My Moochie - April 15, 1993 - March 8, 2012

I have not been here much in a long time but I let my baby girl, my fractious princess, my Moochiebeast go today. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done but it was time. Her poor old body was shutting down and I promised her a long time ago that I wouldn’t go through extraordinary measures to keep her here with me. She so hated being messed with. It was time to honor the promise.



Over these last few months Moochie has been steadily getting more frail. She had been eating her Kitten Chow but hadn’t needed insulin for ages other than sporadically because she didn't eat much. This week she quit eating completely. Not one bite of food since Sunday. I knew it was coming. I tried to put it off with the hope that fluids, bupe and B12 would help. Nothing did. It don't think it was a pancreatitis flare, it was time doing what time does . I could have taken her to the ER and I could have probably tried some other treatments but she was just tired. It seemed like she dropped to a shadow of herself these last two days. No longer was she my little bowling ball on toothpicks.



My Moochiebeast has been my baby girl since July 1993 when she really was just a 3 month old baby. She’s been through so much over the years with me including moves and floods and has remained my baby girl. She will always be my baby girl, my Moochiebeast.I love her and will miss her forever



When she was diagnosed with diabetes in November 2006 and later with pancreatitis I prayed every year that she would “just make it to her birthday”. Well she did make it to five more birthdays but now I didn’t have the heart to ask for one more. I love you, my baby girl

 

Oh Susie, I am so sorry, but I am also glad you got to have her for so long as you did and that she was and forever will be your baby girl.


Walk with angels, Moochie.

 

I'm so sorry ...

 

i am so sorry for your loss.... :sad:
i too lost my patches on monday, a bit of my heart went with him.
you are in my thoughts and prayers

 

oh my god Susie! I had no idea Ms Moochie had gotten so tired. I am so so sorry you had to let her go. I'm a bit speechless as she was one of those kitties I always thought of as living forever. (((((Susie)))))

 

{{hugs}}

May the good memories you have of her help lighten grief.

 

So sad, Susie. And she almost made it to another birthday - that's your Moochie!

Nothing is going to make it more bearable but time, and the memories of what a unique, interesting little cat she was.

Maybe she'll let Scruffy be her boyfriend......

 

Sending purrs and prayers.

 

Fly free sweet MoochieBeast.
You may be gone, but you will most definitely live forever in the hearts of all who loved you.

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/mes ... d=15516549

 

I am so sorry Susie. Fly free sweet Moochie.

 

So sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful baby! God bless you both.

Burning a candle in her memory.

 

i'm sorry for your loss of Moochie....you two found each other and you provided for her every need and she loved you for that....

keeping you in my thoughts and prayers in this difficult time.....i'm truly sorry for your loss

Fly Free Moochie wings_cat

 

I am so very sorry to hear about Moochie. It seems every time I am here there is such sad news about cats that many of us loved from afar. I am weeping but I can only imagine how this terrible loss hurts for you, who loved her best.

Hugs,
laur

 

(((Susie)))

I'm so sorry.

Moochie was so lucky to have you as her champion. I know you were lucky too...

I'm just so sorry that time does this to those we all love.

Hugs,
Pam

 

sorry for your loss, susie.
fly free, moochie.

 

Susie, I'm so sorry.
For me, Moochie was an FDMB classic and I loved hearing stories of the feisty strong willed missy. My heart breaks for you and I wanted you to know how much I value your friendship over the years. ((((Susie)))) I hope the pain will ease as you remember her with (rueful and sometimes bloody) smiles.

Peace and hugs,
Carolyn

 

Moochie's stories are legendary...Fly free little one. On the wings of angels fly free.
Susie, you gave Moochie the the best and did right by her and your promise to her. She knows this as much as she has known love.
My sincere condolences,
jeanne

 

So very sorry for your loss.

We are privileged to share their lives with them and it's so hard when they leave.

One day we will be with them again.

 

(((((((((((((((((((((((((SUSIE)))))))))))))))))))))))))))

NO NOT OUR MOOCHIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another legendary board cat has gone over the Bridge. I am so so very sorry that it was her time. Many tears are falling for your special "beast" (said with love of course).

Moochie is flying free now, whole and healthy over the Rainbow Bridge. rb_icon
wings_cat

 

Sitting here at work crying again - but it's good tears!

Thank you all. She was a beast but she was my beloved beast. I found this pic of her this morning finally. Karen & Splash took it several years ago right before my baby girl smacked her

 

(((Susie))) I am so sorry. Moochie may be gone but she will always be such a huge part of your heart and while it hurts now, I hope in time you can feel her love that she is sending and take some comfort in that.

 

Oh Susie you have my sympathy. I know you two were very close. I'm so sorry.

 

((((((Susie))))))) You were such a good mama to her.
Fly free *sweet* Moochie, you will be sorely missed. :sad:

So many great kitties are filling the sky... rb_icon

 

RIP Sweet Moochie

 

I'm so sorry to hear about Moochie; I too so enjoyed hearing the stories about her over the years. She was a beautiful girl.

 

I am so sorry to hear of your loss of Moochie. Fly free sweet baby. May your memories of her bring you peace.

