A Remembrance For Angel Cat Hobbes

                 

Tribute to Angel Hobbes: Written by Steve:
Hobbes: Feb. 1988 to July 25, 2005

Over and over, people had assured me that I would somehow magically know when "it was time". For weeks now, I worried that I would somehow be too oblivious to recognize the signal, or lack the courage to act if I didn't miss it. Late Sunday night, Hobbes' health started to nosedive. It had done this before, but this time felt different. I can't say why, but somehow, I knew in my heart he wouldn't be pulling out of it this time. So, the time had come, I knew it, and I couldn't avoid it.
 
I spent much of the wee hours of the morning laying beside Hobbes on the bed, petting him and telling him how much I loved him. At 10am I spoke with the vet and got an appointment to euthanize Hobbes for 3pm. My friend and neighbor, Denise, was standing ready to help me summon the strength I needed to get through it - little did either of us realize how soon I was going to need that help - Thank you SO MUCH for being there, Denise.
 
And then, as I lay alongside Hobbes knowing that our time together (on earth at least) was quickly coming to an end, wanting it to be as loving and special as I could make it, having finally prepared myself to deal with ending his life, he died peacefully in my arms - just an hour before the appointment I had scheduled with the vet. Needless to say, I'm so numb and tired from the emotional voyage that this experience sent me on that I can't even begin to describe what I am feeling. I'm not sure I even know what I am feeling right now, except it really really hurts. But I am thankful for one thing - I will at least be spared the inevitable guilt trip that surely would have accompanied my having to have made the decision to end his life.
 
I want to thank all of you for the help and offers of help, notes of concern, supportive phone calls, IM's and e-mails and caring thoughts you sent my way. You are part of the reason that I have faith I will make it through the grief and anguish, someday to smile again.

Steve
 

 

"The Dance"

                  

                       Beloved Angel Iniki- DBDustbuny

Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared beneath the stars above.
For a moment all the world was right.
How could I have known you'd ever say goodbye
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go .
Our lives are better left to chance. I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance.

Holding you I held everything.
For a moment wasn't I the king.
But if I'd only known how the king would fall.
Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end, the way it all would go.
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance.
Yes my life is better left to chance,
I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance.

Lyrics by: Garth Brooks
Poem submitted by DBDustbuny

 

In Memory Of Genie- For Terry

" GENIE - My Best Friend!"

I can hardly believe it's been a whole year since you crossed the bridge. It seems like only yesterday you were at the kennel and we could be with each other every day since I couldn't have you at home - that's the only reason I was there 7 days a week was because of you. Remember our 'naps' we'd take almost every day after I got permission from the kennel owner to put you in that huge crate which was big enough for both of us! I'd set my phone alarm so I'd wake up in time to let the other dogs out but we always had our time together didn't we!

Now Jasmine has crossed too Genie - exactly one year from when you left - I asked God to let you and Baloo come bring her home and I had this sense of peace that you were there when she left. I put your collar on her, didn't think you'd mind. I only had her for a year and although she wasn't you she did seem to understand the pain I was going thru and she also had that same crate and would sleep with me during our spare time. I have your ashes in my bedroom and that's where Jasmine's will be. Also I know you are both running free and are healthy again. And for my sweet Jasmine:
Come Visit me at: Tribute & Poems

                                            
With all my love for you my Friend!

TERRY
 

Welcoming Another Angel Spirit at the Rainbow Bridge

Photo by:Rishell's Shutter Bugs

Another Angel Spirit has taken residence at the Rainbow Bridge. Her name is Candy, and she was a beloved fur baby of Lynda and Carolyn. Her moving story can be read at their website devoted to her. Please send special prayers of healing to Candy's human companions. Candy is once again happy and healthy. It is the hearts of those that are left behind that weep.

 Visit her at:Candy's Memorial Page

 

 

"First Day In Heaven"

 
Is Heaven all you asked of it,
O little cat? Did Peter fit
A halo for your graceless head?
Is there a quilt for your special bed,
And a bowl of cream just out of reach
Of your thieving paw? Or do They teach
You not to steal in Paradise?
Does the flapping of Their wings entice?
Do you scamper and swing on a golden fence,
Or are They teaching you reverence?
And are there really golden thrones
Up there? Or do the Mighty Ones
Have nice fat chairs that you can claw
And tear and snag with an impious paw?
And do the angels understand
That a little cat in a lonely land
Still longs for a kiss and a friendly cuff?

