Thanks, heartfelt

[crowdog66]

Many thanks to everyone who took a moment to write condolences and well-wishes concerning Mina's untimely death. Reading your words of comfort helped ease my heartache.

We've gotten through the first couple of days without her. Emmie, our other cat, seems to have realized that I'm no longer "spoken for" and crawled onto my chest for a cuddle this afternoon; I'm so very glad about that, because I was afraid that I was going to be completely bereft of cuddles now that Mina is gone.

It's sinking in, between waves of grief, that there was really nothing we could have done for her. Feline leukemia has no treatment. And that she was lucky to have drawn the "least painful option" card, because anemia sapped her strength but probably wasn't particularly painful, unlike some of the other conditions that FL can lead to in its final stages.

In a month we'll get Emmie tested to see if she's contracted it also. However, two vets that we've spoken to so far think it's likely she hasn't; as an older cat (around 14), she probably has a degree of natural immunity to it, so even if Mina was shedding the virus for several days she's likely shaken it off.

Memories of Mina to follow, when I'm emotionally coherent enough to write them. She was an affectionate girl with a big personality. The gap she's left in our lives will take quite a while to fill again with other things. Here are some photos of her:

Mina under the altar before a ritual, March 2008:



At the vet back in February 2008:



Mina and George, April 2007:



*sniffle*... *sigh*

And just so they don't die too... my dragons.

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Comments

[huushiita.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Mina sure was a beautiful cat. *hugs uber tightly* I'm truly sorry that I really don't know what else to say, darlin.

*so more hugs*

[silverjackal.livejournal.com]

She was beautiful. I'm very partial to that wonderful silver/blue grey shade, and it was stunning coupled with those green eyes. :)

I'm also relieved that your other cat is sufficiently mature that there's no real risk of her contracting it. Like distemper in dogs, I wish someone could work out how to prevent Feline Leukemia because it claims far too many victims.

[except-europa.livejournal.com]

Wow she looks just like our cat Hero, she had to euthenized after she took ill. We miss her. Mina was a very beautiful girl, memories will help ease the pain and time will dull it eventually. Again, my deepest condolences.

[greenraven.livejournal.com]

Mina was very beautiful. I am very sorry that she's gone.

[metisbutterfly.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful girl she is ("is" because I'm sure her spirit lives on.). You and your family gave her a loving home, and I'm sure she lived a very happy life .
((hugs))

[ms-daisy-cutter.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful kitty she was.

{{{Crowdog}}} I'm so terribly sorry.

[conure-herder.livejournal.com]

**Hugs and chokkie**

[ashley-pitt.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry for your loss.

I have had cats in my life for 24 years.

The icon is my Nemo, the incredible three-legged wonder cat.
I also have Madeline and Jethro.

We all send our love.

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

Awww, thank you. :-)

Three legs? How did that happen?

(Oh, and I've Friended you. :-) That way if you want to seek out and read some of my own fanfic, which tends to be ReBoot and A.I.: Artificial Intelligence related, often NC-17), you can.)

[ashley-pitt.livejournal.com]

We think that when he was a kitten, he crawled into a car or truck to keep warm and the fan-belt snagged his foot and broke his tail.

The tail mended, but we had to remove his right rear leg at the hip.

It never seemes to bother him...I keep telling him he can't jump and he just looks at me like I am crazy.

Thanks for friending me.

Will friend back. That way perhaps you can sample a bit of UNCLE.

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

Awww, poor little boy... but it sounds like he found a really good home in the end. :-)

Yay! I look forward to reading more of your work.