Pattie

 

(((((((((((((((((((Susie))))))))))))))))))))

I always had a fondness for Moochie.... Maybe because I was a Mom to a "fractious" red-warning-label-all-over-their-charts - yet total love bug with ME - cat.

I am so, so sorry it was time to let the Moochiebeast go on..... Her reputation and stories will always be a part of FDMB. And she was so lucky to have you!

Fly free Moochie and land softly... you will be missed... If you're looking for a little like-minded companionship to get up to all sorts of no-good totally fun antics up at the Rainbow - look up Winston. He'd love your 'tude and beautiful tuxiness...

Sending you peace and comfort, Susie.... hope she visits you soon.

 

I am so sorry for your loss.

May all your wonderful memories of Moochie comfort you...

...'til you meet again

 

(((((Susie))))) I'm so sorry.... Moochie was a legend and her memory will live on in all of us.

Fly free our Princess...we will miss you.

 

I'm very sorry for your loss.

 

Thank you all so very much! I miss her


Moochie really was a beast but I loved her dearly. I really did not have the heart to keep her with me for me and I promised both of us that I would never put a feeding tube in her or attempt other extraordinary measures with her. She would have hated that and fought it and it wasn't going to stop time so I didn't want to upset her any more than her natural disposition already did. This really was not a CP hunger strike. The vet believes it was congestive heart failure, secondary to the hyperthyroidism and there wasn't going to be any stopping that for my baby girl.

I will always be grateful for the last 5.5 years that I did not think I would have with her. She was so very difficult to test at the beginning and she did so love her kibble.

Thank you all for your kind words and for missing her too.

 

Sending purrs and prayers at this difficult time.

 

Susie, I'm so sorry Moochie couldn't stay with you any longer. I understand exactly what you mean about not wanting to stress her out with treatments or tests to postpone the inevitable. I think the greatest gift we can give is listening to them and keeping them from feeling pain and distress from illness. You did that even though it was the hardest thing.

You will always miss her, so I pray that over time your memories will lessen the ache in your heart.

Fly free, Moochie wings_cat

 

((((((( Susie )))))))
I didn't expect to see this. I'm so very sorry.
Your adventures with Moochie taught me about exceptions and what ECID really means. She will be missed.
May your memories bring you comfort.

wings_cat Fly free, dear Moochie...


Hugs,
Jill

 

Dear Susie,

I am so very sorry about your Moochie having left you, but she lived a wonderful life with you!

Take care, and know that you did the right thing at the right time. She will always be waiting for you.

((((HUGS)))),
Jean and Charcoal (GA) cat_pet_icon

 

((Susie)) I kept looking for your post on here but was looking on Community and so - didn't see this one - as a result am late in posting.

But you know, my friend, that those of us who have had these "fractious girls" - she and Mittsi definitely are sisters in kind - develop a special bond with them - probably because we are usually the only ones they show kindness to - .

Moochie has been a legend of our board - and we've all shared her "ups and downs" through you - laughed with you and now we cry with you - we will miss her too - we loved her also.

And Lynda -

- Ahem, well, I can only say: Scruffy better mind his manners and move slow - or there will be more than a rainbow coming down from The Bridge........

Sending many hugs and comforting prayers to you, my friend.

Emmy & Dude (& Mittsi too)

 

Oh Susie, I'm so sorry. You and Moochie had an incredibly long and wonderful journey together, and the love you shared will live on in your heart. May you always feel your sweet Moochiebeast nearby.

Tears,
Karen, dB in spirit, Bindi, Dorje

 

NO! NO! NO!
Oh Susie! Not Moochie!
I am so sorry.
I've been thinking about her for past few days and wondering how she
is doing.
Moochie has always been special to me because she and Smokie are so much
alike.
Being fractious we have to work in so many different ways to take care of them
and protect them all the time. And you did that for Moochie. You have done what is
best for her in every way.
This is very sad and i cry... for you and for Moochie.
Love and Prayers, Maryjo
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Today was the first day i've been on fdmb in a long time.

 

(((((Susie))))) Fly free, dear Moochie. wings_cat

 

Susie, I am so sorry. Moochie will always be special to us and we will miss her too. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((SUSIE))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

 

Thank you all for remembering my fractious baby girl! I hope you all know what it means to me! She was with me for all but three months of her nearly 19 years - fractious for most of them and my baby for all of them.

 

(( Susie )) so sorry to read that Moochie , Beast of your heart, had to fly away.

Peace to you both wings_cat

 

I'm so very sorry for your loss. It was good of you to keep the promise that you made to her, although I know it's much harder for us!

 

Susie, I'm so sorry. For a cat I've never met, Moochie held a special place I'm my heart. She lived life on her terms, made her own rules, and picked her person (I read the post on FB where you told how she chose you). I quite admired her gumption.

It's always hard to lose them, but sometimes those 'big' personalities -- the P-I-T-A, fractious, never quite surrender but yet love you with their entire being -- leave the most gaping holes. They can challenge you and drive you crazy at times yet still own your heart.

Fly free, Moochie. I'm sure you and several members of my crew are hangin' out at the bridge sharing 'war' stories!