Re: My Beloved & Cherished Cat Phantom

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I am so sorry for your loss. I know when we lost our beloved dog, Lady

it was devastating for all of us. Lady was the dog that helped my

daughter connect more to the world. It was because of Lady that she

started to talk to people for the first time.

Lady was 14 when she died. She went outside to do her business and

when I called her in she didn't come. So since it was sometimes common

for her to do this I just left her for another 10 minutes. Our gate

was open and I thought she just went out like she sometimes did. But

when I couldn't find her I searched the neighborhood. I did so for 2

hours. We went to bed and at first light we were out looking for her.

Image our shock when we found her in our backyard in our swimming pool

under the cover. She had a heart attack and fell in, drowning.

My daughter is autistic and she really connected to Lady. We had a

small service for Lady that day. Even my kids friends came to it. We

all talked about what Lady had meant to all of us. I think it helped a

little by doing this.

It has been 3 years since she passed away and we still really miss

her, but she is always in our hearts. She was a very special dog and

really touched the lives of all around her. Her one and only trick was

" Slurp Attack " . When my kids friends would come over they would lay on

the floor and yell " Slurp Attack! " and Lady would hold them down with

one foot and slurp them. She was very patient and gentle with both my

kids. Recently my daughter was written up in Dog Fancy (Feb. 2009

issue) about her and Lady. She drew a picture of her as her way of

remembering her.

Once again I am so sorry for your loss.

Robin

www.crittersonthings.com

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> Hi There,

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> Just a short note to let you know about my most beloved and

cherished cat Phantom. I may have written here earlier that Phantom

has not been feeling well for the last while. Shortly before

Christmas, Phantom's health has been deterioating quite rapidly to the

point where she couldn't walk any longer.

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> On Tuesday December 23, 2008 between 3-8pm my cat Phantom died in

her sleep. It was a horrible time for me, especially when I found her

lifeless body in the kitchen. I must have cried for a very long time

when I had realized what had happened.

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> It was a terrible Christmas for me - the mood was quite subdued and

I am still in shock over the loss of my beloved cat.

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> Phantom was born on August 13, 1992 and died on Tuesday December 23,

2008. She lived for 16 years, 4 months and 10 days. Phantom was very

special to me and I don't think I could ever forget my dear cat for as

long as I live.

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