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Bentley looked like a gorgeous kitty. Sorry to hear about his passing.


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Sorry for your loss.




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So sorry to hear about Bentley’s passing. I don’t know what I’d do without my furry friends. Tabitha is asleep by my feet and Scout is snoring away a few feet from the bed as I type this. They truly do take a piece of you when they go.
 
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I’m really sorry that you lost your friend.



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So sorry for your loss. You gave Bentley a good home and a better life than most animals will ever have. When the time comes you will find another animal to spoil.




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I have been there and I wish you the best.


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From the bottom of my heart: Thanks so much, everybody, for your expressions of sympathy. It helps. It really does.

Y'all are the best ever



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You have my condolences Ensigmatic. I am very sorry for your loss.


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Very sorry for your loss Ensigmatic.

It's nice the community here is so understanding.

All I have left of my father is his dog. He means quite a bit to me so I have a lot of empathy for you.
 
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Sincere condolences, Ensigmatic.




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RIP, Bentley. Frown

Condolences on the loss of your buddy.
 
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Sorry for your loss. A fine looking feline. May he Rest In Peace.
 
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So very sorry to read about Bentley!! Condolences on your loss! I know about the pain from such a loss. Been down that road a couple times.


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Bentley was a seriously handsome boy. I'm so sorry for your loss, and hope that his memory brings you solace.


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Wow. To hear that he coded while being processed must have been tough. Sorry for your loss.



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So sorry for your loss. Bentley was a handsome fella and lucky to be a part of your family.
 
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So sorry for your loss, brother.
 
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Condolences, what a beauty of a kitty.

You are so very right though, it truly never does get easier - and we have lost many over the years. Embrace those memories and moments!
 
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Wow. To hear that he coded while being processed must have been tough. Sorry for your loss.
Yeah, that's been one of the worst parts--thinking of how that must've been for him. It's heartbreaking Frown

I don't dwell on it, because then I start feeling guilty for doing that to him. I have to remind myself "What else could we have done?", but it doesn't help much.

*sigh*... Earlier this morning I got up out of my chair in the computer room and, as I turned, thought I caught his tail out of the corner of my eye. Without thinking I turned to look and...

I've heard of this kind of thing happening with others who'd lost loved ones. Never happened to me before.



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Wow. To hear that he coded while being processed must have been tough. Sorry for your loss.
Yeah, that's been one of the worst parts--thinking of how that must've been for him. It's heartbreaking Frown

I don't dwell on it, because then I start feeling guilty for doing that to him. I have to remind myself "What else could we have done?", but it doesn't help much.



No, don't feel guilty about trying to help your pet; it's not like you were ignorant or should have known better. It was his time to go; I would prefer that for my pets rather than prolong their lives beyond a reasonable quality of life just for my need of their companionship.

I'm probably in the minority and maybe I'm morbid but from time to time, I think about the time when my pets and I have to part. They're sisters and I saw how I reacted to their mother dying because we were staying at the house where their mother and dad were at the time. They were whining a little but I saw one of them bobbing her head up and down uncontrollably like she was sobbing but no tears were coming out.

In the days following, when we let them out in the yard, they would make a special line to where their mother was buried and lingered there for a bit.

Your pet is grateful you let him go his way; he gave you a lifetime of companionship that you two shared.



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