Renzo has died at 20 + 3 months

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9 June, 2016 at 1:35 am #848407

lagatta
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Warning: NO BLOODY MEADOW BRIDGE. Sorry, I don’t believe in fairy tales.
Religious people are welcome to say a prayer appropriate to their respective faiths.

Renzo has died at 20 years and three months. That makes him about a centenarian in human terms. I like seeing him on forums just after Muhammad Ali, as Renzo was also black and very handsome, and a very skilled hunter in his day, who leapt to the top of an extremely tall bookcase from my workdesk, with a smidgen of headspace above.

Like most extremely elderly cats, Renzo had kidney failure, which suddenly became acute for no apparent reason. I had made an appointment for him to have “assisted death”, but after petting him and cleaning him with a little washcloth, I went off from my work to do some shopping. At some point he had stopped breathing. He had just fallen asleep, and faded away.The two nights before, I took him to bed and we cuddled for hours and he purred and licked me. Renzo had always been a svelte Siamesish cat, but he was terribly thin.

I want to die myself, but rest assured that I have no concrete plans to that effect. I have too many things to get done.

9 June, 2016 at 2:09 am #848413

Anonymous
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I’m so sorry that Renzo has passed on. He adopted the best meowmy and know love and happiness for 20 years and 3 months.

My thoughts are with you Lagatta.

9 June, 2016 at 2:40 am #848414

Moonshadow_NZ
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I am so sorry that your have lost your beautiful and skilled hunter Renzo. What a wonderful life he must have had with you for over 20 years. The top of the bookcase will never look the same without Renzo surveying his territory from on high. Wonderful memories have been made though.
RIP Renzo
{{{Lagatta}}}

9 June, 2016 at 2:52 am #848415

AV
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So very sorry for your loss ….. I lost my Queen Cuddles at 19 last Nov. ((((Hugs))))

9 June, 2016 at 2:55 am #848417

JerseyJoan
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I’m very sorry Renzo has died. Thank you for sharing stories of him on this forum; our TDK resident senior kitty sure was a treasure.

9 June, 2016 at 3:08 am #848419

katzenjammer
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So very sorry lagatta.

9 June, 2016 at 5:14 pm #848438

Jeankit
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Please accept my condolences on Renzo’s passing.

May special memories bring you comfort.
Jeankit

10 June, 2016 at 11:24 am #848473

critterlover
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I’m sorry you lost your friend, Lagatta. A hug to you and take care.

29 June, 2016 at 4:56 am #849146

lagatta
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I’m so unhappy and forlorn that I don’t know what to do. I’ve cleaned out a lot of stuff, and have no trouble losing myself in my core work (translating, editing, revising and copywriting) but I’m behind in my billing and other stuff; I’m just not coping very well.

29 June, 2016 at 11:08 am #849155

Moonshadow_NZ
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Lagatta, I am so sorry you are having such difficult times.
Positive Vibes and {{{hugs}}} for you.

29 June, 2016 at 3:08 pm #849163

Anonymous
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This may sound silly but get of the house every chance you can for a walk or smell the roses. If you do stuff different from when Renzo was home it may help you.

We all grieve differently and my thoughts are with you now.

29 June, 2016 at 6:23 pm #849174

lagatta
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Yes, at least it is summer and I can go for walks and ride my bicycle (the street I live on has bicycle lanes on both sides). And have been putting in herbs and flowers on my balconies, and we are working on our gardens down the stairs – I live in a housing cooperative, so we have collective tasks to do – the same sort of things householders have to do. But I break out crying all the time.

29 June, 2016 at 7:33 pm #849180

katzenjammer
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It must be very hard for you lagatta. All I can say is that from my experience grief takes it’s own time and that crying is part of the process. IMO, no problem with crying it out. If you feel it helps, you might want to talk it out with friends who understand how much Renzo meant and naturally still means to you, I find that other pet owners “get” this. Or I guess, talk it out here as much as you need to. Take care.

30 June, 2016 at 12:59 am #849193

Anonymous
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It’s OK to break out crying. As KJ said, pet people get it.

Lots of hugs and warm fuzzies for your healing

30 June, 2016 at 3:44 pm #849206

Jeankit
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It takes time, may special memories bring you comfort.

30 June, 2016 at 4:24 pm #849209

Kittyzee
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You have a ‘sad’. It doesn’t go away when you have a companion that isn’t there anymore. Sometimes it just comes out of the blue and hits like a hurricane. There is no time limit to grieving except for time. *sigh* Healing prayers for your heart coming your way….

2 July, 2016 at 6:43 pm #849269

lagatta
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Right now, I’m taking care of an adolescent kitten – she seems to be about 6 months old – who obviously belongs to someone, and seems lost – most people here move this time of year if they are moving. The neighbour who found her loves cats as much as we do, but already has three. We’ve put up ads on kijiji and evidently there is a Facebook page “Chats perdus Montréal”. She is perfectly black and very elegant, but I do NOT want another cat just yet. I hope her humans find our ads… She has a beautiful shiny coat and is very tame.

2 July, 2016 at 8:18 pm #849271

Anonymous
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You’re doing the wee kit a good turn Lagatta. You never lose your ability to love….

8 July, 2016 at 12:02 am #849440

lagatta
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I should take this to “cats and kittens”. Renzo died a month ago. We are looking for the little girl’s people (she is not only tame, but sociable, and downright bossy with me). I didn’t want another cat yet, but couldn’t bear the thought of having her taken to the SPCA.

She did something “bad”; she didn’t like the square plastic box the neighbour who found her brought as a litter-box, so she decided to “go” in the soil of my big ficus tree. Oh, two little crottes, no damage to the tree, but it took a hell of a long time to clean up the mess of soil beneath in my kitchen.

8 July, 2016 at 12:10 am #849441

CatWScotia
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Maybe she’s not used to a plastic litter box. If she always has to go outside for toilet purposes, then your plant would look the likeliest place! But yes – I can understand that you’d prefer her habits to be a bit more indoor friendly.
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