Lizzie 10/1999 to 5/2016

A video of pictures and clips of my sweet Lizzie's life. We had almost 17 years together, but it wasn't long enough. I miss her everyday. I cry everyday. There is no love like the unconditional love of a companion pet. She was my first pet and my best friend. You can read her story below.

Lizzie passed away peacefully on May 9th, 2016 at 3:30 pm. May is pet cancer awareness month. PLEASE, if your pet is over 10 years old, get them X-ray'd to check for cancer. Regular vet check ups and blood tests will not show cancer. Cats especially will hide their illness until it is too late. My poor Lizzie stopped eating her kitty snacks and that's when I knew something was wrong. One week prior to her passing, she was diagnosed with hyper thyroid by the first vet that examined her. After that, I noticed that she also was barely eating and not drinking enough water, so I brought her to a different vet 4 days later for IV fluids and they noticed her breathing was irregular. They took X-rays. Lizzie had cancer spots all over her lungs, fluid in her lungs and a big mass behind her stomach. My heart sank and I cried out for this not to be true. The vet wanted me to euthanize her right then. There was no way that was happening. I couldn't do it. I needed more time with her. I had 52 hours from the time of diagnosis until the time I said goodbye to her. I chose an in home euthanasia. I have never cried so hard in my entire life as I did when I said goodbye to her. I still can't believe she is not here with me anymore. I still look for her and wish she was here. I love her and will miss her everyday for the rest of my life.

I wanted to make this video so that I have it to watch for years to come. She was a beautiful cat and I will never forget her.
Lizzie was a gift from my parents. We had a family cat for a long time and I asked my mom if I could have a cat of my own. I was 21, in college, and still living at home. I did not get to pick her out of a litter. She was given to me and I truly believe, she was meant to be mine. She was approximately 6 weeks old. I named my kitty Lizzie, short for my grandmother's middle name Elizabeth and being intrigued by the Lizzie Borden story, which all happened in the same town where generations of my dad's family are from. My mom used to say holding kittens too much can make them sick, I didn't want my Lizzie kitten to get sick so I trained her to follow me around instead of picking her up. She followed me everywhere from the time she was just a little baby kitten. Over time, I noticed that she preferred to follow me rather than be held. This made me sad, but my mom said as she aged she would become more of a lap kitty. When ever young Lizzie wanted to lay down with me, her paw or her backside had to be touching me, just to know I was there. As she got older, she would snuggle in my lap and every time she did, it would melt my heart. Fast forward to years later, after moving into my own house, my husband and I got 2 beagles. I was not sure how Lizzie at 12 years old would do with dogs. But she loved them and loved being the Alpha of the pack. I would jokingly call Lizzie my third dog. She loved to be with the dogs, I even started buying 3 doggy beds for all of them to sleep together because she loved it. She would eat anything and everything just like a dog. Sometimes, when the door bell rang, she would growl, just like a dog! When she greeted me at the front door after I would come home, it was just like a dog, except meowing and rubbing her little kitty face against me instead of jumping and licking. She was so unique to me. She loved laying on her back with all her feet up in the air, she loved soaking up the sun out on the patio w/the dogs and she loved plastic bags. She was my very first pet of my own. She was the most precious gift I had ever received. She stole my heart and left her little kitty footprints all over it when I had to say goodbye to her on May 9th, 2016. I am thankful for all the years I was blessed to have her in my life. I will love her and miss her every single day of my life.

Видео Lizzie 10/1999 to 5/2016 канала Cheri Lynn