Rest in peace, B.B.

EquineLaw78 · 08-01-2008, 05:52 PM

Our 22-year old cat, BB, crossed the Rainbow Bridge this afternoon. He arrived in our family in 1986 and passed away this afternoon. BB was in renal failure and he was euthanized at 4 PM.

Bee was a great family companion who was always a "presence" when I played outside (I was in third grade when we got him) and lived a very long and full life.

I found a few photos of him and scanned them. Mainly, they're of my sister. BB is perched on me in one photo -- they're all from the late 80's/early 90's, so excuse the fashion and hair.

Not exactly sure of his age, but he was less than 10 years old in those pictures.

Anyway, raise a glass and toast BB's long and happy life with me.

breburtch · 08-01-2008, 05:59 PM

R.I.P B.B. He's was a very handsome boy and one of my favorite kinds of cats a TABBY lol out of all the cats I've owned 95% were tabbies no clue why but I'm drawn to them for some reason.

I love the last 2 pics there soo cute. He'll be watching over you till you meet agian and you'll have all your memories with your handsome man to remember him by.

scrapchick · 08-01-2008, 06:01 PM

Aww, EL78, I am sorry about BB. He looks just like my Hobbes kitty, sweet, smart, and ever-lovable. RIP, BB, life was good.

DackelMom · 08-01-2008, 06:23 PM

oh, the pics are wonderful. RIP BB

Lady_MCSE · 08-01-2008, 06:31 PM

That last pic is mezmerizing - "OK now, you watch the paw -- you are getting sleeeeeeeepy . . . "

Faceman · 08-01-2008, 06:32 PM

Sorry about BB - he really lived a long life. It's hard to lose a pet you have had that long...

ToveroMom · 08-01-2008, 06:35 PM

Oh man-my deepest sympathies.

Horse_Orderly · 08-01-2008, 06:43 PM

Hugs for you and a raised glass for BB. Here's to his long and happy kitty life!

Mav2007 · 08-01-2008, 06:45 PM

That's an amazingly long life for a cat! Sorry for your loss.

Crookedblaze · 08-01-2008, 06:58 PM

RIP Bebe. I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a handsome boy.

EquineLaw78 · 08-01-2008, 07:13 PM

Thanks, guys.

We've known this day was coming for, well, heck! We were impressed when he made it to 16! His health has deteriorated for several months, and this week, it was clear that he was in renal failure.

My dad has had a very difficult time letting go of this cat and is the "grieve in silence" type. As he put it, BB has been part of a third of his life.

I am hoping that the rest of our critters live for many more years. It's hard to hold them as they pass...

Pony express · 08-01-2008, 07:21 PM

It says alot about the people who care for the animal when they live that long! RIP B.B., make sure you look up my Sassy up there!
{{{{HUGS}}}}

Carri · 08-01-2008, 07:25 PM

Oh, I am sorry. I know he lived a grand life, very loved, but it is still hard to have him pass on. ((((HUGS))))

BabyMay · 08-01-2008, 08:31 PM

Raising a glass of cat nip to B.B. He enjoyed a very long loving life with people who obviously adored him.

**gbarmranch** · 08-01-2008, 08:44 PM

Oh EL - I am so sorry.. your poor dad.. as well as you..

Hugs and a toast - RIP BB..

AngelPA · 08-01-2008, 08:50 PM

What a gifted relationship you two shared.

Warm condolences sent your way from PA

Peter-John's Love · 08-02-2008, 01:53 PM

When we have a young one, we hold them and wonder how we will get through raising them...when we hold a beloved pet as we say good bye, we wonder how we will get through without them. There is no greater tribute than to hold a loved one to help them pass from this life. You gave a loving tribute to BB with your kindness.

Prayers for the family as you grieve 2 beloved pets.

Especially prayers for Dad, that in his silent grief...that everytime he hears an engine reving, he will be reminded of such a sound and in his heart will hear the eternal purrs of BB.

A toast to love and to a dedicated relationship that will continue beyond life on earth.

(((hugs)))

**seerfarm** · 08-02-2008, 01:59 PM

A raised glass and Rest in Peace Sweet BB!

A long and loved life you have lived.

AllUpHill · 08-02-2008, 07:54 PM

May he visit you often in your dreams to tell you all about the beautiful things he will share with you when you are together again.

Horses&Soccer · 08-02-2008, 08:03 PM

22 years is a very long life for a kitty, quite a testament to how well loved and cared for BB was. May he rest well with plenty of catnip and mousey toys.

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08-01-2008, 05:52 PM
EquineLaw78 Yearling Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 937	Rest in peace, B.B. Our 22-year old cat, BB, crossed the Rainbow Bridge this afternoon. He arrived in our family in 1986 and passed away this afternoon. BB was in renal failure and he was euthanized at 4 PM. Bee was a great family companion who was always a "presence" when I played outside (I was in third grade when we got him) and lived a very long and full life. I found a few photos of him and scanned them. Mainly, they're of my sister. BB is perched on me in one photo -- they're all from the late 80's/early 90's, so excuse the fashion and hair. Not exactly sure of his age, but he was less than 10 years old in those pictures. Anyway, raise a glass and toast BB's long and happy life with me.

