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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 11:54:46 AM

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Someone sent me this last week. I thought it appropriate to pass on to you...

This is one of the kindest things I've ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it, but there is a kind soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service. Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could so she dictated these words:

Dear God,

Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick. I hope you will play with her. She likes to play with balls and to swim. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her you will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.

Love, Meredith.

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.

Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, 'To Meredith' in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies.' Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:

Dear Meredith,

Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away. Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your hear t. Abbey loved being your dog. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by. Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you. I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much. By the way, I am wherever there is love.

Love, God

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 12:30:11 PM

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Domah,
cry as much as you need to......when I lost one of my furbabies to feline leukemia, i curled up in a ball and cried for hours......you have lost a beloved member of your family.

Mercnbeth, that was lovely......now I'm all teary-eyed....

{{{{{{HUGS}}}}} to you and your family, Domah......you'll never be able to replace Peacepipe, but there is someone special out there waiting to fill the hole left behind.....when the time is right, they will appear.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 12:41:29 PM

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aww, thnx PTH...

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 1:25:52 PM

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That is really rough, domahpet. Sending you prayers and empathy.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 1:35:39 PM

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ORIGINAL: parttimehotty

Now GT's Baby has a friend and they'll look out for each other. Baby & Peacepipe, a duo to be reconned (sp) with!

if it's ok i would like to add Pete to the group. He was a stray that showed up one day and decided to adopt us...he was here for ten years.
Rest in peace, my friend. I'll see you at the Rainbow Bridge.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 3:22:31 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: domahpet

when he comes maybe ya'll will help me pick a name for him. hes going to be cut asap and live indoors forever!

We'd be happy too. If you want me to do a poll when the time comes, let me know.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 4:07:49 PM

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domah,
Sending you and the family hugs....What a special name, it says alot about you. Cherish you memories. May the next furbaby bring you joy and comfort...

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 4:07:52 PM

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When I divorced My kids dad, My mom and step dad had a small, ragged looking stray living in their hedge. My step dad was threatening to kill it, as I was moving into My own place, and readjusting. He wouldnt have anything to do with mom and dad, but he adored Me and My kids, so we took him home.

When I got him, I named him Easter. Just because of the line in a Tori Amos song. But he would act strange. My b/f at the time said that he would do the things he was doing, because it was a male cate, and Easter was a pansy name. The strange behavior would be....Me sitting there petting said cat, said cat makin lovey kittie face at Me and purrin and what have you, then he would go into Demon Kittie and claw his way up My arm and down the back of the couch to go tearing thru the house. We changed his name to Schizo. It seemed to suit him, and the insanity slowed a bit with the name change.

One day we came in, Schizo had been getting out of the house via a hole in the floor near the water heater that I had been trying to fix, and the old lady next door asked Me if I had a white cat with a grey tail. She told Me, with both kids standing there gaping, that the poor lil guy had been hit, and was laying in the road directly behind My house.

The Kids and I buried him across the street in a wooded area, and made sure that he would be covered with rocks so nothing could dig him up. Losing a cat...and mind you I am NOT a cat person....but losing that cat, changed Me and the kids for a long time. To this day every time we drive past the old place and where Schizo is buried, the kids say something and wave to him.

I still get teary when I see his spot...Ill never have another cat like him, and I dont even want to try. But his is missed, as I know yours will be...so go on and cry..its been 4 years and I still cry when I miss him the most.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 4:23:24 PM

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OK everyone. Group hug with Domah in the middle.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 4:40:30 PM

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Sorry about your loss. Gives domah a big hug....This might not be the appropriate time to mention it....But I think "it" moved.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 5:37:27 PM

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domi youre so nasty sheesh!
thanks so very much everyone,
i love all the stories-
this may be the best funreral ever.
your words all mean alot to me.

i used to have a psycho cat too, his name
was Slash, cuz when i picked him up out of the box he did the
clawing thing up my arm too! and he loved playing football,
with himself as the ball!

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 7:14:36 PM

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Domah,
*hugs* i am sooo sorry for Your loss...... As i look at Rickey here laying next to me {still trying to steal my soul mind You} i feel very very grateful to him for being here with me. And to You for sharing such a big piece of Your heart with us...

