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multigraincracker

(34,077 posts)
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 08:06 AM Sep 2022

Sad job this morning.

Little Lilly merged with the universe last night. She was old for a cat and had kidney problems. So happy that she went peacefully last night.
This morning I made a very nice coffin out of an old cedar box that was the perfect sized and wrapped her in a pink towel.


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Sad job this morning. (Original Post) multigraincracker Sep 2022 OP
I'm so sorry for your loss. nt Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #1
So sorry for your loss SheltieLover Sep 2022 #2
So sorry claudette Sep 2022 #3
Lady Bast, please take Your little Lilly gently home in Your loving arms, and send peace niyad Sep 2022 #4
... MiHale Sep 2022 #5
((multigrain)) blm Sep 2022 #6
.................. Upthevibe Sep 2022 #7
I am so sorry. It is so hard to lose a fur baby. Maraya1969 Sep 2022 #8
Pets are like children who never grow up...members of the family. patphil Sep 2022 #9
I'm sorry for your loss, and BlueSky3 Sep 2022 #10
I'm sorry for your loss. cate94 Sep 2022 #11
Hugs... Tikki Sep 2022 #12
... 2naSalit Sep 2022 #13
"Little Lilly merged with the universe last night." SalamanderSleeps Sep 2022 #14
So sorry to hear about Little Lilly awknid2 Sep 2022 #15
😭 Thankfully she passed peacefully😭 we can do it Sep 2022 #16
🕯️ I'm so sorry, I'm sure you provided Lilly with a wonderful life🕯️ Mozeltov Cocktail Sep 2022 #17
So sorry for the loss of your little kittie-love. Backseat Driver Sep 2022 #18
Sending love to you and Godspeed to Lily. MLAA Sep 2022 #19
I'm very sorry for your loss. hamsterjill Sep 2022 #20
I am so very sorry. StarryNite Sep 2022 #21
So very sorry for your loss. 😿 benfranklin1776 Sep 2022 #22
"Merged with the universe" is a lovely turn of phrase... 3catwoman3 Sep 2022 #23
It really is a nice turn of phrase. That struck me too. RussellCattle Sep 2022 #51
So sorry zeusdogmom Sep 2022 #24
Oh, I am so sorry DarthDem Sep 2022 #25
My heart goes out to you soldierant Sep 2022 #26
RIP in the universe, Little Lilly. Ocelot II Sep 2022 #27
Very sorry for your loss. sinkingfeeling Sep 2022 #28
Oh my. I'm very sorry for your loss. MontanaMama Sep 2022 #29
I am sorry for your loss. LoisB Sep 2022 #30
I'm sorry for your loss. brer cat Sep 2022 #31
What would heaven be without our pets packman Sep 2022 #32
I am sorry. She sounds a wonderful cat irisblue Sep 2022 #33
I am sorry for your loss of your Overlord. mercuryblues Sep 2022 #34
I'm so sorry.. mountain grammy Sep 2022 #35
I'm so sorry, my friend. calimary Sep 2022 #36
So sorry... CaptainTruth Sep 2022 #37
I'm so sorry. Solly Mack Sep 2022 #38
I'm so very sorry. catbyte Sep 2022 #39
Sorry for your loss of Lilly wendyb-NC Sep 2022 #40
Love our fur babies. TigressDem Sep 2022 #41
I'm sorry, but glad she had you... I know you'll say you were the lucky one! Karadeniz Sep 2022 #42
"We who choose The Wizard Sep 2022 #43
I thought this may interest you (I am crying by the way)... BigmanPigman Sep 2022 #44
... Skittles Sep 2022 #45
So sorry for your loss. It' s never easy, but may Lilly soar to the better of the Universe. Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #46
I'm so sorry for the loss of your beloved Lilly. phylny Sep 2022 #47
so sorry to hear about little Lilly. peacebuzzard Sep 2022 #48
Hugs hugs hugs UpInArms Sep 2022 #49
I am so very sorry. onecaliberal Sep 2022 #50

niyad

(119,931 posts)
4. Lady Bast, please take Your little Lilly gently home in Your loving arms, and send peace
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 08:16 AM
Sep 2022

and comfot to her grieving loved ones.

