For Tina and her sweet Frodo

[Traci]

Tina, my heart truly is breaking for you and Tim and I know that Frodo was eternally grateful for the 17 years she had with you, always surrounded in your love and devotion to her. I hope it is some comfort to you in knowing that you're not alone, we're shedding tears with you too....

Safe and gentle journey, sweet Frodo, ...until your mommy and daddy can hold you close again one day...(((HUGS)))

[Tambrey]

I am sorry for your loss, {{{Tina and Family}}}...

Frodo will be missed as much as she was loved....

safe journey dear Frodo

[Tina B and crew]

I knew this would be hard, but I never expected it to hit me this hard. I swear she is here though, I've heard her several times tonight...sneaking around behind me, making her little noises she use to make...God I miss her so much

[Marty]

Tina, I am sending my heartfelt prayers to you and your family. Frodo was very much loved and knew it....and I know it hurts to lose a loved one. We are here for you anytime.

[Marty]

I made my post, reloaded, and then the pic came up. Frodo is beautiful...and I say "is" because our pets will always live on in our hearts. It's been 2 months, but I stll anticipate Winnie's eager bark for her breakfast. It's getting a little better, but it takes time to accept that they are no longer with us, but in a better place. Call on us whenever you need to.

I found this poem posted elsewhere today...

May I go now
Don't you think the time is right?
May I say good-bye to pain-filled days
and endless lonely nights?
I've lived my life and done my best,
an example tried to be,
So can I take that step beyond
and set my spirit free?
I didn't want to go at first.
I fought with all my might!
But something seems to draw me now
to a warm and loving light.
I want to go! I really do!
It's difficult to stay.
But I will try as best I can
to live just one more day .
To give you time to care for me
and share your love and fears.
I know you're sad and are afraid
because I see your tears.
I'll not be far, I promise that,
and hope you'll always know
that my spirit will be close to you
wherever you may go.
Thank you so for loving me.
You know I loved you too.
That's why it's hard to say good-bye
and end this life with you.
So hold me now, just one more time,
and let me hear you say,
because you care so much for me,
you'll let me go today.
Source(s):
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Copyright © Susan A. Jackson

[Traci]

What a precious, beautiful little girl, obviously she had your heart! She is there with you, Tina, she always will be.....(((HUGS)))

[slvrwhispr]

That poem made me cry very real tears... Frodo's beautiful, and it's clear that she loved you as much as you love her. *more hugs*

[Tambrey]

Tina....she is a beautiful girl...

Marty...I loved the poem you posted...

[LisaLisa]

Tina,

I feel your loss. Frodo was a beautiful girl and she was so fortunate to have your love all these years.

I do know the emptiness you are feeling right now..I lost my sweet Smokey in early December...I miss my little guy so much but he too is no longer in pain...It still hurts but as Marty said, it does get a little better in time..I just wish our furkids could live longer lives..

My heart aches for you.

(((HUGS)))

Lisa

Marty, your poem is beautiful..I will be saving that one...

[Tina B and crew]

Thanks for the poem Marty...I'm going to keep that one too. It really is so appropriate. There is such an empty place and it's so quiet here without Frodo. I mean, I have Willow here, but Frodo was our noisy one, even when she slept she snored and we could hear her. Bless little Willow's heart, she has been by my side ever since Frodo got sick last week...but she is looking for Frodo now, even though they didn't get along. I'll pass Frodo's little heated bed along to Willow..in fact I think that Willow might have sensed that Frodo was not going to be around much longer. Frodo never shared her bed with Willow...even when Frodo wasn't on it Willow knew better than to get on it. But last week I noticed Willow started to lay on Frodo's bed when Frodo was back in her sunny spot next to the window. I think Willow knew....interestingly enough, she hasn't touched it since Frodo has been gone. Maybe last week she was just keeping it warm for her.

I called the vet this morning and asked them if they would clip off Frodo's whiskers for me...I want something of hers to keep here with me. I'll divide them into three parts and give some to both my daughters. Frodo use to watch over them when they were younger. If they fell and hurt themselves and started crying Frodo would come running to them and comfort them. We use to call her nurse. You'd just yell "NURSE" and Frodo would come running and give you a pressie or headbut your chin and check you out. This past Sunday and Monday she stuck by my side after I came home with a broken knee. She was probably beginning to get sick but she still did her best to take care of me. That is why animals mean so much to me, they love you no matter what..they aren't selfish toward their humans...they know unconditional love like no human could ever know.

The vet told us yesterday that Frodo left a great legacy and you know she is right. I don't know if I ever told you the story of how Frodo came into our lives. I had cats when I was younger and liked them, but was never really a "cat person". One day early 1991, Tim opens the front door and this little gray bugger just waltzes in like she owned the place. He called me to come take a look and I fell in love. We wondered who she belonged too and asked the apartment manager if she knew. Nope, she had been feeding the kitten (she was probably 6-8 months at the time...maybe closer to a year, we aren't sure) and thought someone had dropped her. So for a week or two we would find this kitten at our door, wanting to come in. We never fed her because we knew the manager was. But she still migrated to our door. We talked about taking her in and decided we would. Then we noticed she wasn't around. Tim went to talk to the manager and she sadly told us that she had given the cat to a friend. We were disappointed but thought it must be meant to be that way. Next day the manager calls us and asks if we want the cat...seems it didn't work out with her friend. The well little gray one gave their cat hell and they couldn't deal with it. So she came to us. We named her Frodo, even though she is a girl, because I always wanted a pet named Frodo (yes, I'm a huge Ringer). She was meant to be with us. She knew we would take care of her through thick and thin. Since we didn't know her birthdate we christened her as being born 9-22-90...the same month and day as the Frodo in the book (and my oldest daughters birthday!)

Anyway, her legacy was that she turned me into a cat person and if it weren't for her showing up at our door who knows whether I'd have cats in my life right now. We use to tease her when she didn't get along with the other cats that she was the one that started it all. Thanks to Frodo numerous cats have been given a second chance through my fostering and our adoption of several others since then.


We had our rough times with Frodo, most commonly her unwillingness to use the litterbox. We had to remove all the carpet in our house in Florida because of her but we never gave it a second though. We had people tell us "heck, I'd get rid of the cat before the carpet" I just can't believe people would say things like that. Sure we got aggravated with it, but she was an animal in a human world. She couldn't help it. For her it was territorial...we had her checked time and time again, every time she started we would take her in and have her checked and she would be fine. She was pretty good about not doing that here...she did start it some last year but a Feliway diffuser took care of the problem. But you know, I somehow always knew the Frodo's kidneys would give her a problem some day. I don't know how, but I did. I kept looking for it. I only wish I had noticed something sooner.

I'm sorry to ramble...I just wanted to tell some of Frodo's story. Rest in peace and enjoy the sunshine all you want my precious Frodo.



Frodo Baggins September 22, 1990 to February 26, 2007

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