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opie011
10-12-2011, 16:09
Well it started about 4 years ago when I bought my house and everything was happy go lucky. One day I found Sampson, my cat, very I'll and tried to wait it out. After a few days of him not eating and withering away I took him to the pet hospital. There he spent a week undergoing tests. He was diagnosed with feline leukemia. He had to be shaved and a tube stuck in his neck for feeding purposes. After about month he seemed to be doing well and got the tube out. He lived the next several years as if nothing ever happened. Fast forward to yesterday where I found him in my closet and not looking right. After staying up all night last night trying to feed and water him, nothing seemed to be working. My wife took him to the vet this morning and they put him in ICU. They tried everything from emergency drugs to the oxygen helmet. His heart stopped once but they brought him back. I called for an update and they said he was doing better but not well. Fast forward to 15 minutes ago. The vet called me and said he stopped breathing around 2pm but they got him going again but just stopped again and it was clear, my buddy wasnt going to make it. He died from liver failure. :( I'm going to go get him and give him a proper burial.

R.I.P. Sampson 8/26/04-10/12/11
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq75/opie011/d100e6df.jpg
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Lex_Luthor
10-12-2011, 16:13
AH man, sorry to hear that. I can't imagine what I'm going to do when my dog passes. Thankfully he's only 3, but it'll be a sad day, that's for sure. I feel for you.
Bailey Guns
10-12-2011, 16:14
Sorry for the loss of your friend. I know how heartbreaking it can be.
sneakerd
10-12-2011, 16:14
I'm a cat guy myself, I have 2. I empathize. Sometimes it is best for the animal to just let it go peacefully. This just leaves room, in time, for you to adopt another and give it a great life, and on, and on.
Cman
10-12-2011, 16:55
Sorry to hear about your loss! I lost my cat of 17 years awhile back it is hard to loose a close friend!
sniper7
10-12-2011, 17:00
sorry for your loss
Mtn.man
10-12-2011, 17:10
They leave us way to soon. RIP Sampson
cfortune
10-12-2011, 17:12
:( :( :( :(
spleify
10-12-2011, 17:14
Sorry pal!!
funkfool
10-12-2011, 17:17
RIP - sorry for your loss...
They ask so little.
chshrct
10-12-2011, 17:24
I'm really sorry for your loss. RIP Sampson.
Holger Danske
10-12-2011, 17:31
Sorry for your loss. Lost our long time cat about 3 yrs ago.
opie011
10-12-2011, 17:39
Well I'm having them do a private cremation so he can stay warm this winter.
glock21
10-12-2011, 17:48
Sorry about your loss, R.I.P. Sampson.
gnihcraes
10-12-2011, 17:52
RIP. We recently lost Stella, our black cat of only 3 years. Broke our hearts. I feel for you, sorry for the loss.
Monky
10-12-2011, 18:15
Stupid allergies..

Sorry for you loss. It sucks.. He looks exactly like my old cat..
jplove71
10-12-2011, 18:16
Have fun in the giant kitty litter box in the sky, Sampson!
DSB OUTDOORS
10-12-2011, 18:25
I'm sorry for your loss Eric and Jayma!! May Sampson R.I.P. Let me know if you need anything.
jerrymrc
10-12-2011, 18:46
I feel for ya.My grey tabby like yours made 17 years with me. Give it some time and get another one.

Old style seal point Balinese are my down fall. Have one now (#4 in my life). I love my dogs but I also love my cats. :)
Byte Stryke
10-12-2011, 18:49
My Condolences...

I know I miss Salem everyday.
opie011
10-12-2011, 18:57
I love my dogs too but cats have some of the coolest personalities. I have two dogs and two other cats...can you tell I love animals!! One of my other cats is Sampson's sister from the same liter.

I feel for ya.My grey tabby like yours made 17 years with me. Give it some time and get another one.

Old style seal point Balinese are my down fall. Have one now (#4 in my life). I love my dogs but I also love my cats. :)
02ducky
10-12-2011, 19:10
Stupid allerigies... sorry for your loss.
BPTactical
10-12-2011, 20:12
My hearts to you Eric and the Mrs.-I lost my Huey in July after 18 years. Still miss him badly.
May they rest in peace and play in Heaven[Beer]
twitchyfinger
10-12-2011, 20:38
The love we share with our pets is as close to absolute unconditional love we as humans can experience and therefore one of the most difficult losses to deal with in life. Our pets accept who we are and forgive us unconditionally. They don’t care about appearance, how much money we make or don’t make, whether we live in a big house, small house, or no house at all. They accept us without question our angry days, quite days, busy days, happy days and sad days. They are able to read and feel our emotions as well, they can tell when we’re sad and they want to snuggle. They can tell when we’re happy and want to play. They don’t judge us whether we’ve made mistakes, said something we shouldn’t have, or waste time. To them, life is in the moment and only in the moment.

R.I.P. Sampson your love lives on forever now in your forever opie011 family you will never be forgotten!
sneakerd
10-12-2011, 20:44
+100000000000000000000
Cochese
10-13-2011, 02:02
I have three of those retards. I can't imagine losing one.

I'm sorry.
Troublco
10-13-2011, 06:16
Sorry to hear about your loss. He sure looks like my old Sarge. Had him for nearly 11 years, and lost him in a similar way. Haven't had another since, may change that after I get the family moved.
funkymonkey1111
10-13-2011, 06:55
Sorry for your loss--there's a new buddy waiting at the shelter for you right now.
Graves
10-13-2011, 07:14
Im very sorry to hear of your loss Eric, but we all know fatboy's doing very good now.

Gawdam these allergies!!
Mazin
10-13-2011, 07:22
Sorry about your loss man its never easy but you can be thankfull to have such love in friendship in your life.
BigBear
10-13-2011, 07:34
Oh man, this stuff is heartbreaking... Prayers are with you man. Pets are wonderful additions to families.... it's hard to lose them.
eadgbe194
10-13-2011, 07:42
sorry for your loss.
alxone
10-13-2011, 08:40
sorry to hear about the loss of your buddy . i know im gonna be one sad man when my little dirt face passes on . i think its awesome that your gonna give him a proper grave . again sorry about your loss
Jer
10-13-2011, 11:23
So sorry for your loss. It's amazing how much pets affect us.

RIP Sampson
Fentonite
10-14-2011, 10:02
Sorry, Eric. That just sucks. I can tell by those pics, as well as how my dogs always responded to you, that Sampson was loved, and was lucky that you were his dad. Rest well, Sampson.