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

patphil

(6,951 posts)
9. Pets are like children who never grow up...members of the family.
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 08:40 AM
Sep 2022

It's always sad to lose a beloved pat. May the right cat to continue on for her find you.

BlueSky3

(703 posts)
10. I'm sorry for your loss, and
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 08:41 AM
Sep 2022

glad she passed peacefully. “merged with the universe” is a comforting thought.

Tikki

(14,795 posts)
12. Hugs...
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 08:45 AM
Sep 2022

Forever in our hearts.

Lily knew that she was loved.

And what pets really learn living with us
humans..they discover that humans want unconditional love
and so do they.

Tikki

SalamanderSleeps

(666 posts)
14. "Little Lilly merged with the universe last night."
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 08:45 AM
Sep 2022

Perfect sentiments.

She must have been a perfect joy in this life.

The universe is a really big place.

With any luck perhaps we can all follow her to wherever she is going.

It's good that she was able to spend this time with you.

awknid2

(5 posts)
15. So sorry to hear about Little Lilly
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:05 AM
Sep 2022

Think of the good times and try to forget the bad. As a cat lover I know how you are feeling. She would be happy to have the nice coffin and a pink towel. She wouldn't want you to be sad.

hamsterjill

(15,509 posts)
20. I'm very sorry for your loss.
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:23 AM
Sep 2022

Thank you for honoring her. They DO steal a piece of our hearts, don't they?

Peace and comfort to you.

StarryNite

(10,825 posts)
21. I am so very sorry.
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:26 AM
Sep 2022

Even when they have lived a long, happy life, the pain of losing them is brutal.

R.I.P. Lilly. You got your wings...

benfranklin1776

(6,580 posts)
22. So very sorry for your loss. 😿
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:36 AM
Sep 2022

She will always be with you as yours' is a bond forged of the purest kind of mutual love and is eternal

3catwoman3

(25,441 posts)
23. "Merged with the universe" is a lovely turn of phrase...
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:37 AM
Sep 2022

...that I shall be adding to our family lexicon. We have used "spirit was liberated"."

Whatever we call it, it's always hard.

soldierant

(7,903 posts)
26. My heart goes out to you
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 09:41 AM
Sep 2022

That may have been a sad job, but it was also one filled with love and respect. The universe appreciates that.

mountain grammy

(27,274 posts)
35. I'm so sorry..
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:31 AM
Sep 2022

"merged with the universe" I love that and will use it in a eulogy I'm giving in a couple of weeks.. thank you and my deepest sympathies on the loss of Little Lilly.

calimary

(84,331 posts)
36. I'm so sorry, my friend.
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:43 AM
Sep 2022

That’s the downside of love. So many of us have our precious fur babies. And they leave us way too soon.

wendyb-NC

(3,804 posts)
40. Sorry for your loss of Lilly
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:16 AM
Sep 2022

It's heartbreaking when their time comes. The blessings they bestow throughout their time with us are eternally in our heart memory.
You are sending her to rest, wrapped in your love.

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
41. Love our fur babies.
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 04:44 PM
Sep 2022

My cat is 22 years old and I keep expecting the same, but every time she grouches at me because I'm not getting that food bowl filled fast enough, I have to chuckle.

The Wizard

(12,870 posts)
43. "We who choose
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 04:59 PM
Sep 2022

to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle."
(Irving Townsend)
RIP Lilly
All of my pets made me a better human.

BigmanPigman

(52,259 posts)
44. I thought this may interest you (I am crying by the way)...
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 05:56 PM
Sep 2022

Meaning of the name Lilly/Susan

Meaning:Lily flower; Pure; Rebirth; Passion
The love that instantly blossoms between parent and baby is one of nature's greatest gifts. Lilly is a classic girl's name of Latin origin, which stems from the lily flower. This elegant name comes from the Latin word "Lilium," with multiple life-affirming meanings, including "pure," "rebirth," and "passion." Lilly also has roots in British culture and is often spelled “Lily.” With so many beautiful interpretations to choose from, your little Lilly will undoubtedly bloom into the brightest petal!

Your baby was the most beautiful petal of a pure flower.

Skittles

(159,374 posts)
45. ...
Mon Sep 26, 2022, 05:59 PM
Sep 2022


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
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