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Offline Sylvia

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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #15 on: October 25, 2010, 23:44:07 PM »
I just wanted to thank everyone for your kind thoughts.

Jim and I are in total shock right now.

I'm sorry, but everytime I try to type, I can't see anything because of the tears.

I promise I'll try again tomorrow.
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2010, 23:39:51 PM »
So sorry to hear about Jericho and it always hits harder when they are so young and should have had their whole life in front of them.  But he had 5 wonderful weeks of love and security some that go to rescue sometimes pass still in rescue, all my fosters used to get the same love and attention as my own no matter how long they were with me and yes I mainly did the oldies so a lot had medical problems.  I lost count of the ones that I lost due to illness in my care and some would be with me 9 months.

RIP Baby Jericho
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2010, 23:37:00 PM »
Sylvia I'm so sorry, what a terrible shock  :hug: :hug:
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2010, 23:23:00 PM »
Wow. I cannot imagine. Same age as my girls so totally shocked for you.

Lots of love xxx
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2010, 23:09:02 PM »
I don't think anything said can help with such an awful shock, life can be terribly cruel sometimes. But although Jericho was only with you for a short time, think how much love he received. :care:

:RIP: Jericho.
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2010, 23:00:51 PM »
 :hug: What a terrible shock for you, I'm so sorry. :hug:
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2010, 23:00:18 PM »
What a terrible shock and I am so very sorry Sylvia  :hug: :hug: :hug:

RIP little Jerry
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2010, 22:52:55 PM »
sylvia I am so very sorry  :hug:

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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2010, 22:00:21 PM »
Hi Sylvia,
I am so sorry you lost your Jerry   :(
I am sure that you and your husband gave him 5 wonderful weeks before his passing  :hug:
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2010, 21:54:42 PM »
I'm so sorry Sylvia - at least for those five weeks he was safe and loved. :hug: :hug:
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2010, 21:50:37 PM »
So sorry for your loss :hug:
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2010, 21:45:05 PM »
So sorry Sylvia  :'( :hug:

Not much anyone can say to comfort you, except I'm sure it was quick and he didn't know anything - still doesn't make it easy though. All I can say is at least he was at home and there are far worse ways to go - still...  :(
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2010, 21:44:46 PM »
Aw, you poor thing, what a terrible shock it must have been.

I've heard of this happening to young cats and there's really nothing you could have done. Sometimes life sucks, it really does.

RIP Jericho.
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Re: Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2010, 21:44:05 PM »
What an awful shock  :(  :hug:

I know it's impossible to take comfort from this right now but he finally found his forever home and would have been happy and known he was loved to bits for those 5 precious weeks  :hug:

RIP little Jerry, safe and sound at the Bridge by now, waiting until your Mum and Dad are ready to collect you xx
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Heartbroken - Jericho My Baby Is Gone
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2010, 21:39:40 PM »
Jericho died yesterday morning  :'(

When we got up in the morning Jim went downstairs before me, and found him lying in the kitchen doorway.  At first he thought he was asleep, but then he realised that he wasn't breathing and that was when he called me.

I couldn't believe what he was telling me, and I ran downstairs.  I was kneeling by Jericho and stroking him and talking to him, but I could tell that he was gone.

He was our youngest, only 3 years old, and so full of life.  He had only been with us 5 weeks and had just settled into the family.  Everything was going so well.

We rang our vet, and he told us to bring Jerry in later in the morning.  He said that Jerry had had a heart attack.  He said that occasionally cats of Jericho's age can die from an undetected heart problem, and that there was nothing we could have done about it.

We didn't see anything wrong -  no symptoms to indicate that anything was wrong at all.

We were so happy.  Jerry had given us that again.  I don't understand anything any more.  Why?  Why our Jerrykins?  He was only 3?

I'm so so sorry

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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