My little Willow is very ill. Please send healing if you can

RE: My little Willow is very ill. Please send healing if you can

Hi Naivetys Star,

I'm adding Willow to my healing and prayers list today xx

Our cat has a suspected thyroid problem too, but despite the vet saying her thyroid felt enlarged, and her having lost a lot of weight (and her miaow sounds wrong too) the blood test came back normal. That's over £50 worth for no result:(

Love and healing to Willow x

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Thank you.

We went to the vet this morning. They found a lump which seems to be quite large and wasn't there last time I went (18 days ago). The vet also reckons her kidneys are probably functioning on 25%, though when he checked her blood test results from last time her kidneys were fine. It may just be due to the thyroid tablets. She is due to go back on Monday for an x-ray, and depending on what that shows she may have a biopsy. She is still eating normally and hasn't been sick for a day and a bit now. Will keep you posted re x-ray.
Thanks for your support 🙂
Love Nicky
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Hi Naivetys Star,sending healing prayers to your beloved cat,and hope that she will be on the mend very soon.[sm=cat.gif]
Blessings xx

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Thank you angel:)

Happier times
Wills after a bath after bringing in half the garden on her long fur!

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We took her to the vet this morning for an x-ray. She then had a scan that shows mutliple lumps and is currently having an investigative op and biopsy. Depending on how that goes, she may be allowed to drift away whilst under sedation.

We have just rushed back to the vet to see her before they sedate her. She was happy and calm and not at all stressed. I think she has a thing about vets. The vet commented on what a good natured cat she is as they did not need to sedate her during the x-ray/ scan.

I told her, and I truly believe that what ever happens, she will be OK. We were allowed plenty of time with her and she snuggled up to me, pressing her forehead against mine and nestling against my cheek.

Please please please, if you can, send love, healing and gentle kind thoughts to my little angel who has been with me and giving all of us such friendship, love and devotion for over 13 years.

Thank you,

Nicky
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My little Willow has gone

Goodbye Willow. Thank you for sharing your life with me.

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I am soooo sorry to hear about Willow. Having just lost my own beloved cat Fax, under similar circumstances, I can really understand how you must be feeling right now and my heart goes out to you.

You and Willow sound as though you had a wonderful life together and you must be eternally grateful for that opportunity of knowing each other.

Love and best wishes to you and yours at this sad time.

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Dear Naivetys Star,
I am so sorry to hear about your beloved Willow. What a beauty she was and it sounds like her life was full of love and the best joy.
Leslie

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Oh my dear NS, ive only just seen this thread and im so sorry to hear of Willow, big hugs to you and big hugs to willow.

but what wonderful times you must of had together....

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Dear Naivetys Star,
i'm so sorry that dear willow has gone,the pain is unbearable i know,but take warmth in the knowledge that she will never be far from your side.[sm=cat.gif]
God bless and to willow .xxxx

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I feel so sad for losing such good friend. But that is just from my perspective. I know she is where she needs to be and when I think of her now, where she is right now, I feel a peacefulness all around me. It's only when I think of the things that me and my family will be missing that I get so very sad. She taught me so much. Mainly that you can be a mischievous little minx and still be very very lovable 🙂

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Dear Nicky,

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Willow looks adorable and full of fun and love. How fortunate you are to have had sucha loving pet. Are you thinking of having a little ceremony to say goodbye to her? Sending Reiki to Willow's spirit.

Cub, xx

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I also have just seen this and feel for you as I lost our 19 yr old Angel last year. Looking at your beautiful photo's made me sad as Willow looks just like Gabriel ( who is male and now 5yrs) and I know how much I love him and will miss him if we lost him too.

If it is any consolation I had a strange experience on Sat. I had gone into our local small town to post a letter and get takeaway for family dinner. As I approached the letterbox I heard a miaow in the shadows by the wall of the post office. When I looked properly there was a small cat huddled up against the wall. I was concerned for it because it was freezing cold. I leant foward and said hello to 'him/her' and said that they shouldn't be outside because it was so cold.
This cat looked nothing like my Angel but as it looked up into my eyes I could 'see' Angel there! Her personality and love were shining through this little cat. It was an instant recognition. This cat jumped up and was purring and rubbing herself all around my feet and legs and it felt so emotional.
I had to go then and wanted to take this cat home with me but then realized it probably lived in the flats above the shops. I said goodbye and told it to go home and get warm. When I came out of the takeaway my little friend had gone.
Remember, Willow will always be a part of your family, her energy still vibrates in your hearts and your home. Maybe one day she will be able to see you again like my experience.

