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CountAllVotes

(21,068 posts)
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 12:23 AM Feb 2024

Sadly, Andreas (aka Mister Andy) has died

Andreas reverted back to where he was on Sunday.

I called the vet and I had to take him back in.

They figure he had a brain tumor.

So, I had to have him put down.

I miss my old kitty and the other two here are looking for him not to be found.

What a shitty life I've had since my husband died.

Almost killed in a car accident in Sept., sold a car that was from a less than honest car dealer that cannot be sold, lawsuit over it now and now Mr. Andy the Andreas is gone just like that *poof*.

RIP my dear friend. You were loved.

https://freeimage.host/i/JECbBf4

Here is a picture of Andreas (right) with his twin brother Silver who is devastated and looking for him right now.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPReBiFVIAcMEnF?format=jpg&name=small


Thanks for your support everyone. It means a lot to me.

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Sadly, Andreas (aka Mister Andy) has died (Original Post) CountAllVotes Feb 2024 OP
Awww! I am so incredibly sorry! He looks so much like my Nicky Rhiannon12866 Feb 2024 #1
You were an angel to Mr. Andy.. Permanut Feb 2024 #2
I am deeply sorry for the loss of your handsome Mister Andy. Mousetoescamper Feb 2024 #3
Condolences Dear_Prudence Feb 2024 #4
So so sorry montanacowboy Feb 2024 #5
I'm so sorry for your loss. onecaliberal Feb 2024 #6
My late husband was a farmer from Ireland CountAllVotes Feb 2024 #7
It may seem crazy at this time, but I'm sure tbere are blessings to count judesedit Feb 2024 #14
i'm very sorry you're going through all this orleans Feb 2024 #15
I'm so sorry for all you are going through. The loss of brer cat Feb 2024 #24
So sorry.... I had to put my last pet down about 5 years ago... DemocraticPatriot Feb 2024 #8
Images... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2024 #9
why thank you! CountAllVotes Feb 2024 #10
Welcome. Sorry for your loss. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2024 #13
when i want to post a pic on du i go to orleans Feb 2024 #17
Thank you CountAllVotes Feb 2024 #25
Beautiful kitties. StarryNite Feb 2024 #23
So sweet. He will be hanging out on the "Rainbow Bridge" til you get there judesedit Feb 2024 #11
I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet Andy. virgdem Feb 2024 #12
So sorry. GoneOffShore Feb 2024 #16
So heartbreaking! moonbeam23 Feb 2024 #18
I am sorry. PlutosHeart Feb 2024 #19
I hope they will get closer CountAllVotes Feb 2024 #26
Rest in paws shenmue Feb 2024 #20
Based on my own experience, I have an understanding sammythecat Feb 2024 #21
I am so sorry for your losses. StarryNite Feb 2024 #22
This is tough. I'm sorry for your loss. We lost all four pets in 2022, including two cats. Not that that helps you, Doodley Feb 2024 #27
So very sorry Chicagogrl1 Feb 2024 #28
So sorry to hear about Mister Andy MacKasey Feb 2024 #29
Terribly sorry for your loss. sinkingfeeling Feb 2024 #30
Wish could make all right for you. PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #31
Lady Bast, please take Your Andreas gently home in Your loving arms, niyad Feb 2024 #32

Rhiannon12866

(222,242 posts)
1. Awww! I am so incredibly sorry! He looks so much like my Nicky
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 12:32 AM
Feb 2024

And I sure know how you feel, it's devastating to lose a beloved pet, especially if it's unexpected. The only solace I can offer is to consider the good life you gave him and remember how lucky he was to have found you...

Permanut

(6,639 posts)
2. You were an angel to Mr. Andy..
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 12:33 AM
Feb 2024

You made the tough decision when you had to, but boy that's hard.

You've had more than your share of challenges; may your future be brighter.

RIP Mr. Countallvotes.

Mousetoescamper

(5,164 posts)
3. I am deeply sorry for the loss of your handsome Mister Andy.
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 12:47 AM
Feb 2024

He reminds me of my darling Penelope who passed in October of 2022.


montanacowboy

(6,303 posts)
5. So so sorry
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 01:04 AM
Feb 2024

it's such a deep pain in your heart to lose a fur friend. That's the price we pay for having them with us for too short a time. We all hope someday to be with our friends again.

CountAllVotes

(21,068 posts)
7. My late husband was a farmer from Ireland
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 01:40 AM
Feb 2024

He knew more about animals than any veterinarian I've ever known as he was born and raised on a sheep farm.

Before he died in May of 2022 he told me, "You need to have that cat put down. He is sick!".

I thought he was just saying that given his own condition at the end of his life.

He was the one that adopted Andreas and Silver.

He was right too it seems.

This is such a difficult time in my life.

The way its going now, I'll be lucky if I don't lose the house given my own very serious health condition as stress activates multiple sclerosis. The money is going fast, very fast.

I need to stay alive to care for my other two remaining kitties, Silver (the brother of Andreas) and Missy, my precious black cat.

This is so difficult. I was so isolated caring for a man with dementia for the last 10 years of my life and here I am now alone with few friends.

