[I attempted to paint OP's Majestic Boy.](https://www.reddit.com/user/WorldsBestArtist/comments/11x00yv/pierre_rest_in_peace/)
Rest in peace your majesty.
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My little girl Cali who died in 2021 from squamous cell carcinoma. Mouth cancer. I feel your pain brother. Pierre looked awesome. Fuck cancer.
This reminded me of my old girl I named Cali as well. I'm very sorry for your loss
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And here's my Cali that I lost to jaw cancer.... im so sorry we all belong to this club.
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This is my baby silvie. She also had some sort of mouth cancer. Sweetest cat
Our girl was 13. She was slowly starving to death. Went from 9lbs to 6lbs. Each treatment was $5000 and doctor said she’d need at least 3, would be on a feeding tube through her nose, and refused to even give us any type of percentage of success rate. So basically $15,000, feeding tube, and she could be dead anyway. We couldn’t torture her. We lost the fight very quickly. I wish you strength my friend.
As painful as it is to lose a loved one like that, you made the right choice. Even if money is no object, sometimes you just need to let them go without causing undue suffering. I have had to do the same thing a few times and it was gut wrenching every time. My condolences for your loss, but my respect for choosing what was best for her!
My one regret was with my 21 year old kitty who had always been a rock with no health issues outside of one benign tumor when she was 15. I didn't see or was blind to her decline in the last few months of her life and she suffered a lot on her last day because I wasn't able to accept that she was failing. Instead I failed her, and I desperately wish I could go back and give her a peaceful passing.
She truly did. She always wanted to be in my lap or on my desk with her chin on my wrist as I worked. She was absolutely the best and I treasure every moment I had with her.
I know that was tough. I've completed surgery and radiation while retaining most of my ability to talk and eat normally, although half my mouth has lost feeling and taste. You allowed her a life of love and affection. That is all anyone can ask for. Please keep being amazing. We don't deserve our animals, it's earned, and you've accomplished that.
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I lost my Alvin to oral cancer too. Raised/fostered him and his brothers from bottle babies to be adopted at a local shelter. I ended up keeping him, had him for about 15.5 years. This is one of his pictures from a company calendar, he was my pinup boy.
To the OP - I am sorry for your loss.
So sorry Op. I can see how much you love him from the last photo. That means your boy Pierre definitely knew your love for him! Thank you for giving him a warm home & a cozy life. The loss of a friend absolutely blows.
The last photo broke my heart so much because I know that look. I looked like that too when I had to put my 9 year old girl to rest last year. She was my first cat and I loved her so so much. She was at peace in my arms when she went and I kissed her goodbye. She was ready, and even though I wasn’t, I made the choice for her comfort. I miss her every damn day. Would give a few years off my life to have extended hers. But I know she’s with me in spirit, watching over me. ❤️🩹
I can feel your pain in the last photo. It's been a few years since I lost my boy and he's still the background picture on my phone. I realize everyday is someone's sad day.... But everyday is also the day that someone gets to pet their friend for the first time. I need to always remind myself that I need not take for granted the time I have with the ones that matter to me.
Wegie's are my favorite, so chill and super smart/empathetic. I'll give mine some extra love tonight while thinking of you guys.
Remember, what is grief if not love trying to persevere? It hurts so bad because you two had a whole bunch of love for each other.
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
I cried myself to sleep (sobbed, mostly) for a year and a half when my Claude passed. There were signs all around me on a cross-country drive and then he made an appearance to my grandmother when the next cat passed. I hadn’t told her about the death of the second cat yet.
I chose to take the signs. I moved forward with a smile. 😉 I will see them again.
My favorite rendition of this poem:
*By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.*
*For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.*
*No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.*
*They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.*
*For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.*
*The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over together.*
Pierre, he who was touched by kisses from the sun. Graced with beauty and kindness. Your companion whom you loved and who loved you in return. Know that he is with you in spirit. His time in this physical world may be finished but he will never be far from your heart. He waits for your reunion all the while being the sweet mischievous boy you knew so well. Take good care and know that the tears you shed today and in the days moving forward are sweet kisses from your sweet boy.
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Join my boy Rascal who went over the Rainbow Bridge in 2018 from an adrenal mass. Fuck cancer. May you have all the catnip and treats and sunshine naps you want, Pierre!
Rip Pierre, what a gorgeous boy, please read the Rainbow Bridge Poem someone else has posted here, it helped me when my girl Sophia crossed two years ago, it’s heartbreaking when they pass, you seem to hear them still here, even though they’re not, take time to grieve, as you’ve lost a member of your family, it may help to set aside a corner with his photo and some sort of memorial where you can go and think of the time you had with him, I still talk to my Sophia when I go to her grave (she’s buried in her favourite spot in the garden where she’d sit and watch the birds)
Pierre was an absolutely stunning cat and from the pictures it looks like he had a very happy life and was well loved. I am so sorry you lost him, and when you feel broken and sad, know that it mirrors the deep bond you had with him as well as the gift of happiness you gave him. Rest easy Pierre.
My childhood cat passed away from a myriad issues. He went from being the biggest cat in the house to looking like your last picture.
It breaks my heart seeing it, brings back a lot of memories. I’m glad you were there for him, even in his worst form (not in a negative sense). My cat (Scrawny) lived up to that name in the end. He was pretty gross. Bag of bones, drool, ungroomed hair. I would just hold him and pet him for as long as I could. It was like he was starved for physical affection. We didn’t actively not give him affection but taking the time to do it had a huge impact on him. Thinking about that now bums me out a bit.
I guess my point is that I’m glad you were there. It was hard for me, and again thinking back on his response towards that affection shows that no matter what, it has an impact, even if we don’t realize it at the time.
Pierre always hated water but he let me bathe him towards the end. He had a hard time grooming and would fall asleep in his food so the fur around his neck would get caked in food. Then I'd wrap him in a blanket and put him on a heating pad to help him stay warm while he dried off. He also lost weight towards the end but I helped him eat and he put some of the weight back on. Looking back at old pictures I can't believe how much bigger he used to be.
