Clarence

[wednes]

Clarence T. Cat March 2000-August 2005

Clarence T. Cat died today from complications following stress from environmental changes. She was five years old.

Despite having a boy's name, Clarence was a very feminine and proud feline. She enjoyed collecting socks, licking plastic bags, and chasing laser dots. A lifelong resident of Michigan, Clarence also spent much of her time looking out the window. She occasionally pursued opportunities to be petted, and was especially fond of wads of crumpled paper. Clarence is survived by one sister, Pentelope, and her distraught human family: wednes, and H. Clarence will be deeply missed.

In lieu of flowers, the family of Clarence asks that you all find your favorite cat and shower him/her with love.




I'd like to again thank everyone who sent monies and well wishes (and that is a LOT of you!). The people at Ann Arbor Animal Hospital were wonderful. Clarence is being cremated and I will be bringing her ashes home in a week or so. I am told that she stopped eating because of the stress of packing boxes and moving. This affected her liver and by today it had pretty much shut down. I was with her at the end, and she appeared to be comforted by that, despite my loud sobbing.

I am not sure that we will still be having a housewarming party, as it seems awful to celebrate the move that killed Clarence. Plus I'm still not so fond of this apartment anyway. We still haven't had a maintenance man out here. At the same time I do love making a bunch of food and having people over. Hopefully I'll be feeling up to that in a few weeks. So yeah, I'll keep everyone posted on that as we decide things.

Comments

[sudrin.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. :(

[lostsatellite.livejournal.com]

I am really sorry for the loss of your cat...I wish that your move wasn't so stressful for her...I wish you would have had years of more time to spend with her...

this reminds me of when my own beloved Sylvester passed away last year...I'm not altogether sure what killed him...he was diagnosed with a hurt murmur a few months before he died...about a month before he died, I noticed that he didn't seem to be eating...my parents took him to the vet, and they gave him this liquid vitamin supplement that Sylvester really hated us giving to him...I think that stressed him out even more...my dad found him laying dead behind the litter box one morning, and woke me up to let me know that he passed away...I still have a hard time keeping back the tears when I think of what it was like to see him dead...I kept returning to where we had covered him and laid him to rest while we waited to find about cremating him, holding his paw and stroking his fur...much different than when he was alive, but it helped me start to come to terms with his death...

maybe if my parents had taken him to the vet again, we could have saved him...my mom almost wanted an autopsy to find out what was wrong, but we decided to just let that go...we cremated him, and once we got his ashes we buried him in his favorite corner in the backyard where he used to chew the long blades of grass...I'm glad that he was spared a long illness and that we didn't have to put him to sleep...but I still miss that little guy...

we do have Dusty and Daphne now, and those cats I would not even know if Sylvester were still with us...I shower them with attention every day...

*great hugs to you*

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I daresay it's the worst thing I've ever had to do.

It was just awful.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I do recall you posting about Sylvester, I think. I had hoped I wouldn't have to make any kind of descision, but I do feel like we did everything we could for her.

I knew this move would lessen our overall quality of life, but I certainly didn't see this coming by a longshot. I am very grateful to have LJ which allows me to be in contact with so many supportive people. So that has been great. Even the worst things in life are made more manageable with some support.

Thank you again for all you've said and done in support of us.

[locakitty.livejournal.com]

Firstly, stop listening to REM, it'll just make it worse ;)
Secondly, I am so sorry to hear. Losing a pet is like losing a best friend. My sympathies. You might want to just postpone your party, but don't sequester yourself away from everyone. Remember, you are loved by all your friends and they are there for you to listen and lend a shoulder to lean on.

[lostsatellite.livejournal.com]

I have posted about Sylvester, but this comment may have been the first time I ever wrote the basic scenario of his death...it's not something I found easy to do at the time...

I do think that you did the best that you could for Clarence...I meant to say that in my comment...but what's important is that you know that and believe that and take comfort in that...Clarence was loved by you...

[deathscythe81.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that...

Clarence T. Cat

[erisreg.livejournal.com]

my condolences,..:(

[fyreangel.livejournal.com]

*Hugs* I am sooooooo sorry for your loss :(

[flinx.livejournal.com]

*hug*

I'm sorry to hear about the lovely Clarence. It's doubly compounded by the general desire not to move out to your new pad in the first place.

If I still had my two cats, indeed I would shower them with extra attention. But, I don't have access to them anymore. =-(

[(Anonymous)]

I'm sorry. Poor little kitty. :(

[spun-lepton.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. Poor little kitty. :(

[taryneve.livejournal.com]

Sad to hear about Clarence.

[cmdavi-70.livejournal.com]

:( What a beautiful obituary and photo. You've got me shedding tears.

I don't know what to say. I've lost pets. I completely understand what you're going through. You and Clarence will be in my thoughts all weekend.

[skryche.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry.

[gifgal.livejournal.com]

oh no, im sorry to read this happened! i will definitely pet my kitties a little extra today in honor of Clarence.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Our gathering isn't scheduled until the 28th, so I imagine I can pull myself together by then. I also think everyone will understand if I'm not my usual jovial self.

And thanks for the support and kindess during all this. My LJ friends were and are a tremendous comfort.

[raggedrose.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry Clarence didn't make it! She had caring humans around her to the end, and yes, that *does* make a difference! It's one of the hardest jobs on the planet, though.

I'll pass that love on to Moka Java and the feral who won't let anyone touch her, but will let me sit and talk to her sometimes.

*hugs* to all of you, and to Pentelope.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thank you for saying that. I needed to hear it just now.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

Re: Clarence T. Cat

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

It is leaving such a huge hole in my heart.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have a lot of angry feelings about this as well as all the sad ones. It's a tough situation, because no one did anything wrong and there is really no blame to place anywhere. Yet, the circumstances are just such a fucking drag.

I'm sorry you don't see your cats anymore. I assume your ex is taking care of them? I imagine she is doing a good job.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thanks Amy ( I assume this is you), and thanks for the donates as well. Despite any other feelings I have had, I am most appreciative of the gesture.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Very sad indeed.