Time to Go Home

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

My beautiful, fussy, pernickety, stressy Mitzi wasn't right last night.

She's been ill, but last night, it was different, so I stayed up with her, listening to her breathing getting a little wheezy. At about 2am, she called for me, something she never had to do because she was my shadow all day.

I knew then.

I wrapped her up in a blanket and took her upstairs, laying her beside my head and I gently cleaned her face with baby wipes. As I could feel myself dozing off, the wheezy sound changed to a tiny purr.

This morning, I awoke to find her still here, having managed to pull herself onto my pillow and with her paw in my hand. I had wanted to avoid a long journey to an emergency vet, but I don't think she wanted to go.

So I took her, still wrapped in the blanket, to the vet.

And she relaxed even as they inserted the line, calm, looking deep into my eyes as I kissed her beautiful biscuity nose and whispered to her 'time for a sleep, Mitz, it's time to go home'.

I'm going to miss her.

rising_from_the_ashes

Ohhhhhh JoJo (((hugs))))

I can only imagine how you're doing right now as I'm in floods just reading that ....... glad you were with her at the end and that it was as peaceful and gentle as it could've been

Mitzi, sleep tight wee one, dream beautiful things xxx

Tiddlywinks

So, so sorry to hear about your loss... it's hard to lose someone you love isn't it?

You took care of her when she needed it the most and that is the best thing in the world. That's the hard thing about loving pets - their lives have a different timetable to ours.

It will get less painful and, one day, you'll be able to look at her favourite spots and remember all the good stuff.

Best wishes.... and kind thoughts.

Tiddly

Katiehound

Oh dear, your post made me sob too, so I can only imagine what you are going through. However you undoubtedly did the 'right thing' and she just slipped away peacefully.

Take care there.

Skippycat

So sorry to hear about Mitzi It is always heartbreaking to lose one of our furry babies but the pain does ease over time. You did the right thing and I bet Mitzi had a very happy life with you xxx

gettingready

O dear..... to lose one cat is awful but to lose 2 in one year - must be tottaly utterly heart breaking.

I am so sorry Jo... big hugs to you.

Run on the Rainbow Bridge little Mitzi.....lok for Oggs and run happily together like you did in Jo's garden. Perhaps you can find my Tiger too, tell him I still miss him as we all do miss our furbabes...

Mayflower10cat

I am so very sorry. Feeling tears in my eyes for you right now.

McKneff

Me too, Jojo, I was talking to another lady earlier on today who is going through the same thing, she woke to find her cat only aged 8 had died, she was really upset, I hope I helped her a little.

murphydog999

Screen's blurry. I hope this is taken the right way, but what a nice end, a total understanding between animal and owner, hopefully that's a source of comfort xx

~Chameleon~

This made me cry

I'm counting down the days for my own little lady, can't see her making it to christmas. I can't do it myself though, got a friend on stand-by if I feel she's starting to suffer before passing away naturally. She's 23 years old so will leave a huge whole in my heart

puppypants

((((((HUGS))))))), and tears for you. xx