Celestial joys are not enough.
Please, some small saint in shining white,
Hold him close in your arms tonight.

-AUTHOR UNKNOWN   Submitted by HP Iniki

On Grief

               

GRIEF
Any time there is a loss, companion animals may suffer from grief in the same manner that we do.  This is especially true with the death of a family member, whether human or nonhuman.  It may also occur when a member of the family leaves the household.  This could be from a difficult situation suich as divorce, but it  may also occur when a child leaves for college or to begin life on her own.  The most important homeopathic remedy for immediate effects of grief is Ignatia.  This remedy can be very helpful to individuals in grief.  It will not block the experience of grief, but it can lighten the load somewhat and allow the individual (two- or four-legged) to accept and integrate the changes in his life.  Ignatia can even help in some case when the gief is in the past, but the person has  not finished letting go.  There are other remedies for illness that results from unresolved grief, including Natrum muriaticum and Phosphoric acid, but this state is usually a chronic condition that warrants expert homeopathic care.  Grief is often at the heart of a sudden occurrence of chronic disease.  I have seen this often in animals that develop diabetes, for example.

From Dian Stein's "Natural Remedy Book for Cats & Dogs" :

HOMEOPATHY:  Ignatia is the classic remedy for any dis-ease or behavior with grief as its basis, including hysteria and behavior aberrations.  For the pet who is so dejected she seems to drag her feet when she moves, the remedy is Calcera Carbonica.  Where there is severe depression and the animal seems to forget how to do things she has always done, try Calc Phos.  A melancholy, peevish animal may respond to Lycopodium; she is afraid to be alone and may have digestive or urinary symptoms.  Nux Vomica is for the irritable dog or cat who blames others and does not want to be touched.  With Arsenicum, there are periodic episodes of anger, panic or restlessness, and the animal feels cold to the touch.  For behavior problems that occur when the animal is left alone, especially in light colored clinging pets, try Pulsatilla.

FLOWER ESSENCES:  Star of Bethlehem with Honeysuckle helps pets who are grieving the permanent loss of a person or animal friend; Amaranthus is for the cat or dog grieving the loss of another pet.  Pear helps the animal who has lost her family and must adapt to a new one; Walnut aids adjustment to a new home or environment.  Where there are emotional and digestive symptoms from grief and loss, the essence to use is Wisteria.  The animal who blames a human for her loss responds to Eucalyptus, and Angelica is for extreme behavior changes from difficulty in adapting to a new family.  Clematis is for the lethargic dog or cat, Cucumber is for depression, and Bleeding Heart heals the heart and emotions.

GEMSTONES:  Pink stones, particularly Rose Quartz, are traditional for easing grief.  Place a piece in the pet's environment and on her collar, making sure to clear the stone frequently.  Jet and Onyx are traditionally stones of mourning and recovery from loss.  Kunzite or Lepidolite are mood-raisers and emotional balancers.  Make any of thes into gem elixirs.

"Fly Little Wings" Lyrics

Fly, Fly little wing
Fly beyond imagining
The softest cloud, the whitest dove
Upon the wind of heaven's love
Past the planets and the stars
Leave this lonely world of ours
Escape the sorrow and the pain
And fly again.

Fly, fly precious one
Your endless journey has begun
Take your gentle happiness
Far too beautiful for this
Cross over to the other shore
There is peace forevermore
But hold this mem'ry bittersweet
Until we meet.

Fly, do not fear
Don't waste a breath, don't shed a tear
Your heart is pure, your soul is free
Be on your way, don't wait for me
Above the universe you'll climb
On beyond the hands of time
The moon will rise, the sun will set.
I won't forget.

Fly, fly little wing
Fly where only angels sing
Fly away, the time is right
Go now, find the light.

Healing Prayers and Glow

"Forest Rays" by Clyde Butcher

We have created this area for prayers and glow for pets who are ill. Prayers create a powerful energy for healing... however that healing appears.. for the greatest good... for the end of suffering of any kind.

I dedicate this new area to my friend Steve and his wonderful  17 year old companion cat, Hobbes, who is so very, very ill. Many prayers coming to you and Hobbes.

Steve shared this story about Hobbes and asked that I post it here! Perhaps this will act as a healing energy for both. This is a picture of Hobbes staring down at his chipmunk friend, Stubby, in their frequent game of "chicken". Stubby prepares to outrace Hobbes across the window ledge, with his face stuffed with peanuts and seeds, smiling that chipmunk smile of glee as he once again made it to the ground, unscathed, while laughing all the time at his clever antics. What we don't see, though, is Hobbes scratching his head in bewilderment that, once again, Stubby won!
                                  

