Our cat Simone died at 2:20 this morning.   She'd been living on borrowed
time since she went into the first crisis in early July, just before
Leslie left for her summer study program in Austria.   For a while 
the goal was simply to keep her alive until Leslie got back in 
mid-August, and we made that goal.  I think I invested a little too much
in the idea that she might stabilize and stay with us for another few 
months, but her strength went into a steep downward spiral this week.
Even two nights ago she was still interested enough to come and sit with
us, and we took her outside where she enjoyed stalking a few moths 
and eating some grass.  But she went into a steep downward slide 
Friday night.

I'll probably write a few more stories about Simone in the next few
days.  Right now it's hard to accept that her body is in a box next 
to me on the sofa, and she's not going to jump out of it.
We're planning to bury her under a rosebush in the back yard Saturday
afternoon.

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14 years is a long time for a cat.  
Sounds like she got lucky in the
human department, too.  

Sorry about your loss, Ken.  I know that its hard to lose a pet that's
been part of your life for a long time.

I'm sorry, Ken. I will have to be committed when my cat dies, I know. 
Simone (a wonderful name for a cat!) sounds like she had a wonderful 
life with two parents who loved her very much. She was lucky to have 
such a good home. 

   sorry to hear about simone, krj.  she was a sweetie.

Oh, Ken.  I'm so sorry.  My own cats are now both 13, and it's been
difficult to watch them get older.  Like beeswing, I can't imagine having
to deal with losing them... My condolences to you and Leslie.

I am sorry to hear this ken, anderyn and I were just talking about her
condition 2 hours ago, then I read this.

        Sorry to hear it, Ken, it being her time or nbot.

I'm sorry too, Ken and Leslie.

My deepest sympathies.  It makes me realize how much I care for my cats 
and how much I will hate to lose them when the time comes.  They've 
been a part of my family's life for years.

I'm sorry for your loss, Ken.  As md and beeswing said, she was blessed with
two lovely owners.

<birdy hugs Ken and Leslie>  Oh, I'm so sorry.  =(  Kitties are so precious...

::goes to hug her cat::

m sorry for your loss, Ken. Even though I don't really know you or your cat,
I know it's tough when you lose a pet you've cared for for a long time.

*giant hugs to Ken, Leslie, Little Bit and Katya*

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Bummer indeed.  :(

<hugs to Ken and Leslie>

good thoughts to you & yours, ken,,,

My thoughts are with you and Leslie, Ken.  

It just happened to us in January. My sympathies.

We went to my cousin's wedding in Long Island last weekend, and it
turns out that the father of the bride (my uncle) lost his 
beloved 8-year-old dog to cancer just a few days before the wedding.
He said "I'm so sorry about your cat," I said "I'm so sorry about 
your dog," and we had a big hug.

I think Simone is haunting us.  I keep imagining her too-long
toenails clicking on the floor.  Also, our young cat Katya keeps
looking at places where she might be, as if she (Simone) were 
there.  I also think Katya is feeling quite lonely, since our
other surviving cat (Little Bit) is quite old (17) and 
completely unwilling to play.

Hy, I guess that you folks can see who I am . I'm new in da bizz, so 
please tell me: who is this...cat...Simone...ha?
Well,I'll go now...I guess.. Bye! 

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