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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 3 hrs ago #1
So sorry. I know the heartache. Hope your next companion comes soon Walleye 3 hrs ago #2
I'm so sorry for your loss. Know that she passed in peace. sinkingfeeling 2 hrs ago #3
I am so so sorry irisblue 2 hrs 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 1 hr ago #11
I'm so sorry. nt Phoenix61 1 hr ago #12
🫂 mwmisses4289 1 hr ago #13
Deepest sympathy orangecrush 55 min ago #14
I'm so sorry QED 54 min ago #15
My deepest condolences 💔 ejbr 51 min ago #16
I'm sorry, ramparts. democrank 47 min ago #17
I am so, so sorry EuterpeThelo 43 min ago #18
My deepest condolences. HeartsCanHope 36 min ago #19
aww, I'm so sorry. barbtries 35 min ago #20
if there is another side i will not be short of felines. thanks. rampartd 26 min ago #22
So sorry, rampartd 70sEraVet 30 min ago #21
I'm so sorry for your loss KS Toronado 20 min ago #23
Cats and dogs... GiqueCee 14 min ago #24

SheltieLover

(76,129 posts)
1. Deepest condolences
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:00 AM
3 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
3 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
43 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
35 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
30 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.

GiqueCee

(3,307 posts)
24. Cats and dogs...
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:55 AM
14 min ago

... have been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember. But they always leave us much too soon, and the pain of their loss never wanes. My sincerest condolences to you and your wife. As long as you remember her, Snowball will live on in your hearts.

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