Jean, your sweet Salem gave you such a blessing in leaving on his own terms in his own time. RIP, handsome putty tat, hoping you had a joyous reunion with all of your furry siblings. Jean, I'm wishing you a peaceful heart, knowing you made sure Salem felt love and warmth for the past 11 years.

Jean,

Sending you deep condolences in the loss of Salem. He was such a beauty! You gave him 11 years of love and he was lucky to have found you.

Not to talk about myself, but I lost my dear cat Barry (named that because I found him in a city named Barrie when he was approximately six to seven weeks old) three weeks ago today. He would have been 15 years old in May, so I totally understand your loss.

Godspeed sweet Salem and wishing you peace in your heart, Jean.

Sandra, Faith & Gemma (and my two other kitties, Audrey and Emma)

I'm so sorry, Jean. Had he been sick or was this a terrible surprise?

Sending you lots of love - gosh, it's painful to lose our beloved animals.

Marianne
((hugs))

Marianne, his sudden death came as a surprise. He seemed ok on Sunday morning. After I finished breakfast on Sunday, I went into the living room to make sure that the night light we kept on had been turned off. Salem was on the love seat making strange noises. When I checked him, I knew something was wrong. Salem did have an infection in his kidneys and pancreas. The vet gave him a very strong antibiotic shot a couple of weeks ago and he was also getting oral antibiotics. He carried the feline aids virus. I have a feeling it became active and thus he could not fight the infections like a normal kitty would.

We do miss him. I get his ashes back next week.

Jean

That's just so hard - even worse when you're not expecting it.

((hugs))

Marianne

Now that I have read the rest of the story, I feel that Salem really was lucky to be with you.

We had a kitty with FIV (from being an outside cat and a stray before my daughter started feeding him). He lived many years with good vet care, and also died at home.

RIP Salem

Sincerely, PJ

Sending sympathy to you Jean and your family.

Salem was lucky to have a good home with you for so many years.

Sincerely,

PJ Tonkin