I'm so sorry! I don't know what I'll ever do when my little "princess" goes. I admire your attitude. It's good to focus on the positive. I'm sure she's in kitty heaven.

I am so sorry. It is so difficult to have to give up a furry friend.

Denise, I can attest to the fact that Siamese are different. One of mine lived to be 19 years of age, and my girls swore she was reincarnated. She ALWAYS had the last word, and yes, was in charge of HER yard, and would take on anything that came in it.
I am sorry for your loss, but glad you had so many years of enjoyment from her.

Thanks y'all. It helped to put it in writing and have my own little "pity party." She put that dog in his place shortly after he walked into our front door just over two years ago. He got in her way and she bit him in the butt and he has stayed out of her way ever since. Everyone I know who has had a Siamese or been around one will definitely tell stories of how different they are from other cats. And, if we ever do get another cat, it will have to be a Siamese or at least a Saimese mix.

(((Denise))), I am sorry you lost your baby, it sounds like y'all had a long good life together and that is wonderful
jolana

Denise,
When they've been with you that long, they're not just pets, are they. I had a lab that was like a child to me - the eulogy helped me, too.
J.D.

I am so sorry for your loss, I can tell she was truely a member of your family. I admire that.

Our old cat is soon to be 19 years old and she is little too. About the time I start to think how fragile she is, she brings a huge rat to me or puts the boxer dog in her place. She is still the toughest little cat I have ever seen.

Thanks for sharing with us. It is so hard to lose them.

Janie

I'm really sorry about your cat. She got to spend a long time with someone who loved her and that is so special.PJ

I'm sorry you lost your little friend Denise. Are you planting something in her memory?

I would like to plant something in her memory, but haven't decided yet. Maybe some catmint - hee-hee! She was strictly an indoor kitty, but when she was younger, I bought a small kitty leash and would take her out for a walk - on her terms of course. Sometimes she would walk and sometimes she would lay on the grass and roll around or eat the grass (then puke it up later). I took her outside in the backyard again last week so she could lay in the grass and sun herself for a while. She did try chewing on a couple blades of grass, but then decided she was going to walk down the driveway into the alley. I scooped her up before she got to the alley. Sure didn't want to lose her that way!

awwwwww So sorry you lost a friend. Any kitty that stays around for 21yrs is surely content, happy and well cared for. Catmint is a cute idea!

You can have a little marker made with her name on it to put beside the cat mint.

Good idea. Maybe I will look for some sort of smooth stone to use and paint her name on it or figure out some way to get her name on it so it won't come off.

I had a good laugh about her today - not that her dying was funny, but it has to do with our 90 pound lab again. She had a tendency to hang out in our bathroom. This morning our lab came to the bathroom door but wouldn't come all the way in. He peeked around the corner to see if she was there and then walked in. Then when he looked toward the closet where she liked to sleep, he turned around and left the room! Silly dog! He is so paranoid that she is going to come out of that closet to get him!

You could have a stone done by the people who do headstones. A little one wouldn't be that much, especially if it didn't have to be all polished and fancy design. I have seen them do river rocks. They look great.

This is what we are doing for our animals now. PJ and Sandy have gone on, and we have found the rocks to use for markers for them.

I went to the rock place, and John let me pick out a few nice smooth river rocks. Cheap, but they will last forever.

Janie

Good idea about having a stone engraved. I'll check it out. I'm actually going to a funeral this week, so maybe I could stop by and ask someone about this when we go to the wake.

Denise, I had one made for my Yorkie 7 years ago. There are many web sites that sell them. I had an ornate one made for him as he was "my little boy in a doggie suit". I have it placed in a bed with flowers and angel statues on either side of it.