Monty has crossed the Rainbow Bridge

[Kleiber]

I'm crying as I write this - my wee man died at 10.50h this morning. We've just buried him, next to the summer house, which was his favourite spot. K

[lankeela]

Bless his little cotton socks, he is out of pain now and you have lots of memories. Thinking of you.

[bigmamma]

Hello again Kleiber honey , just thinking of you love :-)
((( hug ))) xxxxxx

[Kleiber]

You've all been so lovely - thank you so much for your kind words. I'll be back soon with individual responses, but for now, I'd just like to say thanks again for your replies (both sympathetic and informational -is that a word?-) . I've put a little pot of blue lobelias on Monty's grave, next to the statue for now, till I get him a more permanent plant and I found a lovely photo of him, which I've framed and now has pride of place on the dresser in the living room. Gavin, his mum (I know it's a weird name for a female cat!) seems to understand what's happened and she's become very affectionate these last couple of days. Must go & do the livestock now, then off to work - speak to you all later. Love, K xxx

[lindapinda]

Thanx for getting back Kleiber x. Was wondering how you were coping.Our Wee Man (Spike),like Gavin,seemed to understand almost immeadiately,after he had a last wee smell around Yasmin,before we buried him. (As my husband said,the sight of that was completely heart-breaking). He was very restless for a couple of days,but,has now become very petted,where before he was not like that at all very much. In fact,his favourite place is now on my lap or wedged in between me and the lap top!!..Btw,Yasmin had a lovely female name too,cos,he was originally owned by a local model,who thought he was female,and called him after Yasmin Le Bon ! I actually see Yasmin as a male name now :-)..Be thinkin of you x Linda

[elaine33]

Hi, I am a bit late with my condolences but I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I lost my Vincey 18 months ago he was only eight and I felt so empty without his company and cheated that we lost him so young but your wee man was just a baby so even sadder. I have some fab photos of my bonny lad, my son took one and made a beautiful drawing from it and framed it and my hubby painted his name and paw prints on a piece of stone which we varnished then placed in the garden where he is buried. All these things helped the grieving process. My house was quiet and empty and going out all dressed up and no cat hair to complete the outfit was devastating. Tears still flow after all this time but the rainbow bridge is something to comfort me and earlier this year I took the steps to get two kittens. they are brothers and such good company for each other. I am glad I got them but it did take over a year before I felt ready to open my heart again. so once again I go out covered in kitten fluff, ginger and tabby, a great combination. Take time to grieve, remember your wee man and put a memorial to him on the Blue Cross Website
http://www.bluecross.org.uk/web/site/Memorial/ MemorialIntro.asp
I found doing this a great comfort and I still look at it to have a good cry and remember my little friend.

I hope you will smile again but my thoughts are with you.

[Kleiber]

Oh, goodness - I said I'd be back with individual replies, but there have been so many of you, and I'm so grateful, it would take ages! Yelofox, I passed your website on to my vet and she was very interested. One of her colleagues actually knows the vet who wrote it, as she studied in Edinburgh. I'd like to say thanks to all of you once again for your sympathy and "informative" (not "informational" - I said I wasn't thinking straight, on another post!!) replies - all have been gratefully received. Cats touch our hearts, as they choose to live with us not because they have to, but because they want to. We miss little Monty so much, but the others are a great comfort to us.
I had a long chat to my vet today and she's done a bit more probing with Monty's blood results - it seems like he died from acute liver failure. It could have been brought on by a fight he had with a huge tabby cat on the Friday before I noticed the blood in his urine. Last weekend, I discovered what looked like a bite on his neck, that had dried over and we're wondering if this other cat may have been infected by something & passed it on to Monty. I've never seen this cat before & haven't seen it since, thankfully. Still, I guess we'll never know....

[Kleiber]

elaine, I've just had a look at the Blue Cross site - it made me cry! I'm definately going to post a memorial to Monty on it, probably at the weekend, when I've sorted out a nice photo of him. Thanks, K xx

[elaine33]

I have just read your information about the vets findings and my Vincey died of liver failure, strangely he was in a fight just two weeks earlier. He had never been in any fights before but the cat he fought with had just moved into the area. I did not witness it but my hubby did and was the one who separated them. Vincey did not seem to have any injuries but obviously now I see that there must have been something we missed. Your information has been most helpful, and something I will take note of for future. Tears are leaking out of my head again. What softies we are but the love and happiness these little creatures give us is so worth it. Thinking of you.

[leelapops]

Oh Kleiber, so young and so uneccessary. I am so saddened by your news, and trying to contain my emotion in this public place isn't working!

I hope in time you will remember Monty with smiles instead of tears. Rainbow Bridge will treat him well...Unlimited prey to chase, and lots of cream and tuna (not in the same bowl though!).

Poor baby. xxxx

[ruthann58]

hi kleiber how are you today. sorry to hear your little birds didnt make it you are not having a good week are you it does help to get on here and talk about them doesnt it. i know when i had my bad spell earlier in the year and lost 3 in a few weeks of each other it helped so much to talk to people who undestand. we had a fish jump out of the pond while i was out today and by the time i came home it was dead , on a more cheerful note from somewhere a tame magpie has arrived and flits between here and nextdoor yesterday i was bending over looking in the pond and he decided the best place to land would be on my back he doesnt seem bothered by the dog or the .cheeky little devil taps on my neighbours window and when she opens it he comes in . hope all your others are ok. xxxruthxxx

[Kleiber]

I'm starting a new post with updates on everything that's happened this week. K

[Suzy~Q]

I truly feel for you Kleiber. My own cat was put to sleep on Tuesday - he was almost twelve. I sobbed from from that moment, and all through the night. But I came home from work yesterday and he wasn't in his bed - I was pleased. I combed my adopted stray cat and then my dog, turned around to look for Tufty ... and was pleased he wasn't there. No, I'm not cruel, nor heartless ... I just know he's not suffering now. The vet said to him, just as he was about to go to sleep, "you can go and chase the birds now". I cried, and I'm still crying as I type this. His ashes, when I get them, will be buried under his favourite shrub.

[Kleiber]

Oh, Suzy - I feel for you!! It's awful, isn't it, when you have to say "goodbye" to a much loved companion? I didn't even have the chance to be with Monty when he died, as he was at the vet's and she was battling to save his life and couldn't phone me to go down to the surgery. May little Tufty rest in peace. Love, K xxx

[Suzy~Q]

Thank you Kleiber. It's hard isn't it? But maybe Tufty and Monty are happy now chasing those birds. Tufty brought the stray (Sooty) to us a few months ago - and what a sorry state he was. I've been feeding, fussing and grooming him - and he's lovely now - but I'd never fully 'accepted' him as being ours. But now Tufty's gone and he's the one who brought Sooty to us - Sooty's now 'officially' ours. Take care Kleiber - as you've probably guessed - everyone's thinking of you.

[Ice.Maiden]

Just want to say I'm sorry to hear about monty Kleiber. x