Departed Redux: Part 2 (Pet Memorial)

[Eurobabe]

Run time: 03:24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2inLCyvq1M   Posted on YouTube: December 29, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: December 29, 2007 By DU Member: Eurobabe Views on DU: 2611

 
Due to popular demand, I have made another pet memorial video. These are the second group of furkids that did not make it into the first video.

Rest in Peace, dear ones...

I might do this on a quarterly basis if there is enough interest.

48percenter

[orleans]

1. a nice gesture, but i can't bring myself to watch it. too sad. n/t

[FREEWILL56]

9. Ditto, as the pain of losing a loved one even if a pet is difficult.

It reminds me of the short duration that they are with us and the love that they gave and were given. I didn't want to get another cat because of how I had difficulty in handling the loss of the previous one, but this one chose me by crying at my rear window one cold and rainy Easter. I couldn't say no. Been here ever since and each time the bonds are stronger than the previous ones so when this one goes it will be even more difficult to handle.

[Patchuli]

29. I completely understand

but I too, keep getting adopted by furry ones in need! My kidz all have long and wonderful lives. I love to spoil them. We just lost our Storm, a 14 year old beautiful boy who went through the Northridge Earthquake among other things with me. These are our life companions and the price of protecting my heart from grief would also mean depriving myself of the incredible love my little ones give me...it's not worth doing without the love! I will just suffer through the grief until it gets better but that love will live in my heart for the rest of my days. Storm used to grin at me and that won't leave me!

Here is something that has helped me through the loss of each loved pet through the years...no guarantee it won't make you cry but for me, it's happy tears.

http://rainbowsbridge.com/Poem.htm

[Rhiannon12866]

60. I understand where you're coming from.

I've lost far too many of my pets, as well, and it sure doesn't get any easier. I've lost two beloved dogs, Meneken and Sara, in the past two years and never think that I can go through that again. I am still mourning both of them...;(

But my guys also come from rescue and they find me. Though I lose them sooner, I wouldn't change a thing, except for keeping them longer, since they have brought so much to my life. The oldest one I adopted was my perfect Barney, who was 10 or 11 when he found me and I had him for eight wonderful years. You never know and I count my little guys as my family and my blessings...:loveya:


My Barney 1/1985-11/2001 O8)

[Patchuli]

2. You are the best!

Thank you 48percenter!

[Eurobabe]

4. My pleasure to honor the kidz, always

:hug:

[OKNancy]

3. Thanks for including Rusty

it's so nice for you to do this

[Eurobabe]

5. glad to do it...

They are all in a special place now. :hug:

[sazemisery]

6. Thanks again, 48percenter, K&R. n/t

[BobMorr]

7. Thank You

Thanks for including Apache and Moohla in your memorial.

Thanks,
Bob

[Eurobabe]

8. Of course!

:hug:

[NMDemDist2]

10. where's the first one? n/t

[DemReadingDU]

12. Here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x77844

Thank you for these videos. I lost my beagle in 2006. This is a nice way to remember our pets.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. Thanks for including Roscoe

Such a thoughtful gift you've given to so many on this board.

[Eurobabe]

22. Always, for the ones we've lost

:hug:

[The Wizard]

13. Someone sent me this when

I lost my cat Poontang. It helped me with the grief associated with her loss and the the two that followed, Queenfish and Sputnik. All of my pets provide(d) me with unconditional love and loyalty. I still think of them for the way they made/make me a better human being.

On January 4, 1993, the cat in this book and the books that preceded it was put to sleep in Kerrville, Texas, by DR. W.H. Hoegemeyer and myself. Cuddles was fourteen years old, a respectable age. She was as close to me as any human being I have ever known.
Cuddles and I spent many years together, both in New York, where I found her as a little kitten on the street in Chinatown, and later on the ranch in Texas. She was always with me, on the table, on the bed, by the fireplace, beside the typewriter, on top of my suitcase when I returned from a trip.
I dug Cuddles' grave with a silver spade, in the little garden by the stream behind the old green trailer where both of us lived in the summertime. Her burial shroud was my old New York sweatshirt and in the grave with her is a can of tuna and a cigar.
A few days ago I received a sympathy note from Bill Hoegemeyer, the veterinarian. It opened with a verse by Irving Townsend: "We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle…"
Now as I write this, on a gray winter day by the fireside, I can almost feel her light tread moving from my head and my heart down through my fingertips to the keys of the typewriter. People may surprise you with unexpected kindness. Dogs have a depth of loyalty that we often seem unworthy of. But the love of a cat is a blessing, a privilege in this world.
They say when you die and go to heaven all the dogs and cats you ever owned in your life come running to meet you.
Until that day, rest in peace Cuddles.
Kinky Friedman
Madina, Texas
February 5, 1993

