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froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

0 posted 2005-12-30 08:52 PM

Your eyes once so bright,
full of life and mischief
now are closed as I hold
you within my arms,cry.
The feline luekemia test showed
postive, the doctor said
there is no cure.
Given a choice I chose to let
you go.
Your soft fur I no more
will brush,stroke.
Your purr,meow I will
not hear nor watch you
play.
No more predawn morning  rubs
upon my cheek will I feel,nibbles
upon my ear.
No more will I see you waiting
ever so patiently at the door
upon my arrival or peeking out
the window.
No more cuddles in the rocking chair.
Your blanket neatly folded,put away.
You'll always be my baby
  my sweet Aurora Marie.
Note: To those of you who have a kitten or adult cat  talk to your vet about
the feline Luekemia test. Its noncurable diease that attacks the immune system,
the only protection is if you get them tested before they
are exposed,get the shots to protect against it as well as feline distemper.
Even indoor cats such as my Aurora Marie was are not immune from it.
Feline Luekemia can be contracted through contact of other cats,sharing food,water bowls,even
through litter boxes.

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

1 posted 2005-12-30 08:55 PM

aw, froggy
hugs to you, for this heartfelt write
I am so sorry!

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2005-12-30 08:57 PM

I well remember my beautiful white Samantha...
in fact, I believe I have remembered
through my time here,
all of the animals that graced me
with their unconditional love...

thank you for sharing your pain...

and allowing us to share our hearts
with your loss.

froggy
Senior Member

since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

3 posted 2005-12-30 08:58 PM

Thank-you Kacy for the comment.

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

4 posted 2005-12-30 08:59 PM

Thank-you Karilea for the comment
and thank-you for the help of getting the picture in.

JL
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since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

5 posted 2005-12-30 09:01 PM

Froggy:
Sounds like Aurora Marie is very much loved.
Sorry for your little cat, and for you.
God Bless.

JL

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

6 posted 2005-12-30 09:04 PM

Ah, I am so sorry for your loss.
Heart hugs, Nancy

In the midst of winter,
I found there lives within me..
An invincible summer.

miscellanea
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since 2004-06-24

Posts 4060
OH

7 posted 2005-12-30 09:19 PM

froggy,

I'm so sorry for your loss. Your poem is quite beautiful and touching. I think you did the right thing in letting her go peacefully. Wish there was something I could say to make your loss lessen, but I know that will only happen with time. Keep writing.

miscellanea

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

8 posted 2005-12-30 11:16 PM

Awww....she was beautiful.
I am sorry for your loss, and can relate totally. hugs, Chris

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
~Carl Sandburg

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

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9 posted 2005-12-30 11:19 PM

a beautiful kitty she was too...

I'm sorry m'friend

Jeep Monkey
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since 2005-12-18

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Chaos

10 posted 2005-12-30 11:26 PM

A human life is a story told by God.
~Hans Christian Andersen

And our pets are very much a part of that life. I'm very sorry for your loss. What a beautiful cat.

JM

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

11 posted 2005-12-30 11:27 PM

I too am so very sorry and have known this heartache myself. No two cats are ever the same either, so I hope you will find a new friend to rub you. I did! I also thank you for the information as I have an inside cat, and didn't realize they were also subject to this disease.

Sorry for the loss of your cat, I feel the ache.

The Lady
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since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

12 posted 2005-12-30 11:39 PM

Oh, she was such a beauty, your sweet Aurora Marie. I am so sorry about the loss of your baby.

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

13 posted 2005-12-31 06:32 PM

Thank-you JL for the comment.
Aurora Marie was and always will be loved.

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

14 posted 2005-12-31 06:33 PM

Thank-you Nancy for the comment and the hug.

froggy
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Michigan

15 posted 2005-12-31 06:36 PM

Thank-you Miscellanea for the comment.

froggy
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Michigan

16 posted 2005-12-31 06:37 PM

Thank-you Chris for the sweet coment.

froggy
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Michigan

17 posted 2005-12-31 06:39 PM

Thank-you Serenity for the comment.

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

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Michigan

18 posted 2005-12-31 06:41 PM

Thank-you Jeep Monkey.
One of Aurora Marie's nicknames was Monkey.

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

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Michigan

19 posted 2005-12-31 06:43 PM

Thank-you Mysteria for the comment.

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

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Michigan

20 posted 2005-12-31 06:45 PM

Thank-you The Lady for the comment.
This picture of Aurora Marie was taken the day after Christmas this year.

BugBuggy
Member

since 2005-12-19

Posts 130
michigan

21 posted 2005-12-31 09:04 PM

froggy, you know you will have her forever in your heart and mind....she is with others in a much safer perfect world than ours.....
love you....
BUG

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

22 posted 2005-12-31 10:08 PM

Thank-you Bug for the comment.
Yes Aurora Marie will always be apart me
through the many pictures,memories I have.

