We'll miss you, Lita.

As written by my husband...


LITA


Oct,1989-Aug 8,2005

I buried my cat today. Not an easy thing to do
after 16 years of her life with me. The past couple of
months she struggled with kidney failure but she held
on and lived life only a Lita could do. Last week I
knew the time was coming for her to leave earth and I
had a talk with Lita. Only cat owners and cat lovers
can truly understand what I mean. She and I
understood each other. I had to let her know it was ok
to leave but she loved living here so much she didnt
want to let go. Saturday my wife and I left for the
Hall Of Fame in Canton and I again I reminded her it
would be ok to leave but she waited until we came back
and I had my wife tell her she would be with the other
cats we had,Baz in paticular. I left for work telling
Lita one last time good bye. At work about 6:45 pm,
Lita crossed my mind and a sense of relief came over
me. I called home and what I thought happened was
comfirmed, Lita was gone. My Cat was gone. I will
miss her.
In 1989 we went to get two kittens and my wife
picked out Baz and I picked the little black fuzz ball
running towards a pile of wood...I wanted that one! I
named Lita after the rock star Lita Ford but my cat
was nothing near the wild rock star image. In fact
she was the laziest cat I had ever known. Just like
Tigger in Winne the Pooh, there was only one Lita and
that was my big black cat. She would play but that
took too much effort and it cut into her nap time. An
example of Litas personality was like this....We
bought a 55 gallon aqaurium , loaded it with fish.
Two weeks later Lita came running by, well trotted by,
ok, walked by and after two weeks noticed the fish ,
stopped, turned to us and as if to say with great
surprise "MOMMY,DADDY, THERES FISH IN THERE!!!" and
spent the next few months just watching until it was
nap time. Lita was a good cat, she never got on the
table, kitchen counter or anywhere she wasn't supposed
to be...ok, I just lied, but I always let her do
whatever because she was Lita and she was my cat and
she could do no wrong.
I picked her out of hundreds of kittens but she
truly adopted me,again cat owners/lovers, could only
understand. Every night Lita would sit in the living
room and wait for me to sit down just so she could
curl up in my lap and sleep. My little black fuzz
ball that ran in the wood pile, my big black laid back
cat, Lita, is gone. With tears flowing, I will miss
her. Good bye Lita.

 

What an eloquent and sad letter. Tears are flowing here, too. I am filled with sadness at your loss of Lita, but I am also filled with hope. Because if you (both of you) could keep a cat safe and healthy until the ripe old age of 16, and who passed on after having lived a wonderful live filled with so much love and companionship, then I might be as lucky as well. Luna is 5 now, and it's my biggest wish that I'll be fortunate enough to spend at least another 11 years with her. My sincerest condolences to you on your loss. And my kudos to you for being such a wonderful friend and family member to Lita! I'm sending lots of positive thoughts your way during this difficult time.

 

I'm sorry to hear that. She sounds like she had an awsome life and care takers. Sending hugs your way to you and your wife.

 

Sorry for your loss

 

:cry:

What a beautiful, loving tribute.

I'm so sorry about Lita. I know you were already hurting over Baz. Lita sounds like she was an awesome cat. :cry:

 

I'm sorry for your loss but she is in heaven now and in no pain. If you could provide a wonderful home for them for so long maybe getting another furbabie is a good idea. Not as a replacement, because nothing could replce your baby, but in memory of them and to save the life/lives of another wonderful furbabie.

 

I'm really sorry for your loss.

 

I'm so very sorry for your loss. :cry:

 

I am so sorry. Your tribute to her is wonderful. She sounds like a really special cat - I know you loved her and she loved you too.

 

A very touching tribute. I'm so sorry. :cry:

 

thank you for posting your letter, it really helps me. I am always on dog board and not here so much. I just lost my Midas yesterday due to a long battle with kidney failure. my husband is taking it quite hard since Midas is the one that bonded with him and they were attached at the hip and know the feeling, Midas look in his eyes said its time to go

I am very sorry for your loss

honeybear

 

Honeybears - I'm sorry for your loss, too.

 

Rest in Peace Lita

 

I'm so sorry for your loss. :cry: Lita was a very special girl. Her mommy and daddy are very lucky to have known her for 16 years.

 

We'll miss you sweet Lita

Thank you everyone..it's always hard to let go even when you know it's coming. I have hugged the others extra hard these last few days. We're taking it one day at a time...it's all we can do. I now have two holes in my heart that will never be healed....the first two kitties that I have ever owned are now at the Bridge. It will get a little easier with time, but those holes will never heal. We do have other kitties that we love dearly that help fill the void, but the first two are special in their own special way.

Honeybears, I'm so sorry for your loss of Midas. We are blessed to have the unconditional love of these babies for their lifetime, which is never long enough. Midas sounds like a very special kitty, too. He will be met by Lita and the others at the Bridge and they will take good care of him. Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.