It's been a year tonight that my Mickey passed away.

[ronnykmarshall]

God how I miss him. This picture was a few weeks before he died. I can still feel him paws on my fingers.



Homeboy doing his best lookin' all bad and shit. He really was just a little sweetie.



Chillin' under the skylight. He LOVED it when we moved to So Cal. Lots of sun and the whole place to himself.



One of my favorite pictures of him. "Dad, can you just stick that camera up your ass? I'm need to attack something ..... YOU!"



Mickey's 8th birthday. "Yeah, take the damn picture and eat the cake!"



"Yeah, I'm bad."



Daddy and his boy. This little sweetie and had such a great life together. He got me through some tough times and he was always there for me.



This is Catwoman's favorite picture of him. G'on Mickey!



His other favorite spot. Chillin' on deck.





Rest in peace my baby boy. I'll see you again someday.

:loveya:

Dad

[getoffmytrain]

1. Jesus Christ... you're tearing me up..

sorry dude :-(

[ronnykmarshall]

14. Thanks so much.

He's still a huge part of my heart.

[FreedomFry]

44. Thinking good thoughts of Mickey

My kitties are looking over my shoulder (literally) and send their best, too.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

2. Rest in peace, Mickey. I hope he's playing with my sweet doggies

Benjamin and Misty in the great beyond. O8)

[ronnykmarshall]

11. I'm sure he is.

He was cool with poochies!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. RIP Mickey

Hope you're having lots of long naps and catnip in kitty heaven! Say 'hi' to my little girl Lulu!

It's really amazing how much impact these little furballs have on our lives, isn't it?

[ronnykmarshall]

15. Ain't that the truth?

Mickey and Lulu and kickin' it!

[Misunderestimator]

4. Aw.... what sweet pictures...

and Catwoman's favorite is mine as well... Rest in peace Mickey. :hug:

[ronnykmarshall]

16. Isn't that a scream?

We got up one morning and it was COOLLLLLD (for LA). Mickey was on Michael's lap with that ol' tongue hangin' out. I thought I was gonna pee laughing so hard.

[richmwill]

5. I'm sorry

My sympathies to you- he seemed like a great cat.

[ronnykmarshall]

18. He was.

A great pal and a loyal friend. Granted he LOVED to chase me and take skin samples. Sometimes I think he was from another planet seending data about us earth people.

[susanna]

6. What a great tribute.

(sniffles)... you are such a great Dad!
Mickey was very lucky.

[ronnykmarshall]

26. I was lucky too.

That cat has a god send.

[laruemtt]

7. what a beautiful love story.

:hug: how blessed you both were to have each other, and will again.

[ronnykmarshall]

27. You betcha.

One day we'll see each other again.

[nini]

8. wow.. I remember when you posted about this last year

:-(


I can't believe it's been a year already

:hug:

[ronnykmarshall]

I know !!

My new babies haven't even been with us a year yet.

It's hard to believe.

[nini]

19. I had to put my cat to sleep around this same time

I was crying with you if I remember correctly :cry:

[ronnykmarshall]

33. Oh my god that's right!

I remember! They're still with us ya know.

:loveya:

[nini]

37. actually, Fluffy is on top of the TV in an oak urn :-)

but yes.. he is with me

:hug:

maybe mickey and fluffy are hanging out together :-)

[ronnykmarshall]

10. I know !!

My new babies haven't even been with us a year yet.

It's hard to believe.

[Gloria]

9. Wonderful memorial!!!!

I can empathize. I lost my 7 year old guinea pig Muffy a year ago this November....I'm still in mourning for Creampuff (6) and I will never let go of little Toastie, who was only 4. I kept him alive with meds snuck to me by my doctor's nurse but he was very sick with an infection and passed when I took him of the meds and stopped the force feeding.

Now, I look at my 3 dogs and can't imagine life without them...

Mickey was so lucky to have you as a dad!!!

[ronnykmarshall]

30. Same for you.

I love when I hear that people fight for their little ones.

We did everything we could. Mickey just slipped away when we visted him at the vet last year.

He waited for us to come and say good by. If we could have saved him it was worth it. It's just money.

[fugue]

12. I know how you feel . . .

I still miss my bunny girl, and it's been more than two years.

There's a Native American belief (my source did not say which nation) that when we die, all the animals who knew us during our lives are there at the gates of Heaven when we arrive, and they get to decide if we get to go in.

If that belief is correct, at least you know there will be one critter arguing in your favor!

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

20. I hope Misty will be forgiving (we had her when we were kids, and used

to dress her up in clothes and ride her like she was a horse; poor thing was a wire haired terrier.). LOL (not really funny, but when you're like, 5, what do you know?!).:wtf:

[ronnykmarshall]

35. There should be several.

My dog Cleo is there too.

[GingerSnaps]

13. Awww I feel your pain

My little guy died a few years ago and I still miss him. Mickey was a beautiful cat and btw that was a raspberry that he was blowing at you in the picture. What did Daddy do to deserve the raspberry?

:loveya: :hug: :cry:

[ronnykmarshall]

22. Mickey's "little brother" is all over me right now.

They (Cosmo and Ricco) never met, but Cosmo knows when I need a little love.

I'm telling ya, Mick sent these two boys to us.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

24. That cat in the glasses and outfit cracks me up.

Sorry to be silly in this serious thread.

I'm very sorry about your loss. Losing a pet is losing one of your family members as far as I'm concerned. After we had to put Benjamin to sleep (he became very sick at age 12), my mom and dad decided not to get another dog (couldn't deal with the loss of another dog), but they did get some tropical birds. They have a cool Senagalese parrot now (they had two other birds, but one killed the other (I'm not kidding...we called her 'Murder Bird!' for a while) and the other eventually died).

[ronnykmarshall]

25. Me too!

That kitty is so cute.

If I tried that with Mick, I would need a blood transfusion.

[GingerSnaps]

32. His name is Randy Andy

LOL

[ronnykmarshall]

34. He kicks ass!

How the hell did you get him in that outfit?

[GingerSnaps]

36. He's wearing Mrs Beasley's glasses and he is

Declawed (I don't believe in declawing)

[miss_kitty]

17. Mickey looks like Sammy, my avatar kitty

maybe they've met by now...Sorry for your loss, ronnykmarshall. It's been 18 years since I lost Sammy and I still miss her. We went through a lot together.

[ronnykmarshall]

28. Tabby's are wonderful.

One of my new boys is a tab.

[Philostopher]

21. I'm pretty sure you were the one who used to post

links to short movie files -- was that Mickey, in those?

Funny thing -- Mickey looks a great deal like our senior/diva cat, Tink. She'll be seven this weekend -- we adopted her the week after Christmas '97, the shelter said she was eight weeks old, so we call Halloween her birthday.

He was a beautiful cat. I somehow can't quite imagine a house without a gray tabby in it.

[ronnykmarshall]

23. YES!!

That's me.

http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/ronnykmarshall/lst?.dir=/Cats&.view=l

Here they are.

[Supormom]

29. I'm so sorry for your loss

I hope Mickey has great fun with Blackie!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/Momliberated/Blackietoys.bmp

Isn't it amazing the wonderful bond we share with our pet families? My daughters were in Florida visiting their grandparents when Blackie died. Later that day, my 8 year old called and asked to speak to him. She knew that something had happened because "she had a bad feeling in her heart."
God bless you and Mickey.

[ronnykmarshall]

31. Ohhh! Blackie!

What a cutiepie.

[barb162]

38. my cat Boy died 10/11/03 at age 8 and I only had him with me 2 and

a half years. I found him as a beat up stray. He died of cancer. It is the worst thing when you lose them especially when they are young. IT IS THE WORST DAMNED THING! I am very sorry.

[faithnotgreed]

39. so very sweet rkm. you look beautiful together...

[bearfan454]

40. Mickey is waiting for you on the rainbow bridge.

I can't access the archives until after the election. I will send it to you then. God Bless Mickey.

[ellie]

41. What a beautiful cat!

I am sorry for your loss. In March of 2003 I had to put my beloved Frances to sleep. I nearly had a nervous breakdown over it. I think about her every day. I just had a dream about her the other night. I love cats.

[joeybee12]

42. What an adorable face! R.I.P. Mickey!

I remember you posting about this when he was sick--can't believe it's been a year!

[Flaxbee]

43. My gawd, I'm crying here...

you obviously love(d) Micky so much, and he you! He was a gorgeous cat, I remember the thread from a year ago and can't believe it's been that long. You know, I love DU mostly because I get to meet people like you, ronnykmarshall, who reaffirm my faith in humanity. I simply can't relate to, or understand, people who can't love other creatures.

[VOX]

45. Thanks, Ronny, for giving Mickey such a fun and loving home...

These little guys are such treasures, and we just never know how much time we will have with them.

You gave Mickey a great home and tons of love. I know you must miss him terribly. It's so damned hard to say goodbye to our special cross-species friends.

Thinking good thoughts for you tonight --