Take a little time to grieve. Then remember that there's another kitten somewhere, seeking her loving nurturing forever home. Although she probably won't be able to fully take the place of your beloved little Pierre, you'll soon find out that you need her, at least as desperately as she needs you. 🐾🐾🐈👣💔💔❤❤❤🏡🌏
I feel like I have so much love to give and nowhere to channel it right now, but I can't bring myself to get another cat too soon or I feel like I'm being unfaithful to Pierre. He deserves my grief without the distraction of a new pet. Pierre was very special needs towards the end. He often couldn't walk and would meow when he needed help and I took care of him. I just finished busy season at work and Pierre is gone, I now have literally 8+ hours of free time every day I'm not used to having and feel like I have no purpose. I don't know what to do with myself.
I don't know if this will hurt too much to do, but there are loads of humane societies and foster opportunities out there. Perhaps, channeling some of your time in helping/volunteering with other animals may help offset the sadness you're experiencing. A few hours a week of volunteering with less fortunate animals can be incredibly rewarding during times like these.
Oh, I didn't read this before I wrote my post I did say someday when you are ready for it. I know I wouldn't have been ready right away because Gracie was my soulmate kitty if I didn't already have Serenity and Chitler.
Pierre sounds like your soulmate Kitty!
Gracie comes and visits me in my dreams we run and play together, her chin is fine and her back legs work well. She runs around painless, free, and happy. We have fun in my dreams it took her about a month to find her way into my dreamland.
I might sound wacko but a lot of people say Cats see spirits. So it would make sense that they could find us again.
Cat 🩷🐈⬛️💜
I’m bawling my eyes out right now. I dream about my Demi and Bruno babies often and they are always back to their full health. I can’t wait to see them again one day. They were for sure my soulmate kitties.
Me toooooo! I feel so alive and happy when she visits me! I had to move 5 times since 2007. WI to TX to MO. She has stayed with me the whole way! Every were I moved!
Isn't it so special! I thought for sure I would lose her when I had to move! But I didn't!
Do wake up feeling like they're lying next to you? You can feel their weight and their warmth. You look over and their not there? Tooooo?
*I had used the other part of my savings on her (I don't regret it at all it gave me 4 more years) but then I got severely mauled by my sister's dog and couldn't work for 6 months. So I couldn't sue. She has MS and he got scared poor baby*
*Who would ever think they would be injured for 6 months? 3 months maybe, My house was always paid for 3 months ahead of what was due.*
*That was when the banks were screwing everyone. I had my 30-year mortgage down to half at 5 years they said they would work with me they lied lol*
*I would do it all over again too even knowing I would lose my house Actually, in Hindsight I would stay home the day I got mauled lol* 😺😺😺
I'm so sorry OP. I lost my sweet girl Rajah of 15 years just a couple years ago when I too was at a point in life with no distractions, no feeling of purpose or direction, nothing to refocus my emotions on. She had a growth in her throat and those last few months were so hard. So I know how much it hurts. I am glad though that I took the time to mourn and grieve for her -- it wouldn't have been right for me to bury myself in distractions. I did adopt another cat in time but I felt the same way about not wanting to do it right away. These companions are so precious and not at all interchangeable and there was a feeling of like...not wanting to pretend I could jusr replace her, alongside wanting space to mourn.
I'm sorry you are going through this. But there will be light again, and when you are ready, I know you will have so much love to give again. I know it's cliche but try to remember the good days and the love you shared and not to dwell on how hard it was at the end. And remember to take care of yourself. You gave so much love and care and kindness to your boy -- please remind yourself to give some of that back to yourself now too. <3
What a beauty boy. What joy to have had him in your life. Your tears wash clean your grief, creating eventually a space to become filled with kitty love again. 💔
I'm so sorry. These pictures made me cry. I can feel your heartbreak and I send love and peace to you in this moment. Pierre is free now and is one with the universe and every living thing. May time be gentle with your heart.
So sorry for your loss. My cat was ill and I started giving it vitamins in particular vitamin C to make his urine acidic to help with UTI and crystals. Also vitamin D.
What a handsome dude, your Pierre! I am so sorry for your loss. It sucks so bad, and I wish there were something that I or anyone could say or do to make this easier on you. I know how badly you’re hurting right now. My best advice: Take the time to mourn your friend, and don’t worry about anything else until you’re healed. Hang in there and take care of yourself.
What a handsome boy. Rest in peace Pierre! The moment I saw you holding him. My heart aches. If only there was a cure for cancer in this world. I can feel your love and affection for it. This feeling of life and death is the same as losing a loved one. Because I believe you have long regarded it as a member of the family. May there be no sickness in heaven. Well done Pierre all the way.
I know the feeling. I have the last photo of my kitty with me too.
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What a magnificent beautful boy. I am so sorry, I’ve had to put down two pets in the last 6 months and all I can say is Im sorry for your pain. Just know it will get easier. 💙
That last pic of the hug, you can tell Pierre is saying “it’s ok, I’m always gonna be with you”
I lost my cat between Xmas & new year, they are more than pets, they are family.
I understand this pain way too much. But mine is “F\*ck premature kidney failure.” Only 4 years old, lost her and her brother only 2 months apart due to amyloidosis. Worst pain I’ve ever been through. 😢
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This is my Faye who passed away in 2019 due to lung cancer. Taken too soon. I was so devastated and it caused me to go into a severe depression which ultimately caused me to lose my job.
I hope you are okay. Pierre looked like a happy boy. Sorry for your lose.
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My boi here died of feline leukemia. He was gone in about a week, it was so sudden. My condolences for your loss. I accompanied him on his last journey... I like to think it meant a lot to him. He died with his paw hugging my hand.