[Lorien]

14. Awww, thanks 48Percenter

:cry:

[Eurobabe]

21. You are most welcome Lorien

:hug:

[BrklynLiberal]

15. Lovely lovely lovely.. Thanks so much for doing this.

[nuxvomica]

16. Thanks for including my buddy Amos

Rest in peace, Moosey. :cry:

[Eurobabe]

23. I have a very special place

in my heart for the gingers who have crossed the bridge. :hug:

[alterfurz]

17. Thanks so much for including Dolly!

If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -- Will Rogers

[Eurobabe]

24. I love that quote

brings tears to my eyes. :hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

62. Aww! What a beautiful dog!

That sweet face is making me tear up all over again. I am so sorry for your loss.O8)

I also lost my baby, my tiny Meneken, so I sure can sympathize. My life is just not the same without my little one...;(

Meneken:loveya:

[robinlynne]

18. just so very beautiful.

[colorado_ufo]

19. God bless them all,

and God bless the owners who loved them so much and took such good care of them. Thank you, 48percenter!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

20. My heart is breaking for all of you who have lost dear pets

Our Simba is included here - thank you so much, 48percenter. It is so moving to see all these beautiful, loving little faces and know how much pain their losses have brought. But I do believe we will all see our loved ones again one day.

Thank you again.

[Eurobabe]

25. For the ones we love...

always and forever. Simba was a beautiful kitty. :hug:

[JeffR]

26. Another wonderful tribute

Well done, 48percenter. This is a beautiful memorial to some beautiful friends.

[Eurobabe]

34. Thanks Jeff, it's obvious they were all very much loved

and brought so much joy. :hug:

[in_cog_ni_to]

27. Thank you 48percenter! That was beautiful. All those fur babies who brought so much joy to their

families are such blessings to us all! What would a world without animals be like? I love them all.

Thank you!:hug:

[Eurobabe]

35. A world without animals would be a desolate place

that's for sure. Hugs back at'cha!

[Plucketeer]

28. Thanks.

My departed, green-feathered friend fell ill the week that my dad died. Talk about a double-whammy! It was 3 or 4 months before I could say his name without crying. If a bird can be a big ol' "pussycat" - he was it! Not a mean bone in Biggie's body. If there's a reason for an afterlife...

[Patchuli]

30. We saw your lovely bird

How old was he? They outlive us by a lot of years, don't they?

[Plucketeer]

32. Ideally...

...the larger Amazon Parrots (he was a species known as a Mealy Amazon) can live to be 80 or more years old. Since we got him when he was mature, there was no way of knowing how old he was at the time. We had him for the last 17 years of his life and it was cancer that got him in the end. I'm pretty sure he was no where near even 50 years old although there's really no way to tell a bird's age other than knowing when it hatched.
We have other birds in our household. One of them we've had for 23 years now - and he's a sweetie too. But ol' Biggs was a gentle giant that was a pleasure to know.

[Patchuli]

33. He did look old

and I in no way meant to imply anything. I am sure he got the best of care. The sweet kitty you see in my picture was 14 which is a good old age for a cat and cancer got him as well. I felt cheated though because I have been lucky to keep my catties up to 17 years. We're trying for 20 with our youngsters! I wish I could have a bird but I would never do that to a bird in a household full of cats!

((((Biggs))))

[Eurobabe]

40. I had no idea that parrots live

that long. Hypothetically, they can outlive their ownees! Amazing. I have really come to love birds, we have alot of pictures in the photo group, several members are quite good you should pop over and see our works :hi:

[Plucketeer]

46. Yeah

outliving their owners has happened many times. We have two birds we hatched in our home about 16 years ago. Their our "kids" and we worry what their fate might be if we pass on before they do (a real possibility). They're very set in their ways and finicky about what they eat. They'd have a tough time adjusting if they changed hands. With cats and dogs, you kinda expect that they won't go much past 15 years, but birds - kept in good health - can do 40 to 80 years. There's one case of a parrot that was something like 112 before he passed on!

