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In Loving Memory Cats => Rainbow Bridge - In Loving Memory => Topic started by: Jasmine on March 19, 2009, 12:22:21 PM
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Martha, my eldest - and seemingly immortal, darling tabby was pts in my arms just over an hour ago. :'( She had been steadily deteriorating since the weekend.
I rescued Martha in August 2005 after her elderly owners' died - thanks to a call from their carer, a Mr Kang to the CP hotline which I was manning at the time. I will post some pics and Martha's story when I feel more composed, but for now I am pleased that she is reunited with a couple I never met, just know as Bill & Ann who doted on her - for them a happy day at the Bridge.
God Bless Martha
I will miss you sweetheart.
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Oh hunnie :hug:
RIP Martha play hard on the bridge x
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Really sorry to hear that Jasmine :hug:
RIP little Martha, safe and sound at the Bridge by now xx
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So sorry hun :hug:
RIP sweet Martha xxx
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So sorry to hear of your loss Jasmine
On the bright side Martha had a wonderful time with you and is now reunited with her Mum and dad after your wonderful care :hug:
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So sorry to hear of your loss, Jasmine. What a wonderful way to look at it; that Martha will be reunited with the couple that loved her so much.
RIP, Martha.
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Im sorry to hear of your sad loss Jasmine,but as you say now happily reunited with her original owners :hug: a truely happy day at the bridge :hug: :hug:
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God bless little one xxx
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So very sorry and thanks to you she had a great home for her remaining years :hug: :hug:
RIP Martha, play hard with your friends up there on the Bridge
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RIP Martha...
Reunited with your 1st mummy and daddy....
But please send your other Mummy a Bridge kiss, She misses Yo and loved You so much
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:hug: Jasmine....I am so sorry xx
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RIP beautiful Martha. :(
I am so sorry Jasmine :hug: :hug:
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:hug: So sorry Jasmine,
Godbless Martha xx
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:hug: so sorry.
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RIP little one :'(
Jasmine, bless you for giving her an amazing home :hug: :hug:
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Thank you everyone.
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sorry to hear this but how nice that you can say she was loved for her whole life
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Oh I'm so sorry to hear about Martha :hug: Her story sounds similar to my Jasper who I lost a few weeks ago - also hopefully reunited with his elderly owner Dot, who I never met.
RIP Martha :candle:
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RIP Martha such a beautiful pussy cat.
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Martha was aptly named - her name means 'lady' and as tabby mistress of a rather posh house in the country, she enjoyed the finer things in life for many years. However, this rural idyll didn't last forever, her humans' sadly passed away and she was left neglected and penniless. One Sunday afternoon, she was forcibly removed from the pantry and taken to a 'charitable' retirement institution – my spare bedroom.
Martha protested. She didn't want to mix with the riff-raff for goodness sake! She insisted on remaining in her own boudoir, demanding room service from first light - and getting jolly impatient if we didn't meet her high expectations! To be fair, she suffered from hyperthyroidism which hadn't been treated, she was painfully thin, and we were told her heart had been irretrievably damaged. So we willingly pampered her, and she became affectionately known as 'Boney M'.
She was bought a £165 air-conditioning unit to cool her in the summer months. In the winter, we forwent our own 12-tog duvet to ensure her warmth and comfort. In addition, she must have been the only cat in CP care to have her own laptop – on which we set up a bird/fish DVD on a loop to alleviate any boredom. Mind you, we suspect she continued to hunt as all resident spiders in her room mysteriously disappeared, and I never spotted a daddy-long-legs in there, not once. At Christmas, she had her own mini, fibre-optic tree and presents of course. I think Martha thought we weren't so bad after all... her health improved... she mellowed... she purred softly, but she would rarely venture downstairs, except if she caught the whiff of a cooked chicken!
Other memories include her disconcerting habit of sleeping with her eyes open... the sinking of her only two teeth into my forefinger when Miss Oink trimmed her claws... and cleaning her litter tray at 1.00am in the morning during an earthquake for Heaven's sake!
Dear Martha, who was only given weeks to live by the vets initially, who developed CRF, and who suffered a bout of flu during which she temporarily lost her miaow, spent over three and a half years with us. Mr Walker, her favourite vet, officially declared her 'amazing'. We thought her immortal... in our hearts she always will be. :Luv:
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A lovely tribute to Martha :hug:
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What a lovely story im sure she came to love you very much and she looked such an amazing lady . very pretty :Luv:
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So sorry for your loss :hug:
What a wonderful story, Martha sounds like an amazing lady.
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That's a wonderful tribute to a wonderful cat - you should be very proud of yourself Jasmine for making her last years so comfortable. :hug: