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Good bye Jerry. I love you.
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Good bye Jerry. I love you. Moving day to PA is here. My and two of here friends are up in NH to help me. I was going to stay with her until I could find a job and an apartment. That is the day she tells me that her landlord said I couldn’t bring Jerry into her place. But she smiled and said that we were going to bring him anyway, cause we both knew what a good cat he was. After loading all the vehicles with my stuff, I put Jerry into his carrier. The whole time he is in it in the car, he cried. I know he hates it, and my heart breaks for him. Since it had taken all morning to load my stuff, we stop at a local diner for lunch. Once we are on our way, I reach into the back seat, and open the cage. Slowly, Jerry comes out, and gets into the front seat. Then he climbs into my lap, then my arms. Try driving with a cat in one arm! lol Once on the interstate, he climbs back into my arm, and I slide the shoulder strap of the seatbelt under his butt, and he is happy and safe!His paws are up on my whoulder and he snuggles up to my face. Yes, I buckled him up too. For about 9 ½ hours, he sat quietly either in my arms or on the front seat, not a peep out of him. My had 2 miniature hamsters, in separate cages. WOW! Live entertainment for Jerry! He sits in front of the skinny active one and watches her race in her wheel. She climbs her cage wall and he puts his nose up to her. He softly touches her paw with the pads of his, never trying to hurt her. One time, Roxie put her into her ball while she cleaned the cage. Jerry was not sure what to do with a ball that rolled around by itself! Especially when it came after him. lol One day, I was upstairs, and I heard a bang. I looked over the banister, and there was the hamster, standing on her open door, nose to nose with Jerry! Jerry looked up at me, and ran off. (By the way, the cage was on a board, about 6” off the floor.) About a week later, there was a crash, and again I looked over the banister. The cage was upside down on the floor, apart. Jerry had been on top of it, and knocked it off. I raced down there and dug her out of her bedding. Her little heart was just pounding away. I put her in her ball, while I cleaned up the mess. She refused to leave my side! Roxie later said that if her hamster had died, it would have been by heart attach, assisted suicide! lol Jerry never bothered her after that, but still sat in front of the cage, watching her in her wheel. The landlords’ saw him in the window, and I had to get him out quick. A friend in NY offered to take him for a month or two. He didn’t like cats, so I knew he was a good friend. I had visitations on Saturday mornings with him. The first time, he hid, till he heard my voice. Then he let me know where he was. Terry just shook his head at us, during our visits. I found an apartment, and the day came to bring Jerry home. Terry kept telling me, “You can let him stay here, if you need to.” Jerry had grown on him too! Again, he climbed into my lap, then arms. I hooked him into the seatbelt strap. He stayed for a while, but then climbed into the front seat. If I didn’t speak to him, he would reach out with his paw, and touch my arm, till I looked at him or spoke to him. My baby was home again. Oh yes, Terry offered to write a letter of reference for Jerry, cause my landlord really didn’t want cats. But after telling him of the offered letter, and I offered to put down a kitty damage deposit, he refused both, but allowed Jerry to move in with me. Jerry's favorite spot in the new place was the front window. He rested his butt on the loveseat, and his front paws on the window sill. He could lay there in comfort, and see the world go by. I kept him inside, since he was a country cat, not a city cat. He didn’t seem to mind, because he never tried to get out. We had settled into a quiet life, just the two of us. He loved climbing into my lap and snuggling. Sometimes, he would put his paw on my leg, and reach up one paw for me to pick him up. Yeah, he was my baby. One day, Hotrod and I came home from a 3 day visit to VT and my daughters. I couldn’t find him anywhere. As much as I called, there was no response. I found my baby/best friend behind the loveseat, passed away. We are sure it was from natural causes, since there was no way he could have slipped down between the loveseat and the wall. There was no sign of struggling. The hardest part, was that the day we found Jerry, Hotrod had to fly home. It was a bad night, all alone. I have had lots of pets, and a lot of cats. None of their passings, affected me the way Jerry’s did. It has been over a week now, and I still cry when I think of him. I still look for him everywhere. I still think of things I need to do for him before going to work. I used to leave the radio on for him while I was gone. I don’t listen to it anymore, at least not in the apartment. I miss my best friend sooooo much. He was the smartest cat I have ever had. He truly was my baby. My youngest used to tell him, “Jerry, you are now Mom’s baby. You have taken my place!” She was joking, but she wasn’t far from the truth. Not that he could have taken the place of my , but he was now my too, and that is how she meant it. People ask me if I am going to get another one. I need time to grieve my loss. Will I get another one? Yes, sometime I will, but not for a while. After the June “meeting” in NC I will. I have had people offer to find one for me, but I don’t want that. I need to meet my kitten and see how we connect. I knew right away with Jerry, that he was the one I wanted. I will have that feeling again, I know that. But I am in no hurry. I can never replace my best friend and companion. Jerry, I miss you and will love you forever. I know you laid down in a place that was your favorite spot. I will miss you, but I understand you had to leave me. That is the way of life. I know your spirit will stay with me, and comfort me, just like you did in life. Good bye Jerry, my friend, my companion, my snuggle kitty. As always, thank you for reading my blog, and I welcome your comments. Be safe and be well. Okwa'ho  |
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Thank shy, It means a lot to me when you read and comment on my blogs. Thank you my friend. Okwa'ho
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Thank you hun. I know Jerry really liked you. It was evident the day when he was laying in my lap, yet reached his paw out to touch your arm. He had never done that to anyone before. That was his way of saying that he liked you, and that he accepted you. It was his way of connecting with you, just like he always did with me. He had to be touching me every chance he could, even if it was just a paw on the arm, to say, hey, I am here and I love you too. My heart is broken. I know it will recover in time, but right now, it hurts so badly. Thank you for being there, if only over the phone. I can't wait to hold you again, my love. Okwa'ho
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Thanks artsy. He was a great friend and companion. hugs back. Okwa'ho
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2/27/2007 10:58 am |
okwa I just read all you had to say about jerry,,I have to admit I had tears and tried to finish it ,,I can say That scotty my border collie is like your jerry he was with me until the landlord decided no more pets,,It was so sad letting him go back to my ex ,,I miss him terrible he was my best friends ,,hugs to you Country A friend is someone that reaches for your hand and touches your heart !
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2/27/2007 3:43 pm |
hugs, okwaho.... i know the meaning of a pet as a companion.... as i said before i have both a cat (which is my daughters) and a dog(which was originally for my wife), the cat thinks i am her pet, while the dog thinks i am god...lol.. it will hurt me a bit when i lose them, but more so the dog (sandra) than the cat(crystal). A persons heart will tell you how they lived,and perhaps died But it can never tell how it loved.
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2/28/2007 1:33 pm |
OK...I lost a dog...who I loved dearly...it will get easier hun, I promise. Our thoughts are with you Hugs Jess and Roger Now answering comments!jessicarabbit35
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Country, Thank you for your words. It is nice knowing I have friends like you and others in the room. Okwa'ho
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Block, You are a good friend, and I cherrish your words. Thank you so much. Pets can be such great companions when your children are not with you. Thank you again. Okwa'ho
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Jess & Roger, Thank you both for your thoughts. I know it will get easier, just hard to see at first. Sharing my thoughts on him here with all my friends has helped. be safe and be well. Laurie
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Okwaho - I am sure that jerry knew you cared for him very much and viewed him as part of the family. Whenever you lose someone or something you have cared so much about, it takes some time to get back to normal. Just remember all of the good times that you had (loved the hamster stories). - Browser
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Tex, Thank you for your kind and hopeful words. I know no cat will ever replace him. I am slowly getting used to not seeing him around my place and not trying to climb under my arm to sleep at night. That is the worst time, when I want to hold him and fall asleep. Of course, I don't miss him trying to sleep on my face and smothering me in my sleep! lol Thanks for everything Tex. Be safe and be well. Okwa'ho
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