Hobbes has transitioned to the Rainbow Bridge on July 25th. We all will miss him here in this world, and rejoice that he is now happy, healthy and befriending Chipmunks again. Our love and prayers go out to Steve at this time, for his healing and peace.

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This lovely cat, Tasha, has been diagnosed with Diabetes. Prayers and glow coming for the beautiful lady and her family.

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This is little "Fluffy", who was sent to us for prayers by Laurentha. She is a little sassy kitten who is paralyzed, basically,from the waist down. She is wearing her little "diaper" as she cannot feel her nature calls, yet. We pray she will soon. She JUST got a name change from Big Mama, to her new name!

She DOES get around though and is a feisty little gal who has a great love of life and fight to continue to share her little soul with family. Let's surround her with white light, love and lots of glow for her healing and ability to gain feeling again!

For MooFasa

In loving memory....
MooFasa

 

April 17, 1996 to May 16, 2005
Beloved Angelcat of CowsMooToo  

Do Pets Go To Heaven?

Do Pets Go to Heaven? ( In Memory Of Vickie)

You Bet They Do!

(And the Bible proves it)

 

One of the biggest questions that plague pet owners when they have lost a beloved pet is, “will I see my four-legged friend when I get to Heaven?”  Most folks want to believe they will, but are discouraged by theologians who doggedly maintain there is nothing Biblical to back this up; I disagree.

 

There is no particular passage in the Bible one can directly point to and say, “See?  It says it right here!”  However, there is substantial evidence that points to God’s love of animals and their place in the overall scheme of things.  One must simply gather the pieces together, and listen with your heart to what they say.

In the Book of Genesis,when God established a covenant with Noah right after the flood, God tells Noah that he is creating a covenant “with you, and with your descendants after you; and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that comes out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.”  God goes on to say that his covenant with “all flesh” shall never be “cut off”.  To me, this definitely states that animals will not be excluded from his dealings with the world.  His promise to Noah was not just to him and his descendents, but included all the animals on the ark. 

 

In Luke 3:6, it says “All flesh shall see the salvation of God.”  Not “all persons”, and not “all human beings”, but all flesh shall see the salvation of God.  Jesus referenced animals in many of his teachings.  His promise in Matthew and Luke that not even a sparrow falls to the earth without God’s knowing it powerfully suggests what every grieving pet owner feels; God refuses to forget a single one of his creatures, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant.

 

Okay.  Now let’s get to that old argument that “pets don’t have souls”, so they can’t go to heaven.  Norm Phelps points out in his book The Dominion of Love that the Hebrew term repeatedly used to describe animals in the Old Testament is nephesh chayah.  Chayah means “living,” while nephesh is the Hebrew term for the force that animates the bodywhat Phelps describes as “the whatever-it-is that makes a person or an animal a conscious, sentient individual.” 

 

Now, when this term was translated into English, different words were used to translate nephesh chayah depending on whether animals or people are being discussed.  In Genesis 1:21 and 24, for example, Phelps points out that nephesh chayah is translated as “living creature.”  But in Genesis 2:7, where the term refers to people, not animals, it’s translated as “living soul.”  The use of two different terms in the English translation completely blurs the fact that in the original Hebrew, no such distinction exists!

 

Why did the Bible’s English translators take such pains to use different terms for the souls of animals and people, when the Hebrew of the Old Testament repeatedly uses just one?  Probably because they were concerned not to contradict Genesis’ teaching that humans alone are crated in God’s image.  But to acknowledge that animals have souls isn’t to usurp the unique place of humans in God’s creation, as the original Hebrew makes clear enough.

 

    But the one passage that has always comforted me, and spoke volumes to my heart, was Isaiah’s vision of the Peaceable Kingdom:  “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.”  Why would Isaiah, when he wanted to project the ultimate picture of heavenly fulfillment, choose to use animals to project this?  Because he knew what you and I already knowa world without animals would be a barren one.  And heaven just wouldn’t be heaven without those who gave us love and companionship in this life.

Submitted by:  Carol Foulkes

In Loving Memory of Vickie

1982-1999

 

Resources: Article by Ptolemy Tompkins, Senior Editor, "Guideposts".
Norm Phelps, Author, "The Dominion of Love".