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

23 posted 2005-12-31 11:28 PM

Froggy

I've had several cats die from feline luekemia. I understand it stays in the soil for a long time and can be picked up that way. I love cats!

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

24 posted 2006-01-01 01:27 PM

Thank-you Martie for the comment.

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

25 posted 2006-01-02 01:50 AM

Froggy, I am so sorry for your loss of such a special friend. Sending you a hug.....jo

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

26 posted 2006-01-02 10:26 AM

In your time of grief you were able to reach and teach ~ and are possibly saving several other cats from contracting this horrid and fatal disease. Fortunately there is immunization available.

Your poem was especially touching for me at this time. Our family cat of 16 1/2 years was found dead on our kitchen floor on Dec. 12. I awoke to the wailing sobs of my children. Then we were all sobbing. My daughters took Magic to be cremated and they insisted on having her ashes brought home. Her ashes may be sitting in an urn in the living room, but her spirit still roams all through the house. She makes sure that we know that she is still with us!

Your poem was beautifully written and extremely moving ~ and your message could save many feline lives!

May the new year bring you peace, love, prosperity, harmony, and joy.

God bless you!

Love,
Linda

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

27 posted 2006-01-02 12:25 PM

Thank-you Jo for the hug.

froggy
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Posts 1893
Michigan

28 posted 2006-01-02 12:29 PM

Thank-you Linda for the warm comment.
I'm sorry for your loss of a kitty too.
Someday I hope they will find a cure for that terrible diease but till then I hope all those with kittys will have them checked,protected.

Hugs to you and your family.

Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

29 posted 2006-01-02 12:42 PM

I'm so sorry for you loss...after reading this, I went and hugged my cat!

OwlSA
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since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

30 posted 2006-01-02 03:22 PM

heart-wracking sobs for your angel Aurora Marie and you. I can't think of all the right things to say and can't see properly for the tears. I am sure you still talk to her so tell her to look out for my horse, Flicka, in Heaven, if he hasn't already found her. He adored all people and animals, especially dogs and cats and they/we all adored him. He will make her feel at home there.

Love and hugs from Tigger, my cat, Daisy my dog and Owl.

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

31 posted 2006-01-02 08:05 PM

Thank-you Poet Devine for the comment.
Give your kitty a hug for me,kiss upon his or her head.

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

32 posted 2006-01-02 08:07 PM

Thank-you Owlsa. I do talk to Aurora Marie,feel her around me,throughout my home.
I will tell her to look for Flicka.

pictureme2
Member

since 2005-11-13

Posts 194

33 posted 2006-01-02 10:45 PM

froggy,
A beautiful cat
Sending sympathy hugs as I can
tell Aurora marie was loved,
and you too!
pictureme2

littlewing
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since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

34 posted 2006-01-02 11:31 PM

aww froggy . . . I know and am sorry.

Lost lots of kitties, had a Tabby that was human or I was feline, I don't know which.

(I first found out about Feline Leukemia when I were pregnant, had to have my cat stay with my mom, the litter box changing could have been harmful to the baby.)

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

35 posted 2006-01-03 12:54 PM

Thank-you Pic2 for the hug.
Aurora was very much loved,will always hold a very special place within my heart.

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

36 posted 2006-01-03 12:57 PM

Thank-you Littlewing for the kind comment.

EvocativeVerse2
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since 2003-09-10

Posts 1279

37 posted 2006-01-07 09:39 PM

I am so sorry Ella. I know how very much you loved Auroa. Your stories of her antics will never be forgotten. I remember each one and feel terribly this loss of yours. You've always been a good friend to me...and I am ever here if you need a shoulder to lean on. Hugs dear friend...ever your buddy. Moi!

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

38 posted 2006-01-08 11:48 AM

Thank-you Kevin for the comment. I do have a lot of funny antics of her,I am putting those stories within her book.
Thank-you for being there my Dear Friend.

Danie Franklin
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since 2005-12-05

Posts 68

39 posted 2006-01-09 01:17 AM

Froggy,
I am so sorry for your loss.I know it gets old to hear that time and again.Hopefully you can find a kitten that will open your heart again. The other thing people need to test their pets for is the Feline/Canine AIDS. Its not like human AIDS but its deadly and has no cures either. I worked for a vet office and fell in love with a Rotwiler Female that two days later had to be put down because she had it the family had spent thousands of dollars trying to save her and couldn't.

Hope you have a great new year and heal your torn heart.

Danie

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

40 posted 2006-01-09 02:12 AM

Thank-you Danie for the comment, the information too.

dgvarner
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Posts 3552
High Springs, Florida

41 posted 2006-01-10 12:52 PM

so sorry to hear of the loss of your friend..
animals do become our babies don't they..

nice write for Aurora Marie..

hugs, g

"We of the craft are all crazy...all are more or less touched." Lord Byron

froggy
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since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

42 posted 2006-01-10 05:51 PM

Thank-you dg for the comment. Yes our animals do become our babies.

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