I been outside burying my little girl. She showed up

[Emile]

here a little over 18 years ago. Beautiful grey and and white kitten around year old. The neighbor down the road had her for their three year old daughter. Then shortly after drove to Chicago and rescued a blood hound dog and that cat said I'm out of here and she found me and has been daddy's little girl ever since.

About two weeks ago my little girl started losing weight and stopped eating. My vet said he could euthanize her, but if she is not in pain to let her live out her life. I found her laying out in the back yard this morning. I just finished burying her and I'm so sad.

My neighbor's three year old daughter graduated with her bachelor's degree in college this year and now going to the university to be a forensic scientist. Never had a pet live this long.

Here is her picture of Gracie when she was around four or five years old.

[Deuxcents]

1. ((😿))

[The Blue Flower]

2. So sorry

Sounds like she went peacefully, anyway. Something to be grateful for.

[TommieMommy]

3. Oh no so sorry for your loss. She was beautiful ❤️

[Whyisthisstillclose]

4. So sorry for your loss.

These little animals are family, and they are gifts to us. I'm glad you had so long with her. She knew you loved her.

[AltairIV]

5. So very sorry.

So very sorry for your loss. She was an absolute beauty.

[alittlelark]

6. I'm soo sorry...

I can feel your pain from here You were very lucky to have been chosen by her, and she was smart to find you

[rockbluff botanist]

7. My heartfelt sympathy Emile

Gracie lived her very best life. She will be with you always.

My back garden is dotted with the many many resting places of my babies. I know that every night their little spirits play in my garden. I wish I could see them. I sit on my garden bench and I can feel their presence.

[brer cat]

8. I'm so sorry. She was a beauty!

[blm]

9. 🕯️💫

[livetohike]

10. I'm so sorry for your loss of Gracie. What happy

memories you must have of your sweet girl from 18 years. May they comfort you today and every day .

[LoisB]

11. Lousy way to start the day. I am so, so sorry. Gracie was a beauty. I am glad she was with you and you with her

for so long. Hugs to you.

[piddyprints]

12. I'm so sorry.

We’re going to lose our 17 1/2-year old ginger tabby, Simon today. Just waiting for them to get here. We got him as a very small kitten, just a few months old if that.

Gracie was beautiful. I’m glad she found you and had a long, wonderful life.

[femmedem]

17. I'm so sorry for your loss, too.

I know you are giving Simon one last kindness today--and I know how much that kindness hurts.

[piddyprints]

18. Thank you so much.

It’s the best we can do at this point.

[niyad]

66. Lady Bast, please take Your little Simon gently home in Your loving arms,

and send peace and comfort to his grieving loved ones.


I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious boy.

[piddyprints]

67. Thank you.

It was done at 2:30 and very peaceful. We're still crying... can't help it. But he is not suffering and hopefully is having a reunion with his sisters and brothers. We're so thankful that our vets will come out to the house so we didn't have to give the little guy a terrifying car ride as his last experience.

[Solly Mack]

13. I am so sorry.

[TomSlick]

14. My sympathies.

I've been there several times and it never gets easier.

[femmedem]

15. I'm so sorry for your loss.

She was lucky to have so many years with you, but I know that doesn't ease your grief.

[onecaliberal]

16. I'm so sorry... Such a pretty girl.

[Bumbles]

19. I'm so sorry. They give so much and ask so little.

She reminds me of my Pippin, a Korat who lived to be twenty-two years old. I had trained him to use the toilet, and he used the head on the boat. He was my best buddy. As he became weaker, I fixed him a cozy bed and a litter box in the bathroom. One day he struggled to get up to greet me for the third time that day. I told him was okay, it was time for him to go. He put his head down and drifted off shortly after that. I've missed him most days though he left many years ago. He's buried under my studio, and still is my muse.

Though no one could replace Gracie, I hope you'll be able to find someone who can reside in your heart next to her, as I have over the years since losing several wonderful companions.