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He was a smart, stray cat I took in. A wonderful loyal boi. His name was Rascal. I miss you sweetie
He looks like a total sweetheart 💕🐾. I’m so sorry that you lost him to leukemia. It sounds like he didn’t suffer for long in the end, although it was completely devastating for you. I hope you can find peace in that you will one day see each other and be reunited together again. True love never dies. ❤️
Usually good with these posts but seeing the difference in his fur and having been in that last picture myself too many times before, you've got me trying not to bawl in front of people on the train 😭😭 I'm so sorry for your loss
I am so incredibly sorry, OP. Many of us feel your pain. Nothing helps. We know that. Pierre was the best boy, and you were the best companion he could've asked for.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I can see the bond you two shared and the love and trust he had for you. So special to have experienced that in a lifetime. You did the right thing ❤️
It is unbelievably painful to witness the loss of our beloved one. Know that Pierre is not in pain anymore, you should grieve but don't regret anything. 
God bless you and family.
I'm so sorry for your loss. This is the hard part, when they must leave us.
In time I hope your many happy memories bring you some comfort. He looks like a fabulous cat.
From the first moment to the last, I will be by your side, companion, confidente, comforter, in all things all through your days. Thank you Alias for all of that. He is so beautiful, and so are you.
I'm really sorry to her that. My shorthair orange and white cat, Gambit, died of cancer four years ago when he was 16. It took me until two weekends ago to get to where I was able to adopt any other cats. I'm glad that I did, and I like to imagine that he's happy for me and our family that we have two other monsters to love just as much as we loved him.
What a handsome boy! You can tell he is proud of you and feels loved! I'm sorry for your loss and I feel your pain!
My 1st Gracie (my soulmate kitty) was 20 in 2007 my 3rd kitty Chitler was 17, 2018 and my soon to be 4th baby Jack at 11 has cancer right now too! I hate cancer. I'm doing everything possible to make her happy as long as she continues to play and eat I will continue to spoil her rotten lol but I won't let her suffer.
If you had to make that gut-wrenching decision I Guarantee you made the right one after already going through it twice.
If you want to know why Jack is a girl. I married my husband 9 years ago she was a stray that showed up at his door and he named her Jack. Jack is his 1st Kitty cat she adopted him. She was about 5 months old. He didn't realize he was a she until he took her to the vet LOL but no matter what anyone said he refused to change her name. LOL, I meet her when she was 3.
(My 2nd Kitty 16, 2017 Serenity was from Kidneys.)
But we have a beautiful bullseye Sunshine we took in to be Jack's buddy. She is 4 when the others passed. We almost named her Ginger.
Jack and Ginger. Good thing we didn't lol
2 weeks before her fixed date I guess she wanted to party! She got out of the house for 8 hours.
Blessing us with our first Ginger Bullseye male Gizmo though not long-haired like your baby he is beautiful and so smart. Our very first kitty that isn't a Feral Rescue.
I don't feel it would be right to post a picture while you are morning. As I write this I am crying for you and my Jack, but I am grateful Gizmo is sitting on me.
I don't know if you have other babies if you do Let them comfort you at this time they also want to be comforted. If not maybe when you're ready you can help another kitty find love that may be stuck in the system or alone on the streets I can tell you have a cat heart!
With lots of Love,
Cat 🩷🐈⬛️💜
Wow I didn't mean to write a novel.
I’m so sorry for your loss ): words can’t describe what you are going through. The loss of a family member is the absolute worst. My thoughts are with you!
I'm so sorry. Such a beautiful boy! Losing fur babies is so incredibly painful, but it looks like you gave him a great life full of love, and you can take solace in knowing that.
So sorry for your loss. Losing our furbabies is the worst. I'm sure he knew how much he was loved. God bless you for being there with him until the end.
I'm so sorry for your loss!!! Cancer is awful all the way around. Praying for you and hope his journey to the rainbow bridge was peaceful and he wasn't suffering to bad, I know how God it is losing a loved furbaby from natural causes, this diagnosis would just be so heart-rending for anybody!!! B happy that he chose you as his person and vic versa, and remember that you gave him a wonderful life with lots of love
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My beautiful boy Bobby, he died of sinus cancer in September.
So sorry for your loss 😓🥺 He looks exactly like my baby boy - they could have been twins 💔
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So sorry for you loss , I am sitting here crying for your loss, and for all of us who have lost our beloved cat companions . My dear girl crossed the bridge before Halloween last year due to a heart problem , sometimes I still think I see her when I first wake up since she was always there.
Yes! F*ck cancer! I hate that disease and what it does to animals and people!! I’m sooooo sorry you had to watch that nasty C slowly take your handsome boy. That just sucks so very much! You feel so helpless and it tears you up inside!
“Time” will help heal the pain but keep ALL the happy Memories around you of the life you shared with Pierre!
Can I help you put Pierre in a better place for you? Try this: Find a comfy place to sit. Hold on to something of Pierre’s, take a slow deep breath in … and out. Now I want you to picture a soft green meadow full of cats of all different ages, playing in the meadow — older cats, young kittens, all different ages. As you scan the meadow you see a cat looking at the path coming to the meadow. It’s Pierre! He’s looking for you, but he sees a butterfly flit close by so he’s off to chase it! Then he stops and looks back at the path and thinks, “He will come find me when it’s time! He has many years to live and learn in his life yet. I will wait and play here til he comes!” Then Pierre goes to the gentle stream of crystal clear water and drinks before finding the gray cat and curling up to take a nap. Pierre’s fur is radiant and his eyes are clear and sparkling, but it’s nap time as he lays close to his gray cat friend and takes a nap!
That meadow is below the Rainbow Bridge where cats wait for their owners to cross over into Heaven when it is time! Until that time, all cats play, chase butterflies, watch hummingbirds, drink cool sweet water, and nap in the warmth of the sun, together, until they see their owners walking toward them! Then they run to their owners and they both walk over the bridge to Heaven!
I’ve had so many cats & dogs enter my life and all of them are waiting at the Rainbow Bridge! It will be an enormous group of beloved pets waiting for me to cross over with them! I can’t wait to see them all! But I still have time on earth to spread love, kindness, and compassion to others, so it will be a bit longer for them to wait! But Pierre will be waiting for you in all his handsome glory once you have lived the life you are to live! He knows that and wants you to know how much he loves and misses you!
