Tiger is free- Thank you everybody (post #28)

[Freedom]

I can barely see to type, I am so teary eyed. What a day that was on Friday, as if a Rainbow came down for Tiger to stroll up; or maybe he dashed up, like he used to do on the apple trees.

And that video is amazingly suitable for this thread.

Tiger knew love and kindness, way beyond what many cats know. And he showed compassion to others always getting along with his "subjects" in his Royal Realm. I have no doubt that he will soon have all the cats and other animals at RB under his kindly, firm paw.

I've followed along this past year, and my heart goes out to you and your family. Bless you for caring so much, and for facing the end so bravely for your King Tiger.

[Purr-tender]

I haven't cried this hard in a very long time. What a beautiful ending! Three rainbows!! Tiger was such a handsome boy. My Big Mo is so much like him. He too is a Maine Coon who most definitely rules this roost with an iron paw! I am so, so sorry for your huge loss! He was so blessed to have had such a wonderful life and loved so deeply.

Mary

[Kirsten]

What a touching tribute to your beautiful Tiger! And it's so amazing that the rainbow appeared! My heart goes out to you and everyone who loved him.
He's now playing at the Bridge, young and free.

R.I.P. Tiger

Kirsten

[Barbara]

I am crying right now. Two weeks ago I was on Quadra (and had no idea you lived there)so I know what ferry you are talking about and know how the rainbow would look.
Sending all my best wishes to you and Tiger for his big journey which he started with so much dignity.

[jazzcat]

What a beautiful tribute.

Rest in Peace sweet Tiger.

[MoonandBean]

Lara, You and Tiger have been in my thoughts and prayers. We all knew this day was coming but that doesn't make it any easier. I am soooo happy that you found some peace and the Rainbow story is, of course, amazing! Tiger was blessed to have the family he did and we all know he knew it I hope he finds my Rocky up at RB...they will be good pals. 2 kings

[Randi]

I'm so sorry you had to let Tiger go. He was a gorgeous boy and sounded like a very good friend to the other kitties. I hope it will be a comfort to you that he's now free of pain, and had a wonderful long life with you.

You were there for him to say goodbye and you sent him off in style. The video clip was indeed like he walked across to the RB.

Tiger, you will missed very much, but never forgotten.

Rest in Peace, dear boy!

Big (((hugs))) .... my thoughts are with you.

[Emeraldgreen]

I can barely see to type, I am so teary eyed. What a day that was on Friday, as if a Rainbow came down for Tiger to stroll up; or maybe he dashed up, like he used to do on the apple trees.
And that video is amazingly suitable for this thread.

Tiger knew love and kindness, way beyond what many cats know. And he showed compassion to others always getting along with his "subjects" in his Royal Realm. I have no doubt that he will soon have all the cats and other animals at RB under his kindly, firm paw.

I love the thought of him 'dashing up the rainbow'! Thank you.

And thank you to everyone who posted such beautiful and caring messages about Tiger as well as prayers for us. They have helped me so much in this time of sadness and now healing. They have also helped my husband too. I read him every single post and when I turned around to see if he was paying attention, I saw that he was crying. He's a tough guy so this was very touching and I know that this difficult time we are going through has been made alot easier for both of us because of all of you. And because we are able to better cope with this situation with the Pet Talk support, our remaining pets will benefit and it is a wonderful 'ripple' effect that reaches far and wide.
In fact this whole past year has been filled with hope and new energy because of the suggestions and support we both received here. I've never participated in a forum like this before and I'm so grateful that I found Pet Talk and all of the caring people who contribute here from all over the world.

It's hard to believe that Tiger has already been gone for almost 6 days. I have noticed that our other cats have been looking 'up' alot. I don't see anything that they could be focusing on so I've decided that it is Tiger and he has been visiting us.

I requested that Tiger be cremated and I expect to have his ashes back in a few weeks. I will sprinkle his ashes along with Charlie's around our Chestnut tree once I know for sure that we are not moving. Our listing expired yesterday with our realtor and the offer we had fell through. We had one last realtor come through here about an hour ago with a family and that is it. Providing they don't put an offer in, we are staying and I couldn't be happier. Our animals love it here and it is very well set up for them with all of their outdoor enclosures and many windows to enjoy views of the pond and listen to the owls and frogs and watch the passing deer. We are going to get one big mortgage to pay off our current 1st and 2nd and do our best to hang in there for as long as we can.

Though it isn't time right now, my husband has agreed to adopt another cat into our family. He said to me the other day "We are a 9 cat family! It feels strange with only 8!!" We both started laughing because we know how crazy that sounds. lol
He still misses Charlie so much as they were very close, so he is hoping that I will find a short haired orange and white fellow that needs rescuing. I'm going to start looking in a month or two at the shelters within a few hour range and hope to find our newest family member. The only kitten we've ever adopted was Stinky and that was over 7 years ago. I prefer to adopt adult cats that tend to get overlooked but part of me is wondering if a kitten is just what this family needs. I'm pretty sure that all of our cats will 'accept' a kitten and I could rotate him among the two groups and Sneakers and everyone could have someone new to love. My main concern is filling the hole in Jimmy's heart because he has suffered the most after losing his best friend in the world, Charlie and then his second best friend, Tiger. Paddy is definitely Jimmy's new wing man and they are fond of each other and sometimes groom each other but Paddy is sometimes independent and can spend hours alone on the deck and seems quite happy doing this. Jimmy wanders around crying because he is feeling lonely. He has also been waking us up at night with his crying because I'm guessing he is feeling sad and lonely. I get up and give him reassuring hugs which allows him to fall back asleep but I think having another four footed friend would really help him along. What Jimmy needs is a cat that is very snuggly and playful.
I pray that both Charlie and Tiger will help me in this search to find a cat that will bring healing to us all.
Thank you again everyone for taking the time to think about Tiger and our family. I cried so many tears when I read your posts and it made me feel very blessed.

[MoonandBean]

Thank you again everyone for taking the time to think about Tiger and our family. I cried so many tears when I read your posts and it made me feel very blessed.

You are such an amazing person. I, personally, feel very blessed to have you in my life...even if it's online

[Emeraldgreen]

You are such an amazing person. I, personally, feel very blessed to have you in my life...even if it's online

Thank you so much Deb!! Ditto!