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Your lives were written in a pair, sharing a life's high and low.
You are the mirror reflecting him, a cat named Shadow.
The life you breathe in each day, is the life he exhales.
But the ending of a story you never want to come...Efforts to no avail.
His spirit now forever lies in the sky.
Do not be afraid to shed a tear, and cry.
~ a poem for Shadow and Bluefire from Kyuzo

Rest in peace, and condolences Bluefire. I had an Iguana named Flash (he was really fast) for 5 years, and never could tell if he was sick. But eventually he bit the dust, and I forever remember that day, considering I didn't expect it.

Sorry again for your loss.

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That cat looked nice. I'm sorry that he had to face an early end. That is rough, and I hope you are doing alright.

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Aaargh. This brings up memories. :( I just shed a few tears for the dog that was with me until my 13th.

Last weekend a cat from the uncle of my girlfriend was put to sleep. :( She was really old for a farm cat (9 or something).... my girl and her mother had a really strong relation with her, even though she wasn't their cat.

It felt so bad to see my girl crying for the first time.

I'm sorry to hear that BF. It really was a special cat.