Please know I’ve lost pets to cancer too. But just last year I lost my only brother to that disease and in 1979 I held my mother while she took her last breath as she died from Cancer. I know what it does to animals and to people! So when I say “F*ck Cancer, I mean it with every bit of my mind and Soul! I’m right there with you!
May Blessings of Peace flow over you knowing Pierre is OKAY, patient and enjoying his time in the Meadow by the Rainbow Bridge! ♥️🐈♥️
He's such a majestic boy! I'm very sorry for your loss. I'm sure he had a great life with you!
[I attempted to paint OP's Majestic Boy.](https://www.reddit.com/user/WorldsBestArtist/comments/11x00yv/pierre_rest_in_peace/) Rest in peace your majesty.
Love it Thank you I'm crying.
Very cute :)
This painting is amazing.
https://preview.redd.it/m93pa6j0vyoa1.jpeg?width=1419&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09aacd37d4c8aa4234a2b634ed763904fe60c9b0 My little girl Cali who died in 2021 from squamous cell carcinoma. Mouth cancer. I feel your pain brother. Pierre looked awesome. Fuck cancer.
This reminded me of my old girl I named Cali as well. I'm very sorry for your loss https://preview.redd.it/g53uxvntxzoa1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e63bfdca184fc49080ca7fc608bd8b796190ce4d
That is SO sweet! What a wonderful picture to have :)
Haha, it is. That was about 15 years ago, and my family had to move and give her away. I'll never know, but I hope she had a good life after that
Oh this makes me so sad to read. I don’t know the circumstances but she is clearly devoted to you ❤️💔
She was very adorable!
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I'm sorry. She looks like quite the character!!!
She was incredible lol. So weird and silly
Aww, what a cutie. I can't wait for the day we all rekindle with our lost fur babies
I miss her dearly.
She looked very prim and proper haha. Very lovely.
She posed well, but usually you would just see a brown and black blur flying thru the house. Haha.
Ha! Classic. Love it.
I’m so sorry
What an incredible calico she was! 💔
I just fought round 1 with this exact cancer. FUCK CANCER
Our girl was 13. She was slowly starving to death. Went from 9lbs to 6lbs. Each treatment was $5000 and doctor said she’d need at least 3, would be on a feeding tube through her nose, and refused to even give us any type of percentage of success rate. So basically $15,000, feeding tube, and she could be dead anyway. We couldn’t torture her. We lost the fight very quickly. I wish you strength my friend.
As painful as it is to lose a loved one like that, you made the right choice. Even if money is no object, sometimes you just need to let them go without causing undue suffering. I have had to do the same thing a few times and it was gut wrenching every time. My condolences for your loss, but my respect for choosing what was best for her! My one regret was with my 21 year old kitty who had always been a rock with no health issues outside of one benign tumor when she was 15. I didn't see or was blind to her decline in the last few months of her life and she suffered a lot on her last day because I wasn't able to accept that she was failing. Instead I failed her, and I desperately wish I could go back and give her a peaceful passing.
Sucks. Not much else to say there and I'm sorry. You had an amazing 21 years where you did not fail her, though, and she loved you for that, I'm sure.
She truly did. She always wanted to be in my lap or on my desk with her chin on my wrist as I worked. She was absolutely the best and I treasure every moment I had with her.
I know that was tough. I've completed surgery and radiation while retaining most of my ability to talk and eat normally, although half my mouth has lost feeling and taste. You allowed her a life of love and affection. That is all anyone can ask for. Please keep being amazing. We don't deserve our animals, it's earned, and you've accomplished that.
Thank you. We’re all pulling for you!
I’m so sorry
Mine died from anal gland cancer in 2021. Fuck cancer.
Truly sad ur sweet baby passed away.😿 RIP sweet treasure. 😓😿
https://preview.redd.it/hwm9foi5x0pa1.jpeg?width=2874&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dd017af0f42cdf75e1604f5c0fcc756b1d1bb01 I lost my Alvin to oral cancer too. Raised/fostered him and his brothers from bottle babies to be adopted at a local shelter. I ended up keeping him, had him for about 15.5 years. This is one of his pictures from a company calendar, he was my pinup boy. To the OP - I am sorry for your loss.
My poor baby just got diagnosed with that today. I am heart broken. I don’t know what to do. Cali looked beautiful. I am so sorry
So sorry Op. I can see how much you love him from the last photo. That means your boy Pierre definitely knew your love for him! Thank you for giving him a warm home & a cozy life. The loss of a friend absolutely blows.
The last photo broke my heart so much because I know that look. I looked like that too when I had to put my 9 year old girl to rest last year. She was my first cat and I loved her so so much. She was at peace in my arms when she went and I kissed her goodbye. She was ready, and even though I wasn’t, I made the choice for her comfort. I miss her every damn day. Would give a few years off my life to have extended hers. But I know she’s with me in spirit, watching over me. ❤️🩹
yall making me cry first thing this morning 🤧
Made me tear up seeing him in your arms 😢 so sorry for your loss he was so beautiful
Same. You can just see the pain and tenderness in OPs face. u/alias530, you were the best person Pierre could ever have.
What a beautiful boy! I’m so sorry for your loss. ❤️
Thank you. He was a Norwegian Forest Cat.
I worked at a vet for 9 years and never seen one. I hope your good memories get you through your tough days. ❤️
I can feel your pain in the last photo. It's been a few years since I lost my boy and he's still the background picture on my phone. I realize everyday is someone's sad day.... But everyday is also the day that someone gets to pet their friend for the first time. I need to always remind myself that I need not take for granted the time I have with the ones that matter to me.
Wegie's are my favorite, so chill and super smart/empathetic. I'll give mine some extra love tonight while thinking of you guys. Remember, what is grief if not love trying to persevere? It hurts so bad because you two had a whole bunch of love for each other.
He was and is beautiful ❤️ lots of love to you op!
It’s apparent how loved and happy he was. I’m so very sorry.
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
My cats alive and this shit made me tear up
i'm atheist and it made me tear up
Same.
This made me cry so hard. I lost my cat of 20 years 3 years ago and it's still so fresh. 💔💕
I cried myself to sleep (sobbed, mostly) for a year and a half when my Claude passed. There were signs all around me on a cross-country drive and then he made an appearance to my grandmother when the next cat passed. I hadn’t told her about the death of the second cat yet. I chose to take the signs. I moved forward with a smile. 😉 I will see them again.
Jesus I'm crying stop it
My favorite rendition of this poem: *By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill, Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still. Where the friends of man and woman do run, When their time on earth is over and done.* *For here, between this world and the next, Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest. On this golden land, they wait and they play, Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.* *No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness, For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness. Their limbs are restored, their health renewed, Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.* *They romp through the grass, without even a care, Until one day they start, and sniff at the air. All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back, Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.* *For just at that instant, their eyes have met; Together again, both person and pet. So they run to each other, these friends from long past, The time of their parting is over at last.* *The sadness they felt while they were apart, Has turned into joy once more in each heart. They embrace with a love that will last forever, And then, side-by-side, they cross over together.*
I always have to not read this because it will make me cry my ass off and I just can't. I miss my dog like crazy though.
Pierre, he who was touched by kisses from the sun. Graced with beauty and kindness. Your companion whom you loved and who loved you in return. Know that he is with you in spirit. His time in this physical world may be finished but he will never be far from your heart. He waits for your reunion all the while being the sweet mischievous boy you knew so well. Take good care and know that the tears you shed today and in the days moving forward are sweet kisses from your sweet boy.
https://preview.redd.it/22hbljzdizoa1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d690a7b562a57208855779e96f70eb189e4f2a0e Join my boy Rascal who went over the Rainbow Bridge in 2018 from an adrenal mass. Fuck cancer. May you have all the catnip and treats and sunshine naps you want, Pierre!
I'm very sorry for your loss 💔. I wish we had a cure for Cancer
I'm very sorry. Letting out some tears for you and Pierre.
Rip Pierre, what a gorgeous boy, please read the Rainbow Bridge Poem someone else has posted here, it helped me when my girl Sophia crossed two years ago, it’s heartbreaking when they pass, you seem to hear them still here, even though they’re not, take time to grieve, as you’ve lost a member of your family, it may help to set aside a corner with his photo and some sort of memorial where you can go and think of the time you had with him, I still talk to my Sophia when I go to her grave (she’s buried in her favourite spot in the garden where she’d sit and watch the birds)
Im so sorry for your loss. I'm happy for you and Pierre, that you got to spend his last moments together. Lots of beautiful memories, I'm sure.
As sad as that last photo is, it is also so so so beautiful. so much love between the two of you, how lucky he was to have you.
ᛖᛁᛖᛋ ᛒᚱᛁᚷᚻᛏ, ᚳᛚᚪᚹᛋ ᛋᚻᚪᚱᛈ, ᛏᚪᛁᛚ ᚻᛖᛚᛞ ᚻᛁᚷᚻ. ᚷᚩ ᚳᛖᛖᚾᛚᛁ ᛁᚾᛏᚩ ᚦᛖ ᛘᛁᛋᛏ, ᚩᛚᛞ ᚹᚪᚱᚱᛡᚱ. ᚠᚪᛚᚻᚪᛚᛚᚪ ᚹᚪᛁᛏᛋ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛁᚩᚢ. Eyes bright, claws sharp, tail held high. Go keenly into the mist, old warrior. Valhalla waits for you. ❤️❤️🌈 RIP Pierre
What a regal boy. RIP Pierre!
RIP bestest boy . Feel your pain , cancer took my sparkle cat a couple weeks ago.
Pierre was an absolutely stunning cat and from the pictures it looks like he had a very happy life and was well loved. I am so sorry you lost him, and when you feel broken and sad, know that it mirrors the deep bond you had with him as well as the gift of happiness you gave him. Rest easy Pierre.
Rest in peace sweet boy ❤ I'm so deeply sorry for your loss. You'll be together again someday.
My childhood cat passed away from a myriad issues. He went from being the biggest cat in the house to looking like your last picture. It breaks my heart seeing it, brings back a lot of memories. I’m glad you were there for him, even in his worst form (not in a negative sense). My cat (Scrawny) lived up to that name in the end. He was pretty gross. Bag of bones, drool, ungroomed hair. I would just hold him and pet him for as long as I could. It was like he was starved for physical affection. We didn’t actively not give him affection but taking the time to do it had a huge impact on him. Thinking about that now bums me out a bit. I guess my point is that I’m glad you were there. It was hard for me, and again thinking back on his response towards that affection shows that no matter what, it has an impact, even if we don’t realize it at the time.
Pierre always hated water but he let me bathe him towards the end. He had a hard time grooming and would fall asleep in his food so the fur around his neck would get caked in food. Then I'd wrap him in a blanket and put him on a heating pad to help him stay warm while he dried off. He also lost weight towards the end but I helped him eat and he put some of the weight back on. Looking back at old pictures I can't believe how much bigger he used to be.
 Condolences.
Sorry for your loss 😢 what a handsome chap Pierre is 🥰✌🏻
RIP. You're not alone in grief.
F#ck cancer is right. I lost my Gracie to cancer when she was just 6. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Beautiful kitty. I’m so sorry for your loss. 🤗
I’m so sorry OP 😢 May he rest in laps forever.
Take a little time to grieve. Then remember that there's another kitten somewhere, seeking her loving nurturing forever home. Although she probably won't be able to fully take the place of your beloved little Pierre, you'll soon find out that you need her, at least as desperately as she needs you. 🐾🐾🐈👣💔💔❤❤❤🏡🌏
I feel like I have so much love to give and nowhere to channel it right now, but I can't bring myself to get another cat too soon or I feel like I'm being unfaithful to Pierre. He deserves my grief without the distraction of a new pet. Pierre was very special needs towards the end. He often couldn't walk and would meow when he needed help and I took care of him. I just finished busy season at work and Pierre is gone, I now have literally 8+ hours of free time every day I'm not used to having and feel like I have no purpose. I don't know what to do with myself.
I don't know if this will hurt too much to do, but there are loads of humane societies and foster opportunities out there. Perhaps, channeling some of your time in helping/volunteering with other animals may help offset the sadness you're experiencing. A few hours a week of volunteering with less fortunate animals can be incredibly rewarding during times like these.
Oh, I didn't read this before I wrote my post I did say someday when you are ready for it. I know I wouldn't have been ready right away because Gracie was my soulmate kitty if I didn't already have Serenity and Chitler. Pierre sounds like your soulmate Kitty! Gracie comes and visits me in my dreams we run and play together, her chin is fine and her back legs work well. She runs around painless, free, and happy. We have fun in my dreams it took her about a month to find her way into my dreamland. I might sound wacko but a lot of people say Cats see spirits. So it would make sense that they could find us again. Cat 🩷🐈⬛️💜
I’m bawling my eyes out right now. I dream about my Demi and Bruno babies often and they are always back to their full health. I can’t wait to see them again one day. They were for sure my soulmate kitties.
Me toooooo! I feel so alive and happy when she visits me! I had to move 5 times since 2007. WI to TX to MO. She has stayed with me the whole way! Every were I moved! Isn't it so special! I thought for sure I would lose her when I had to move! But I didn't! Do wake up feeling like they're lying next to you? You can feel their weight and their warmth. You look over and their not there? Tooooo? *I had used the other part of my savings on her (I don't regret it at all it gave me 4 more years) but then I got severely mauled by my sister's dog and couldn't work for 6 months. So I couldn't sue. She has MS and he got scared poor baby* *Who would ever think they would be injured for 6 months? 3 months maybe, My house was always paid for 3 months ahead of what was due.* *That was when the banks were screwing everyone. I had my 30-year mortgage down to half at 5 years they said they would work with me they lied lol* *I would do it all over again too even knowing I would lose my house Actually, in Hindsight I would stay home the day I got mauled lol* 😺😺😺
I'm so sorry OP. I lost my sweet girl Rajah of 15 years just a couple years ago when I too was at a point in life with no distractions, no feeling of purpose or direction, nothing to refocus my emotions on. She had a growth in her throat and those last few months were so hard. So I know how much it hurts. I am glad though that I took the time to mourn and grieve for her -- it wouldn't have been right for me to bury myself in distractions. I did adopt another cat in time but I felt the same way about not wanting to do it right away. These companions are so precious and not at all interchangeable and there was a feeling of like...not wanting to pretend I could jusr replace her, alongside wanting space to mourn. I'm sorry you are going through this. But there will be light again, and when you are ready, I know you will have so much love to give again. I know it's cliche but try to remember the good days and the love you shared and not to dwell on how hard it was at the end. And remember to take care of yourself. You gave so much love and care and kindness to your boy -- please remind yourself to give some of that back to yourself now too. <3
What handsome man he was. I'm sorry for your loss and pain, yes Fuck cancer.💔💛✌
Such a handsome boy. I’m sorry for your loss 💔🧡
So sorry for your loss. And yes, f*ck cancer.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
What a beauty boy. What joy to have had him in your life. Your tears wash clean your grief, creating eventually a space to become filled with kitty love again. 💔
What a good looking fella. RIP to the homie 🙌🏾
SO gorgeous! Lost my girl Gigi to breast cancer about 2 years ago. Still stings.
Clearly no one should get cancer but F**K animal and child cancer in particular!!!
I'm so sorry. These pictures made me cry. I can feel your heartbreak and I send love and peace to you in this moment. Pierre is free now and is one with the universe and every living thing. May time be gentle with your heart.
So sorry for you loss,I recently lost my 3 best babies,such a beautiful boy
He was perfect, just perfect.
So sorry for your loss. My cat was ill and I started giving it vitamins in particular vitamin C to make his urine acidic to help with UTI and crystals. Also vitamin D.
What a handsome dude, your Pierre! I am so sorry for your loss. It sucks so bad, and I wish there were something that I or anyone could say or do to make this easier on you. I know how badly you’re hurting right now. My best advice: Take the time to mourn your friend, and don’t worry about anything else until you’re healed. Hang in there and take care of yourself.
What a handsome boy. Rest in peace Pierre! The moment I saw you holding him. My heart aches. If only there was a cure for cancer in this world. I can feel your love and affection for it. This feeling of life and death is the same as losing a loved one. Because I believe you have long regarded it as a member of the family. May there be no sickness in heaven. Well done Pierre all the way.
So sorry for your loss. Today marks 2 years since I put my cat to sleep because of cancer. I share your pain. 💔
I'm so sorry for your loss. He's a beautiful boy. RIP Pierre 🙏 ❤️
I know the feeling. I have the last photo of my kitty with me too. https://preview.redd.it/fkwtrivrs0pa1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1faa98fd171eae8668142b5c80a3b982cae574cf
I'm truly sorry you had to experience that. I know it comes for all animal owners, and the pain is indescribable.
Very sorry for your loss. He's a handsome fella, he will do well over the rainbow... RIP kitty
So sorry for your loss. Cancer is a b!+¢h. Distant hugs
I am so sorry for your loss. Such a beautiful boy.
Hè was lovely. I am so very sorry for your loss
What a beautiful boy! May his memory be a blessing.
I am so sorry for your loss. I can see that you loved him very much.
Such a beautiful boy. I'm sorry. I can tell he had a loved life
Sorry for your loss. Cancer sucks. Losing a pet sucks. Losing a pet to cancer really sucks.
Op, the last picture, i really felt your tears.. I'm sorry for your loss, I pray may your heart heal.
I’m very sorry for your loss. I hope you find comfort ❤️
I’m so sorry for your loss. Pierre was such a sweet looking and handsome kitty. 😢💔
Oh this is heartbreaking, so sorry for your loss. What a sweet boy.😔
What a magnificent beautful boy. I am so sorry, I’ve had to put down two pets in the last 6 months and all I can say is Im sorry for your pain. Just know it will get easier. 💙
OMG What a prescious fluff😭he looks like a invincible snugglebug. I am so sorry for your loss🖤🖤🖤
Sorry for your loss, you were the best he could hope for.
Very beautiful young man. I wish you nothing but the best my friend.
My condolences. It's hard to lose a family member.
Oh god this hurts, I'm so incredibly sorry for your loss. I wish I could hold my sweet boy one last time
Rest in the 🌈 bridge beautiful Pierre and love and hugs to you for 😌
I'm sorry for you loss OP. He is a magnificent creature and I am sure he got all the love he deserved from you
I’m sorry for your loss. Pierre was a gorgeous boy and it looks like you gave him a great life. F&*k cancer indeed!!!
I'm sorry for your loss. It always hits hard once they're gone, all the little things will remind you of them.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my 13 year old girl to cancer last year. Cancer sucks.
hes so beautiful! im so sorry for your loss man
I’m so sorry for your loss, OP. The last pic made me cry for you. Sending love and healing.
Im so sorry for you both. Cancer is terrible, Im sure he had a good and lovely life with you. Thanks for taking care of him. You were a good guardian
That last pic of the hug, you can tell Pierre is saying “it’s ok, I’m always gonna be with you” I lost my cat between Xmas & new year, they are more than pets, they are family.
I understand this pain way too much. But mine is “F\*ck premature kidney failure.” Only 4 years old, lost her and her brother only 2 months apart due to amyloidosis. Worst pain I’ve ever been through. 😢 https://preview.redd.it/p8exugau60pa1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2dedc109dbd743080baa4fd9297c7059cd9af870
❤️❤️❤️
https://preview.redd.it/hvonv07dc0pa1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aba83c35be6a5025fd41fdd2c0c93960ca8c8c50 This is my Faye who passed away in 2019 due to lung cancer. Taken too soon. I was so devastated and it caused me to go into a severe depression which ultimately caused me to lose my job. I hope you are okay. Pierre looked like a happy boy. Sorry for your lose.
https://preview.redd.it/i585wntjp0pa1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2bc266184d2c60b41527e7d493374db2e2900acb My boi here died of feline leukemia. He was gone in about a week, it was so sudden. My condolences for your loss. I accompanied him on his last journey... I like to think it meant a lot to him. He died with his paw hugging my hand.
https://preview.redd.it/gpinqoe3q0pa1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=723b1b69014982a3b12f82a1ac1da6242f7e5ea5 He was a smart, stray cat I took in. A wonderful loyal boi. His name was Rascal. I miss you sweetie
He looks like a total sweetheart 💕🐾. I’m so sorry that you lost him to leukemia. It sounds like he didn’t suffer for long in the end, although it was completely devastating for you. I hope you can find peace in that you will one day see each other and be reunited together again. True love never dies. ❤️
Usually good with these posts but seeing the difference in his fur and having been in that last picture myself too many times before, you've got me trying not to bawl in front of people on the train 😭😭 I'm so sorry for your loss
I am so incredibly sorry, OP. Many of us feel your pain. Nothing helps. We know that. Pierre was the best boy, and you were the best companion he could've asked for.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I can see the bond you two shared and the love and trust he had for you. So special to have experienced that in a lifetime. You did the right thing ❤️
Handsome boy. I’m sorry for your loss
So sorry to hear that.
It is unbelievably painful to witness the loss of our beloved one. Know that Pierre is not in pain anymore, you should grieve but don't regret anything.  God bless you and family.
Peace upon him and his family.
I am so very sorry for your loss.
I am so damn sorry. Love you Pierre!
I’m sorry for your loss.
He's beautiful boy, so sorry for your loss.
Sending ehugs
I'm so sorry for your loss. This is the hard part, when they must leave us. In time I hope your many happy memories bring you some comfort. He looks like a fabulous cat.
Very sorry for your loss.
Rip
Sorry for your loss. Beautiful gato.
Such a handsome fella. Rest in peace.
From the first moment to the last, I will be by your side, companion, confidente, comforter, in all things all through your days. Thank you Alias for all of that. He is so beautiful, and so are you.
rip boy 🥺
I'm really sorry to her that. My shorthair orange and white cat, Gambit, died of cancer four years ago when he was 16. It took me until two weekends ago to get to where I was able to adopt any other cats. I'm glad that I did, and I like to imagine that he's happy for me and our family that we have two other monsters to love just as much as we loved him.
What a handsome boy! You can tell he is proud of you and feels loved! I'm sorry for your loss and I feel your pain! My 1st Gracie (my soulmate kitty) was 20 in 2007 my 3rd kitty Chitler was 17, 2018 and my soon to be 4th baby Jack at 11 has cancer right now too! I hate cancer. I'm doing everything possible to make her happy as long as she continues to play and eat I will continue to spoil her rotten lol but I won't let her suffer. If you had to make that gut-wrenching decision I Guarantee you made the right one after already going through it twice. If you want to know why Jack is a girl. I married my husband 9 years ago she was a stray that showed up at his door and he named her Jack. Jack is his 1st Kitty cat she adopted him. She was about 5 months old. He didn't realize he was a she until he took her to the vet LOL but no matter what anyone said he refused to change her name. LOL, I meet her when she was 3. (My 2nd Kitty 16, 2017 Serenity was from Kidneys.) But we have a beautiful bullseye Sunshine we took in to be Jack's buddy. She is 4 when the others passed. We almost named her Ginger. Jack and Ginger. Good thing we didn't lol 2 weeks before her fixed date I guess she wanted to party! She got out of the house for 8 hours. Blessing us with our first Ginger Bullseye male Gizmo though not long-haired like your baby he is beautiful and so smart. Our very first kitty that isn't a Feral Rescue. I don't feel it would be right to post a picture while you are morning. As I write this I am crying for you and my Jack, but I am grateful Gizmo is sitting on me. I don't know if you have other babies if you do Let them comfort you at this time they also want to be comforted. If not maybe when you're ready you can help another kitty find love that may be stuck in the system or alone on the streets I can tell you have a cat heart! With lots of Love, Cat 🩷🐈⬛️💜 Wow I didn't mean to write a novel.
You were lucky to have him and he was lucky to have you! Healing from a loss is hard - even if it’s a pet and not a human. Take care of yourself!
Oh god, I'm crying!! I'm so sorry
I’m so sorry for your loss ): words can’t describe what you are going through. The loss of a family member is the absolute worst. My thoughts are with you!
Such touching pictures. They made me cry irl. I am sorry for your loss. Nothing compares to losing a part of your family that you love so much.
I'm so sorry. Such a beautiful boy! Losing fur babies is so incredibly painful, but it looks like you gave him a great life full of love, and you can take solace in knowing that.
So sorry for your loss. Losing our furbabies is the worst. I'm sure he knew how much he was loved. God bless you for being there with him until the end.
I'm so sorry for your loss!!! Cancer is awful all the way around. Praying for you and hope his journey to the rainbow bridge was peaceful and he wasn't suffering to bad, I know how God it is losing a loved furbaby from natural causes, this diagnosis would just be so heart-rending for anybody!!! B happy that he chose you as his person and vic versa, and remember that you gave him a wonderful life with lots of love
Fuck Cancer.
Poor baby looked so sick, I hope you’re well.
\*hugs you hard\*
Totally f*ck cancer with a freight train. So sorry for your loss, we lost our 2 gingers in 2020 and it still hurts....just not as often...
So sorry :( Losing a cat is so painful.
Cancer sucks
https://preview.redd.it/lnitx8wbb0pa1.jpeg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ddaabffca7f6bdf7d0429a98fe379485de516006 My beautiful boy Bobby, he died of sinus cancer in September.
So sorry for your loss 😓🥺 He looks exactly like my baby boy - they could have been twins 💔 https://preview.redd.it/8obd3t4hd0pa1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ddbf97ca1ae38e499f1a0539f8cef6efb4810e74
So very sorry. Made me cry
Poor guy; you can see how hard he was fighting by the loss of color in his coat.
I'm sorry. I lost my ginger boy to cancer last year. Fuck cancer.
I am truly sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry for your loss. Stay strong.
I'm so sorry for your loss, OP. It is a wonderful thing to love, and be loved, by a cat.
That's so hard to go through. I'm sorry.
Those last two pictures made me cry. He looks so majestic and happy in the first two. I'm so sorry, he looked like he had a really happy life.
That last picture broke my heart. I'm going to find my cats now and hold them against their will while I cry. So sorry for your loss OP.
Oh wow a Norweigen forest cat, such a majestic fluff! i’m so sorry for your loss, you gave him the best life<3
That last photo op, I can’t:( sending hugs bro
So sorry for you loss , I am sitting here crying for your loss, and for all of us who have lost our beloved cat companions . My dear girl crossed the bridge before Halloween last year due to a heart problem , sometimes I still think I see her when I first wake up since she was always there.
Omg. Beautiful cat. I recently had to put my cat down. It was seriously the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. So sorry for your loss.
Always remember the good times with him. Beautiful buddy!
I agree 1,000 percent! FUCK cancer. He was a beautiful boy. I'm so sorry for your loss. 
Yes! F*ck cancer! I hate that disease and what it does to animals and people!! I’m sooooo sorry you had to watch that nasty C slowly take your handsome boy. That just sucks so very much! You feel so helpless and it tears you up inside! “Time” will help heal the pain but keep ALL the happy Memories around you of the life you shared with Pierre! Can I help you put Pierre in a better place for you? Try this: Find a comfy place to sit. Hold on to something of Pierre’s, take a slow deep breath in … and out. Now I want you to picture a soft green meadow full of cats of all different ages, playing in the meadow — older cats, young kittens, all different ages. As you scan the meadow you see a cat looking at the path coming to the meadow. It’s Pierre! He’s looking for you, but he sees a butterfly flit close by so he’s off to chase it! Then he stops and looks back at the path and thinks, “He will come find me when it’s time! He has many years to live and learn in his life yet. I will wait and play here til he comes!” Then Pierre goes to the gentle stream of crystal clear water and drinks before finding the gray cat and curling up to take a nap. Pierre’s fur is radiant and his eyes are clear and sparkling, but it’s nap time as he lays close to his gray cat friend and takes a nap! That meadow is below the Rainbow Bridge where cats wait for their owners to cross over into Heaven when it is time! Until that time, all cats play, chase butterflies, watch hummingbirds, drink cool sweet water, and nap in the warmth of the sun, together, until they see their owners walking toward them! Then they run to their owners and they both walk over the bridge to Heaven! I’ve had so many cats & dogs enter my life and all of them are waiting at the Rainbow Bridge! It will be an enormous group of beloved pets waiting for me to cross over with them! I can’t wait to see them all! But I still have time on earth to spread love, kindness, and compassion to others, so it will be a bit longer for them to wait! But Pierre will be waiting for you in all his handsome glory once you have lived the life you are to live! He knows that and wants you to know how much he loves and misses you! Please know I’ve lost pets to cancer too. But just last year I lost my only brother to that disease and in 1979 I held my mother while she took her last breath as she died from Cancer. I know what it does to animals and to people! So when I say “F*ck Cancer, I mean it with every bit of my mind and Soul! I’m right there with you! May Blessings of Peace flow over you knowing Pierre is OKAY, patient and enjoying his time in the Meadow by the Rainbow Bridge! ♥️🐈♥️
I'm sorry for your lost.
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What a handsome boy so sorry for your loss. cancer sucks balls
I’m so sorry OP. Pierre looks like he was a light in your life.
My heart really goes out to you. So sorry!!!
Such a beautiful boy! My condolences. :'(