I have no great reason to hang on other than the two cats I have left as the one sibling I have is too busy building a mansion for my very spoiled niece that has never had to work a day in her life. Well, lucky her. None of these last living relatives of mine care one bit about me and yes, it hurts, I will admit it.

And now this, the rather sudden death of Andreas or Mr. Andy as my husband called him.

This is too much for me tonight and I have a doctor's appt. tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.

What the hell did I do to deserve this crappy life of being all alone with no one?

What, if anything at all, am I worth?

judesedit

(4,510 posts)
14. It may seem crazy at this time, but I'm sure tbere are blessings to count
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 01:59 AM
Feb 2024

Silver and Missy will help you to get through it. Hang in there, CountAllVotes. You'll have support here.

orleans

(34,968 posts)
15. i'm very sorry you're going through all this
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 02:10 AM
Feb 2024

maybe you could talk to your doctor tomorrow about how you're feeling about things and what's going on



cocoa? chocolates? something to elevate your mood?

and for what it's worth-- you've got us


brer cat

(26,281 posts)
24. I'm so sorry for all you are going through. The loss of
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 05:00 AM
Feb 2024

beautiful Mr. Andy must be heartbreaking, especially when you see the grief of the other cats.

I hope your doctor can help you. You are loved here, and we think you are worth a lot.

 

DemocraticPatriot

(5,410 posts)
8. So sorry.... I had to put my last pet down about 5 years ago...
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 01:44 AM
Feb 2024

That was a hard day, and I cried in the vet's office

My best friend and my father both died shortly after that...

... but they all still visit me in my dreams---
including a dog I lost 20 years ago...


and it makes me happy when that happens!

Tough times--- but remember, Andreas' heart is still with you!

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,589 posts)
13. Welcome. Sorry for your loss.
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 01:59 AM
Feb 2024

The embedded images are from the links you posted in your OP, they just point directly to the jpg images there.

orleans

(34,968 posts)
17. when i want to post a pic on du i go to
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 02:19 AM
Feb 2024

https://postimages.org/

you can upload a picture you have saved on your computer/device and when the little image appears just scroll down to the second line ("direct link&quot and at the end of it on the right there is a little icon; click on that and the word "copied!" appears.
so then you can come on du and just paste the link here.
hope that helps.

you can even sign up and and get an account there (but i haven't done that so i don't know how long they save your photos, etc.)

CountAllVotes

(21,068 posts)
25. Thank you
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 05:51 AM
Feb 2024

There is no sleep to be found here tonight.

Missy and Silver are looking for Andreas and I guess they don't realize he isn't coming home tonight or ever again. So sad.



Andy loved to be combed. All you had to say was "comb" and he'd come running. This is a picture of him after being combed on his combing dresser.

He was such a smart cat. How he is missed.

I wonder how long the other two will be looking for him?

virgdem

(2,206 posts)
12. I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet Andy.
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 01:56 AM
Feb 2024

It is so incredibly difficult to lose our furkids. I have had to part with 7 kittykids and it never gets easier each time. Treasure your two remaining kitties. Andy will live on in your memories and dreams.

moonbeam23

(340 posts)
18. So heartbreaking!
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 02:26 AM
Feb 2024

No matter how many times we go through the loss of our beloved pets, it never gets easier.
So sorry for your loss.
Blessings to you and yours

PlutosHeart

(1,445 posts)
19. I am sorry.
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 02:31 AM
Feb 2024

Things sound so hard for you. So much you have gone through.

He is out of pain. I rescued a brother and sister kitty and she died abruptly one year not too long ago. It was horrifying. So fast. I thought her brother would never recover but I want to tell you they never forget but they do recover. He may bond closer with the other cat. Mine did anyways.

I am soooo sorry.😭

CountAllVotes

(21,068 posts)
26. I hope they will get closer
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 06:02 AM
Feb 2024

Silver is very jealous of Missy and vice-versa.

I guess they don't have much of a choice but to bond closer to one another.

They are sure upset tonight, a mutual feeling.

What a lonely hell I am living right now.

sammythecat

(3,577 posts)
21. Based on my own experience, I have an understanding
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 03:13 AM
Feb 2024

of what you're dealing with here. It's painful and sad.

Doodley

(10,394 posts)
27. This is tough. I'm sorry for your loss. We lost all four pets in 2022, including two cats. Not that that helps you,
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 06:07 AM
Feb 2024

but I feel for you.

PufPuf23

(9,233 posts)
31. Wish could make all right for you.
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 03:06 PM
Feb 2024

Good looking and well-loved cats.

Andreas had a good life because of you.

niyad

(119,939 posts)
32. Lady Bast, please take Your Andreas gently home in Your loving arms,
Thu Feb 15, 2024, 05:34 PM
Feb 2024

and send peace and comfort to his grieving loved ones.

My dear CountAllVotes, I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious Mr. Andy. Words cannot really help, especially knowing all that you are going through. Have you explained to Silver and Missy about Andreas? Are you having him cremated?

Please know that your entire DU family is here for you. Lean as hard as you need. Holding you and your little ones in love and light.

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