08-01-2008, 05:59 PM
breburtch Coming two Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ennismore, Ontario Posts: 1,863	R.I.P B.B. He's was a very handsome boy and one of my favorite kinds of cats a TABBY lol out of all the cats I've owned 95% were tabbies no clue why but I'm drawn to them for some reason. I love the last 2 pics there soo cute. He'll be watching over you till you meet agian and you'll have all your memories with your handsome man to remember him by. Last edited by breburtch : 08-01-2008 at 06:03 PM.

08-01-2008, 06:01 PM
scrapchick Seasoned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 4,740	Aww, EL78, I am sorry about BB. He looks just like my Hobbes kitty, sweet, smart, and ever-lovable. RIP, BB, life was good. __________________ Better living through chemistry.

08-01-2008, 06:23 PM
DackelMom Weanling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Penn Valley, CA Posts: 395	oh, the pics are wonderful. RIP BB

08-01-2008, 06:31 PM
Lady_MCSE Greenbroke Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Shytown, IL Posts: 3,459	That last pic is mezmerizing - "OK now, you watch the paw -- you are getting sleeeeeeeepy . . . " __________________ Yes I can spell the way Webster tells me to. But why? I might spell correctly Tuesday thru Wensday tho.

08-01-2008, 06:32 PM
Faceman Kid Safe Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Ozarks Posts: 7,079	Sorry about BB - he really lived a long life. It's hard to lose a pet you have had that long... __________________ Read what I said, not what you THINK I said...

08-01-2008, 06:35 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	Oh man-my deepest sympathies. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

08-01-2008, 06:43 PM
Horse_Orderly Started Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,043	Hugs for you and a raised glass for BB. Here's to his long and happy kitty life! __________________ State the obvious, I didn't get my perfect fantasy. I realize you love yourself more than you could ever love me! Taylor Swift

08-01-2008, 06:45 PM
Mav2007 Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,448	That's an amazingly long life for a cat! Sorry for your loss.

08-01-2008, 06:58 PM
Crookedblaze Started Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,360	RIP Bebe. I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a handsome boy. __________________ Owned by Rocketman, a 17 year old AQHA and Stormy, a 10 year old Peruvian Paso x Arab

08-01-2008, 07:13 PM
EquineLaw78 Yearling Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 937	Thanks, guys. We've known this day was coming for, well, heck! We were impressed when he made it to 16! His health has deteriorated for several months, and this week, it was clear that he was in renal failure. My dad has had a very difficult time letting go of this cat and is the "grieve in silence" type. As he put it, BB has been part of a third of his life. I am hoping that the rest of our critters live for many more years. It's hard to hold them as they pass...

08-01-2008, 07:21 PM
Pony express Started Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 2,404	It says alot about the people who care for the animal when they live that long! RIP B.B., make sure you look up my Sassy up there! {{{{HUGS}}}} __________________ I don't regret the things I've done. I regret the things I didn't do when I had the chance.

08-01-2008, 07:25 PM
Carri Bombproof Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia Posts: 9,972	Oh, I am sorry. I know he lived a grand life, very loved, but it is still hard to have him pass on. ((((HUGS)))) __________________

08-01-2008, 08:31 PM
BabyMay Coming two Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,875	Raising a glass of cat nip to B.B. He enjoyed a very long loving life with people who obviously adored him.

08-01-2008, 08:44 PM
gbarmranch Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 29,218	Oh EL - I am so sorry.. your poor dad.. as well as you.. Hugs and a toast - RIP BB.. __________________ Quality FoundationQuarter Horses http://home.earthlink.net/~vpgann Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open – Thomas Dewar

08-01-2008, 08:50 PM
AngelPA Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: PA Posts: 370	What a gifted relationship you two shared. Warm condolences sent your way from PA

08-02-2008, 01:53 PM
Peter-John's Love Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 752	When we have a young one, we hold them and wonder how we will get through raising them...when we hold a beloved pet as we say good bye, we wonder how we will get through without them. There is no greater tribute than to hold a loved one to help them pass from this life. You gave a loving tribute to BB with your kindness. Prayers for the family as you grieve 2 beloved pets. Especially prayers for Dad, that in his silent grief...that everytime he hears an engine reving, he will be reminded of such a sound and in his heart will hear the eternal purrs of BB. A toast to love and to a dedicated relationship that will continue beyond life on earth. (((hugs))) __________________ Love is a visible gift of God like when you see Peter-John's and Darlin's souls touch

08-02-2008, 01:59 PM
seerfarm Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portal, Ga Posts: 7,731	A raised glass and Rest in Peace Sweet BB! A long and loved life you have lived. __________________ "To know the road ahead, ask those coming back".

08-02-2008, 07:54 PM
AllUpHill Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Posts: 660	May he visit you often in your dreams to tell you all about the beautiful things he will share with you when you are together again.

08-02-2008, 08:03 PM
Horses&Soccer Started Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Warrenton, MO Posts: 2,727	22 years is a very long life for a kitty, quite a testament to how well loved and cared for BB was. May he rest well with plenty of catnip and mousey toys. __________________ When life gives you lemons - find someone to throw them at!