Billie crossed the Rainbow Bridge this morning

I'll post more later, but, it's time.

If you could, please ask your GA kitties to meet her and help her cross. I know my dog, Taffy is here for her too.

Thank you all, for everything.

 

Deanna, I am so very sorry it is Billie's time to join all the other beloved kitties at the bridge. They will be there to lovingly greet her and help her with the crossing. Lots of vines of comfort being sent to you to help you with her transition.


Fly high, Billie, Land softly.

 

❤️

 

Sending you peace and these

 

They will be there to show her the way. So sorry it's Billies time. Be free little one.

 

Peace to you and Billie. Fly free little one

 

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I am so sorry. We just went through this. You’re doing a brave and kind act. I wish I had done it sooner.

You’re in my thoughts and we are here whenever you are ready to talk. ❤️

 

Black Kitty is waiting and has left a path of shredded paper towels...

 

J.D. will be there to meet her and help her.
I'm so sorry for you, that it is Billie's time to cross.
Fly Free little one

 

Oh Deanna, I’m so sad and sorry to read this. You know Max will be there to greet her. He’s been there two years last week so can show her around. You have been the best mom and given Billie some quality extra time. She knows how much you love her and we all know how much you love her. That extra last gift is the hardest I know only too well. I hope she has a smooth passing. Take care of yourself and her sister who will surely also be grieving.

 

RIP sweet Billie. So sorry.

 

I'm so sorry. RIP Billie.

 

Peace and comfort, Deanna. You are giving a loving courageous gift to your beautiful fur baby. Our arms are around you, Billie will have many wonderful friends to greet her.

 

Take care of yourself and never doubt your decision. Bye Billie,
For you and Taffy.

 

((((Deana)))) I am so sorry it is Billie's time to go. Neko will be there to show Billie the best places to chase butterflies and moths at the Bridge.

You have been through a lot and a few weeks of emotional strain as well as the physical effort looking after a multiple issue heart kitty. You have done a fabulous job and given your all for Billie. Make sure that you and DBF take care of each other now. I remember being completed exhausted.

 

It's the most difficult decision but also the most loving. Doodles will certainly be there to run and play with Billie. Be kind to yourself....sending peace and love for your heart.

 

I am so sorry you had to let your warrior kitty go. Be free Billie.

 

So sorry

 

I'm so very sorry, Deanna...it's never easy, but Billie will live on in your heart. Trixie will certainly be there to greet her. We had to help our sweet civvie, Noah, cross just last night....I hope he and Billie find each other quickly so they can learn the ropes together.

 

Sending you comfort and much love. Know that she will be greeted by joyful friends, and she'll be watching over you.

 

Thank you all so much for your kindness. Your words have been so comforting to me and DBF on this day that I always feared and wished would never come. Your support means the world to us, especially from some of Billie's oldest and dearest friends, and new friends too.

Billie really was a warrior kitty like @Tracey&Jones said. I am forever grateful that I had as much time with her as I did, and grateful for every miracle (or every spell she cast) that kept her alive and well so much longer than anyone would have imagined. I want to write a tribute to her, our sweet bean, our death-defying loofah cat, when I am feeling able to.

For now, I want to tell you what happened. She had been slowly but steadily improving since her hospital stay last week. Sunday and Monday were really good days. Even Wednesday night, she was running around the apartment being super adventurous. Throughout the day yesterday, she seemed to be feeling worse and worse. She wasn't eating at all and seemed very nauseated. She was wobbly when walking, and very lethargic. Yesterday evening, I noticed that her breathing seemed uneven and her respirations were elevated. I also heard wheezing. My first fear was CHF since she has been getting subq fluids. We went to the ER, and they took chest x rays. Her heart was totally fine, but they found a large mass in one of her lungs. It must have grown quickly, because she had x rays taken maybe a month ago, and they were clear. They did bloodwork and found that her kidney values had worsened as well. They recommended, and we decided, to keep her there on oxygen until her IM could assess the situation. They also gave her some bupe and fluids. I knew what was going to happen. But, she perked up in the oxygen cage. She pawed at the window when she saw DBF. At that point, it was 2am and her IM would be in by 7 so I felt comfortable with that. I went back around 6:30 and visited her. She seemed like she felt miserable. Her IM reviewed everything and suspected that she either had a large blood clot in her lung, or, cancer that maybe started in her liver and metastaticized, maybe to her kidneys as well. In either case, the prognosis would not be okay. We decided to help her cross. As much as I wanted to bring her home and have her cross here, her doctor didn't think she would be stable enough off oxygen.

She passed peacefully and quickly in a blanket on mine and DBF's laps. It was like she fell asleep, and that was all. I felt her spirit in the room after, and it felt like happy, healthy, classic Billie. The Billie who makes triangles out of her milk ring toys. The Billie who would wake me up at 3am by aggressively kissing my forehead when she wanted me to show her to her food. The Billie who would take flying leaps onto the back of the couch to greet me when I got home. That's the Billie I felt in the room after she crossed. As heartbroken as I am, and as much as I will miss her for the rest of my life, I feel at peace and don't regret anything, which I suppose is the most I can ask for.

Some of you might remember a condo I posted a few months back about 27s, which are signs from my dog, Taffy who crossed several years ago. Billie was put in condo 27 at the hospital.

