Beautiful, beautiful kitty. He’s asleep beside the koi pond, near the waterfall and pond he used to watch for hours. His passing was peaceful, without fear or discomfort, and OSG very kindly was there for us.
He was born in Oklahoma, traveled the Great Move to Spokane, via a near calamity in Nebraska, and several apartments. He was very happy when we got a house where doors didn’t mysteriously bang and thump and unknown people walk up and down stairs…he loved this house. He traveled over 100,000 miles on the road with us, through getting lost in Utah, and was with us at the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater and Carlsbad. He saw the ocean—and did not approve of all that water.
He loved the pond, however, and loved flowers: he sleeps under the limbs of a young Japanese maple and beside a rose bush.
That’s what I can tell you.
Condolences. A best friend will remain forever at the pond, bringing memories into the future. Jane and CJ, I wish you well and past the grief that time will weave into the past.
I am so sorry. I was hoping against hope, knowing the inevitable was coming, just not this soon.
Jane, hugs to you and a virtual shoulder to cry on, if you need it.
I’m so sorry. I suppose it was for the better that it was fast with little if any suffering, but so little time to prepare! I grieve with both of thee.
Words just aren’t enough, but please know that I am thinking of you, Jane, and CJ, and my heart is very sad for you.
I’m so sorry to hear this. Fast or slow, it’s always difficult when we lose them. Efanor will be waiting to meet you both, I’m sure.
Condolences.
i’m very sorry, my condolences
I am so sorry to hear this. May his spirit grace your memories, and show up in your lives now and then.
Losing someone we love, 2 footed or 4 footed, is never easy. Cry as much as you need.
Condolences to you both on your loss. You will be in my thoughts.
Just remember to celebrate the life he lived, Efanor traveled far and seen great wonders of the world. He lived up to be a good ol’Okie.
[i]I posted this at Jane’s blog and at Shejidan.[/i]
Aw heck. So very sorry it happened, but perhaps it saved him from a harder time.
My opinion on when to get a new kitty is…it very much depends on when Jane herself is ready. That can vary by case. I usually have gotten a new pet within a month of losing one, but after my cat, Toby, died, I waited several months. He was special and…I was not ready. But when I got Goober, well, he is his own kind of special, as is Smokey, nearly four years later. Each one who’s ever been a companion, an associate, a beloved family member, always has his or her unique self. They are not human, but they are as valuable and needed.
Kindest thoughts for Jane and family. She’ll know when she’s ready for another friend to join them.
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BlueCatShip | Ben W.
* “You can be more.” ~ Farscape * “You can’t take the sky from me.” ~ Firefly Serenity *
Sleep well, Efanor.
I am so sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry. {{hugs}} to you and Jane both.
I lost a beloved cat friend, ‘Stache, to age and illness. Shortly afterward my difficult fur child Reiku removed herself from my world and faded into the woods. I see Reiku sometimes, bright eyes watching from the bushes bordering the yard, distainful of the food I leave in her old bowl. She was always wild, a fiercer spirit than ‘Stache. I miss them both dreadfully.
Our 4-legged companions on our walk under the sun are all the instruction about pure unqualified love any human heart could need. Loving them is always easy. Losing them never is. This heart is on the ground for you, CJ and Jane, your kitty, your rambling partner, your beloved. I’m so sorry.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I’m glad he had a wonderful adventure with you and a happy life.
My deepest sympathies. Tokyo, my beloved companion of fifteen years, died four years ago now. He deserves every tear I’ve shed for him. One of these days I’ll go to the Rescue or take in a stray. But I’ve loved very few people more than I loved that damn cat!
It is a terrible loss–Jane, I wish you every bit of comfort there is.
Our Condolences on the loss of your dear friend, and companion. {{{Jane}}} {{{CJ}}} {strokes for Ysabel}