Boots, da Beloved Ranch Kat, helped to The Rainbow Bridge today, Friday, June 29, '07

[lizbud]

LES here I am so sorry Phred. Rest In Peace Boots.

[kb2yjx]

Sleep softly, dear Boots...

[cloverfdx]

Phred i am so very sorry. RIP Boots.

[Taz_Zoee]

I saw the title to this thread and could not, did not want to believe it was true. Along with everyone else I am crying for your loss. My heart goes out to you and Cinder and Smoke.
RIP Boots Da Kat. You and Bowser watch over your daddy and the two mutts as well.

[Pawla]

I'm so sorry Phred. God is not punishing you. Everything happens for a reason. We may never fully understand the reason, but God does. I'm so very sorry that you've had to endure this twice in such a short time. Maybe Bowser needed "Boots Da Cat" at the bridge, or maybe Boots needed Bowser. {{{HUGS}}}

[ChrisH]

Oh, Phred, I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you. {{hugs}}

Rest in Peace Boots, you were so loved and will be sorely missed.

[emily_the_spoiled]

Oh Phred, I am so sorry. I am writing this through my tears. Boots da Kat was loved greatly by everyone here and especially you. You did nothing wrong and you couldn't have been a better dad to him.

He is now healthy and watching over you, Cinder, and Smoke.

Until you meet him again {{{hugs}}}

[auggie]

Phred, I'm so very sorry for your loss.
{{{hugs}}}
Please don’t ever blame yourself.
Cats are notorious for hiding illness and pain.
You’ve always been a great dad to your furkids.
Rest in peace sweet Boots.

[Barbara]

Phred I am so sorry. Boots' story has helped me both with Filou and with Tigris- so I feel very close to you and your experience.
I can understand very well that Hiob's doubts are in you right now- for me it is easier not to find any sense in what happens to our beloved. It simply happens. Nature is that way. And a God who would think of punishing you among all people would not make much sense for me either. So it must be another reason why Boots had to leave the bestest dad he ever knew

[cyber-sibes]

Sleep peacefully, dear Boots
((((hugs)))) LES big time...(((more hugs)))
oh Phred, Im so sorry, you are having a rough summer!
Maybe Bowz whispered down to Boots that he was pain-free and happy in the place beyond the Rainbow Bridge.....and Boots was just tired of hurting. Being the good kat he was, figured he'd just slip away if he could so as not to bother you. Don't be so hard on yourself, you gave Boots a great life.

((((hugs again))))
wooos from Star, Sherman, Pat & JoJoe

[lizbud]

Phred, I found this old poem that I once posted for my white kitty Sugar's
passing. I wanted to post it for your boy Boots also.


Poem For Cats

And God asked the feline spirit
Are you ready to come home?
Oh, yes, quite so, replied the precious soul
And, as a cat, you know I am most able
To decide anything for myself.

Are you coming then? asked God.
Soon, replied the whiskered angel
But I must come slowly
For my human friends are troubled
For you see, they need me, quite certainly.

But don't they understand? asked God
That you'll never leave them?
That your souls are intertwined. For all eternity?
That nothing is created or destroyed?
It just is....forever and ever and ever.

Eventually they will understand,
Replied the glorious cat
For I will whisper into their hearts
That I am always with them
I just am....forever and ever and ever.

Author Unknown

[Sudilar]

I can see the reunion now at RB. Bowz greeting Boots!!
I am so very sorry, Phred for your great losses. I know how hard it is to loose two so closely together, one older and one too young to die with no warning. Life is so unfair.
My heart goes out to you and Cinder and Smokey. Hugs.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Phred, I'm in shock and I'm so very sorry to hear this. Cats are very good at hiding their illnesses and sometimes it's just too late by the time we discover them. Boots knew that you loved him and that you would do anything possible for him. You'll meet again some day. RIP sweet Boots.

[Logan]

Boots? Did you find Mimi and Shrimp Boat and Mr. B?? I know there are other kitties waiting to meet you, too. Please send a sign to your dad that you are ok, Boots. Please?

[ramanth]

Oh Phred, I am sooo sorry. RIP dear Boots. I hope Bowser showed you where all the best Clam Juice is kept up there at the RB. *HUGS*