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You brought so much joy
into our life.
You will remain
in our hearts forever….
Love you little sweet-one.

Wandie

Sandy was born in a barn a stray and came to us from a neighbour. He was a sandy coloured tall and large cat and what a jumper. We lived by the shore and he had lots of space to roam. We moved within his first year to another home but still in the country.

He finally was “allowed” in the barn with the new cats there. He would go out at night and bang on the aluminum door to get back in the morning for a bite to eat. The last morning he went out he looked back at me little did I know that would be the last time I saw him. I searched for him for several days until our neighbour’s house cat went missing also.

Then the barn cats started to dwindle and go on the missing list. Eventually we heard the coyote who had been hanging around and it became obvious where all the cats had disappeared.

Last October a old stray tom cat started hanging around his ears were tattered and torn he was a large tom with black and white markings and white paws. He came to trust us and finally came into the house. We called him “Boots” and had him fixed. The vet said he is around 4 years old and has turned into a very loving and affectionate friend.

He won’t replace you Sandy
but makes us remember
how much we loved you and
miss you.

Sharon

Bear

From that July afternoon when my boss walked in off the job site and asked “WhoÆs dog is that outside?” and you sat up on your hind legs and crossed your front paws over my forearm youÆve been my best friend and companion. Keeping you was difficult because no one wanted you (except me!). Remember the trainer who said youÆd never be good for anything except a junkyard dog? We proved him wrong didnÆt we!

Just goes to prove that love is more powerful than snapping a choke-chain around your throat to keep you from snarling. You were with me through my marriage having a child losing my grandfather getting divorced.

Once you were surrounded by love you turned into the best dog I could have ever hoped for! I was blessed to have you in my life and although I have no idea what happened to you before you came to me I promised to love and protect you so that nobody would ever hurt you again. I sat with you on the floor as your soul passed on to the next life praying that you would be greeted by Grandpa Gabe and our pets who passed on before you (Thor Duke Rommel Toby Pepper Midget Chrissy).

I miss you terribly but knowing that in heaven your eyesight and hearing will return the arthritis will be gone and youÆll once again be able to run top speed with your ears flopping up and down in a way that always
made me laugh.
I love you Bear and Vinny
and I both miss you
very much.

Deena & Vinny

Ryan may have thought
he was a dog…

We invite you to visit his memorial webpage full of pictures and stories. He lives on in the telling of his tale…

Ryan’s Page

Click Here to Visit Ryans’ Memorial Website
Mike & April

Prince

Hey I miss you so much. I’ve had a lot of dogs since you died but no dog has ever made me smile like you did! I can’t wait to see you again. I strongly believe that “all dogs go to Heaven” and I know that you’re there watching me and getting jealous becuse I have a new dog and I’m doing the things that I used to do with you.

I can’t belive that you ran out in front of that car! Are you crazy?!? Well I love you even if you are crazy! Don’t worry or be jealous…YOU’LL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN MY HEART. And like the song said “my heart will go on”–it did. I remember everything about you!

You’ll aways be muh baby

Love you and miss
you more than life itself

Candice

To Our Little Missy WeeDoggy
(aka WeeWer)

You came into our lives and made us a family many years ago. You were our first baby! Daddy and I have loved you and will continue to love you as one of our kids. We will always miss you in our home but will keep you forever and ever in our hearts. We miss so many things since you have gone your bright shining eyes filled with love your pretty little pink nose and tongue that gave such soft sweet kisses you little elf feet that clicked and danced across the kitchen floor doing hot laps around the living room when you were excited your warmth on the couch watching TV and on your pillow beside us at night.

We pray that you have been restored to your youth and vigor in heaven and having a wonderful time with Hermy! I know when we cross that bridge into the Garden in Heaven you will come running to see us and you are watching over us always! We will see you again WeeDoggy –
wait patiently for us please!

We love you!

Paul Candace
Savannah & Madison

COCOA

OH MY PRECIOUS COCOA. YOU BROUGHT SO MUCH HAPPINESS TO A FAMILY AND WAS A BIG PART OF IT. YOU LEFT WAY TOO SOON BECAUSE WE HAD SO MUCH MORE LOVE TO SHARE WITH YOU. BUT I SHOULDN’T BE SO SELFISH BECAUSE I KNOW JESUS WANTS TO PLAY BALL WITH THE BEST.

YOU WILL BE TRULY MISSED BY TYLER BOBBY SUSAN AND ME YOUR LOVING FATHER. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN HEAVEN. GOD BLESS YOU COCOA.
I WILL NEVER
NEVER FORGET YOU.

Glenn

Dr. Kress came last night and we gave Joe his fluids and did an exam. Joe had a necrotic sore that ate away the inside of his left jaw bone. He had become septic. He had lost 4 pounds in 20 days. He did not fight the fluids. Dr Kress and my husband sat with me for a long time and we discussed all the treatments and
avenues to explore.

