Thanks Cassandra. No problem with the crying. I let Ki's brother Chi out into the main house today. He is running around and being obnoxious. I keep grabbing him to hug, and he gets annoyed!! They are almost alike except Ki had more white on his front paws and a white muzzle...both beautiful tabby boys with white feet.
I don't know for certain either, but logically, if you believe all things have spirit, it makes sense that they live on as we will. that is a comforting thought about now. Dede --- C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dede, i'm so sorry that Ki has passed. It is these > days that are the > hardest to get through. When Tomi left me, I > alternated between not being > able to believe he was gone, and feeling like he's > been gone forever. It > hurts so much, but try to think of him often, and > allow yourself to cry as > much as you need to. > > Though i'm not always sure, I try to believe that > their spirits live on, and > something happened with Tomi that makes me a little > more certain that > perhaps their spirits do persist. A few hours after > Tomi died, I leaned > over to kiss his forehead. In that exact moment, > when I opened my eyes and > looked at him, there was a rainbow across his face. > I have a kitty ornament > in the window that my dad gave me years ago, and the > sun was reflecting > through it in such a way at that exact time, that it > shone on his face in a > rainbow of color. Could it have been a coincidence? > I suppose so, but that > is sure a crazy coincidence if that's all it was. > > Maybe Tomi and Ki are introducing themselves to each > other right now, and > telling each other all about us. > > Cassandra > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dede hicken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:09 PM > Subject: Ki is an Angel > > > > > > It is with the heaviest of hearts that I let you > know > > Ki left this world at 10 this AM. > > > > It was sooo hard for me. I noticed last night > that > > his belly looked really full. The way he was > > breathing was weird also. You could see his head > and > > chest moving. His eyes had brightened up though, > and > > the fever had gotten better, but it kept spiking. > He > > even ate a few pieces of food by himself. > > > > The vet drained his belly, and it was thick straw > > colored with fibrin strands...heavy protein. My > > biggest fear was that he would crash tomorrow when > I > > couldn't get to a vet, and he would have a > horrible > > death. > > > > Maybe the move stressed him, or maybe I should > have > > never put him in with most of the cats. I > dunno...I > > could go crazy asking "what if's" I guess I > believed > > he would be one of the lucky ones. He came from a > > horrible home...many FeLV cats and death. His > > siblings and mother were neg and I was sure he > would > > beat it. It was only a faint pos. He had a fever > > like this last Nov, but recovered, > > > > I am so grateful for the time I had with him. He > came > > to me the week before my beloved Smokey died. I > > didn't even know he was pos. but we kept him in > the > > bedroom, and played with him, and loved and slept > with > > him. He was a pistol, and rough to play with! I > hope > > he doesn't forget us, and the time will come when > we > > can all be together forever. > > > > May the Lord bless you sweet one, and keep you in > his > > care until we meet again. > > > > Dede > > > > "When you are in the service of your fellow > beings, you are only in the > > service of your God" > > Mosiah 2:17 > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > > Download and play hundreds of games for free on > Yahoo! Games. > > http://games.yahoo.com/games/front > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.14/880 - > Release Date: 6/29/2007 > > 2:15 PM > > > > > > > "When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God" Mosiah 2:17 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow
