It's not a burden, honey. We're here for you.

Awww....

*hugs*

Victor

But this is what we're here for.  Who understands better than us?

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

Make Levees, Not War

As they say in alt.callahans, a burden shared is a hurden lightened.

I know how you feel - three years after Presto's passing, I still grieve.
The cats understand, and give me extra cuddles.

Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

You're no burden!  Since cats' lives are so much shorter
than humans' most of us have been there a few times,
ourselves.  (Even if we don't all say it every time someone
loses one of their furry family, we all sympathize when it
happens.)

A sweet tribute for a beautiful cat.

{{{{{{{{CatNipped}}}}}}}}

You're not a burden, Lori. Purrs and gentle headbutts from my group. I
have a little Selena memorial on the mantle in my family room.  Her
urn, the cards that I received from some friends and her vet, several
pictures and a cat toy. Having a memorial is a comfort.

Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus

All of us are always going to be there for you Cat

It's beautiful, Lois.

Lily & her mama

You are not a burden. Take your time to grieve for Bandit.

Winnie

How can you be a burden? We all understand how you feel.

Thats a lovely tribute. It's hard to lose a beloved kitty. I still have a hard
time when I think of Smokey. You are never a burden.

Hugs back,
Randy

http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1

http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/

Don't you dare! We've all been there and done that and we'll be here
for as long as you need to talk

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

It's no burden at all to share your feelings. Bandit seemed like a
friend and I always mentioned her to our lot, as I do many of the cats
and hoomins on here. I hope Sammy is ok. It seemed like they were
really friends.

Will in New Haven

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That's a lovely memorial altar. (Well, that's what it is - an altar!)
What a beautiful picture of Bandit. And that poem always makes me tear
up.

Purrs,
Joyce

What on earth makes you think its a burden, Lori?  I don't think there is
anyone here who has not lost a beloved pet and understands totally what you
are feeling right now.  Surely this is the very place to post about your
grief, amongst your friends who feel they *knew* Bandit from your posts.

I wish there had been such a place as this for me when I lost "the dog of my
heart" in 1999. I thought I would never recover.

Tweed

{{{{{Catnip}}}}}  You're not burdening anyone.  This is one place you
can share your grief, and all of us will understand.

Beautiful tribute.

Ginger-lyn

Don't even think you're a burden.  We're all here for you.  Have some
purrs of comfort direct from Mistletoe, who is cuddled up in my arms
making this very hard to type.

Sam

I should have known you would understand - it's just that people in the
"real world" are really tired of hearing me talk about Bandit, roll their
eyes when  I talk about a memorial, get the "EWWW" expression on their face
when I tell them I'm looking for a locket so I can keep a snip of her fur
close to my heart.  I'm sure you've all been there.

What's so hard is that it keeps hitting me at both expected and unexpected
times.  Expected:  None of my other three are lap cats (well, Jessie is, but
only with Ben), and none of the others sleep with me.  So every time I head
downstairs to go to bed at night, by the time I hit the third stair I
realize all over again that Bandit won't be waiting on my bed to bitch at me
as I unmake the bed and then to come and cuddle with me until I fall asleep.
By the fourth step the realization has taken my breath away and the tears
start to fall.  By the time I get to my bed I'm sobbing.  Unexpected:  I'll
be creating a presentation at work and something, usually totally unrelated
to cats, causes me to remember that my baby is gone and I'll have to grab my
box of Kleenex and try not to sob out loud.

Anyway, thank you all for your love and support - I really need it right
now.