I have now posted several other pictures of him on my website, if anyone 
is interested.

The gallery can be found here:
http://www.pacificwebguy.com/photogallery.php?album_id=12

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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> Last night, one of our cats passed away.  His name was Brighteyes, and 
> we've had
> him for more than four and a half years.

Very sorry to hear that I know it can be very upsetting.  Our family cat 
died a year or two ago, just of old age I think, she got to 20.5 years so I 
knew her most of my life.  It was just like one of the family had died, 
actually worse because I'd spent so much time with her whilst growing up.

I'm sure he enjoyed life with you ;-)

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"Chambers" <bdc### [at] yahoocom> wrote in message
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> Last night, one of our cats passed away.  His name was Brighteyes, and
we've had
> him for more than four and a half years.

Sorry to hear that. He looked like a lovely cat.

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My condolences. :(

My parents and I almost lost our feline friend due to a urinary tract 
blockage.  We all had problems sleeping during that episode.  It's 
amazing how attached we get to our pets.

-- 
-Ian

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"Chambers" <bdc### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> Last night, one of our cats passed away.  His name was Brighteyes, and we've had
> him for more than four and a half years.
>
> Normally quite large (at one time he weighed more than 30 lbs!), over the last
> year he's suffered from cancer, and lost a lot of weight.  The past few months,
> he stopped eating his dry food, although he would still eat cans of wet food.
>
> Yesterday, he urinated blood constantly throughout the day.  Then, a few minutes
> after I came home, he collapsed.  Although he was still breathing when we
> wrapped him in a blanket and carried him to the car, he had passed on by the
> time we reached the emergency animal clinic - which means that he died in
> Kimberly's arms.
>
> We first found him as a stray outside of a motel in Seaside, OR.  Although it
> seems we didn't have him with us for long, we tried to give him the best home
> we could.
>
> ....Chambers
> www.pacificwebguy.com
>
> PS My first reply will contain a picture of him.  In the next day or two I'm
> going to post some more pictures of him on my website.


Could not continue reading your post at the first sight of "blood".
Sorry for your loss. If it hurt, I can relate:

When Gary landed in the hospital turning yellow and jaundiced, I was just as
devasted as my very first heartbreak; heart pounding emptiness of shear agony
for my blunder.

Some withdraw never to love again in this life, thinking "love hurts". When
really the answer is to love more.

Here is his first photo when he landed hungry on our patio. (lower right)

Who could not love that face (even though it was biting the heads off the mice
he caught), Answer: Dark souls cannot love

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"alphaQuad" <alp### [at] earthlinknet> wrote:

> When Gary landed in the hospital turning yellow and jaundiced, I was just as
> devasted as my very first heartbreak; heart pounding emptiness of shear agony
> for my blunder.

The important stuff or lesson learned

The next time one of these gifted precious creatures lands on your step,
if they enter, you lock the door with spite for the fact they want to go out.

Outside can bring a quick demise. Gary is fine and still with us; 4,000 dollars
of ICU later.

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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:13:30 -0500, alphaQuad wrote:

> Outside can bring a quick demise. Gary is fine and still with us; 4,000
> dollars of ICU later.

Ouch; we have a cat who is like that - he was about 3 weeks old (if that) 
when he was abandoned by his mother (from a feral colony).  Diagnosed 
with feline herpes (I think it was) and diverticulitis.  I don't know how 
much we spent on medical bills for him nor how many days he lived at the 
vet (a veterinary hospital), but he's just turned 3 and is just as mean 
as ever, yet we still love him - in spite of the fact that he beats his 
older "brothers" up regularly (he's got claws, they don't).

Jim

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There are many in need of a definition, especially dark ones who cannot do this:

Copyrighted material,(Concept Synergy)
but I dont think Love minds its use in this context.

7x7 Matrix of Love
Love does 7 things(!) to provide 7 feelings(*) (Action!/Awareness*)
Love...
1} Gives
2} Responds
3} Respects
4} Knows
5} Has the humility to be intimate
6} Has courage to make a commitment
7} Love cares

And for specific reasons, to provide...
1} Safety and security
2} Pleasure
3} Honesty and the ability to be vulnerable
4} Trust
5} Reduced fear of loss
6} Intimacy and caring
7} Wonder of being known

Now you can tell for sure if you're doing or not.

Love more; Love more ...

Just shoot me, I wouldn't mind.

This vain attempt at making a difference brought to you by,
aQ

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alphaQuad wrote:
> "alphaQuad" <alp### [at] earthlinknet> wrote:
> 
>> When Gary landed in the hospital turning yellow and jaundiced, I was just as
>> devasted as my very first heartbreak; heart pounding emptiness of shear agony
>> for my blunder.
> 
> The important stuff or lesson learned
> 
> The next time one of these gifted precious creatures lands on your step,
> if they enter, you lock the door with spite for the fact they want to go out.
> 
> Outside can bring a quick demise. Gary is fine and still with us; 4,000 dollars
> of ICU later.
> 

Glad to hear he's still with you.  We've still got seven other kitties, 
but having so many only makes us love each of them more.

"I like my pets more than I like most people" - Anonymous

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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I'm so very sorry for your loss.  Our furbabies are as much family to us 
as our human kin, aren't they?  He was a lucky guy to have found such a 
good and loving family.

Brighteyes was quite a handsome fellow, wasn't he?  In the picture, he 
has a rather noble expression that reminds me a bit of my cat Lord 
Greyfluffy.  (He's just a beat-up old grey tomcat, frayed ears and 
missing some toes, that showed up one day, moved in, and took over.  But 
he "adopted" my husband when he was very ill; then, after Paul died, he 
adopted our little elderly dog; and after _she_ died, he adopted me--so 
I suppose I ought to be worried...)

There's not really a lot I believe in, but I *know* that our furfolk kin 
are waiting for us...somewhere...at the foot of the Rainbow Bridge.

--Sherry Shaw

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