Dr. Kress had three of his pet cats treated extensively for CRF and Anemia at the Veterinary Referral Clinic (the place Joe’s vet wanted him to go). Joe’s muscle mass was all but gone. The choice was mine to make and it took me a long night to make it. I slept with Joe and weighted my options and the more I looked at him and reflected on his personality and the dignified cat person that he is
I made the choice.

I sang to him and held him. I kissed his head twice from me and twice from my daughter. I told him stories of how he came to be my cat and what about him I loved so very much. I fed him gravy from the cat food that was all he could eat because of his jaw. I recalled for him all of his kitty antics and sang all
of his favorite songs.

In the morning I repeated the above and told Joe how sorry I was that he had gotten so very sick and how very much I would miss him. I told him to look for Buck and The Gray Otter and introduce his self. I told him to find his family (all of mine that have passed) Scardy (cancer) Cookie (old age) and Blackie (a car) and of course Snoopy (cancer). I asked him to look around for TT and Aggie missing in action from the colony. And I told him to spray
a cloud for me.

We drove to the vet’s office and I stayed until the end because he had earned that love and respect from me. His ashes will be back at the end of the week. He went in peace and he went in dignity with me singing his favorite song and with two kisses
on his head times two.

What has all this taught me? No one but the owner and the animal can decide when it is right to continue treatment or end it. I did the right thing for Joe but the wrong thing for myself…..I wanted him to stay I wanted to continue but I wanted all those things at Joe’s expense. He taught me to be unselfish.

He taught me to let go.

Vanessa

Kitty:

I love and miss you so much. You were like a best friend to me. You even used to lay out in the sun with me in the summer on the deck. I used to love to brush you and watch you “drool” all over yourself
because you were so happy.

I will never forget your beautiful little face and how happy you made me. You made bad days for me turn into good days when I got home from work and seen you all curled up sleeping on the chaise lounge chair. My life will not be the same without you.

You will forever be in my heart and in my thoughts. Thank you for bringing so much happiness and joy into my life these past eight years – I miss you terribly.

Shelly

Dear Fudge

You were a special hamster to us.
We wish we could have helped you.
We will not forget you.

R.I.P
Fudge

Liz David &
the Kids

Mr. Magoo” as we affectionately called him was probably a neglected bird. A friend of ours found him some seven months ago and we took him in. At first he was somewhat aggressive and untrusting but very quickly grew to be loving and gentle with everyone. We will all miss his “kisses” and companionship. He even got along with our cockatiels and never showed aggression or ill will towards any other animal.

He was truly an angel sent from above to spread love even for a short amount of time. You will be missed “Mr. Magoo” and will always live in our hearts and memories.
You are in a better place now.
We will always love you.
God Bless.

Alberto and Family

I just wanted to let King know that he is still missed every day… King you were our baby no matter how rough you played or fussy you were you kind heart allways showed. You managed to touch the lives of everyone who knew you even those who were intimidated by your serious demeanor. Only we knew how playful you were and how much you loved to lay next to us and put your head in our laps how you loved popcorn and sunflower seeds.

Your great big heart finally gave in but I hope that you were happy with who your owners were and you carefree 6 years that you live climbing from the sofa to the next. Dad misses you more than anything (don’t tell him I told you). I hope heaven is treating you well and that you’re watching over us now as you did before because all dogs do go to heaven.

Good night King

John

Where do I begin. Ku’ma was so much more than our pet. She was the sweetest dog I’ve ever known. Every one who knew her loved her. She was so kind and loving. We brought home a kitten who was weaned too early and Ku’ma let it suckle on her until it was weaned. Ku’ma was spayed but that didn’t matter. We had 2 other cats who loved Ku’ma
like their own mother.

I remember one time while relaxing under her favorite tree in her yard she spotted a bird walking in the street. She stuck her big nose through the fence and whinned because she was so concerned for the welfare
of that bird.
Although her size and breed was scary to most she was so gentle and loving. She was the best friend we ever had. We miss her more than we ever thought possible. And no other dog will ever replace her.
We love and miss you Ku’ma.
You will live
in our hearts forever.

Marvin & Gabi

This is in memory of Tammy “Fat Momma”. We called her fat momma cause she wieghed 104 pounds. She was the most sweetest and best dog you could ask for. She was almost 9 when she died. She just came in from outside and stopped breathing. We will miss her dearly. I know now she is keeping Jarod company.

We will miss you Fat Momma.

