tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post5499469667672467416..comments2024-03-05T23:31:21.612-08:00Comments on A Writers Journey: The Loss of My Best FriendMicki Peluso is the author of "And the Whippoorwill Sang"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14286402859989726344noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post-16340827579376406372012-09-14T05:30:09.165-07:002012-09-14T05:30:09.165-07:00Oh Micki, I am so sorry at your loss of Remington ...Oh Micki, I am so sorry at your loss of Remington and I know how you feel. I had Clay, my cat, for 22 years and the hardest thing to hear was the day the doctor said he could do no more for him and I should think about putting him to sleep. It was on a friday and I asked for time to think about it and took Clay home with me. On that Sunday evening he tried to climb up into my lap and couldn't make it, so I picked him up and held him. I saw him pleading with his eyes for me to let him go. It was one of the hardest things I had done in my life. We went to the clinic that Monday and the doctor led me to a room where I could sit with him as he went away. I combed his hair with my fingers and talked to him the whole time after he had received a shot that did not bring him any pain. I told him how much I loved him and that he had been such a great cat. When he gave his last breath, the tears flowed from my eyes like a river. That was on April 14th, 2008. That day I will never forget. Since then, I have not been able to get another cat. I did not want to replace my mourning with another cat so quickly. I wanted to walk through the pain and deal with it. The pain has gone, but I still don't have the desire to get another cat. Maybe one day it will come, but right now I doubt it because Clay was one of a kind. So, I am with you in your grieving process. Take time to recover and think about the great tims you had with Remington. That is what he would want you to do.<br />I love you.<br />Ciao,<br />PatriciaPat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post-76051313462851269522012-09-10T14:18:50.808-07:002012-09-10T14:18:50.808-07:00Micki, I'm sorry to hear this! I love your blo...Micki, I'm sorry to hear this! I love your blog post about Remington though.<br /><br />I do feel with you and I do hug you in thoughts!! A loss like this is devastating - and I know that. I'm sure Cherie has waited for him there, on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.<br /><br />He'll never be forgotten - in particular not because of the paw prints he left on your soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post-86096495021867112642012-09-10T11:48:54.773-07:002012-09-10T11:48:54.773-07:00Micki, that was a beautiful and touching tribute t...Micki, that was a beautiful and touching tribute to your loyal Remington. I think you often get more attached to pets than people because they depend so much more on you for food, shelter and love. They never talk back, never betray you, never get mad and stop "talking" to you. They are there all the time. I have not had a pet for many years but not because it's so hard to lose them. I just haven't been in a place either financially or time wise to take care of one. But I would still, some day, love to have either a kitty or dog. I think the joy they bring in life overrides even the deep sorrow they cause when we lose them.Diane Stephensonhttp://diane-stephenson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post-71190269197757832722012-09-10T10:59:40.337-07:002012-09-10T10:59:40.337-07:00Thanks, Erin, Sandra, Eunice, Lori and Deirdre,
H...Thanks, Erin, Sandra, Eunice, Lori and Deirdre,<br /><br />He's been gone a few years now but always in my heart. I'll never get another dog=losing them is just too hard.<br /><br />Love, mickiMicki Peluso is the author of "And the Whippoorwill Sang"https://www.blogger.com/profile/14286402859989726344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post-33244036088937366702012-09-10T10:39:22.641-07:002012-09-10T10:39:22.641-07:00I cried all the way through it and new it must hav...I cried all the way through it and new it must have been your best friend (pet wise) because that is how I would describe my kitties. While dogs and cats differ quite a bit, they are still our best friends who listen to us and are there for us when we cry. It is to the point that when I blow my nose my kitty thinks I'm crying and he comes and sits with me. Pets are awesome friends and no one can replace them in our hearts. It's funny people come and go but our pets don't. I think it's because we feel that they don't know why their going through this pain and we feel that much more for them.<br />I can't imagine losing one of mine, and unfortunately due to my depression and pessimistic view on life I think about what I would do if they ever did. But now that you have, you put the words in my mouth of what I would feel. God Bless you and Remington and you WILL MEET AGAIN, for you both are heaven bound.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598385861688875360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post-8000550431625415552012-09-10T09:23:29.771-07:002012-09-10T09:23:29.771-07:00What a beautiful tribute to Remington! Our white G...What a beautiful tribute to Remington! Our white German shepherd Vega sounds so much like Remington--he's 12 now and it's so hard to watch our closest and most loyal friends age. I believe that we'll all meet again in heaven and I look forward to that day!Sandra McLeod Humphreyhttp://www.kidscandoit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post-62315215106360934142012-09-10T07:35:56.872-07:002012-09-10T07:35:56.872-07:00Oh Micki, about all I can say is that he has now m...Oh Micki, about all I can say is that he has now met my wonderful puppies, Jethro, Duke, Pokey, and Rehab and they are getting to know the Lord together. When you see a butterfly, imagine Remington is chasing it. I feel your loss deeply, and I know the horrible pain. I cry along side you, Micki, I love you!Deirdre Tolhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828451041549017843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post-36056793242927468902012-09-10T06:12:02.418-07:002012-09-10T06:12:02.418-07:00Hi Micki
My thoughts are with you.
Hi Micki<br /><br />My thoughts are with you.<br /><br />Eunicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937578189437367147.post-54984946821027570852012-09-09T23:32:22.033-07:002012-09-09T23:32:22.033-07:00Wow, Micki. I'm so sorry you lost Remington. W...Wow, Micki. I'm so sorry you lost Remington. What a beautiful and poingnant story. My heart weeps with yours. <br /><br />Love,<br />JoyErin Collinshttp://www.erin-collins.comnoreply@blogger.com