Thanks. I perfectly understand when people make comments like “it’s just a cat” etc. and of course I’m not equating losing a pet to a human, I’ve lost both and know the difference. But when you are a pet person they really come to mean a lot to you and the loss of them certainly has an impact.
Last night, my beloved Genghis passed away. We found him this morning on the floor in the lounge peacefully. He had been with us for 17 years. If I could be the all around nice guy he was I would too die a happy man.
In all that 17 years, he never scratched us once, never bit, and was never the slightest bit unpleasant, ever or once. In turn, every single time over 17 years, I never failed to acknowledge him on pass him by without giving him a cuddle or a stroke or a few words. He always sat on my chest watching TV, purring away.
As I write this post, I am crying like a baby.
Rest in peace, my little Gengh.
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If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why are animals made of meat ?
Dude man so sorry I remember you putting up pics of him before. It really sucks I’m still missing Baxter it’s really tough finding them dead like that. You gave him a great life, he wouldn’t have lasted anywhere near 17 years in the wild. He was a pretty cat. Farewell Genghis say hi to Baxter for me. And ya I know X I shed some tears, non pet people don’t get it but we really like these little fellows
X sorry to hear. 17 is long. The cat looks very calm and regal.
Genghis reminds me of the cat I had, she was good at killing mice and having kittens. Always in front of the heater sleeping and relaxing. As kids we fed her our left over milk in our cereal when mum was not looking. To call her for her food when she was outside of the house we would bang the spoon on the plate and she would come running.
You have long happy memories with him and you should cherish the time you had with him. You lucky man.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
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If this worked right this is one of the last pictures I took of Baxter. He had stopped eating at this point but wasn’t suffering. The iPhone does not make it easy to put pictures here
He looks like a Tiger in a bad mood.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
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