"When friends become memories,
memories become treasures."

To Rainbow Bridge on January 09, 2003
,
  "Posse went to the bridge (heart failure) at age 11/1/2 on
Thursday. I was with him which was a great blessing and gives me peace
of mind.  Please give him a candle..  Thanks
to evryone who has been so helpful.
    Monica Harris (and +Posse dx 5/02)
 <mpdr@rivnet.net>

DD

 August 11,  1988,  to January 12 2003

I said goodbye to my best friend today
I was the hardest thing I ever did.

Kyle is now at the bridge

Kyle was a beautiful foxhound mix who was diagnosed on December 26, 2000.

Debra Karmazenuk &
Tiny (his sister)

JESSE LARDEAR

ND rabbit

To Rainbow Bridge Tuesday, February 04, 2003

she was the sweetest thing I have ever known.
She is a Rex rabbit, which means she does not have any outer guard hairs,
only the soft undercoat, all the same length, so she was just like velvet.
She was my velveteen rabbit.

Thank you again

Pam

To Rainbow Bridge Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Our Whitesocks went to the Bridge today and it was a really tough decision.
...There are alot of tears today, but we did what was best for him.
His brother *Dude* is a very lonely cat tonite.
Thanks for all your help, it was truly appreciated.

Marilyn K
MKowale193@aol.com

PABLO 

(DC)

To Rainbow Bridge Sunday, March 02, 2003

To all my Muffin friends,
It is with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you know that Pablo (Siamese cat, diagnosed diabetic July 1999)
passed away on Sunday in his home.
He was able to see his 15th birthday and had a wonderful day with us.
His health had been failing for the last 2 weeks and he had not been eating or drinking well.
He had fought many health crises before and we have been so lucky to have him all these years.
Thank you all for your wonderful advice over the years.
Denise
kendenise@columbus.rr.com

QUEENIE DICK 

(DD)

To Rainbow Bridge Monday, March 03, 2003

Queenie was a member of Muffin within months of its inception -
her antics and health concerns were followed with great interest by everyone -
from eating peanuts to her proxy marriage to Derek,
to the latest "Dr. Bob" advice,
we all looked forward to the next Queenie installment.
We shall miss her.

To Rainbow Bridge April 27, 2003

Ginger and Cricket were long-time members of Muffin.
They will be very much missed.

Ginger
puzzleheart@juno.com

SPOOKIE 

(DD- Rottie)

August, 1993, to May 04, 2003

Please wish her fun and games at the Bridge, where she will be joining her
two sisters and many friends from this list.
Thank you all and everyone.
 

Ros & The Fur Babies

To Rainbow Bridge Tuesday, May 13, 2003

    Cookie went to the bridge this afternoon peacefully in her sleep. She was
napping in the yard and passed away. She never really recovered from the
episode last week and died from renal failure. I expected it would happen 1
day this week and am glad she did not suffer and that died in one of her
favorite places.

I will miss her terribly, but I have the most wonderful memories that will
always linger on.

Roy (with Cookie's memories)
 "Roy Weinstein" <rlw1123@hotmail.com>

To Rainbow Bridge Friday, May 16, 2003

Harriet's dear boy, Cinder -
He will be missed by the entire Muffin family

CLOE

Jennifer's  beautiful Cloe went to the Bridge in late May, 2003

MY DEAREST FRIEND OF 20 YEARS

Spot my beloved cat of 20 years was diagnosed with diabetes about 5 years
ago..  I'm losing my friend of 20 years, my soulmate, my heart ...

Thank you all for your heartfelt wishes and outpouring of love regarding the
loss of my dear friend and pal of 20 years, Spot..  Spot lived with diabetes
for over 7 years..  this is to just let you know that in the end, it wasn't
the diabetes that ended her life... she had developed a mass in her lungs and
with that, plus old age, her little body just began to shut down..   The
doctors said that they have never seen a stronger 20 year old cat.  I
carefully (as carefully as one can with diabetes, a bitch of a disease),
monitored her blood sugar every day and gave her PZI insulin as needed..   She was so good and brave about this ritual that when it came time to prick her ear, she would not even budge from her sleeping spot, but instead, just tilt
her ear....  She seemed to know that it was for her good and she completely
trusted me.. purring through the whole thing.

Spot has been with me since she was 1 day old.   I had her and her 3 siblings
all their lives as well.  Snowball lived to 18 and Smokey was 12 and died of
lymphoma and little Midnight died at 1 month old in my arms.   Spot was the
last of the family.   She was a character... she went everywhere with me,
wearing various hats while riding in my red convertible... Most recently she
was proud of the fact that she would tool around Safeway in the child's seat
of the basket and point to her own brand of cat food on the shelf with her
paw!!   Everyone in Safeway knew her and always asked about her when she
didn't accompany me.   She also would go with me to the Post Office when I had mounds of Ebay packages to send.   She would sit up on the counter in her red
cowboy hat, and everyone there would say "Hi Spot!".   They are going to be
devastated when they hear the news.

She would ride with me in the car over the Golden Gate bridge, her whiskers
blowing in the breeze... Cars passing us, would do double takes when they saw
a black and white cat with a red cowboy hat on sitting up looking out the
window!!

Spot and I grew even closer since her siblings died, and it was just her and
me against the world.   That is why this day has been most difficult for me..
I have cried until there is no liquid left in my body and feel absolutely
drained of energy, with a huge hole in my heart.   I will miss her warm,
purring body above my head on the pillow tonight, but I know she is at the
Rainbow Bridge running toward her sisters and dog brother...
Goodbye my little precious Spot, who never judged, never got mad, never held a
grudge, and loved me no matter what I looked like...   I know I will meet up
with all my fur babies again someday and strongly believe that it will be then
that they will be able to speak to me and I to them in a common language.