[PortTack]

20. So sorry for your loss...she looks like such a sweet soul!

[debsy]

21. I am so sorry for your loss.

She was a beautiful companion who I am certain loved you as much as you love her! Eighteen is a long stretch for a cat and an obvious sign of the love and care she received during her time on this planet. It seems she was happy to be in her comfort zone when she passed.

[erronis]

22. All those wonderful years of love. What a blessing.

It's easy/hard to mourn but think about the good times you had together.

I've loved and lost way too many over 70+ years.

[vanlassie]

23. Pretty Gracie. 😢

A good good life.
❤️

[WestMichRad]

24. My sympathies and hugs.

Sounds like you lost a true friend.

[Clouds Passing]

25. Oh beautiful Gracie,

I’m sorry for your loss.

[Warpy]

26. 19 is a very long life for a cat, especially an indoor-outdoor cat

HRH made it to 21. I did get her put to sleep when she started showing signs of pain and told me it wasn't fun any more.

No matter how long they live, it's just never enough.

[regnaD kciN]

27. So sorry for your loss...

Gracie sounds like a wonderful family member.

[Lemon Lyman]

28. I'm so sorry

Gracie is such a gorgeous girl.

We're thinking of you Emile.

[EverHopeful]

29. I'm so sorry for your loss

And so glad to hear her story. She picked the best home and human.

So glad she had so many years. My Gracie also lived longer than any cat who's owned me.

[ratchiweenie]

30. My sympathy. I know how hard it is. You were so lucky to have her for so long.

[Erda]

31. I'm so sorry

Such a sweet little one.

I'm glad you had each other and that you were there to watch over her.

[Mousetoescamper]

32. I'm deeply sorry for your loss.

May sweet memories bring comfort.

[CousinIT]

33. Awwww. What a beautiful angel! She now has her wings.

I'm so sorry for your loss!

[gademocrat7]

34. Condolences, Emile

On the loss of your beloved Gracie.

[montanacowboy]

35. So sorry

my heart hurts for you

[cate94]

36. I'm so sorry

[irisblue]

37. I do not have words. Emile I grieve by you.

[CaptainTruth]

38. I'm so sorry...

[totodeinhere]

39. Sorry for your loss.

I know how you feel. I lost my 19 year old cat. She had showed up in my back yard as a kitten and moved in and took over my house. I loved her very much.

[ancianita]

40. So sorry, Emile.

Hold close your good memories of Gracie.

[Picaro]

41. Very sorry for your loss

She was beautiful

[Bmoboy]

42. Reminds me of my Willie.

Gray like Gracie.

Found him outside, like Gracie.

Buried him under a row of rose hips.

[barbtries]

43. I'm so sorry.

she must have had a wonderful life with you and, considering that we all have to go sometime, her way of going after such a long life, seems just about ideal. I hope you can take comfort from that.

[MLAA]

44. Sending you hugs because I don't have adequate words.

[Figarosmom]

45. She was beautiful

And the name Gracie looks like it fit her just right. Sorry she's gone.

[demigoddess]

46. my condolences for your loss. And a great loss it is. I am still missing a lovely cat that we lost over 30 years

ago. But I comfort myself with the thought that he is in heaven getting love from other great people. I am sure your sweetie is getting that too.

[Pucks mom]

47. ((Hugs)))

[Linda ladeewolf]

48. I am so sorry,

She looks just like the one I had for almost 17 years. She passed away on June 19, 2017. I miss her a lot. Her name was Little Gray, it was the only name she would come to me for. I raised her from a four week old kitten. She was such a sweet baby.

[MerrilyMerrily]

49. I am so sorry

She's lovely.

[Fla Dem]

50. I am so sorry. I feel your deep sense of loss.

Next month will be a year since my cat and best friend of 18 years "Baby Girl" passed away. Miss her every day.