Sending her light to shine her way home and Reiki hug to you for your loss.

Love and light

reikiangel

xxx

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Are you thinking of having a little ceremony to say goodbye to her?

That is a wonderful idea. We'll have to think about that.

Sending Reiki to Willow's spirit.

Wills really liked Reiki. She'd push her head into my hand and look very miffed if I stopped before she was ready. She liked it as much, if not more than having her head scratched 🙂

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I also have just seen this and feel for you as I lost our 19 yr old Angel last year.

I lost Fritzy, a black Siamese cross, when he was that age and Wills must have been about 5. I think Willow made losing Fritzy more bearable. Between the two of them it means that I have always had the pleasure of feline company since I was about 10 years old. Fritzy was what I'd describe as a nanny cat. He looked after me. He knew when anyone in our family felt down etc and would make a beeline for them and look into their face/ sit with them/ talk to them etc. Willow was far more independent and feisty and a total lovable handful. (Reminds me, when she was a kitten, she used to get long stalks from the garden, fold them up so that she could get them through the cat-flap, then shake them out so that they were long again and play with them in the kitchen!)

We probably cannot do this as we are staying with my Mum currently, but I have been finding out about how you go about adopting cats. I've got details from various charities, for when the time is right.

I don't want to replace Willow as that is not possible. What I do want is to give some of this love that I am overflowing with to a being that needs it. Because it has all happened so quickly, I feel like I am still totally geared up to looking after a helpless being as I had to look after Wills on an intensive basis (I won't go into details), which I was more than happy to do. I feel like my little baby has been snatched from me and my arms don't know what to do with themselves as they ache so much. Rather than "poor me-ing" and pining for the past, I really want to give another being the love, care and attention that Wills enjoyed. When the time is right.

Both Willow and Fritzy where highly intelligent (everyone who met them believes it is because I interacted with them so much and spoke to them. I always see/ saw them as beings, not "pets". Willow wasn't "my" cat, she just happened to be living with us) and I found myself thinking what if another cat cannot live to them. Then I realised that I am grieving and missing Wills and that as she was a character and a half, so will any other cat that comes into our lives. I felt Wills was saying that they won't be like her. She was unique, but so is every other cat/ animal out there and as my hubby and I are very good at the whole living with cats thing, then why shouldn't we put this to good use.

I keep going to the back door to see if she needs to come in. I keep walking into the kitchen and expecting her to run at me, excited about getting more food (she loved licking off the jelly!). I've "seen" her running across the floor in the living room. This morning I was woken up my the sound of 2 large crows. I opened the curtains carefully, they looked at me and then flew off. Willow and Fritzy are fine I think.

I spoke to my sister yesterday and she said that she had an image of my father sitting in a chair with Frtizy on one side and Willow on the other, all happy, together.

I don't care if I sound a loon, I feel on HP that is not possible , but I really do believe Willow is fine and I will be OK too as I have another guide to help me.

I'm hoping the tears will stop today. It feels so self indulgent and looking into the past. Our past experiences are wonderful, but I want to look back fondly, not through bleary eyes and sobs. I know that this will get better in time.

Thank you all for your time, love and sharing. It means so much.

Looking at your beautiful photo's made me sad as Willow looks just like Gabriel ( who is male and now 5yrs) and I know how much I love him and will miss him if we lost him too.

I'm sorry you felt sad. You know when I was looking online at cat adoption, there was a cat also called Willow, but he was a little boy. He looked like my little Wills, though his fur made it look like he had a cute square head!

This cat looked nothing like my Angel but as it looked up into my eyes I could '

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ORIGINAL: Naivetys Star
What I do want is to give some of this love that I am overflowing with to a being that needs it.