[Eurobabe]

37. Hell. I cried when my turtles died as a kid...

I can't imagine what it is like to lose a four-legged, or two-legged furkid (mine are still with me, thankfully) but my heart breaks for anyone who has lost a beloved pet. :hug:

[demnan]

31. Bittersweet and Lovely

thanks for doing this 48Percenter, I'm sure you have helped a lot of people and with this and your previous video.

[Eurobabe]

38. thanks demnan

:hug: I hope so. The pets deserve it. I cannot imagine losing my furkids. :cry:

[smokey nj]

36. Thank you so much, 48percenter, it's a beautiful video. And thank you for including our Cosmo.

:hug:

[Eurobabe]

39. sure thing smokey, cosmo was beautiful

as are all the lovelies lost. :cry:

[vanboggie]

41. No better place for our Tipper to be immortalized

My late father-in-law, the consummate Democrat, named her after a great lady - Mrs. Gore, of course. A DU tribute is therefore most appropriate.

Thank you so much 48percenter for honoring our friends.

[Eurobabe]

50. You got it VB!

:hug: Great name for your girl BTW. ;)

[yellerpup]

42. Thank you so very much 48percenter

It is a beautiful tribute and much appreciated by those of us left behind.

[Eurobabe]

51. Hugs

We love the kidz forever. :grouphug:

[Richard D]

43. Thank you

So sad and so beautiful. What a gift to have had such a beautiful being in my life.

[Eurobabe]

52. No doubt Ruchard, she was one in a million

I had a beautiful song by Lisa Gerrard all picked out for this tribute, but it was an .mp4 file, and Windows Movie Maker didn't like that...too bad, it had a really nice feel to it. (Come Tenderness by Lisa Gerrad, The Silver Tree).

[jhrobbins]

44. Really Lovely - I just don't understand (or trust) people that don't love

animals. We have many in our life right now(too many to tell without some measure of embarrassment) and we have lost our share of them as well. And I too look forward to meeting them all again.

[Eurobabe]

53. People who

abuse or harm animals are truly tortured souls themselves.

[CC]

45. Another great though heartbreaking tribute.

Thank you for taking the time, I know it can't be easy since you know there heartbreak connected to each one. It is a beautiful thing to do.

To all who have lost loved fur/feather kids (scales too) sending out :hug:s. It has been hard to even visit the pet group lately with so many beautiful tributes to lost loved ones.

[Eurobabe]

54. Thanks CC

Yeah, since I visit the Pets group I know many of the stories from fellow DU'ers who have experienced the loss. I've welled up many times watching the videos. The first one really did me in. :hug: I am happy to honor ALL the lost kidz.

[tnlefty]

47. 48percenter, you do a lovely job with these memorials.

My thoughts are with the furred and feathered and with their humans who loved and cared for them. We had a beautiful, solid black, feline family member disappear in August, so a very big :hug: to all who are missing a beloved friend.

[Eurobabe]

55. thanks TNlefty

it's a pleasure to honor those lost. Sorry to hear about your furkid. :hug:

[and-justice-for-all]

48. I have 3 furkidz, which I love dearly...

I come to the point that as long as they pass due to old age, I am ok with that. It's a fact of life and there is nothing we can do about it. If one was to suffer and their life was cut short due to an accident or illness then I would be far more saddened by their early departure. I feel the same way about people, as long as they do not suffer and pass due to old age, I am ok with it. It is when they are robbed of life due to illness or accident.

[Eurobabe]

56. I kind of feel that way

about my oldest kitty. He is very special, a mellow brown tabby. Never given us a lick of trouble. He is getting thin now, and appears to be somewhat blind and going deaf, but is in no pain, seems happy. We are going to let him live out the rest of his life eating organic wet food and sleeping where ever he wants these days.

[and-justice-for-all]

58. You just decribed our oldest female...

She is thin, somewhat blind, does not appear to have hearing problems and she seems happy. ol' girl is like 13, she still plays and begs for what ever we are eating. You can not go into the kitchen without her under foot, along with the 16lb male.

[cascadiance]

49. Thanks for adding Oliver "and company" for part 2...

He's still sorely missed here... Though I use the term "company" judiciously as I'm most certainly no corporatist!

[Eurobabe]

57. Of course!

Oliver looks like a kitty we fostered and gave to my aunt and uncle. Sorry for your loss. :hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

59. Thank you so much. Beautifully done, but I'm crying again...

I miss you, Moose, and my life will never be the same without my baby...

Meneken;( :loveya:

[bdamomma]

61. oh, my you made me cry again.

:cry: they really touch your heart, my deepest condolences to everyone. Thanks 48percenter.