Cat Memorial Rainbow Bridge Pet Sympathy Print (unframed) - Lucky Cat

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Sadly after a deterioration in health Dushka passed peacefully over the Rainbow Bridge on Monday 24 January 2022 aged 22 &½ years-young. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Another way to remember your dog, is to write your story down on paper, in your own words.What better way to express your love, than in words of thankfulness and gratitude. Clyne-Rekhy’s story, which Koudounaris detailed earlier this month, began in 1959. She was 19 years old and grieving the loss of her Labrador Retriever, Major. “He died in my arms, actually,” she recalled in a call with National Geographic. “I dearly loved him.”

What initially would have seemed like the most unlikely candidate in the end turned out to be the most intriguing candidate and, of course, the actual author,” Koudounaris says. Because this poem describes a lost pet as flying home on the wings of a dove into Gods loving arms, it might offer comfort to someone with deep religious faith mourning the loss of a pet bird. Like many poems of this nature, it can also be comforting after the loss of virtually any type of pet. 14. To a Skylark by Percy Shelley According to dailypaws, it is called the Rainbow Bridge because of all its beautiful colors. Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge there is a land of meadows, hills and valleys with lush green grass. When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. Together with his wife they created their own rhyming version of the Rainbow Bridge poem which they shared with friends shown below:

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The text went like this: Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, your pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water, and sunshine, and friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who have been ill and old are restored to health and strength, those who were hurt are made better and strong again, like we remember them before they go to heaven. They are happy and content except for one small thing—they each miss someone very special to them who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are shining, his body shakes. Suddenly he begins to run from the herd, rushing over the grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cuddle in a happy hug never to be apart again. You and your pet are in tears. Your hands again cuddle his head and you look again into his trusting eyes, so long gone from life, but never absent from your heart, and then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together. Paul C. Dahm, a grief counselor in Oregon, US, claimed to have written the poem in 1981, and published it in a 1998 book of the same name (1981, ISBN 0-9663022-0-6).

Abby did print the poem—and confessed to shedding “a tear or two”—but she also pointed out to her 100 million readers that the author’s name was regrettably missing. “If anyone in my reading audience can verify authorship, please let me know.” Whether or not you feel that you have a creative talent, try making something that will help you pay tribute to your cat. It can be a drawing, painting, poem, song, video, story, or even just a collection of thoughts that you write down. You can use woodworking, stitching, or any other skills you have, but just try to make something. The Rainbow Bridge offers comfort to many cat owners whose cats have passed away. No matter what lives their cats have lived, the Rainbow Bridge serves as a reminder that their cats are no longer suffering. It’s a kind sentiment to share with people who are grieving for their pets and a compassionate way to extend comfort and sympathy to someone who has recently lost a beloved pet cat. Only we know how small a price we pay for what we receive our grief, no matter how powerful it may be, is an insufficient measure of the joy we have been given, and the wonderful memories we are left with, last forever-Suzanne Clothier And that’s O.K. at the Rainbow Bridge, where all the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor, just as we remember them in our dreams. Your cat, threatened by the presence of so many healthy, vigorous animals (even though, truly, they could not care less about him and barely noticed his arrival), will start marking every part of the Rainbow Bridge, until the meadows and hills have a sort of stale ammonia smell.If you’re holding onto your pet’s ashes and have been meaning to spread them, this might be a good opportunity to do that. 2. Share Good Memories You’d be surprised how cathartic and comforting it can be to put your thoughts and emotions into creating, and you’ll be left with a lasting memorial that has very special meaning to you. 4. Carry A Tribute The Bifrost bridge was said to be a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard and Asgard, the realm of the gods. The animals are content (even your cat, mostly), except for one small thing: they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. But then the day comes when an animal pauses and looks into the distance. His eager body quivers. Suddenly, he begins to run away from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

He had found Clyne-Rekhy’s name after seeing reference in an online chat group to an Edna “Clyde” from Scotland who allegedly wrote the poem when her son’s dog died. Some Googling led him to Clyne-Rekhy, whose authorship of a book about her late husband and their dog made him jot her name onto the list—the only woman and the only non-American. Rainbow Bridge’ provides the missing piece for people who have had to live with this anxiety that their animal is not good enough to deserve an afterlife,” Koudounaris says. “It gives us a reason to hope.” She was a special little lady that just took everything in her stride and in April 2021 she was adopted by Diane who fell in love with her and knew that whatever time they had together was precious. Beautiful, gentle 22 &½ year-old Dushka came into care of Cats Protection Glasgow Branch in 2020 after her elderly owner could no longer look after her. Cognitive dysfunction is rarely diagnosed in cats, but it can certainly occur with advanced age. More commonly, cats experience confusion and disorientation in their final days due to a build-up of toxins in the body impairing normal brain function. Cats with liver failure, anemia or certain tumors may also suffer from seizures.In February of 2023, authorship of the original story was confirmed by National Geographic magazine as Edna Clyne-Rekhy, an 82-year-old artist from Scotland. [3] In Beautiful Joes Paradise, pets await their owners in a grassland and help one another heal from cruelty they endured during their lives. However, the book makes no mention of a Rainbow Bridge and the pets eventually ascend into heaven by balloon. The Relationship Between Humans And Animals