@Amy&TrixieCat I'm so sorry to hear that your sweet Noah crossed last night. I so wish that they could live forever. I hope that Noah and Billie find their way together with Trixie and all the other GA kitties.

 

@tiffmaxee Thank you I told Billie to look for Max. Thanks for thinking of Brooklyn, too. I can tell that she knows. She seems withdrawn so far. We will definitely snuggle tonight.

@Wendy&Neko Thank you I told Billie to look for Neko too. She would love to chase some moths with her.

 

I am sorry Deanna. My Katie, Gato, and Scruffy will meet her and they will have some cat nip together. Take care of yourself.

 

i got about a dozen pet rats up there she can have fun chasing!

 

Billie let you know she will always be beside you in a happy place, and forever be in your heart

 

You and Billie were blessed (as were Noah @Amy&TrixieCat) to have a life together.

 

My most heartfelt condolences. I hope Billie gets to meet Merlin, my love, who passed recently. He’s super affectionate so she’ll gets lots of love.

 

27 hugs for you tonite. Prayers for your grieving hearts. Shadow will share her moths too. How wonderful that you felt her spirit at peace and happy again.

 

I am so sorry. We never have long enough with our furbabies

 

Billie sounds like he was loved beyond measure , I'm very sorry but happy he had you until his passing.

 

So sorry to hear it was Billie's time to leave you

Fly free sweet Billie and land softly....you've got so many old friends at the Bridge to welcome you and show you around so we know you'll be happy (and best of all, healthy!) until it's time for the ones you loved most to join you forever.

 

Sorry to hear about your loss.i truly believe their spirits soar on eagles wings. So when you see an eagle stop take a moment and look up and remember the good times. Remember billies spirit is watching you

 

I'm so sorry to hear this. Billie was lucky to have you. Fly free sweet Billie. Sending prayers for you, DBF and Brooklyn.

 

@Amy&TrixieCat I'm so sorry about Noah. Fly free Noah. Sending prayers.

 

So sorry for your loss, however Davidson has the highway to the stars lit up so the path will be comforting. Our thoughts are with you,
Shawna & Harley

 

I am so sorry for your loss.

 

((((Deanna))))

I am so very sorry. You made the decision that is so very hard for us all despite it being what we know in our hearts is the kindest final decision me can make on behalf of our well loved kitties.

Gabby will be there to keep an eye on Billie. Gabby was known for her "tortitude" so I suspect she will watch at a distance and when the time is right, sneak up for a snuggle.

Fly free little one.

 

Dear (((Deanna))), I know that Billie is "in good paws" at the Bridge with her many old friends. Last night the Bridge Kitchen prepared a delicious welcome dinner and Chefs Rusty, Stu, and Mannie, Specialty Chefs Tess, Neko, Sootie, Maggie, Butthead and Donny, and Gracie were so happy to greet their dear friend. Billie's spirit is strong and will be with you forever. You gave her a wonderful life and you were always there for her. I hope she, in her new spirit form, will continue jumping onto the back of your couch and sending little gifts of love.

In deepest sympathy,
Ella & Edward, Rusty (GA) and Stu (GA)

@Amy&TrixieCat . I am so sorry that you had to say farewell to Noah. Trixie is giving him a loving greeting, and he has so many old friends at the Bridge. I hope that you and DH are OK and that you find comfort as you remember Noah.
Fly Free, dear Noah! You are much loved.

 

I'm so sorry Deanna.

 

(((Deanna))) thank you for sharing Billie with us and for sharing her last few days. My very deepest condolences to you both. I wish you peace in your heart knowing you gave her the greatest gift of love and didn’t allow her to lighter or suffer. And she gave you the greatest gift by letting you sense her spirit as she flew free.

I know my Lil Stinka, our LBG, will be there to show her the ropes and all the best party places.

Gentle journey, Billie.

 

My thoughts are with you both @Deanna & Billie and @Amy&TrixieCat .

So sorry your pusscats are gone from you . Sending you peace and strength for the days ahead.

M

 

{{{Deanna}}}

I haven't been on much lately and just saw this. I am so very, very sorry to hear that it was Billie's time to cross the Bridge. You have been through so much with her over the last few years, and you and your DBF have done everything and more for her, so I'm not surprised that you gave her the ultimate gift, although I know so well how hard that was. I'm glad she let you know right away that it was the right decision. Remember, she will never be far away, as she is forever in your heart.

Fly free, dearest Billie, and land softly.

 

Deanna, I am so sorry to hear it was Billie's time. She sounded like an absolutely amazing kitty and her death-defying antics were a testament to the love you two had for each other. I am sending you vines of love, comfort, and peace during this time. Fly free dear Billie and land softly.

 

I'm so sorry for your loss. I love how you put Billie safely into the paws of so many loving GAs.

 

Thank you all so much for the kindest words and condolences What a wonderful community we have, and we're so lucky to be part of it.

I want to tell you all that Billie paid us a visit the night before last. I was standing in the hallway and DBF was in the bedroom. The hallway light right next to me and one of the lamps in the bedroom near him flickered at the same time. That has never happened before...occasionally, we'll have a brief power outage, and all the lights in the apartment will turn off and on, but never single lights or two random lights at the same time. Billie!

In general, I feel like she's here with us. DBF said the same thing, and he's not the type to feel things like that. How sweet of her to haunt us

I will visit again soon...hugs, vines, and endless thanks to everyone

 

(((((Oh Amy!)))) I am so sorry to be reading this!