Hi Sharon,
Opps. I think my message to you was a little misunderstood. I was not 16 when I had to put down my black persian. He was 16 years old. I was 42 years old. I got him when I was in my mid-20's. Lots of life changes we went through from age 26 to age 42. But I do feel for your 14 year old's sadness. Watching her grieve and trying to comfort her while dealing with your own must be very, very hard. I would suggest you begin the healing process by searching for pure breed rescues if you want another siamese, which by the way are very cool cats. We have many pure breed rescues here who look for cats like that who end up in shelters. There are so very many being given up due to the economy right now. My family had a female siamese when I was age 4 until I was age 7. Her name was Thomasina. She was really my mom's cat, but she was the most protective cat over me. I mean very protective. Then my dad wanted a dog and brought home a puppy. Thomasina did not tolerate the puppy and tried to kill it several times. My father gave away our cat. Funny, I still remember that. But she was the absolute coolest cat for a little girl. She hated dogs and would chase them every chance she got. The siamese breed is very owner loyal.
On my profile page, I'm holding Benji. He was a Maine Coon. He was the kitten who grew into a massive 21 pound cat by age 2 years, 10 months. He was the kitten I brought home in 2003 to help me with my grief over losing my male persian. Like your Celine, he had a health problem we did not know about until we came home and found him dead on my husband's pillow. He had a genetic heart defect that killed him. Even if we had known of the problem, he would only have made it a month or two more. Cats with this problem often die between the ages of 2-3 years old. We had a balloon releasing ceremony to say good by to our Benji. I attached a photo of my baby and we let it drift up to the Rainbow bridge. I brought home another kitten 2 weeks later. That was Piccolo. I had so much love for my cat that I could not spend another day without having one in my home. We never know how much time we have with them. We hope for a long time, but it's never enough time. Unconditional love is our reward for having them in our lives, for as long as theirs lasts. Our cat photo album is bursting with pictures from all the cats we have had, and the cats we currently have. I keep my camera close by all the time, because you never know when they will do something or make a funny pose that you will remember forever. I look at those photos, and yeah, I get a little melancholy and teary, but I also smile and am grateful for the years we had together.
It's important that your 14 year old does not associate pets with pain and grief. She is watching your reaction carefully. This can be an important life lesson for her. It can teach her compassion for others, and the ability to handle difficult situations maturely, with sound judgement, and how to move on. When you are ready, opening up your heart to help another pet can be a valuable lesson for her, whether it's a pedigree from a breeder, or a purebred from a rescue, or just that cat that looks at you and says, I need a home, will you take me? But please don't try to find a Celine look-alike.
You have a wonderful journey ahead of you. Smile through the tears, for they are proof of the love you have for Celine, and honor her memory.
Tracy.
P.S. Ignore the spammer below. They occassionaly pop up here.
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Opps. I think my message to you was a little misunderstood. I was not 16 when I had to put down my black persian. He was 16 years old. I was 42 years old. I got him when I was in my mid-20's. Lots of life changes we went through from age 26 to age 42. But I do feel for your 14 year old's sadness. Watching her grieve and trying to comfort her while dealing with your own must be very, very hard. I would suggest you begin the healing process by searching for pure breed rescues if you want another siamese, which by the way are very cool cats. We have many pure breed rescues here who look for cats like that who end up in shelters. There are so very many being given up due to the economy right now. My family had a female siamese when I was age 4 until I was age 7. Her name was Thomasina. She was really my mom's cat, but she was the most protective cat over me. I mean very protective. Then my dad wanted a dog and brought home a puppy. Thomasina did not tolerate the puppy and tried to kill it several times. My father gave away our cat. Funny, I still remember that. But she was the absolute coolest cat for a little girl. She hated dogs and would chase them every chance she got. The siamese breed is very owner loyal.
On my profile page, I'm holding Benji. He was a Maine Coon. He was the kitten who grew into a massive 21 pound cat by age 2 years, 10 months. He was the kitten I brought home in 2003 to help me with my grief over losing my male persian. Like your Celine, he had a health problem we did not know about until we came home and found him dead on my husband's pillow. He had a genetic heart defect that killed him. Even if we had known of the problem, he would only have made it a month or two more. Cats with this problem often die between the ages of 2-3 years old. We had a balloon releasing ceremony to say good by to our Benji. I attached a photo of my baby and we let it drift up to the Rainbow bridge. I brought home another kitten 2 weeks later. That was Piccolo. I had so much love for my cat that I could not spend another day without having one in my home. We never know how much time we have with them. We hope for a long time, but it's never enough time. Unconditional love is our reward for having them in our lives, for as long as theirs lasts. Our cat photo album is bursting with pictures from all the cats we have had, and the cats we currently have. I keep my camera close by all the time, because you never know when they will do something or make a funny pose that you will remember forever. I look at those photos, and yeah, I get a little melancholy and teary, but I also smile and am grateful for the years we had together.
It's important that your 14 year old does not associate pets with pain and grief. She is watching your reaction carefully. This can be an important life lesson for her. It can teach her compassion for others, and the ability to handle difficult situations maturely, with sound judgement, and how to move on. When you are ready, opening up your heart to help another pet can be a valuable lesson for her, whether it's a pedigree from a breeder, or a purebred from a rescue, or just that cat that looks at you and says, I need a home, will you take me? But please don't try to find a Celine look-alike.
You have a wonderful journey ahead of you. Smile through the tears, for they are proof of the love you have for Celine, and honor her memory.
Tracy.
P.S. Ignore the spammer below. They occassionaly pop up here.
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