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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Katherine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The pain in your heart is so clear for everyone to see. I am so very sorry for the wrenching loss you suffered with the loss of Krammer, and also for the terrible
loss of one kitten after another and then Jazz as well. There is just nothing that will soothe the soul-searing loss, except for the passage of time and the knowledge that you gave these deserving little angels, a lot of love, warmth and comfort, which they
clearly wouldn’t have had without your exceptional kindness. Keep that thought close as you mourn the loss of Krammer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces@felineleukemia.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Katherine K.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> November-06-17 8:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Felvtalk] Grieving for K<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I lost my perfect little tuxedo soulmate last week. He was my first cat and the best friend ever. At age 11 we discovered he was FeLV+, likely contracted from some kittens we were fostering at the time. We lost all kittens within a year,
went on to foster another FeLV kitty, Jazz, for a year before we lost him to the virus too. Krammer hung in there for 4 more years with this stupid virus, through many ups and downs. We loved each other dearly and I believe that is what kept him going until
the ripe old age of 15. His nose tumor had grown all year. It distorted his face, leaked fluid and required several daily cleanings for the last few months. He had declined a lot and was down to 6.5 pounds at the end, but was still eating and using the bathroom
normally. A week ago I discovered his tumor was beginning to affect the roof of his mouth and I didn't want to wait until it ruptured there. That would have caused him unnecessary suffering. We made the difficult decision to take him to the vet. I picked up
his ashes on Friday and they are keeping me company, as well as plenty of cuddles from my other (non FeLV) kitty.<br>
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Thanks to everyone for the support over the years. Here is what I shared on my Facebook page about Krammer last week:
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Today I had to say a terribly hard goodbye to my best little buddy Krammer. Last December, I noticed he had a slightly bloody nose. It turned out to be a nasal tumor, and he fought the cancer for nearly a year. He was 15 years old. Krammer was a Craigslist
kitty. We picked him up one Friday after work in 2005 from a Seinfeld fan who didn’t know how to spell Kramer. The funny name stuck, and produced many, many nicknames.
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<p>Sweet Krammie, I’ll miss your perfectly pink nose and <span class="gmail-textexposedshow">
toes. I’ll miss the way you begged to be picked up and put in the warm dryer after I finished folding all the clothes. You’d settle down and purr. I’ll miss your adorable nose wrinkle that appeared when you’d ferociously bite Mr. Squirrel during playtime, and
the way your neck smelled faintly like maple syrup. I’ll miss laughing about your weird obsession with licking the blinds and laying on crinkly paper. I’ll miss how you would come running whenever we whistled “Morning” from Peer Gynt. That became your theme
song. I’ll miss your ridiculous call-of-the-wild yowl whenever Lady Bird wouldn’t play with you, even the ones that woke me up in the middle of the night.
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<p>I’ll miss how every night you would come walking up the side of the bed, purring and giving out head bumps, and paw at the blanket for me to let you under the covers. You’d crawl in, turn around, and settle down for the night. Though you were never a lap
cat, these cuddles more than made up for it. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I’ll miss playing chase with you on my lunch breaks. You were so excited to see me, you’d race through the house, begging for me to catch you and give you a big hug. I’ll miss dressing you up in silly outfits, which you mostly just purred through. Since
it’s Halloween, I hope you won’t mind if I share a few with your fans. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I’m grateful to everyone who enjoyed and appreciated his photos over the years. He was a delightful subject to photograph. Once during a photoshoot of my dad’s jewelry, he walked over and sat down in the middle, giving me a look like, “Ok, mom, I’m ready
for my close up.” Over the last year, he really enjoyed going out on his harness and leash to chase bugs and lay in the sun. He was so curious, he enjoyed exploring new places, and I’ll always regret that we never got to take him camping. He was a friend to
so many foster kittens and didn’t even mind the dogs he met. A truly wonderful little being.
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<p>I’ll miss you, sweet one.<o:p></o:p></p>
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