1986 ~ May 6, 2002
If tears could form a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you back again.
Any pet owner knows what it is like to grieve the loss of a beloved pet. It is my hope that this site will help comfort those facing that grief.
Hi! My name is Peggy. This web page is dedicated to all those pets who have been treated as "disposable" and have passed away feeling abandoned in a shelter - or worse yet, left to die on the side of a road after being dumped off and hit by a car. A prayer goes out to other pets who were never fortunate enough to find a loving, caring family."T.C." was adopted by me when she was approximately 10 yrs. old after my former tenant moved out and abandoned her along with her 4 other children. I found a loving home for 2 of them. I didn't have the heart to take any of the rest of them to a shelter, so they became mine. T.C. was about 21 yrs. old and passed away from kidney failure and other old-age problems. We miss her deeply and take comfort knowing that she did not die alone....and that she died feeling loved enormously. I believe she is now a young, playful cat, feeling no pain, and is waiting at the Rainbows Bridge for us. "We will see you again, "T"!
"Don Ameche" was also T.C.'s son. We adopted him from T.C.'s owner when he was only 6 months old. Much to our grief, he passed away only 3-1/2 weeks after T.C. died. He was my "baby boy." He gave me so much love and joy over the years that 16 years just didn't seem long enough at all to have him. I was devastated. He died in the animal hospital only 2 hrs. after I visited with him. We were awaiting results of blood tests. As it turned out, they came back fine. He did have FIV, so our vet said it could've been cancer or a secondary infection related to the FIV. His breath was horrible just before death. I figured if death had a "smell" - that was it. Later that night after he died, as I sat in a chair watching the news, I suddenly got a whiff of that horrible breath. I could only smile and KNOW that he was here with me, letting me know that he was fine.
The same day that Don Ameche became sick, his sister ("Esther") ran away. I looked tirelessly for her, in and out of shelters; I distributed flyers to neighbors and posted them in stores. I finally had to face the reality that she was not coming back.
On July 14, 2002, the last of my 4 babies, "Rambo" (known to us as "Rams") passed away. She became suddenly ill. This was only 2 months after Don Ameche died and Esther ran away. I can't begin to describe my heartache when I had to make the unselfish decision to have Rams put to sleep. I cried for several days, and I still do many times at night as I lay in bed missing her, too. I kept asking God, "How much can one person take?!"
I decided that if nothing else I'd make sure that the death of my 4 babies would have some kind of meaning - that some "good" would come of them. So, on July 15th, my son, daughter and I visited some shelters. We decided to save a life and adopt an older dog. That's when we found "Molly." Molly will never take the place of our cats, but she moved in and seemed to fill that little "empty spot" in our home just beautifully. Molly is a Rottweiler-mix (they think she's part Setter), 47 pounds (slightly underweight but she's working on it! Ha!) and a personality that can't be described. She's a sweetheart!
My many, many thanks to Greenfields Veterinary Associates for the wonderful care they've given my babies and for the kindness and compassion shown to me and my daughter.
Visit Greenfields Veterinary Associates and see how pets are cared for.Although my heart is breaking for my 4 lost babies, I have comfort knowing that we'll ALL be reunited someday.
If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who deal likewise with their fellow men.
St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226)ECCLESIASTES 3:19-21.... Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath, man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless. All go to the same place; all come from dust and to dust all return. Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?
"BLESS THE BEASTS AND THE CHILDREN...by the Carpenters
Bless the beasts and the children
For in this world they have no voice
They have no choice
Bless the beasts and the children
For the world can never be
the world they see
Light their way when the darkness surrounds them
And give them love
Let it shine all around them
Bless the beasts and the children
Give them shelter from the storm
Keep them safe
Keep them warm.....
"Do Animals Have a Soul?"
In the Old Testament, the soul means "living being." The soul is the living being of a person or an animal. The soul is the psyche, the mind, the emotions, the self-image -- the psychological being apart from the spiritual being. The King James Authorized Version, revised and edited by W.C. Sanderson, indicates in a footnote that "soul" or "living being" are alternative translations for "life." The soul perceives, thinks, feels, and makes decisions and choices. In man, the soul can also cause sin. God gave man the choice to choose sin or righteousness, to worship himself or God. The lesser animals were not given this choice. God put them under the protection and dominion of man.
By: Mary Buddemeyer Porter
I certainly believe that animals do return to our creator - God. Many pets are said to be here on angelic missions. Just watch the show "Miracle Pets" on the PAX station. Or watch "Crossing Over with John Edward" on the Sci-Fi channel, Sunday thru Thurs. nights at 11 p.m. est. John has mentioned many times that loved ones come through to him and mention they have a family pet with them. Betty J. Eadie mentions in her book "Embraced By The Light" that during her near-death experience, while passing through the tunnel toward a light, she saw pets traveling toward it, also. How wonderful it is that they have shared this information. How comforting to pet owners it must be to hear that their furbabies have been seen or heard from. Who could believe that God would create these wonderful, loving creatures and not bring them home to him as he does us? I don't.
MORE INTERESTING LINKS:
Meet our newly adopted baby, Molly
To read a touching explanation of where pets go when they cross over to the other side, visit the Rainbow Bridge
How Could You? - A heart-wrenching story told through the eyes of a loyal dog left at an animal shelter.
For more comforting thoughts on pet loss, visit Stephanie's Memorial to Buddy
Check out Tips for Finding Your Pet a New Home
More Inspirational and Healing Poems
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