I didn't want to prematurely post this, but since it has been four days since we have seen her, I think it is time to admit that our Rosie is gone.
As you can probably already guess, Sveta has taken it the hardest. I can remember the day that the girls brought Rosie home, like it was yesterday. Dolly, our dog became like Rosie's mama, and their cat-dog relationship turned out to be a wonderful thing that my kids got to witness. Dolly, in a way, has lost the kitty that she took upon herself to take care of, and this makes Sveta very sad.
Rosie and Dolly have been a special part of Sveta's life. She spent time with them everyday when some of my other kids barely gave any notice to them. They were like Sveta's best friends as you can see here.
In fact, Sveta was the one who noticed that Rosie was gone. I didn't know until the second day, that Sveta thought that Rosie ran away because she didn't feed her enough. "Oh no Sveta, you didn't do anything wrong. Of course you fed Rosie enough, just look how fat her tummy was."
After going door to door and driving around, I have come to the conclusion that Rosie is gone. Sveta asked that we pray for Rosie, which we did, but she still mentions her everday. When I was looking for the video of her with Dolly and Rosie, and played it, Sveta wanted to watch too. Her emotions were both happy and incredibly sad. As you can see, the video is adorable and shows just how much Sveta loved Rosie, but at the same time, it is sad to watch because you know that is all you have left of the kitty you though of as a best friend.
I really do not know what to do except just be there for her and acknowledge her loss.
9 inspiring thoughts:
Have you tried calling up the local pound or the ASPCA? I know that whenever my cats went missing, my mother would call around to those places to see if any cats of that description had been found (alive or not). Also, you could help Sveta design missing cat posters and take them around your neighborhood. Such posters have helped me find my cats a couple of times. Finally, sometimes miracles occur. My cat went missing on my 9th birthday and we lost all hope of ever finding her (especially since she was an indoor cat). However, 6 months later I randomly happened upon a sign for a found cat that matched my cat's description. She'd been living in another house only a mile away!
I'll keep my fingers crossed that your "family" member comes home. We have never lost a pet like that but we did recently have to put Nomar, our beloved dachshund (only 2 years) to sleep - he had sever advanced kidney failure - totally unexpected and tragic.
I suspect no matter how a pet is "lost" the grieving is still the same.
Just a suggestion... our youngest son Connor was really tonr up when Nomar died - we picked a great photo of the 2 of them together, blew it up to an 8x10, framed it and then hung it in a place of honor in his room. It seemed to really make him feel better to have Nomar with him..
Just a thought.
Hallie
I was thinking a small stuffed gift of some sort that she could cry her tears for her missing pet into.
awwww, bless her little heart! I will pray she comes back!
Sorry-losing a pet sucks, no matter how the loss happens. Maybe you could include some hopeful notes about where pets go in the end. We tell our kids about how all our little pets will be in heaven and read the verse about the littlest sparrow falling not being missed by God.
Oh how sad! I am so sorry. We had a little kitten that we found that we were nursing back to health, and somehow she got out of the garage and into the backyard and our dogs got ahold of it.
I had to tell the kids that she was sick and went to kitty heaven. I am just glad I was the one that found her, and not one of the kids.
It's hard loosing a pet, espically one that is one of the family.
I also posted about what Rhett is having done in two weeks.....
We will pray that your little family member finds it's way back home!
Thanks for all of your comments. I really appreciate all of the suggestions as they show that you guys care.
Sveta is not as sad as she was a couple of days ago, and I imagine that over time, she will feel even better. I like the idea of giving her a picture of the two of them. I think Sveta would like that.
Poor thing. I remember when my first pet died. I know it isn't quite the same, but it was so hard.
Give her loads of hugs.
Oh, I'm sorry for Sveta's loss! I have prayed for her and for Rosie. I remember when our 10-year-old cat Smokey didn't show up on Christmas Day. That was really hard. I like the idea of a picture of Sveta and Rosie. Pictures always helped me remember the good times with loved ones and pets.
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