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Well, I painted the stone. It has a stylized line drawing of his eyes and stripes.
His full name: Tawillow’s Turbo C. McTabby
His birthdate, August 19, 1993, a golden pawprint, then tomorrow’s date. And underneath, the last line reads “In the Summerlands with friends.”
😥 😥 😥The hardest part of loving a furchild and sharing our lives with them is finding the courage and knowing when it’s time to let them go. We mourn for our loss and the empty place they filled. The bond between human and animal can be as deep and true as any love between a humam.
I know that they can come back to us or will be waiting for us when we cross over. I had a dog as a child a dog that became the loving friend and compantion I desperately needed…he was hit by my school bus driver and my father threw his body into the river. I was never given a chance to morun him, I never let him go..I dreamed of him most of my life and I missed him. One day many years later a man brought two puppies in that had been pulled from a storm drain during aheavy storm. When I had held this mink brown fuzzy pup and his eyes met mine I knew it was him and as I handed the pup back to the man with tears in my eyes I jokingly told him I was going to kidnap the puppy. After the pups got thier check up and shots the man left. Not 20 mins later I got a call from his wife and she asked if I really wanted the pup, I said yes!! and my heart leaped. He was presented to me by the man and his family and thier little boy was crying, I told him that my dog “Jareth” was very old and I needed a puppy and I’d love him for ever and he’d have the best home ever! Well I have had that puppy named “Hoggle” for going on 9 years and he is my friend and he is my pup that was killed all those years ago. I learned to love and trust because of a pup and my Hoggle is my comfort and my rock. He looks to me with love and trust in his eyes and I know with all my heart that they have souls and they love.
The loss of a furchild is just as devistating as loosing a child. Your doing the right thing and your furchild may find it’s way back to you someday keep your eyes and heart open and you will see that little bright spark again.Hi guys,
First of all, I want to thank all of you for being here when I needed you…..I’m at peace with this as best as I can be. We buried Turbo next to our old cat, with a small bouquet of catnip blossoms, and placed the stone I painted as his headstone. Then we took some more catnip, and went down to the beach for a bit, and said our final goodbyes and tossed the catnip in the ocean–one sprig from me, one from George, and one from the rest of the pets here. We sat on the beach for a little while, and talked about some of the funny things Turbo had done over the years with us, and basically came to grips with his being gone physically. There was no other decision to be made, and when Turbo left us, I felt his relief and joy at being free from his failing body, and at that point, I felt at peace. He’s with all the other pets we’ve had over the years, and he always loved the dogs most, so I’m sure he is in the best of company. So I guess I’m doing about as okay as I could be under the circumstances.
I know it’ll take a little while before the pain gets better, and I can live with that. We still have the 4 remaining cats and the dog, and we’ll take the time to enjoy them more while they’re still here. I think that’s the way Turbo would want it….
Thanks again for being here…🙁 I’m so sorry about your cat tasgrs.
She was well loved during her living years and will be greatly missed by you.I will get that flap cat shipped to you as soon as he arrives and Thank you to Twindragonsmum for the selfless act. 😉
It was very nice of her to donate the gift she was going to receive herself.
Now we need to work at finding one for her. 😆Hugs to you tasgrs. I feel deeply for your loss having been there done that with my Siamese. It’s good that you were able to be with Turbo. I’m sure it was a comfort to you both. And the quote about the summerlands is just lovely. I’ll have to keep that in mind for when (sadly) my next one goes. All our pets are older now
Hugs again to you and scratch behind the ears to the other kitties.I love what you did with the catnip, tasgrs; I thought it was a very nice goodbye. You have my sympathy and support.
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