Great heart now rests... Rest in Peace Kira

After the sun has set, your spirit now walks towards the rainbow bridge. Even we knew that this day would come and prepared, the tears are still falling.

Thank you Kira for all these years. You were our first breeding cat, mother of many wonderful kittens, and great grandmother. Your spirit will live on in your offspring and I know that every spotted chocotortie girl will remind me of you and your tortitude. 

Now we must let you go as your body failed you. 
Go and be free, there is plenty of chicken for you to eat!  You will never be forgotten. There was only one original ear animal.

I swing, I listen
I cover you with a shelter
I swing, it's late
I already hear the waves

Be not afraid of dark
there will be many candles
And in the end even the cortège
can't come along with you

Though you leave into the night
just go on even though
it's great, endless so
Towards the white shore
to the ship of my songs
you walk and you know

That you are not afraid anymore
there will be many candles
And in the end even the cortège
can't come along with you

Be not afraid of dark
there will be many candles
Just sleep if you are tired
I'm still awake by your side

And in the end even the cortège
can't come along with you

And my solace is
that there's everything for you

Johanna Kurkela - Prinsessalle

CH Handira Ari-Gan*PL 29.11.2011 - 23.1.2020

Kira the Korvaelain

Kira and her daughter Apsara

The Mothership has landed

swing, I listen

I cover you with a shelter

I swing, it's late

I already hear the waves

Be not afraid of dark

there will be many candles

And in the end even the cortège

can't come along with you

Though you leave into the night

just go on even though

it's great, endless so

Towards the white shore

to the ship of my songs

you walk and you know

That you are not afraid anymore

there will be many candles

And in the end even the cortège

can't come along with you

Be not afraid of dark

there will be many candles

Just sleep if you are tired

I'm still awake by your side

And in the end even the cortège

can't come along with you

And my solace is

that there's everything for you

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Rest in Peace - Forcas Via Nocturna - 16.12.2015 - 11.10.2018

All great stories have a beginning and an end. The story of our dear Forcas (or as we call him, Pouch) just ended too soon.

The story began just before Christmas 2015 when Forcas was born with his siblings. All his siblings moved to their own homes, but looked like noone wanted dear Pouch so we decided to keep him. And from there on, he wrote so many wonderful chapters to his book of life, touched so many people and made smile come to our faces.
As in every great story, there is also a villain. Something bad and evil that threatens the great hero.
For Pouch, the villain was cancer. Specifically lymphoma.

When summer was arriving to our home, it brought with it dark clouds to the horizon. Pouch, who was always the model boy for health suddenly began looking ill and we took him to the vet and then to oncologist. The dark clouds landed at our doorsteps and Pouch was diagnosed with very aggressive form of lymphoma. We decided due very good prognosis to begin with chemotherapy and the change in Pouch after first chemo was remarkable. He was back to his old self again. 16 rounds of chemo and he was announced to be cancer free. The fall was already here and we were carefully celebrating. We had beat the cancer.

It not took many days until Pouch started to feel ill again and even we were hoping for the best, we also knew that this might be what we feared coming back.
And it came back. It hit Pouch with full power. He kept fighting back until couple days ago we've seen the eternity in his eyes. He was ready to give up.

Last day he got so spoiled rotten. The greatest feasts of all time. So much love and rubbing of his ribs (which he loved so much). Until yesterday, 11th of October 2018, he slept away peacefully.

Autopsy report was not pretty to hear. His whole body was infected with cancer. There was nothing anyone could have done for him besides to let him go before the pains come too great.

Cancer takes aim and shoots.

Without a thought.

Without a care in the world.

It has no feeling.

 It doesn’t care if you are young or old.

Evil or kind.

 It doesn’t care.

 It just takes.

Sadly in this story the villain won. We were left only with so many precious memories.

Thank you Pouch for being part of our lives. I just so wish you would have stayed longer. 

 

Rest in Peace Hyvinkaa 20.9.2016 - 30.5.2018

It was so sudden and unexpected.
Still my heart and brain cannot comprehend what happened.
You were ok just moments before and when I came back you were almost gone.
I tried what I could and brought you back for a moment, but the call to the light was too strong and you slipped away in my arms. Your best friend Igu was for sure waiting for you there already.

There are no words to describe this grief.

Rest in Peace Hyvinkaa. We will care for your 6 wonderful babies that you left behind. They are safe and loved and you will forever live on in them.

Reason for death was a stroke. Nothing could have been done to keep you with us. 

Hyvinkaa and IguIgu

Hyvinkaa and IguIgu

Hush little baby - RIP our adopted kitten "Extra"

It hurts, every single time it hurts. Every single time it brings tears to eyes.

Extra came to us as an adopted kitten as his mommy did not care for him after C-section. He fell into the nest like he had been there always. When we gave him to Hulda, our balinese mommy, she just licked him and adopted him instantly. After couple minutes Extra was at home.
He did not suckle much, but received extra milk from bottle. Always so hungry and happily suckling.