Please let me know if i can do anything at all,
Kali

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/15/2008 7:29:44 PM

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Me too- sending good vibes. I had my last kitty creamated and ashes are in gargoyle urn. Couldn't handle idea of leaving her... And as it turns out we will be moving on soonish- only thing keeping me sane is knowing I have my 2 girls w/ me (they are dogs btw)...

We go and we go together!
lol Ok, now you all know I'm way weird, lol

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/16/2008 12:56:39 AM

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so sorry for your loss of Peacepipe. we're still sore over the loss of our "meow", she disappeared two months ago. the hole their loss leaves will heal in time, but it will always be a tender spot in your heart. maybe the new kitten could be called "lil p-p", fitting.....being daddy's jr and a fixed kitty.
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RE: Peacepipe - 4/16/2008 3:29:48 AM

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Vampz,

If taking your kids with you when you move around makes you wierd, then you should know you're in great company....I drove 3 days from NY to AZ with my 3 cats.....and when I look for a place to live, the most important thing is if they allow pets....I could care less about the rest of the stuff!

They go where I go...period!

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/16/2008 3:45:32 AM

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I had a cat that I found dead in the alley. That was really difficult. Then another one disappeared because of a scuffle outside. hugs to you. this is the hardest way to have them die. All these stories of the letter to God and rainbow bridge, well I am balling like baby.

All these stories of deceased pets. I had 2 dogs that had to be put down within close succession to one another. They were father and son. 15 and 11. I never mourned them properly because of a detachment, because of issues happening at the time. Thees threads are very cathartic as I am able to finally mourn them and miss them. I cried about them for the first time when one thread similar to this was posted.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/16/2008 4:03:26 AM

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*hugs to all*

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/16/2008 6:35:42 AM

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Yes, the stories folks here have shared have touched me as well, re-opened some painful memories and allowed me to mourn my own losses again. I agree that is cathartic.I'd like to share a story of my own with y'all.

Years ago, I was away from my home for a few years and felt impotent to do anything about what happened ( specifically to comfort my wife at the time ). We lived in an isolated house , surrounded by wildlife refuge in the Fl Keys. The house was on an acre of land fenced in by 6' chainlink. We had two dogs, Stormy, a female Rottwieler (dumb as a rock) and Max, a mutt, half Dobe and half Airdale ( think Disney "Tramp"). Max was the best, smartest dog I've ever known, funny and courageous. We did have one neighbor whose acre ,on which she had a house, abutted ours kitty corner. She also owned the acre directly behind us which, thank goodness, she left in it's wild, natural state. She only used the acre behind us to let her two male Akitas run free in it. One day, while my now ex-wife was away from home. The Akitas climbed the fence ( yes they can ) and, apparently ,attacked Max. When My ex got home, she found the Akitas on our front deck with Stormy. In the back of the property she found Max's torn body. You can imagine her devestation.

Not being able to respond myself, my brother-in-law offered to shoot the Akitas. I thought about it and realized that no one was at fault. The fence was a good one. Both the neighbor and I had taken steps to insure that the dogs could not dig under the fence. Akitas are naturally agressive, especially when there are more than one involved, and it was 3 male dogs involved in some kind of terittorial canine dispute. The dogs were only doing what was natural to them, all of them, including Max.

That of course, didn't ease our loss. But, there was no point in seeking retribution.
There is a lot of pain in life, as well as joy. The best we can do is to comfort the grieving and try to not add to the world's pain.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/16/2008 6:42:11 AM

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ohhh (((((Lushy)))))

Vampz i dont think youre weird at all. i have a pair of stuffed monkeys
i inherited when i was 15, still draggin them around too

see, ive only had 2 pets that i was really really soul bonded with
my cat Jezabell and my dog Damien. theyve both been gone for 20some years
now. it was taking a while, but Peacepipe was the one, finally. (with bonus points
for looking like Jez)
theres a fire truck in the hall that i keep thinkin is him, and im still hearing him scrath at the back door

i had to make my son empty out his bowls, i just couldnt do it.

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RE: Peacepipe - 4/16/2008 7:15:08 AM

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aww, Domah *hugs* I feel your pain, honey.. wish I could be there to give you a RT hug.... (of course, we;d have to do it naked cause otherwise our clothes would be soaked from the shared tears *smooch*

)

cjan.. that's rough.. my first ever cat, Arrow, got rat-packed by neighborhood dogs... same thing.. I was DEVASTATED. One of the reasons that my subsequent felinefurbabies have all been indoor babies. I could not go through that again.

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