Cathy

This is for my little Twinkleboy. He and his brother were strays who chose to come and live with us when they were about 7 months old. Twinkie was the shy one it took him ages to trust us and start exploring the house. He and his brother didn’t get on very well and there used to be quite a bit of fighting but that more or less ceased when we had them neutered. Twinkie was the gentle one he’d come and sit on your lap or on the arm of the sofa to watch TV with us. He often slept in our bed with us as well – he was at the topend his brother Phoenix
at the footend.

He loved having his chin and nose stroked and talking about noses he had the keenest nose of them all. He could smell chicken from the far end of the garden and absolutely adored curries and chinese food.

Then one day a couple of weeks ago we noticed that his pink nose had turned white. He seemed quite lethargic and was off his food. We left it for a few days thinking he might just be a bit unwell but he seemed to get worse. He’d also started drinking quite a lot of water
but still wasn’t eating.

The first vet we saw said it was probably just an infection and gave him some antibiotics and anti-inflammatories and we booked another appointment for the following day. We saw a different vet whose diagnosis was a lot worse – cardiomyopathy a thickening of the heartmuscle which made it very hard for blood to be pumped efficiently – hence the white nose. We were given some tablets and Twinkie seemed to perk up a bit he was eating again and although he spent most of his time resting and sleeping he definitely seemed better.

We decided to have an x-ray done to make sure the diagnosis was correct and on Friday 17th of May 2002 we saw the results. His heart was nearly twice the size of a healthy heart. It was pressing on his windpipe and he probably had water in his lungs as well. The prognosis was very bad – with a lot of medication we could maybe have kept him alive for another few months but they wouldn’t have been very happy months for him or us – he would deteriorate and probably suffer quite a bit before he would eventually die anyway. So we took the very difficult decision to have him put down – it seemed the humane thing to do anything else would have been incredibly selfish on our part.

We spent about 20 minutes with him on our own cuddled and stroked him and he was clearly very pleased to see us. (He had spent the previous night at the vets) He was purring and headbutting but after a few minutes it was too exhausting for him and he had to take a rest. We could see it in his eyes that he was just so tired and we felt that he wanted us to help him the only way we could. The vet and the nurse were very gentle we were holding him and it was all over in about 30 seconds. I spent some time with him afterwards and he finally looked
happy and peaceful.

We miss him very much we always will. His brother is a constant reminder – they looked very much alike although they had totally different personalities – Twinkie was the gentle one and he was not embarrased to show that he wanted human love after months of rough living as a stray.

We’re going to plant a tree in his memory although we only had him for such a short time there is a big hole in our family.

Twinkie my gentle soul
rest in peace.
We love you.

Britta

Amanda walked in the front door one morning as I was leaving to go to school. I was only 13 then so many years ago! I don’t know where she came from but I knew she was going to stay. She tolerated me during my teenage years went away with me to college made sure I had her white hair on my wedding dress and made the carpet in our new house “her own”.

For 17 wonderful years Amanda slept on my textbooks (while I was trying to study!) and always found a way to get into the suitcase and leave her white hair on my clothes (how could I forget her when I traveled?). She was a rare find a white cat with blue eyes that could hear! She always gave the best “nugs” – a nudge with a hug – by butting her head into yours. Her purr was so loud that we often joked that it sounded like the space shuttle about to take off – we would say “Houston
we have purr!”

In the end cancer of the mandible forced me to put her down. I didn’t know until it was too late……the vet told me it was an abcessed tooth. Only after dental surgery the lump kept getting bigger and then they found the cancer. I kept her at home with me while I could sending her to the vet only to be fed I.V. because the tumor made it painful for her to eat. The tumor brought blindness a stroke and she lost the ability to potty alone and
she lost her dignity.

She stopped fighting and I knew it was time for me to stop too. She died in my arms after the vet gave her a lethal shot. I’m so glad that I was able to be brave enough to be there for her. She wasn’t frightened she wasn’t alone..she was with the person that loved her more than anything. I still have her ashes and can’t part with them. No house no place feels right to leave her. She was always with ME so I think that’s where I’ll keep her remains
with me.

Thank you Amanda for teaching me the finer points of sleeping on my back how to avoid a bath and how to get back at those who did give me a bath. You were funny haughty
nosy and precious.

Kathryn

On May 20 2001 my best friend Sebastian left me and went to God. Today I pay tribute to a special friend that is always in my heart. I truly have missed him every day since he left me. They say that time heals all wounds and you never forget. Well you don’t forget all of the special memories you had together they are there every day for me. And as for time heals all wounds well that has not happen for me yet and maybe it never will. It hurts every day that I think about him.

For ten and a half years he gave me such great love and companionship and for all of you who have lost their best friend you know what I mean. Their time with us is so short. We did so much together every day from taken my run around the lake where he would be right behind me running as fast as he could. And I would always turn around making sure that he was there. Well I still go running around my lake and yes I still look for him. But he is not there. And then the tears start running down my face and I look up into the heavens and ask God is he here with me God still running behind me.

