 5% or less as this has been known to cause UTI's. Wet foods are also recommended as opposed to dry kibble due to the fact that cats don't drink a lot. If you're feeding a raw diet, remember the supplements are very important. Be sure you are providing all the necessary vitamins and minerals so that you don't cause another medical issue. And before you supplement with vitamins, etc. when feeding a commercial diet, please check with your VET. You can have too much of a good thing. Although cats require certain minerals to digest foods and certain vitamins there are also risks to absorbing too much. And try to avoid stress. We can't repeat enough, If your cat is crying out, running to the litter box constantly, urinating outside the box or worst yet, going to the litter box and not leaving a deposit, GO TO THE VET IMMEDIATELY!!!
Well again we have covered a lot of material at once, so we're going to stop for today and finish up tomorrow. We really appreciate all your support in this effort, and we hope we have been able to bring some things to light that you weren't aware of. But most of all we hope we can help even one of you to avoid this terrible Silent Killer or at least know what to look for and be able to get help before it's too late.
Till the next time……………………Be Blest!!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Lexi and Cat Scout Dezi
Blest Sunday – We Too Grieve pt. 2
Meweek evewypawdy. Hope yous weekend has been a good one. It's been a busy one fur us, but…we get an extwa day!!! Isn't dat pawsum? Well me dusn't wanna take up too much time wiff updates and such cuz me weally finks ow gwievin' series is purrtant, but me knows yous awe curious. Weez still hav no word as to when da work might get stawted on ow pawtment and as me sed this be a long weekend so weez won't hear anyfin' til da earliest Tuesday. So mommy decided to unpack enuff of ow stuff so dat we kuld get wound a bit better and hers kuld take fotos of ow stuff to make suwe it comes back and in da same condition it wuz in when it left. After all, da movers awe bein' hired to pack, store and bwing back and unpack. Weez also kinda took da weekend to west, as mommy wuz just exhausted after unpackin', and hers got a foo mowe fings hers wants to get too. So we will be visitin' yous all again stawtin' today. Now, altho' we know most of yous unnewstand dat us animals gwiev, it's always pawssible dat sumpawdy be readin' ow blog dat dusn't. And there may be sum fings 'bout it yous didn't know or fink 'bout so dat's why weez writin' this series. So wiff out further adieu, here's Lexi.
Thanks Dezi. Yes in our short time in social media we have encountered a lot of loss. And we've heard all kinds of stories about how you help your animals through it. Some are good and some not so much. But it's not your fault when you do the wrong things sometimes. It's not like we can talk and tell you something isn't working or what you should have done. So we hope with these posts and walking you through our grieving process can help some of you understand us a bit better. Altho' remember all animals have their own individual personalities, and these are just our tips, tricks and experiences.
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After losing Devon, Lucky and I grew even closer. We were only 28 days apart to begin with, and now it was just us and mommy. Things were great. And then almost 4 years later Lucky got sick. It was sudden and overwhelming. His smell changed and mommy would take him out and when he came home he smelled even stranger. (I still react badly to the smell of the vets office) He pulled away from me, but I didn't care. He didn't smell like my Lucky anymore. I would scream and hiss when he came around. This didn't last long as he died so quickly after getting sick. Not even a week went by and he was gone. My anger turned quickly to fear and grief. I began to search for him around every corner and in all the places he used to hide. I would pace on the bed at night and meow almost non stop. I spent a lot of time with mommy and didn't want her to be out of my sight. She was sad too and I could feel it. I didn't eat. Mommy recognized what was going on and gave me extra love and would talk to me in that loving and gentle voice that says everything's going to be okay.
The one thing mommy did that helped me get through it, was to change her grieving process so that I didn't feel her sadness as much. As many of you know we animals sense your emotions and behave accordingly. Now that doesn't mean you can't grieve your beloved furry family member. It just means that you avoid obsessing about it, especially when you are in direct contact with us. Remember we are still here. Try to appreciate us. Play with us and speak with a slight lilt in your voice.
We know things have changed and we've gotten by now that our housemate isn't coming back, but we don't truly understand death. You see in the wild we would see and smell the illness and then the death. Yes, death has a smell. But being domesticated often death happens outside of our presence. As does many times the illness. In the wild we would avoid or push away the sick member because they are weak and would possibly draw predators to us. But in a home as domesticated animals we often show empathy to the sick and weak among us. And then suddenly they're not there anymore.
Bringing home the body and presenting it to us to smell does not work!! The body has the smell of the vets office and medication, not that of death. Since most of us (especially cats) aren't crazy about the vet we don't understand what you're trying to tell us. We communicate through smells more than vision, so instead of helping us say goodbye, you are causing us to feel more trepidatious about the vet and those at least yearly visits. If our house mate was undergoing treatments of any kind before death, even though they die in our home, the body doesn't have the true smell of death.
The best way to help us is to allow us to grieve but don't let it linger. We know you need to grieve as well, but around us you have to present a strong front. If we appear to find a blanket or favorite toy that belonged to our house mate comforting, then allow us to have it. You don't have to completely erase their presence in the home, but a shrine isn't good for either of us. Mommy believes that with the death of a beloved furry somewhere out there is another furry looking for you. A new furry WILL NOT REPLACE the beloved furry that left you, but they will help fill the void and offer lots of love. And even if we act out and don't seem very accepting, it is occupying our mind and re-directing our grief. Just watch an make sure nobody gets really hurt. And as most of you know, when you want to stop an unwanted behavior re-direction is often the best way to go about it. And although we don't really speak the same language, mommy has found that if she sits down with us and explains that our house mate has gone to heaven (or whatever you believe in) and isn't coming back we seem to calm down.
We know these are not the only ways to deal with grief in your furry family members. These tips are based on our personal experiences and mommys' experiences and knowledge from being a vet tech. We hope this has helped some of you understand our grieving process a bit better. We didn't cover every minute or action, but enough of the highlights to convey the emotions. Although we wish nobody or animal had to experience loss, death is a part of life. Mommy loves wholeheartedly and losing a fur baby is very hard on her too. But thankfully she learned a long time ago that she can talk about her grief with others for comfort. But I have no one but her, and my health depends on how quickly I can bounce back and let go. We love you all dearly and are grateful to have met you even though it's only online. You are as much a part of our family as we are to each other.
Fanks sissyfur fur shawin'. As Lexi sez weez suwe hope yous can find sum tip to take away wiff you. Gwief is a natural purrawcess but you can't live there and neevew can we. Ifin yous need help copin' wiff da loss of a luved one, purrlease ask. Sumtimes we all need a little help fwum ow furmily and furiends.
Til da nex time…………….Be Blest!!!


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