Year 2005 Tributes

For pet names beginning with "F".

My baby had been through some tough times over the years and kidney failure finally took her from me. It is very comforting to know I was with her when she passed and I know it was comforting for her too. She did not suffer and I know she knows how much I love her and always will. I hope this emptiness in my heart will one day go away. She was my shadow for the last 13 years. Simple everyday things are hard to do no having her there. Please pray for her health and happiness until I see her again.

Kim Sinclair

Farley... Farles P. Boden.... Fat Boy.. Knuckles... Big Pimpin'... Ferlind... those were all nicknames we used for Farley. Farley passed away today, 5/27/05. Our hearts are breaking and our tears will not stop flowing. I got Farley from School, the U of P.. when I was there for Vet school. He was a puppy from one of the colonies in the research center. He is half Beagle and half Bassett hound, and got the cutest and best from both. He had a long body, short legs, a tail with a white tip that stuck up like a flag when he got lost in the grass, and the cutest brown head and long ears you ever saw. I know everyone says this, but my dog WAS the smartest dog. HE was human. I watched him once use a ruler to get a cookie out from under a radiator.. and he did too. Farley's passion was eating.. :) That is how he got his Fat Boy nicknames. He could break into my refrigerator and if I forgot to lock it he would get everything, on the lowest shelf of course. He ate entire pizzas, an entire basket of chocolate easter candy ( which scared me very much in my last years of school!!) an large tupperware container of Christmas cookies.. you name it. He has a story for each episode. He loved to swim and walk in the woods and eat and eat and eat!!!! He hated his vitamins, olives, his flea medicine, and squeaked until I put him on the bed to snuggle. He was the best.. he was the funniest.. he was the fattest.. and he was my boy. I love that cute brown head little dog.. I love him and my heart is broken. This 10 years went to fast. I will miss him SOOOOO much... meet you at the bridge Farley!!! Save me some cookies!!!!

FARLEY'S FAT!!!!!
THERE'S NUTHIN' WRONG WITH THAT!!!
HE'S SHORT AN' ROUND
AN' LOW TO THE GROUND,
AND HE LOVES TO CHASE THE CAT!!!!

Luv,
Mummie

Farrah was my best friend. I will always miss her as I loved her and she loved me.

Larry Oringel

To my beautiful baby boy, Fatty, I never knew that I could love someone as much as I love you, not LOVED, but LOVE. You were always purring, you loved everybody. People couldn't believe how fat you were. Everybody said you were the fattest cat they ever saw, even the veterinarian said that. You were more than a cat, at times you were so much like a human being. I was stunned by how intelligent you were and the way that you always talked my ear off. You definitely were a talker. In times of trouble and deep sadness that was in my life, I turned to you for support and you were always there to comfort me. You purred constantly and listened to me cry and cry and cry. You let me snuggle you all the time. I hope you can forgive me for being mean to you at times and for the times I hit you and hurt you. I will never forgive myself. But I want you to know my bright, lovely little boy, I loved you more than anyone in the world and I always will. You are my forever love. I pray to God that you are in heaven with Him. I need to know that I will be with you again someday. The thought of never seeing you again is unbearable. You were definitely one-of-a-kind, with a one-of-a-kind personality and character. I'll never forget that time you threw up in my bedroom and made a mess, you knew I always got upset, so you took a magazine and you took one of my slippers and you took a little draw-string bag and covered up your mess to hide it from me. When I saw that, I couldn't believe it! I thought you were an incredibly intelligent cat. I didn't even mind that in your effort to cover up your mess, you got your throw-up all over my slipper and my magazine and that little draw-string bag. I was so impressed and so proud that I had such a smart little boy. My baby boy, I have to believe and have faith that you are happy and free and without pain or suffering and in God's Kingdom right now with Him. I will only say goodbye for the time being, but I'm not going to say goodbye forever. I have faith that I will be with you again, my sweet boy. Thank you for every beautiful gift you gave me everyday. Unconditional love. Thank you for coming into my life and making it better and for giving me happiness. I love you so much, Fatty. Please don't ever forget that my love for you will never die. I will see you again someday my precious little boy.

My Love Always And Forever,

Mama

Figaro was my best and most loyal friend.
He roamed where I roamed and he will be greatly missed by his mommy, his daddy, brother Spoof and sisters Katy and Sabrina.
We took Figaro home in June 1993 along with his brother Spoof from my sister's dairy farm in Pennsylvania.
He made the move south to North Carolina in 1995 (with us and Spoof and Katy) where he spent his years being the king of the domicile and the general over the other cats.
He survivied diabetes and was a happy healthy boy until a few days before we had to say goodbye. We aren't sure why he went so quickly, but in the end we made that decision that so many of us have difficulty making.
I was with him during his last moments, holding his paw and trying to console him. He was everything a pet could ever be.
He was faithful, loyal, loving, cuddly, adaptable, strong, protective, sweet, in short my best pal.
I love you Figaro and forever will.
I look forward to that day when we will meet at the other end of the Rainbow Bridge.

