Year 2011 Tributes

For pet names beginning with "I".

Ilse was our Queenly lady. She was always regal, but also very loving. She loved mousies and tummy rubs. She had the most beautiful tabby markings. She was our second kitty and gave us so much love, it will be hard to go without her. We will never forget her and what she meant to us. There never was a golden maine coone with more elegance.

You were everything in my life, so smart, brave and so beautiful!! we were one. My little princess I miss you so much..and I hope that wherever you are, you find happinness and comfort. I am looking forward to see you soon. I love you Ilushka!

To my brave boy:

I'm sorry it had to come to this, and that you had to rely on me to help you along on your final journey in life. It gave me time to mourn and to start the grieving process, and I thank you for that.

Thank you for trusting that when I took you from that cage when you were 9 months old, that you would be going to a better place.

Thank you for finally coming out to socialize and play after just being a white paw that would only dart out from my bed to go after a peacock feather.

Thank you for being there after I had my first surgery. Thank you for laying on my back because you couldn't find anywhere else to lay so that I would know you were there.

Thank you for putting up with my tears messing up your newly-cleaned fur when I would come home crying.

Thank you for coming back home when you were called, and for not letting me worry too much when you were out of the house showing all those other cats who's boss.

Thank you for eventually forgiving me for all of the moves and all of the trips to the vet in the crate you hated, including this last one.

Thank you for fighting me and for giving attitude to the vet and the vet tech when they came in. Thank you for still being a crotchety old lad even at the end.

Thank you for looking up at me not with panic or fear, but with love and understanding.

Thank you for calming once you were brought back to me. For curling in my arms and letting me rub your belly while you kneaded my arm like you used to do before you got so sick.

Thank you for letting me know I had made the right decision. Thank you for passing peacefully.

I'll be thinking of you as you were. As you would want to be. And it will hope that wherever you are, you can be that way again.

Iris was a sweet and easy going dog who came to me when she was 7 months old from an abusive and neglectful situation. She did not have a mean bone in her body and with love and affection became a happy dog who lived a wonderful life until her body let her down. I miss her terribly even though I know she is not suffering any longer and is happy and healthy at the Rainbow Bridge. I hope she has found Fred and the two of them are waiting for me.

My dear Isabel, I will miss you as will your person and all who came in contact with you. You have now gone to the super playground; by now you have met your canine sister, Penny, and my babies, Rover, Heidi and Daniel. They have all been at the Bridge for many years and will show you around. Enjoy, little girl, I love you and miss you.

2002-2011 Isabel  
My sweet, beautiful Isabel. I was so blessed when you came into my life. I will always carry you in my heart. You left me on Angel's wings, and will always be my Angel. We will be together again over the Rainbow Bridge. I love you always.

Dear Isabella;  
You were thrown away an unwanted kitten on Craigs List. You came to us, weak, barely able to stand- I knew there was something very wrong. You were so sweet and so beautiful- I know you were tormented in the home you had been living in.... and we wanted to help you and give you a great life, but it was not to be. We found out that your little heart was so bad you could barely breathe or eat- you had literally been starving to death- but that is not bad enough but a large tumor on your shoulder- told us that putting you through more would be cruel... and to let you go peacefully after the few days of love we gave you- and the love you gave us- will never be forgotten little Angel. I wish I could rewind time and make it so you were our cat- we would have loved you fiercely and forever, and done whatever it took to not let these illnesses get the better of you. We love you still- you are in our hearts, and we will never forget you sweet one. I am sorry you went through what you did, but I am grateful for the time I had with you- kisses, and many hugs till we meet again, and we can be together forever, sweet precious little girl.

Issac you were a special rat, somewhat independent yet you would always come running for a pat. You are much missed and very loved by the family.

Sleep well my friend and I hope you are reunited with your brothers.

Itty,

You are gone but will never be forgotten. Your daddy and I miss you so much. You were the sweetest kitty in the whole world, and you didn't get as much attention as you so deserved.

You were fine one day and dead the next. Your death came so sudden and without any warning. Itty, we miss you and love you and are hurting so so much and so so sorry that you are not here anymore.

We were so used to your presence that we didn’t realize how much we depended on you than you depended on us. Your unconditional love and your patience will never be forgotten. Thank you for being with us as long as you could.

You are gone our little girl but will never be forgotten. You are deeply missed. I hope Rainbow Bridge really does exist and that you are happy and playing and healthy now.

We are forever sorry and cannot believe you were fine one day and dead the next. You were the sweetest little kitten. I remember when we got you at the pound. You poked your little head out of the cage, and we couldn't resist taking you home.

We miss you so, and you will forever be in our hearts. Goodbye our little sweet girl... If only we had known sooner. We will never forgive ourselves for your loss. Try and forgive us Itty as we feel so bad of your death. You poor little girl, we hope you are at Rainbow Bridge and can find peace.

You are gone but forever will remain in our hearts. We hope Rainbow Bridge really does exist, and one day we will all be together again. Goodbye little one…

I had to have Ivie put to sleep today. She was a chow/Retrever mix. She was my faithful girl that was not a cuddler, but she loved to just be near you.She had a thing about stuff toys as she liked to mother them. She was kind and loved to wash them by licking the tops of their heads. She was the matriarch of our dog family. I raised her and Bandit together. Bandit died in 2009 and we debated about getting another dog. We found an aussie pup.This was if Ivie excepted him and she did. She loved her mother role and I think it give her something to live for and watch over besides us. I started seeing signs of renal failure and had the vet do a blood panel. It came back as one of the worst she had ever seen. she started failing bad this morning and our vet came to our home to put her to sleep. I was with her and she is buried under a tree she laid under next to Bandit. I loved her and always will so much. Bev Gilford

Ivy was made of pure sweetness and love. She filled my life with more joy than I ever dreamed existed. She was such a happy dog! We were inseparable for 9 wonderful years. She loved to go for rides in the car and she loved doggy park. But her favorite thing, and mine, too, was to stretch out on her sofa in the evening to get her back and shoulders rubbed. She was almost 100 pounds and had very long legs so I had to sit pushed over at one edge of the sofa. But I didn't mind. I was happy I could provide her a soft sofa of her very own.

She liked to invent little games, and one of her favorite games was the holding hands game. She'd leap up on the sofa and extend her paw until I reached out and scratched under her armpit. She'd then put her paw on my shoulder and wait for me to put my hand on her shoulder. She'd sit there like that for a good long time gazing into my eyes. She filled my heart with so much love. Each day lived with Ivy was a sweet gift beyond measure.

If love alone could have kept Ivy alive, she would live forever.

She will live forever in my heart.