She's at peace now....

[Kojiro Highwind]

So it has happened. Ryoko, my beloved cat, has passed on peacefully tonight at 8:10 pm at Bulger Animal Hospital in North Andover. She has been given peace and has returned to Great Nature. I know she will always be with me. It actually feels like she never left. I love you Ryoko. ^.^

[Rachel Bronwyn]

Good for you. You did the right thing for her and you know she'd be thankful.

[OhZone]

A loss of a pet is a beloved tough thing, but it's good that she doesn't have to suffer any longer.

[Kojiro Highwind]

Originally Posted by Rachel Bronwyn

Good for you. You did the right thing for her and you know she'd be thankful.

I couldn't decide when to do it, she let me know when it was time to go when she gave me that look today. I cried so much when I got the signal.. all the way to the Hospital and untill way after the injection...

[gammera1976]

It's never easy putting a beloved pet down.
Smokey 1987-1999

[JBird]

I know I've mentioned this before, but the worse experience I've ever encountered was when my two of my best friends died within the same period of time. One, being a classmate and fellow Magic: The Gathering player, Andy; and the other, a parakeet, Buddy.

Believe me when I say I'm about to cry while writing this, because the very thought of them will do that to me.

Edit: I just realized how inconsiderate I was to not say I'm sorry for your loss, and I, too, hope Ryoko is a better place.

[Kojiro Highwind]

Originally Posted by JBird

I know I've mentioned this before, but the worse experience I've ever encountered was when my two of my best friends died within the same period of time. One, being a classmate and fellow Magic: The Gathering player, Andy; and the other, a parakeet, Buddy.

Believe me when I say I'm about to cry while writing this, because the very thought of them will do that to me.

Edit: I just realized how inconsiderate I was to not say I'm sorry for your loss, and I, too, hope Ryoko is a better place.

Thanks JBird. A lost of a pet is a very teary moment.. even with the memories.

[genderhazard]

I am certain that the hole you feel in your heart by Ryoko's untimely passing is painful.

Death makes your heart break, but love leaves memories no one can take.

While memories of Ryoko may bring heartache now, there will be better days. Ryoko has stayed in your heart. In time you may find there was never a hole, only the regret of not being able to have more memories together.


My deepest sympathies for your loss.

[LOD]

I have lost many pets in my lifetime long before their time was up so I know how you feel. It gets easier over time......

[Britty]

I'm very proud of you, Kojiro. You did one of the most difficult choices when it involved someone as beloved as your pet. Not only did you tough it out to make the right choice, you also stuck by her side when the injection was given. Coming from experience, that's one of best ways(as well as the most painful) to let her go.

I remember feeling the same way when my precious Holly passed on last November. I was in such desperation on Thanksgiving as I watched how ill she was. The looks she gave me...the fact she, who was normally a purring whore, was purring extremely weakly...and not really moving places. God, it makes me cry just thinking about it... ((Sorry if I was too emotional in my PM too, I've been having some relapses with Holly's death as of late. Reading your tale broke my heart)) Hell...I think just a few days ago I held her ashes container bawling my eyes out as I questioned why she had to leave me.

Rest assured, Ryoko is at rest. I'm sure she lived a wonderful, content life. That, and even as her world was a circumference in pain during her last moments, she had her faithful companion by her side as she drifted off into a peaceful slumber. I can not think of a better way to pass than to have your trusted friends and family surrounding you.

Time may soften the wounds, but be prepared for the days where it'll strike back. If you ever need to talk, I'll be more than glad to lend an ear.

And now...a fitting poem that for some reason continues to stick with me after she passed. I don't know why, by reading them both upset me and helped give me comfort...

~*~*~*~*

I Only Wanted You
By Unknown.

"They say memories are golden
well maybe that is true.
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.

A million times I needed you,
a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you
you never would have died.

In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place
no one could ever fill.

If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.

Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again."

~*~*~*~*
"I am not There"
(multiple sources claim various authors)

"I AM NOT THERE

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die."

[DalekSec]

My deepest sympathies.

At the tender age of 46, I can recall the names and faces of every animal I have had the privilege of having in my life.

You did the right thing and I mourn for your loss.

[Kojiro Highwind]

Thank you.. all of you .... especially Britty for those wonderful poems.