I pray for a sign one simple little sign but it does not come. Maybe today it will come because of that hunger I have to want to see him. And then I think maybe God is saving that special moment for the time when I go home to God as I have written in my poem to Sebastian below. I have a friend who lost her cat Casey last year in June. She told me of all the beautiful signs that she gets from Casey. I guess that is what hurts so much that I do not get these signs. But I am glad that she does it makes me feel better to know that our love ones are still
around watching over us.

And I miss the times when his birthday would come and there would be cupcakes and there would be one for him with a candle on it. We would light it and sing happy birthday to him. And then give him all of his presents which were stuffed animals. And he loved them.

I miss the holidays when the both of us would go outside and he watch me decorate. There are so many memories these were just a few. I am so thankful that I have so many pictures of him in a photo book which for some reason I cannot go to sleep at night until I go through every picture. And all the videos of him through the years the holidays down the lake or just hanging out with him.

Thanks God for all that I have of him. I have had so many dogs in my life. They all gave me love and great joy. I sometimes think that all of their love for me was all wrapped up inside of Sebastian and they were telling me thanks. I still have Sebastian with me. I have his ashes with me in his special box with a plate on it in his memory. I keep it by the woodburner in my living room and at nite I put him on the bed
where he always slept.

No I am not crazy I just have to do what I have to do to find some peace with it all. I do feel closer to him by doing this. Yes even when its my time to go hom Sebastian will be put with me. It’s just I thing called LOVE. How can this special love that our animals give us effect us so much. Is it because of their unconditional love they give us. They don’t know have to hate or to be mad at us.

All they know is how to love us. And for us who do love animals we have been blessed by God for they are in the likeness of God. I know that I gave him such a wonderful life. I just wished that he were here longer. But then again there is eternity.

He passed away at home which I am very grateful because he was in a hospital a week before with Kidney failure. He passed away peacefully in his sleep and he was blessed by Father Bernie with holy water up at my church. After that I took him around the lake one more time in my truck. I took him by the shore and put water on his head he loved to go swimming in the lake. I shall never forget that day.

Today I will most likely go down the lake and look for him and talk to him. I pray that God will hear me. So now Sebastian I write these words again to you as I did last year but maybe with a few more tears.
This ones for you.

MY Friend Went Home The Other Day

My friend went home the other day.
He left me here so I could say
I miss you my pal
I miss you each day.

But my heart will be glad
When you come again my way
God called you home
before he called me.

I can’t understand it
But someday I’ll see
Yes someday I’ll see
As I enter God’s gates
My little buddy Sebastian
As he sits there and waits
He’ll come running to me
With his beagle ears flapping
And I will bend down
And my hands will be clapping
As he kisses my face
which I so long have waited.

My tears will be of joy
For which I have stated
A love which we shared
That will never end
Yes to you and me my friend
Together forever again.

SEE YOU IN HEAVEN
MY BEST FRIEND

Ron

I adopted Sam when he was 7 and had melanoma. We went through radiation treatments and then arthritis and Cushings Disease but through it all he loved me more than life. We were best friends but in the end we couldn’t beat a brain tumor that stole his ability to stand or walk.

I had to let him go peacefully
and be without pain.
I will miss him forever.
Wait for me at the Bridge
sweet little man.

Debbie

You were a wonderful
little friend and I will miss
your chirps and screeches.
At least you are still flying
free and without pain.

Sharon

There she was given to my daughter..I didn’t want a cat but with Sky..she had the pale colors of a storm cloud and some light orange. She came in cute and cuddley but she didn’t stay that way for long. She loved me to no end and others in my family were terrorized by her.

One day my son gave me a hug and walked away Sky followed him into the other room and clawed her way up his leg and bit him on the butt. Another time she trapped my daughter in the kitchen for 30 minutes because she stepped on her tail. She would stare people down and they were scared to death of her. I called her “The meanest cat you’ll ever love.”

Sky got sick after the age of 1 she started vomiting every day. I took her to the vet and he says I’ll do some tests but it will cost you $400.00 I had the money saved so I could go to the beach some day on a plane it was one of my lifetime goals..but Sky was more important to me..so I paid the money..the vet said change her food..we did..

Sky stayed the same..took her back to the vet and he said she needed surgery and it would be $2000.00 up front..there was nothing I could do..no way to pay..so I took Sky home and tried to care for her as best I could..she got so very sick..I felt so bad..I gave her to a vet who said she would take care of her..but I knew Sky liked no one but me..

I found out a few days later the vet put her to sleep..she suffered so long I was glad she could rest..but I lost my baby..my best friend..where ever you are Sky I’m so sorry..I wish I could bring you back to me..I will always love you..til we meet again
don’t attack too many people
up there.

Carol