Checking on you & Tuni
I know the vet was calling today. Update us when and if you are up to it.

I will check back later and see if posted.
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Poem For Cats

And God asked the feline spirit Are you ready to come home? oh, yes, quite so, replied the precious soul And, as a cat, I am most able To decide anything for myself.

Are you coming then? asked God. Soon, replied the whiskered angel But I must come slowly. For my human friends are troubled.

For you see, they need me, quite certainly. But don't they understand? asked God That you'll never leave them? That your souls are intertwined for all eternity? That nothing is created or destroyed? It just is... forever and ever and ever.

Eventually, they will understand, Replied the glorious cat. For I will whisper into their hearts That I am always with them I just am...forever and ever and ever.

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This will burn here forever, just as Petunia's memory will be with all of us we had the privilege of getting to know and love her. I didn't see Sally had one going already. I will add ours, too;

Samantha, there are no words for times like this other than how SORRY we are for losing Petunia and all it means going forward in this life and her absence. It will be challenging, and grief is tough!!! I want you to know with all of your being, you did everything in your power, plus to help Petunia; NOTHING you did caused this. The girls have been lucky to have you and to be their advocate for 16.5 almost 17 years.

We also know how you feel and question things; we all do, and sometimes there are no answers. Yes, and trust me when I say that is tough, too.

Please take care of yourself and Possum. She will grieve, too. Know we are here, with you in spirit & have been all day. 

Tuni, we love you and will see you on the other side. Saxton will come and greet you. Come and show your Mom you are okay and in a different form, sweet girl. It has been our pleasure to get to know you & we will miss you.

We are family here, and yes, when we lose one of our own, we hurt and grieve, too.

We are surrounding you with love and peace today. 

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We are honored to have been on this journey with you and cannot express how sorry we are that Petunia's earth clothes no longer served her, and her earth journey has ended. It breaks all of our hearts!!!

I am so thankful you switched to the cat clinic and had the care you deserved and needed during this horrible time. You will have this care from now on for Possum; give yourself all the credit. You decided to make the switch and try it worked out. Our cats deserve to be treated with the utmost care, and the cat clinic goes above and beyond! You have experienced it, and this is just the beginning there.

If you do not see anything in Possum, that is great. Yes, she is missing Petunia. Keep her routines as normal as possible; we know she gets extra Love and attention now. Things you may see in mourning are fussy eating, appetite loss, sleeping more than usual & yes, looking for Petunia. If they were the best of buds & siblings, it is much harder on them than cats that coexist in one home. Like us, it is tough and can be months to years. The loss/pain. Never erase for us humans or not me anyway. I carry them all with me!

Purrkins has lost two of his furmily members Garfield; they were the best of buds, his mentor and his brother Saxton.

Purrkins was with Saxton when he gained his wings and could see, smell, and acknowledge what had happened that day. Still, he mourned his brother for months, and I know he still does.  Purrkins & Saxton were not present when we had to let Garfield go, and we brought Garfield home and buried him. They suggested that the boys see and smell Garfield to know and associate what had happened, so we did. Saxton smelled and acknowledged Garfield's earth journey was over, but Purrkins did not. He looked for Garfield in the house for months afterward and called for him. It took a year!!! It was he##!!! Saxton and Garfield were not close, and Saxton moved on very quickly; like us, we all grieve differently, and there is NO right or wrong way to grieve and no time frame for grief! KNOW THAT whatever you go through for however long is NORMAL; allow it; don't push it away. 

My vision of heaven (rainbow bridge) is all the creatures getting along and having a blast. There is no prey; no one is eaten or chased, or if chased, all PLAY,. It's always sunny; they are all WHOLE and healthy again. They return to their best self. I envision Jerry and Wyatt Ray greeting ALL the tripawds, giving them back their leg, and sharing many tales. Our network on this earth is the same there. Our Love transcends furever!!!

You have validated that Saxton did greet Petunia, and here is my sign. I have Saxton's fur in a heart jar, too!

I hope Petunia has shown you she is with you in another form! If not, she will keep your eyes and ears open. She will, and you will KNOW!!! Be kind to yourself. Know we are here. I'm not on the norm right now. We had another health scare with Purrkins, and he had to have surgery on his back toe. We are in another recovery.

Give Possum a smooch for us, and know you're always family, Samantha!! Petunia's life mattered, and her story will help others. You bet we will direct people to her and your posts I just did!!! Thanks for letting us know you are both "ok." We have been thinking of you both and understand what you're going through. And we know how hard it is to come back here!!!

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