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I'm so sorry to hear of your loss Play and sleep whilst you wait to be reunited Aries

We collected Jessie's ashes from the vets today. I carried her home on my knee in the car and then we put her next to Del, on a special shelf in our living room. Her casket is similar to Del's (dark brown wood) but slightly smaller than his and there is a small brass plaque attached which has her name, her dates and the message which I picked "Munching Meerrily at The Bridge" The crematorium that my vet uses is really nice. When the casket comes back, there is a lovely card in a sealed enevlope and the card says which date the cremation took place, has the pets name on etc and it says that they offer you their condolences. There is also a small bunch of dried flowers which comes with the card. We've put the card and the flowers on top of the casket (as we did with Del's). Its nice that they are with us, side by side, in the heart of our home. I know the stuff in those caskets is not 'them' because 'them' is what we carry around with us in our hearts. Play nicely you two at the Bridge whilst you wait for us. Send us a message now and then if you have time inbetween your playing with stuffies and munching merrily.

It's OK I get that now and again from angel Del and I'm sure my Jessie who passed today will also visit from time to time. I think they do these things to let us know that although we can't physically see them, they're not very far away at all. Maybe Sandy is around today because she's been part of the welcoming committee for my Jessie

I'm very sorry to hear of your loss

I'm so sorry for your loss

I'm very sorry to hear of your loss Night night Missy

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss You know that at The Bridge, all the animals are made whole again I'm sure my Amber cat will be there to welcome Trippy.

Today would have been your 13th birthday Del. You'd have had presents and special walkies and a big cake with candles to share with the others and plenty of sausages to celebrate your big day. You'd have played with your stuffed toys and done cheeky barking. I hope you're happy where you are and I hope they have at least one sausage tree and one soft toy shop (no pennies needed of course) so you can enjoy your day in your favourite way as you watch over us from your resting place, just this side of Heaven. I know you're not too far away. You've made that clear a number of times. We will all see you again but until that time, eat, play and be happy and send me a rainbow from time to time. Del (Highway Surprise) 10th September 1991 - 11th March 2003

I'm so very sorry to hear of your loss Hugs from all of us here. Oki sends you a special meow.

Oh I'm so sorry to hear that news May Clancy & Chaco rest easy together at the Bridge until you all meet again.

Have a wonderful day up there with the rest of the angels I know you'll be looking down on your brother and toasting him with a sausage

Mono - you made me laugh a lot Hope you're having fun up there and playing nice with Amber till we all meet again

It's taken me a while to be able to vote (yes) and read through all the replies I'm sure some people think I'm nuts because when they loose a pet, I always tell them - no matter what they believe - that they WILL get a sign from their pet that they have reached the Bridge and that all is OK. I said it many times to Lisa(73) last week and at the time, I think she thought I was a tiny bit strange(er than normal) But now I think she understands. I personally have never actually seen one of my pets who has passed, buyt DH has and those who know DH will know that he's not airy-fairy like me and doesn't necessarily have the strong beliefs that I do - or rather he didn't but he does now. We lost our cat, Whisp during a routine spay. On the night she died, DH saw her on the window ledge of our front room - and he went quite pale. We had 5 dogs at the time and after DH told me what he'd seen, we both witnessed all 5 dogs lift their heads and watch *something* move from one corner of the ceiling to the other - and then they all laid their heads down again. We had been planning on adopting a ginger and white female kitten but when Whisp died, I phoned the rescue to cancel because I couldn't face it. At the time, I was a volunteer at another small rescue and after Whisp died, I couldn't go in for a week or so. On the first day I went in after her death, I went into the rescue and went to the cattery which I normally didn't do (I spent most of my time taking calls in the office etc). As I walked into the cattery, the first thing I saw was a ginger and white female adult cat sitting with one paw up - like she was begging. I asked who she was and found out she was an 8 year old called Amber. Amber came home that night - and as I walked in through the front door, DH said "oh - what's Whisp sent then?" asi if it was quite expected (I'm sorry this is turning out to be so long....) Six years later when we lost Amber to cancer on 7th April 2001, I was devastated. She was one of my two heart cats (my other is still with me). The following year, we planned on buying a Deerhound puppy (some of you may have already read this story in Everything Else). To cut a long story shortish, by the time we found the breeder we wanted etc and by the time the pups were due to be born and we worked everything forwards, it turned out that our pup was due to come home on 15th April 2002. I felt this was pretty close to Ambers anniversary and it made me smile. But, from the January of 2002, something a bit odd had been happening. I have Ambers casket on a shelf in the office/back bedroom and on the casket is a little card with all her details on. The card lives on the casket but for weeks, it kept 'removing itself' and landing on the desk. It happened so frequently that I told my friend Celia that I felt Amber was trying to tell me something. Fast forward now to 7th April 2002 - Ambers anniversary and eight days before Darcy Deerhound was due to come home. The anniversary time arrived (12.45pm) and I shed many tears, thinking of the previous year. Shortly after this time, the phone rang and it was Darcys breeder. She said that Darcy was being picked on by her littermates - and would I be interested in taking her a week early. So, Darcy came home on 7th April 2002 and Ambers card has stayed on her casket since then I have so many other stories but am afraid to continue in case you're bored

I'm a believer.

I'm sorry to hear about Becky

I'm sorry to hear of your loss I loved the way she chose her own way and time to go

I've very sorry Lisa Night night sweet Maisy

Thats very nice Patti Can I ask where the memory box is from?

I'm sorry for your loss

I'm sorry to hear of your friends loss Night night George

This poem is more important than ever today.

It's not really possible for me to put into words what I feel and how sad I am for you all. I'll never forget you Sophia.

I can't see to type either. I'm sorry she's had to leave for the Bridge but I'm so glad she let you know the moment she got there. Rest easy Hazel until Mummy comes to meet you.

Night night sweet kitten.