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Post by manonthemoon2 on Dec 27, 2021 23:07:31 GMT 1
Alfie was born with his ginger brother Finn, in May 2003.
In his 18 & a half years of life he moved 8 times. He lived through a house fire in 2010 and hid under a shed for 2 weeks before allowing us to capture him to safety.
He continued to live a nice, well fed and comfortable life, a lazy life as he pretended to catch mice and shrews, but we discovered it was really his brother Finn who was the slayer.
He always feisty, he even put me into hospital, emergency surgery on a bitten finger and IV antibiotics. The medical staff asked me if the cat still lived, of course I said, he was a beloved family pet.
He spent his retirement living with our daughter and her 2 kittens. He couldn't have been loved more.
RIP Alfie, you will be missed
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Post by lurcher on Dec 28, 2021 0:01:12 GMT 1
Very sad news! Hope you and your family cope with the obvious distress.
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Post by cleoj on Dec 28, 2021 1:22:23 GMT 1
We're lucky to have them and it is always hard to lose our fur family, after 18+ years it will hurt tremendously. Sounds like he enjoyed a long, loved life and from that you'll have an awful lot of wonderful memories.
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Post by Veem on Dec 28, 2021 9:14:44 GMT 1
So sorry to hear that Motm. He was a lucky boy to have so many good homes with people who truly cared for him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2021 9:21:25 GMT 1
Rip Alfie, he must have caught something in 18 years sounds like he had a good life.
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Post by JohnnyD on Dec 28, 2021 10:38:45 GMT 1
RIP Alfie, 18 years is a long time, he will be sorely missed I’m sure……….he gave you 18 years of fun and enjoyment.
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Post by gigi on Dec 28, 2021 18:22:29 GMT 1
MOTM, I was sorry to read that Alfie has died, but he obviously had a long life, full of many experiences, was happy and very much loved. Your many lovely memories and those of your daughter will stay with you for ever.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2021 10:44:23 GMT 1
Thank you - it's always good to read people's memories of their animals - though this is another reminder that the French term is much more accurate than "pet"!
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Post by Veem on Dec 29, 2021 16:40:52 GMT 1
We had a little black cat. She began life (as far as we know) completely feral. She arrived here on Feb 5th 2012 after an unusually heavy snowfall. It's a date I can never forget as my best friend had died during the night. The 'Little Black Cat' was really hungry and we fed her all we had - tinned dog food left over from our recently lost dog. She was glad to have anything offered, even though it wasn't ideal. Shortly after, Biggles saw her being 'got at' by another feral cat. On May 9th she had 3 kittens. The whole family then stayed around here (but never inside) and mostly they came daily to eat the food we gave them. Then ............. at the beginning of this year we were suddenly aware that neither of us had seen Quiver for a while. Was it yesterday or the day before? We couldn't be sure. It's hard to keep track of outdoor/semi-feral cats. Once we were aware that we hadn't seen her for a while, the days numbering her absence grew. We hoped she'd just turn up as cats tend to. But she never did. We miss her....... but we did our best to give her a good life. We shall never know what happened to her. And that's sad.
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Post by manonthemoon2 on Dec 29, 2021 23:13:54 GMT 1
Yes Veem, closure is part of the grieving process, and it's hard not to know what happened.
At least with both Alfie, and his brother Finn who was euthanised in June, we have ashes. Just not sure what to do with then yet.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2021 17:22:45 GMT 1
Yes Veem, closure is part of the grieving process, and it's hard not to know what happened. At least with both Alfie, and his brother Finn who was euthanised in June, we have ashes. Just not sure what to do with then yet.
I think I'm going to bury the ashes of mine - when the time comes - in the garden, in his favourite spot, and occasionally go and talk to him to see how his day has gone.
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Post by Veem on Dec 30, 2021 20:31:50 GMT 1
Yes Veem, closure is part of the grieving process, and it's hard not to know what happened. At least with both Alfie, and his brother Finn who was euthanised in June, we have ashes. Just not sure what to do with then yet.
I think I'm going to bury the ashes of mine - when the time comes - in the garden, in his favourite spot, and occasionally go and talk to him to see how his day has gone.
We have buried two dogs and one cat on our land in the past 17 years. One of the dogs' graves was for Blaze's brother, Blitz. He died in a freak accident in the woods - only a baby at 5 years old. Last year Blaze died and we had him cremated. We planned to scatter him on Blitz's grave so the brothers would be reunited. But I still have to scatter the ashes of 3 cats and 2 dogs from the 90s, my parents and their dog. I just never seem to find the 'right' place, so they all keep coming with me. One day I'd like to scatter them all with Blitz so no-one's alone. |
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Post by ForumUser2 on Dec 30, 2021 22:38:05 GMT 1
We lost our black lab 6 years ago; he was our first dog. His ashes are in a lovely carved box next to his photo on a bookcase. I still talk to him every day. Our 2 current labs must think I'm mad!
I've no time for religion or heaven or the permanance of the soul and all that claptrap. I am, however, totally convinced we will meet our dogs in a land of permanent walks and ball games.
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Post by manonthemoon2 on Dec 30, 2021 23:09:02 GMT 1
We lost our black lab 6 years ago; he was our first dog. His ashes are in a lovely carved box next to his photo on a bookcase. I still talk to him every day. Our 2 current labs must think I'm mad! I've no time for religion or heaven or the permanance of the soul and all that claptrap. I am, however, totally convinced we will meet our dogs in a land of permanent walks and ball games. That is my wish too, along with Mum & Dad and anyone else I love who might go before me. I have some of Dad & mum's ashes but don't know where to put them, as this might not be my last house or garden. |
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