Yesterday evening during the feeding we noted that he had a fresh rectum prolapse and he was rushed to the vet. At the clinic they made him wait over 2h before veterinarian decided to take him in. It was said to "not be life threatening condition". 1,5weeks old kitten... This is not our usual clinic where we are going, but another one where we took him due the nature of emergency to receive fast treatment.

The rectum was pushed back and stitched.

Unfortunately this morning he had given up, reason unknown, and he passed away peacefully without pains. He just... slept.

Thank you for this short time you were with us Extra. It just was a way too short time. We'll all be missing you, your enthusiastic voice when you realized a bottle was coming to you, your bright eyes and all the development that you did do when at our home. I am sad that I cannot follow up on seeing you grow to big and beautiful cat, but you'll do it behind the rainbow bridge with all the other kittens that have gone there before you.

I will lend to you for awhile a kitten, God said.
For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he's dead.
Maybe for twelve or fourteen years, or maybe two or three.
But will you, 'till I call him back, take care of him for me?
He'll bring his charms to gladden you and, should his stay be brief
You'll always have his memories as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return.
But there are lessons taught below I want this kitten to learn.
I've looked the whole world over in search of teachers true.
And from the folk that crowds life's land I have chosen you.
Now will you give him all your love, nor think the labor vain?
Nor hate me when I come to take my kitten home again?
I fancied that I heard them say 'Dear Lord Thy Will Be Done'
For all the joys this kitten brings the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him while we may.
And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay.
But should you call him back much sooner than we planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand.
If, by our love we've managed your wishes to achieve,
Then in memory of him whom we loved, please help us while we grieve.
When our cherished kitten departs this world of strife,
Please send yet another needing soul for us to love all his life.
Author Unknown

Just sleep if you are tired... Rest in peace Jailbreak Via Nocturna 21.11.2016

Since Friday your life was hanging by the thread due diarrhea. But you still kept fighting, still kept trying. On Saturday we thought we already lost you, but from somewhere you got a spark to keep going and on Sunday finally you began gaining weight and becoming better. There was finally real hope.

This morning, you gave up. When I went to check on you at 2am, I already knew that we are closing to the end. The spark from your eyes was almost gone.
But you still had some fight in you, you were walking and fought against bottle with all your little strength. Until finally your body just gave up and the light faded from your eyes.

The most beautiful always goes first, but it was not your time to go. But I hope you are now safe and without any pain over the rainbow bridge. Only the pain remains here, in my heart.

Have a safe journey darling.

Prinsessalle - Johanna Kurkela (English translation)

I swing, I listen

I cover you with a shelter

I swing, it's late

I already hear the waves

 

Be not afraid of dark

there will be many candles

And in the end even the cortège

can't come along with you

 

Though you leave into the night

just go on even though

it's great, endless so

Towards the white shore

to the ship of my songs

you walk and you know

 

That you are not afraid anymore

there will be many candles

And in the end even the cortège

can't come along with you

 

Be not afraid of dark

there will be many candles

Just sleep if you are tired

I'm still awake by your side

 

And in the end even the cortège

can't come along with you

And my solace is

that there's everything for you

Thank you Mr.Elb for all these years

There is just no words to say, the pain is too real. Who will now wrestle with Warre and raise the kids Kira has? who will now crank when something does not go as he wants and who is going to be the first one at the food bowl? Who is gonna play bowling with the empty waterbottles?
Big part of our life, Mr. Elb, went to sleep the eternal dream. His body just did not recover after the surgery and we had to make the hard decision of letting him go in peace and with dignity.

Thank you Mr.Elb, old friend, - for everything. I know you will watch over us. Always.
----

And God asked the feline spirit
Are you ready to come home?
Oh, yes, quite so, replied the precious soul
And, as a cat, you know I am most able
To decide anything for myself.

Are you coming then? asked God.
Soon, replied the whiskered angel
But I must come slowly
For my human friends are troubled
For you see, they need me, quite certainly.

But don't they understand? asked God
That you'll never leave them?
That your souls are intertwined. For all eternity?
That nothing is created or destroyed?
It just is....forever and ever and ever.

Eventually they will understand,
Replied the glorious cat
For I will whisper into their hearts
That I am always with them
I just am....forever and ever and ever.

Author Unknown
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Banshee SYS e 03 -RIP

Hi there! are you my new mommy/daddy?

So this is me, Banshee. Oh look over here, not there! So lemme tell a bit about myself.

So I was born with my siblings on 12th of July and well... what there is to tell? I am curious little kitten, that really likes climbing on things. I was the first one from the litter to conquer the top of Mt. Couch.

But few pics of me first!

So as you can see, I am quite handsome fellow. 

So about you, my future home... I'll require a soft bed to sleep (preferably yours...), a lot of good food and good service, as well as company would be appreciated. What I will give in return? My unconditional love, soft and silky coat and my purrs (I am have the loudest purr of the whole litter!). 

If you wanna work as my new humanslaves, drop an email and tell a bit about yourself!