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rampartd

(3,577 posts)
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:50 AM 3 hrs ago

my beautiful gentle snowball has passed

found her cold on the kitchen floor. no sign of trauma.

she was warm and comfortable in my arms only hours ago. now only tears and how can i tell my wife when she wakes?

on edit female feline. white. been with me for at least 1o tears.

i am just happy to have known her at all,

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my beautiful gentle snowball has passed (Original Post) rampartd 3 hrs ago OP
Deepest condolences SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #1
So sorry. I know the heartache. Hope your next companion comes soon Walleye 2 hrs ago #2
I'm so sorry for your loss. Know that she passed in peace. sinkingfeeling 1 hr ago #3
I am so so sorry irisblue 1 hr ago #4
Oh that's sad, I'm so sorry for your loss wendyb-NC 1 hr ago #5
My heart goes out to you Klondike Kat 1 hr ago #6
Hugs hugs hugs Chicagogrl1 1 hr ago #7
I'm deeply sorry for your loss' AltairIV 1 hr ago #8
💧❤️ littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #9
I know they are pets; tavernier 1 hr ago #10
So sorry. I know how you feel. Monsieur_Grumpe 55 min ago #11
I'm so sorry. nt Phoenix61 44 min ago #12
🫂 mwmisses4289 44 min ago #13
Deepest sympathy orangecrush 37 min ago #14
I'm so sorry QED 37 min ago #15
My deepest condolences 💔 ejbr 34 min ago #16
I'm sorry, ramparts. democrank 29 min ago #17
I am so, so sorry EuterpeThelo 25 min ago #18
My deepest condolences. HeartsCanHope 19 min ago #19
aww, I'm so sorry. barbtries 18 min ago #20
if there is another side i will not be short of felines. thanks. rampartd 9 min ago #22
So sorry, rampartd 70sEraVet 13 min ago #21
I'm so sorry for your loss KS Toronado 2 min ago #23

SheltieLover

(76,129 posts)
1. Deepest condolences
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:00 AM
2 hrs ago

I'm so so sorry for your loss, rampartd.

Healing vibes on the way to you & your wife.

Walleye

(43,698 posts)
2. So sorry. I know the heartache. Hope your next companion comes soon
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:01 AM
2 hrs ago

We will all grieve with you

wendyb-NC

(4,588 posts)
5. Oh that's sad, I'm so sorry for your loss
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:18 AM
1 hr ago

R.I.P., snowball. Healing to your grateful heart, rampartd.

EuterpeThelo

(161 posts)
18. I am so, so sorry
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:27 AM
25 min ago

There are no words to make this better. We've been rescuing cats for 31 years and it never gets any easier.

Love and light to you today, rampartd. May her memory become a treasure once the pain is less sharp (I won't say goes away, because it never does). Be gentle with yourself.

barbtries

(31,096 posts)
20. aww, I'm so sorry.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:34 AM
18 min ago

I'm glad she didn't suffer. She'll be there when you get to the other side. anyway that's a belief i nurture.

70sEraVet

(5,204 posts)
21. So sorry, rampartd
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:39 AM
13 min ago

The joy that they give is in direct relation to the pain we feel when they are gone. And its ALWAYS worth it!
All you can do is focus on the memories of that joy.

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