Comments on: RIP Smokey

By: Kidlit · Happy Holidays!

Kidlit · Happy Holidays! — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:00:50 +0000

[...] pug puppy. Loyal blog readers know of my love for animals, and probably remember my two furry loves Smokey and Sushi, who passed in 2009 and 2011. It is so wonderful to have a pet again. I’ve never [...]

By: Kidlit.com · Lullaby

Kidlit.com · Lullaby — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:40:07 +0000

[...] five years, I’ve been so incredibly lucky to share my life with two amazing cats. I lost Smokey to old age in July 2009, and it tore me apart to see Sushi fade from the same so soon after. A [...]

By: Kidlit.com · Think of Me, Think of Me, Sushi

Kidlit.com · Think of Me, Think of Me, Sushi — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:15:29 +0000

[...] Bizarre post title, right? I don’t often get personal on the blog (there are many more exciting, writing-related things to talk about!) but I could really use some cheering up this morning. Almost exactly a week ago, my cat Sushi (whose name I love to insert into popular lyrics, as you can see, above) got sick with an infection and stopped eating. She’s an older kitty — maybe 14, though I don’t know for sure because I adopted her — and some health problems are par for the course, but she got sick so suddenly that I’m really having a hard time coming to grips with it. I’m just not ready to lose her, less than a year after I lost my other kitty, Smokey. [...]

By: Cynthia Willis

Cynthia Willis — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:26:15 +0000

Oh Mary, I’m so sorry that you’ve had to let go of your beautiful Smokey. I’m sure the sting is horrid. Sending sympathy and hugs. Our kitties have a way of wrapping themselves around our hearts, don’t they?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:18:11 +0000

Rest in Peace, little Smokey. We’ll see you again on the other side, dear one.

By: Shaun Hutchinson

Shaun Hutchinson — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:58:17 +0000

I’m so sorry about Smokey

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:38:38 +0000

Thank you so much Diane, Whitney and Martha. Your kind words mean the world to me right now.

By: Martha Flynn

Martha Flynn — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:45:02 +0000

She was an absolute beauty.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:35:29 +0000

So sorry, Mary. Smoky looks like a good kitty…happy in the sun from here on out. ~ W

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:33:09 +0000

I am so sorry for your loss.

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together….

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