*sigh*

Rainbow Bridge

The Rainbow Bridge is the theme of a work of poetic prose written some time between 1980 and 1992, whose original creator is unknown. The theme is of an other-worldly place to which a pet goes upon its death, eventually to be reunited with its owner.
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    *sigh*

    I really was hoping that I would never have to post again on the rainbow bridge part but I guess I do.

    I took in two 4 week old kittens to foster three weeks ago.

    Clyde was the sweetest kitten I had met. Out of the two he was the more lethargic. He didnt like to play, and laid around most of the time. I assumed it was just his personality. He was one of those kittens who will stand in front of the bathroom and wait for me to get done taking a shower. He was always cuddled up on me or next to me. I met the lady from the org I was fostering them for on Friday so she could give them meds. She noticed both of their gums were a little pale but said they should be okay till I finish giving them the medicine she had given me. 

    Last night I came home and Clyde was laying on the couch. I picked him up and his head just sort of fell back. I tried to  make him stand up, but his legs went out from under him. I called a girl from the org I was fostering them for and she told me to bring him to her house and she would see what she could do. I put him in my lap in the car. I kept a hand on his stomach to make sure he was still breathing. He meowed a couple times then drew his last breath. I called the lady to tell her he had died and she told me I should still come over. I took him over there and she said she would bury him in her flower garden where her foster who passed is. He was always smaller and not as playful as his sister. She has an appointment tomorrow with the vet because her gums are also pale.

    I had decided I would either keep Clyde or he HAD to go to a home with his sister....Now he doesnt get a home...

    His sister seems to be comforting me, she was never much of a cuddler but is in my lap as I type this. I get sad every time I look at her....

    Run free sweet kitten. You were very much loved and I wish I had realized sooner that you wernt feeling good.









     
    And please send good vibes this way for Bonnie. I really dont think I could take it if she didnt make it :(
     
    They said it could be something serious called blood parasites....I am really hoping it isnt because I have already been told there isnt a good chance of her making it if it is.  
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    I know a boxer/pit mix up at Rainbow Bridge who was WAITING for Clyde.  Ms. Socks would tell you she'd take one cat/kitten for any other 12 dogs.  Just cos SHE thot they were better.  She'd obviously been reared with cats -- she truly preferred them to dogs (and never did really make a strong bond with any of my dogs in the 7 years she was here). 
     
    Ms. Socks would be honored if Clyde would snuggle next to her, and if she hasn't already found a kitty buddy up on Rainbow Bridge ... I'll betcha she has one now.
     
    We *all* have to post here eventually.  They just don't live as long as we do.  And how blessed we are that so many of us have had so many wonderful fur friends that it inspires us TO post here.   How they change our lives and hearts with their gentle ways.  How they calm and soothe us, how they love us so purely and unconditionally.
     
    The fact that you have to post here again is just a testament to how much love *you* have a capacity for.  There is much talk over Rainbow Bridge *again* tonight ... about you. And that you are missed. ... and waited for.
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    And how blessed we are that so many of us have had so many wonderful fur friends that it inspires us TO post here. How they change our lives and hearts with their gentle ways. How they calm and soothe us, how they love us so purely and unconditionally.

     
    Callie, you are a POET !   the paragraph above tore threw me with truth.
     
    I'm so sorry about Clyde, and I send good vibes for Bonnie.  Please keep us posted on her - she sounds absolutely adorable.
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    What a sweet little one Clyde was and he was no doubt a very pleasant surprise at the Bridge.  I'm so sorry you've had to deal with this and my heart aches for you, but bless you for doing what you could for him and hopefully you and Bonnie can help each other thru this sad time.
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    Aww...Callie, you made me cry again.

    I have bonded more with Bonnie and I am afraid I wont be able to let her go. The vet asked to keep her until 2 this afternoon to run some tests and I started crying when I left the office.

    She laid in my lap from the time I got home yesterday until the time I went to bed. She's a mean one and not at all like her brother. I will post a pic of her in the cat forum.

    The girl from the org. I fostered for who buried Clyde in her flower bed mentioned the rainbow bridge as well. I know that Sancho, my dalmatian was there to meet him as well. It is good to know that he will have so many friends....

    It's just really hard.....It makes it a lot harder that he died right in front of me and there wasnt anything I could do.

    THe vet thought that Bonnie looked okay and thinks it might be something different then he had. Someone said that some kittens have something called failure to thrive... And Clyde was 1/2 the size of his sister. I really wish he would have stayed at least for a little while longer...

    Will let you know as soon as I talk to the vet what he says about her.

    Thank you all for the support, it does help.
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    Oh Anne, I'm so very sorry to hear about Clyde.  He reminds me of Bubba when he was just a bub.
     
    Purr free, Clyde
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    Clyde reminds me so much of the little kitten I found outside our office, in the middle of the road.  I've never been a 'cat' person simply because I watched in horror as a cat I was given was hit by someone leaving our house.  I was maybe 5 or 6 and couldn't bare to get attached to cats after that.... but then I saw this kitten in the middle of the road, dodging cars... I did the 'here kitty kitty' thing and he came right to me.  Heck, he didn't even try to bite me once I picked him up.  We gave him to a family that just lost their cat... even that was hard because in only one week, I was already hooked.

    Fostering animals, you can't help but get attached.  Some animals seem to know YOU need them... they have a way of making you smile just as soon as you see them.  Clyde certainly was a handsome little guy... I hope that he watches over Bonnie and helps her to stay healthy for years to come.  I'm so sorry for your loss.

    Run Free, Clyde [sm=angel.gif]
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    Run free, Clyde  [sm=angel.gif]