Today is a day of sorrow. Herman posted the death notice of his beloved Bowie. I’ve followed his posts for years and am barely able to focus on the reality of this beloved cat being history, gone.
RIP Mr. Bowie, May 19, 2009 – September 11, 2019.
Today is a day of sorrow. Herman posted the death notice of his beloved Bowie. I’ve followed his posts for years and am barely able to focus on the reality of this beloved cat being history, gone.
RIP Mr. Bowie, May 19, 2009 – September 11, 2019.
Such sad news. R.I.P. Mr. Bowie.
Yes, it was shocking news, and so sad. Hugs to Herman. I know it’s been rough for him.
Doug I just lost my little Skye a little bit before Mr. Bowie. She was so bonded with her cat mother Milk and Milk went into a depression. I am behind in a few things, one being email. It was almost identical to Mr. Bowie, Sky seemed fine until one day she was a little listless. I made a vet appointment but the next morning I just took her in as soon as they opened. An hour later the vet called with the bad news. I was devastated, as I know Herman was. I pray You will have many more good years years with Any and Dougie and no sudden shocks like Herman and I got.
So sorry! That isn’t unusual for surviving cats to become depressed or to try to find the departed companion kitty, and that tears your heart out when you have to somehow help your kitty work through the loss.
When Louie the ginger cat (predecessor to the kitty boys) died, it was the same thing. He didn’t eat all day the day before he died. I tried to get him in for an appointment with his veterinarian, but he died over night. He hadn’t shown signs of illness till his last day.
That must have been hard for you the way Louie went. I’m sorry. I am happy to say it took about a week and a half for Milk to stop hiding but then she came back to her usual post on the top shelf of the cat tree. I started sitting there in the morning wth my coffee and after a few days she cimbed down to sit in my lap. Now we do that each morning and she’s back to her self.
That it was. That’s good news about Milk!
So sorry for you and your friend
Herman and Mr. Bowie were best buddies. There are always new kitties, but there will always be only one Bowie.
Mr.Bowie may of passed but the love still remains and thats the most important thing to remember. Celebrate who and what he was I say with a smile and not a tear.
Mr. Bowie lives in our hearts. It was so terrible sad to hear he has passed away. Poor Herman, hugs to him.
So true. One wishes he were closer to where Herman lives so he could comfort him in person.
So sorry to hear that, Doug! We all know that our feline friends’ lifespan is much shorter than ours, yet every loss is still felt very keenly.
Bowie was a much loved, well cared for kitty. Herman had a difficult decision to make, one I hope never having to make with my kitty boys.
Yes, this is something that I don’t even want to think about.
Me, too.
September is a sad month this year. My “like” is in solidarity, Doug. I, too, loved Mr. Bowie along with all the rest of you. He was a kitty gentleman and a scholar.
I also have sad news from Sicily. Lucky, the blind kitty on our friends’ olive farm in Sicily, slipped through a hole in the fence on September 8th and was hit in the road. He died instantly. M & J had rescued him 6 1/2 years ago, when he was blind from eye infections, and tottering in the street. His eyes had to be removed. Lucky lived life with M & J as though he was sighted, climbing trees and sending us the occasional report.
All these kitties and animal companions tear our hearts in two when they pass on.
That is so true. Even the kitties and dogs of blogofriends begin to take on the emotional attachments we have with cats and dogs in our lives. I will miss poor Mr. Bowie a lot, if not as much as Herman.
We are sending purrayers and POTP to your friend on the loss of his beloved Mr. Bowie.
He will appreciate it, I have no doubt. Mr. Bowie was a big part of his life.
I like your answer to Herman , filled with humaneness, Doug.
In friendship
michel
Thank you. I feel very sad about Bowie, a beautiful and much beloved kitty, so I know Herman is even sadder.
So sad …
We will all be missing Mr. Bowie, and we will all be fussing about with our own cats a little more than usual today I think.
Yes, I agree, Greg. I wasn’t surprised to see many of my blogofriends with cats and dogs commented and offered condolences to Herman on his post. We are all drawn together at times like this.
So sorry, my deepest sympathy x
I know Herman will appreciate your comment.
This is so terribly sad. I went to Herman’s site and expressed my sympathy. I will miss Mr. Bowie.
We all will, won’t we? He was a beautiful, special kitty.
Isn’t it incredibly sad.
Yes. we who followed the postings by Herman came to feel a closeness with Bowie, a very special cat. i feel terrible for Herman.
I’m so sorry for your friend who lost a beloved friend…. it is like a part of us is missing….
The loss of a fur buddy is just as hard as that of a family member. I feel very sad today for Herman. .
I visited the blog, Doug. So sad. Bowie lived a long life.
He lived a good life, too. Herman made sure of that.
Not for a cat, no – a pet cat lives on average 15 to 16 years, if neutered and vaccinated and treated for illnesses, of course. But I am sure that Herman did that. Bowie was a middle-aged cat. The cat of a friend of mine lived to 23.
I’m sure Herman did, too. He clearly loved his kitty and provided the best possible for him.
Yes, just how I thought. I looked into his blog – it was cancer that devil … not a much you can do against blood cancer …
My brother died from a form of it. You are right about that kind of cancer.
Thank you so much, my dear friend. This really means a lot to me and makes me feel a bit more relaxed.
Bowie was, as I noted, “my” cat, too, and the responses from others tells me there are many of us a bit sadder today than when we woke u because they, too thought of him as “their” cat.. I sometimes think about how I will handle Andy and Dougy’s passings, and it tears my heart out just to think about it. Herman, I feel blessed to have found your posts about Bowie. He was a fine kitty, I know September 11 will always be a day of sadness for you. Doug