That is the most beautiful thing I've read all day. From the way you speak of Willow and Friitzy it's so obvious how much love you have for the cats that come into your life. I'm sure that when the time is right for you another bundle of fur will pad it's way into your life (and on to your loving lap) so that you can shower it with all the wonderful caring in your heart.

And you're right, you're not a loon for talking about Willow. You're someone who wants to share the fond memories you hold with others who are more than happy to listen.

Hugs,

Cub [sm=hug.gif]

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Hello Crystal Cub and everyone else reading [sm=grouphug.gif]

I just wanted to share that my hubby and I have decided that the best thing we can do to honour Willow's memory (and Fritzy) is to rehome other little furry bundles.

I will have more info to share and pix soon, but I wanted to tell you all that on Friday we rehomed two cats. They are both black and look slightly Siamese in the face, having long tall ears and Egyptian-like face, you know, like the ancient Egyptian statues of cats).

Eliza is 1 year old and her son Laurence is 4 months old. [sm=cat.gif][sm=cat.gif]
Our household is full of life, mischievousnous, frantic and energetic and most of all loving and very affectionate.

We were very lucky. These cats adopted us as soon as we saw them, and although they had been overlooked by other people (the rescue home has a plethora of black cats that no one wants. I find this so sad and also strange as I personally think they are so beautiful), they seemed to us to be the perfect match.

Even though they have been with us only a few days, you would never have known. They seek us out and sit on our laps and play in such a relaxed fashion that you would have thought that they have always lived with us from birth!

My hubby and I are so proud to be sharing our lives with them and know that this is going to be an adventure as they grow older. They are already showing intelligence at 1year and 4 months, working out how to do things. Eliza has almost managed to work out how to open the living room door!

I still miss Willow with all my heart, but I truly believe that she had a hand (or is that a paw) in helping us find our newcomers.

One of the sites I visited had some poetry links which were cat orientated which when I find the web address I will post. One was about making that decision to let your loved one go peacefully (something I never thought I could do till last Monday) and the other about the legacy of your past cat (it's a beautiful if slightly gushing understanding of grief and the future). I don't know how well known these particular poems are, but I'll post the links anyway when I get a chance.

I can't wait to show you all what Eliza and Laurence look like. Cute does not come anywhere near! I will put pix up on a new posting soon.

Thank you all SO much for your love, support and understanding. I value everything that people post in reply, no matter what and I thank you all for taking an interest in my darling Willow

Lots of love,

Nicky
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Hi Naivety Star,
oh i'm so pleased for you and your hubby,its a lovely story,being a cat person myself i totally know where your comming from.
Look forward to the pictures of your little babies[sm=cat.gif][sm=cat.gif]
Love and sunshine always
Paula x
p.s the photos of Willow were stunning x

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Hi Sweetie -- here is our Al, who looks so much like your Willow. He died last October. I just know they are in Heaven where chin scratches are plentiful, naps abound, and there are always fun things to chase.

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[sm=hug.gif] 🙂 [sm=cat.gif] [sm=cat.gif] 🙂

LOTS of LOVE,

Nicky
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I am so sorry to hear of your loss Naivetys star.

I t is nict to hear you are taking on more though.

I am a cat person. I have 3 myself.

(the rescue home has a plethora of black cats that no one wants. I find this so sad and also strange as I personally think they are so beautiful),

I too think black cats are beautiful.

Here is my Shadow.

I truly believe that she had a hand (or is that a paw) in helping us find our newcomers.

I had a cat called Boswell. I only had him for 4 months. He came from a repossed house.
I feel that athough it was his time to go, he came to us so that his last few months would be happy and memerable. I also believe that he passed to enable us to rehome Shadow, who at the time was in a terrible condition, crawling on his belly, and so frightened. I know Boswell is in heaven, and that he is happy.
And so is Willow.

I Will send you some positive thoughts, and energy, to help you through this time of sadness.

Hails xxxx

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Thank you for sharing Hails:)

Shadow is gorgeous.

Boswell and Willow must be so proud of us for rehoming Shadow, Laurence and Eliza and letting them share the love, comfort and security that they enjoyed 🙂

Love Nx

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[sm=mecry.gif]that was so sweet you two.

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Now stop that, you'll start me off[sm=hug.gif]:)

Love Nicky
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