Mary Bogden

My precious baby boy.
I miss you soooooooooooo much already.  
I can't believe you are gone.  
It was so hard to let you go.  
I'm so sorry you were sick but we tried everything to make you better.  
I wish you never suffered at all.  
You were so young.  
I wish I could have done more.  
I love you angel.  
You were the unending flow of unconditional love in my life.  
You saved me.  
You were with me during the darkest times in my life and only you made me feel love again.  
I miss your kisses,  
I miss your little face, I miss your warmth in my arms, I miss the smell of your fur, I miss your tuna breath, I miss your freckles, I miss your little smile when you were purring, I miss that feeling of love I felt just knowing you were around. What am I going to do without you, my angel, my pumpkin pie, my frankster, my frankie pankie?  
It hurts to go home now without you right there when I open the door.  
I will think of you always and keep you in my heart forever.  
I will see you again on the Rainbow Bridge.  
Until, then stay with mama until I come home to you both.  
Help me on my journey.  
Stay with me forever.  
Mama loves you angel with all my heart.

My beautiful Freckles. You came into my life only four years ago after losing my beautiful Siberian Husky Cody. You were lost or somebody got rid of you. The day I found you was one of the best days of my life. I am blessed to have known you. It is too soon to say good-bye to you in such a short time of knowing and loving you. You have filled a big part of my life and I am going to miss you very much. My heart is broken again. You are the cutest little Beagle that I have ever seen. Always wagging your tail and when you were panting it always looked like you were smiling. When you would always beg for your cookies you looked like a cute little otter. I loved when we would say "Freckles, wheres the mouse", you would run over to the corner of the room or the bushes outside squeeking like a little mouse. Or at night when you would go outside and charge across the patio with your loud Beagle bark letting everyone know that you were coming and this was your house. You always loved you birthday parties and Christmas especially when you saw all your presents. You looked so cute opening all of your presents. Freckles you were always a happy little boy and will always be a special part of my life and heart. From the day that I found you I fell in love with you and hoped that you would be with me for a very long time and we would grow old together. After Cody passed away we got you a Siberian Husky puppy named CJ to play with. You loved him, raised him and could never be apart from him or me. You would miss me so much even if I was only away from you for only a few minutes. You would bark and run to me as if I was away from you for days. You showed so much love in your heart. I love how you always loved to wear all your hats, bandanas and your little coats. You used to get so excited when I put them on you because you knew that we were going for a ride in the car. You sitting in the front seat with me and CJ with his front paws on the council with his head up through the sun roof. When it was time for bed you wouldn't go to bed unless you had a cookie, a kiss and waited for me to put your favorite blanket on before you would go to sleep. I am going to miss you snuggling next to me at night and hearing your little snore when you sleep. It is going to be hard to get used to not having you near me and hearing you breathe and snore when you sleep. I will be thinking of you all the time because you became so close to me. Losing you today has devastated me and broke my heart. You went suddenly after being sick for so long. You were a strong, brave little boy are now out of pain. Someday we will all be together again. Freckles, I love and miss you. You will always be with me in my thoughts, heart, soul and in all of my memories of you. You will always be special to me and in everybody's heart that you touched. Rest in peace my little peanut, my beautiful angel. XXXXOOOO forever.

I will always love and miss you,

Love, Daddy and CJ

My Freida was my best friend, she was always with me. She will be with me always in spirit. I miss you so much. I love you.

Donna Davis

I will never forget the night you woke up when there was a hornet in my room. If you hadn't I would have gotten stung. Your purr was the loudest I have ever heard. Even when you where sick you would purr when you saw me. When I was sad or upset you would let me burry my face in your fur. And every so often you would bring your head to mine and give me a few reassuring kisses. I miss the way you got my attention when I watched TV and you wanted outside. I remember the winter day you got stuck up in the tree. You kept crying for me and I couldn't get you down. The moment my Dad saw the tears in my eyes cause I couldn't reach my baby he knew he had to do something. He got out the ladder and climbed up the slippery tree and brought you to my arms. You purred and rubbed yourself against my face while I cried. I will never forget that. Always remember that even thought you where brought into this house for my brother I always considered you to be mine. All those hours we spent giving you your medicine even thought you hated it. Mommy was only trying to make you better. I tried baby, soo hard to make you better. I just couldn't watch you suffer any further. Your not alone now, you have Katy to protect you. And now I send you your bestfriend and sister Pinky. Take care of each other. And always remember that mommy love's you and misses you dearly. And it's okay to visit me once and awhile. It's nice knowing your still around. RIP my babies. See you at the bridge!

Sue