Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge
sue.t wrote: I'm wondering if we should also have a sticky that lets us post obituaries & pics of our dearly departed pets? Maybe a "Rainbow Bridge" sticky? It would be sad and happy. It is very sad...
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SALEM May 4, 2001- August 22, 2009
Salem was born in a feral colony that I took care of. Her mother kept taking her out in a pasture and leaving her so I picked her up and raised her. She always had health issues but was active and seemed happy. She traveled everywhere with us vacations, horse shows etc and loved to sit on my shoulder and watch the miles go by. She was with us when we bought our first RV a Fifth wheel then our gasser MH then the Diesel. She loved to lay on the dash on her blanket and would chase the squeegee when we stopped an DH would clean the windows. She loved to travel and was at the door when she saw the MH being pulled down to the house to be loaded up.
At home she kept the other cats in line, she was the queen of the house and when she felt it was bed time at night would sit at the top of the stairs and meow until I came up then she would hop on my pillow and go to sleep. She would also demand her lap time from DH she always decided when and how long.
The past few years she had been fighting constant sinus problems we took her to several vets but none could tell us what was wrong. This past year she really slowed down and seemed to have more frequent bouts of breathing problems, no longer slept on my pillow and did`nt want her lap time, she slept on her blanket and spent most of the time sleeping and this past week she went down hill fast and I think she knew her time was coming to an end All week she wanted to go outside with me and would follow her dog Sterling around, Tuesday night she spent the whole night on my pillow(it had been months since she did that) by Wednesday her breathing was getting a little more difficult and she had trouble swallowing and wouldn`t eat but still wanted to sit out and walk with her dog. Thursday she only wanted to sit and by Friday night she could no longer breathe well IV fluids and meds were no longer helping. Saturday She was very distressed so I made the decision to let her go. The vet felt she had growths in her sinus cavity that finally started to press on her airway. She also felt something in Salem`s abdomen.
She was such a special kitty and I miss her so much, she has left a huge hole in my heart.
R I P my sweet Salem
Salem in Key Largo
Sunning herself at home
Salem was born in a feral colony that I took care of. Her mother kept taking her out in a pasture and leaving her so I picked her up and raised her. She always had health issues but was active and seemed happy. She traveled everywhere with us vacations, horse shows etc and loved to sit on my shoulder and watch the miles go by. She was with us when we bought our first RV a Fifth wheel then our gasser MH then the Diesel. She loved to lay on the dash on her blanket and would chase the squeegee when we stopped an DH would clean the windows. She loved to travel and was at the door when she saw the MH being pulled down to the house to be loaded up.
At home she kept the other cats in line, she was the queen of the house and when she felt it was bed time at night would sit at the top of the stairs and meow until I came up then she would hop on my pillow and go to sleep. She would also demand her lap time from DH she always decided when and how long.
The past few years she had been fighting constant sinus problems we took her to several vets but none could tell us what was wrong. This past year she really slowed down and seemed to have more frequent bouts of breathing problems, no longer slept on my pillow and did`nt want her lap time, she slept on her blanket and spent most of the time sleeping and this past week she went down hill fast and I think she knew her time was coming to an end All week she wanted to go outside with me and would follow her dog Sterling around, Tuesday night she spent the whole night on my pillow(it had been months since she did that) by Wednesday her breathing was getting a little more difficult and she had trouble swallowing and wouldn`t eat but still wanted to sit out and walk with her dog. Thursday she only wanted to sit and by Friday night she could no longer breathe well IV fluids and meds were no longer helping. Saturday She was very distressed so I made the decision to let her go. The vet felt she had growths in her sinus cavity that finally started to press on her airway. She also felt something in Salem`s abdomen.
She was such a special kitty and I miss her so much, she has left a huge hole in my heart.
R I P my sweet Salem
Salem in Key Largo
Sunning herself at home