[Skittles]

51. so very sorry

Grieve not
nor speak of me with tears
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you
I loved you so
’twas Heaven here with you

- Isla Paschal Richardson

[DemonGoddess]

52. oh no

[Trueblue Texan]

53. I am so sorry.

I know words are no balm but my thoughts are with you.

[CountMyVote4Reality]

54. I'm so sorry.

Thank you for sharing her story. She’s so beautiful. Great vet.
She lived her best life.

[LudwigPastorius]

55. I'm sorry your Gracie is gone.

I don’t know if there’s an afterlife, but if there is, our good girls and boys will be there for us.

[iluvtennis]

56. 18 years of love. May she Rest in Peace. n/t

[Lunabell]

57. A life well lived.

She was so beautiful. And I'm sure she felt your love completely. I wish our pets lived as long as we do. RIP Gracie.

[pazzyanne]

58. So sorry for your loss, Emile.

May good memories of Gracie comfort you as you go forward.

[sinkingfeeling]

59. I'm so sorry. Gracie had the best life and stayed with you

as long as she could. You both were blessed by your time together.

[COL Mustard]

60. She was a beauty

Been there, done that, and it always sucks. Remember the good times you had with her, and she’ll always be in your heart.

[Faux pas]

61. My condolences 🙏

she must have had a great life to have made it to 18 years

[DENVERPOPS]

62. Brutal stuff

What a gorgeous lady...........

Every time I have to put down a pet, I swear I will never get another one.....after I have grieved, I always get another one.

[Evolve Dammit]

63. What a sweetie. Please know you loved and cared for a precious soul, and hang onto the memories. Very hard to do now.

[niyad]

64. Lady Bast please take Your little Gracie gently home in Your loving arms

and send peace and comfort to her grieving loved ones.

I am so very sorry for the loss of your beautiful, precious little girl. Do not be surprised if she comesto visit you.

[yonder]

65. Sorry about the loss of one of your own.

We've lost many over the years and it never gets any easier. Then another little soul shows up and seems to help absorb the loss.

Gracie looks to be a little Russian Blue-ish, gorgeous in any case. Again, sorry.

[UpInArms]

68. I am so sorry, Emile

Our fur babies live long enough to steal our hearts and never long enough.

I hope your Gracie is curled up with my Wrex and having their best moments together.

[OverBurn]

69. So sorry. Non pet people don't understand, they are furry family.

[jtb653]

70. Breaks my heart to read these posts

but after losing so many of my own babies I take some solace reading how other people deal with such sad life events Peace be with you.

[area51]

71. I'm so sorry.

[PatrickforB]

72. Hard to lose a cat you have loved for 18 years. A couple years ago we lost our Braveheart at age 19.

She's crossed that Rainbow Bridge to the green fields of memory. She was a beautiful cat.

[DaBronx]

73. My heart aches for you

Wishing you strength. What a beautiful cat. A wonderful life. Had one as well…14 yrs. Great everlasting memories. I wish the same for you. Hang in there.

[virgdem]

74. I'm so sorry for your loss of sweet Gracie.

I feel your pain, having lost 7 kittykids. Fly free to the stars, little one.💔🌈

[anniebelle]

75. So very sorry

It's so hard to say goodbye to that part of your being.

[JudyM]

76. Oh, Emile

Sending hugs to help somehow… my heart is heavy, sad for you. Wishing you peaceful, healing moments through the sorrow, my friend.

[calimary]

77. All my sympathy to you, Emile.

So sorry to hear of her passing. Hopefully the love and care from folks here can help get you through it.

Hopefully, Mousetrap, Dub, and Tasha will meet up with her, Upstairs, and show her around, and help her get settled.

[samnsara]

78. Im so sorry...it never gets any easier no matter how old we are..

..our fur babies are here to remind us of our own mortality and when they leave they take a little bit of us with them...but they leave so much more of themselves in return.
Godspeed, Gracie... what a GOOD friend you are! (((hugs)))