Thank you all again for your caring and love and prayers..

Well, little Spot is back home and now is out on the deck keeping watch over
the butterflies and birds....

Karen

Mandy
Adde's "tuxedo kitty"

Rainbow Bridge - June 10, 2003

On Tuesday, June
10, our beloved tuxedo kitty became a victim of kidney disease and passed to the
Rainbow Bridge.

Adde in Michigan.

Kerry's Sonny To Rainbow Bridge on  June 23, 2003
He was 14 years old

To Rainbow Bridge June 26, 2003, 14.10 British Summer Time
 

He`d been `pottering` around quite well over the past few days. He
wanted to go for a walk in morning but after being on the field for 10
minutes his back end collapsed. The Vet arranged for an animal ambulance to come for him. We waited almost an hour for it. I sat with him on the grass. His head in my lap.  It was to be his last walk.

My Mum was with me as I whispered `Love you loads Mousse` in his ear and
he drifted gently to the Bridge.
My heart is broken.. I can't believe he is gone
Gill, Jake and Thomas

Denise Porter's parent's 10 year old beagle
to Rainbow Bridge June 30, 2003

Judy Helling's 13 year old Sable - July 26, 2003

Sable went to Rainbow Bridge on July 26, 2003,
shortly after her 3 anniversary of
being diagnosed with diabetes.
She was 13 years old.  She would have been 14 in October.

Sable's story is in the Muffin biographies pages.
Judy Helling

Nicki's long and convoluted struggle ended this morning when she was helped
to the Bridge. Nicki was truly a Muffin cat.  She was placed in Maine through Susan and
Muffin  after Missy Zane had rescued her from euthanasia in Maryland.  At
the beginning, we thought that She was He...and someone on the List
suggested the name Nick (because he had been rescued "in the nick of
time").  A trip to the vet changed "Nicholas" to "Nicodemia".

Nicki was a very splendid cat.  She was extremely intelligent and really
quite literate.  Her passing on has left a gap in my life and in the lives
of the rest of her household here in Maine.

 Barbara and Mosby

(DC)

To Rainbow Bridge August 18, 2003

. I am really going to miss him.

Pat B. Maine

Dianne Prout's downs syndrome kitty Martha
to Rainbow Bridge on  September 09, 2003

He is finally free of all
his fears and will feel daylite and sunshine forever. He was the sweetest
cuddle cat, I loved him with all my heart

Leslie

To Rainbow Bridge - September 15, 2003
 

Val Dumire's Barney

to Rainbow Bridge on September 25, 2003

Monica Gilmore's Tigger
to Rainbow Bridge on September 29, 2003

... my Tigger passed away last Monday.  I am not sure if you
know me as I have been a lurker on this list since 1997 when Tigger was
diagnosed- I was one of the first people to sign up on this list and was led
to you by Rebecca and her cat Austin many moons ago.  I guess it is time for
me to move on from this wonderful list, but I wanted to donate Tigger's
glucometer to someone who may be able to help their pet with it.  I also
want to thank you for all your hard work on this list.  Your dedication
shows and is certainly appreciated.  Just let me know what I need to do.
Thanks,
Monica and Tigger

(DC)
To Rainbow Bridge in September, 2003

Rocket was a wonderful fur baby, 18 lbs of loving tabby. I used to
call him my big teddy bear. He was with us almost 13 years and I still
remember rescuing him during a thunder storm. He had hidden under our pool
equipment along with another older stray that we had been feeding. They
were making so much noise that we brought them both into the house and that
was the beginning. Stetson, the other stray looked after Rocket until
Stetson was called to the Bridge, and Rocket had a had time with that. I
think Sox, a tuxedo cat that we had acquired when a neighbor moved and left
behind helped him through it.
 

I have to say Rocket was doing great with his diabetes, diagnosed 2 1/2
years ago. Rocket had not been himself recently and when bloodwork came
back the dr said he had leukemia. and chemo was the only treatment, and that
woudln't guarantee any time etc. I just couldn't put the dear soul
through that so I took him to the dr's that evening and helped him to the
Bridge. Rocket had also been diagnosed with FIV years ago

 I wish you all good memories and good faith with your babies.
Pat

Sharon's  greyhound Tommy
to Rainbow Bridge on  November 21, 2003

My first greyhound, Tommy, went to the Bridge this afternoon.
Lord this has not been a good year.Next year has to be better.

Love to you and your furbabies.

Sharon and the Menagerie
Sometimes, the fingerprint of God is a paw......
Adopt a greyhound; everyone's a winner!
..and the Bonfire glows in tribute..........

(DC)
To Rainbow Bridge November, 2003

 Kathy Bouvette's 16 year old cat Kiki
she fought diabetes and other problems

Linda D'Amico's  miniature schnauzer Snuggles - he went to the bridge on November 3rd after a courageous battle of 4
1/2 years with diabetes, hyperlipdermia, and last but not least the one that
took him-   cancer.

Romy's dear little Beebe (dc- 08/10/89-12/21/03)  - went to the Bridge December 21st.
My sweet little guy Beebe, who adopted me 14 1/2 years ago, has gone to the
Rainbow Bridge.  He had been having heart problems the past month, and early
this morning he was in a lot of pain.  We went to the animal hospital, and he
was in my arms when the vet helped him to the bridge.  My heart has never felt
so heavy.

Please hug your furbabies for me.

Our best,

Romy and angel Beebe  (dc- 08/10/89-12/21/03)

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