Jan 02 2009
I cannot believe it~ RIP Butters
This morning I was woken up twice. The first when my daughter came home from her sleepover, on time for once. The second time was one hour later, when she woke me up screaming that Butters was dead. I jumped out of bed, and there laying in the hall was our beloved cat. He passed away this morning, and life will not be the same.
My children have had to learn some hard lessons about their friends passing away. I say friends, because they weren’t just our pets, they were their friends. First were my daughters parakeets. These were two rescue parakeets we received for free. We had no idea of their ages, where they came from, or any other information. The only thing we did know, is that the two birds had been together for most of their lives, at least ten years. When the male died of unknown causes, I warned the children that the female would most likely not last, and she passed away two days later.
Then came the dog my ex had picked out. I never did agree with mix breeding, and in this case I was right. We had a puggle, which is a mix between a pug and a beagle. This dog was fine for almost a year, and then suddenly became mean, moody, and refused to eat. After a high vet bill, and countless hours mixing his food trying to come up with something, Brownie passed away on Halloween of 2007.
Now we have Butters. Again, this animal was a rescue. My cousin found him in a ditch on the side of the road when he was maybe 3 weeks old. They gave me the cat when he was 5 weeks old, and my children loved him on site. Butters was so scared of strangers, yet so loving with these kids. He laid with each one of them at night, never picking a favorite. He’s been acting strange for 3 days, but I put that down to it’s breeding season, all the animals are acting up. He was still eating just the same, drinking just the same. The only difference was he was noisier and easier to get riled up.
I feel horrible for my children, to lose so many animals in 3 years is a hard life lesson. It’s also part of having rescue animals as pets. I wish the man were here right now, he could explain it better to them than I can. For now, I’m calling off work, whether I lose my job over it or not. These kids need me to stay home today, and that’s where I will be.
So sorry to hear about your cat! I’ve only had dogs, but when any animal passes it’s sad.
It really is a sad thing. “The man” has a different way of putting it. We never really “own” animals, they choose to be with us, and when they go, its their time. We should rejoice in the time they had with us, not mourn their loss.
I’m still working on that one.
Really sorry to hear about cat.
Hope everything gets okay and the children are fine.
I had a budgie that died and I cried for two weeks solid so I totally understand. I will pray it goes to ca heaven. Sending prayers out to all of you
Thank all of you for your thoughts. It really is hard.
I appreciated your nice comment on my blog! I’m so sorry that your family has had to go through these losses of your pets. Animals are the definition of love, so I firmly believe that we will all someday be with our pets again. Still, I’m sure nothing will make the experience any easier for me the day when my two dogs pass. It’s nice to hear that your cat was loved very much and in a good home.
I appreciate all the cat love here. I’m without the kids this weekend, so I am missing my little butters even more. He was always much nicer to me when they weren’t here..lol
I’m so sorry for your loss. Just remember that Butters knows he was loved. He has crossed the Rainbow Bridge to frolic. You’re in my thoughts.