Goodbye Morpheus (16 Sept 2004 - 29 March 2007)

[apteryx_haasti]

My gorgeous cat Morpheus got hit by a car and killed last night, just outside home. He was only 2.5 years old and a total treasure.

Isn't it funny what a hole a 5 kilo fur-meister can leave?

Goodbye my beautiful boy.

I will miss you heaps.

[Kendog]

That is sad.

Very nice looking cat he was, they are always good friends.

[gijoe1313]

:weep: Bugger to hear about that, well he's in catnip heaven now and probably still sleeping! At least you had that time together :yes:

[Dooly]

Bastard.

One of our nags is called Morpheus.

[skelstar]

Gorgeous cat a_h...I'm sorry for your loss (I'm a cat person too).

[imdying]

Ghey :( Gotta keep cats in at night in residential areas, that's when they're most likely to get run down. Cats being cats, well they sorta don't like that :S

[FlangMasterJ]

I saw a cat that looked alot like yours down Pretoria st, Lower Hutt walking across the road and up a driveway.

Yours?

[_Gina_]

So sorry to hear this bad news A_H :(

We lost our boy the same way a while ago and he has left a huge hole in our life....

We still accidently call our other cats Chewy sometimes.....

XXX

[Beemer]

So sorry to hear this bad news A_H :(

We lost our boy the same way a while ago and he has left a huge hole in our life....

We still accidently call our other cats Chewy sometimes.....

XXX

We used to have two older cats called Flash and Beemer. Both have died in the past two years and my husband still calls the current three by their names. It's hard to lose a furry member of the family and I wish more people would realise this. I still miss my cat who died in 2002 and I don't think I will ever stop thinking about her.

The one consolation we have is that ours are unlikely to suffer this cruel fate as we live up a steep 60m long driveway and they rarely wander near the road. Poor furry baby, sorry to hear of Morpheus' death.

[apteryx_haasti]

I saw a cat that looked alot like yours down Pretoria st, Lower Hutt walking across the road and up a driveway.

Yours?

No, he was an Eastbourne boy. And sorely missed.

[S&S]

Sorry for your loss, me & my wife know exactly how you feel.

We lost our cat (Fatty) Wed 28/03/07 2.5 y/o as well

Absolutely guttered.

Our condolences :bye:

[judecatmad]

Sweetheart, I am so so sorry that you had to lose him this way.

There's nothing anyone can say that's going to make it better, but we're all here for you.

RIP Morphy

[SDU]

condolences to you both AH & S&S.

[apteryx_haasti]

Sorry for your loss, me & my wife know exactly how you feel.

We lost our cat (Fatty) Wed 28/03/07 2.5 y/o as well

Absolutely guttered.

Our condolences :bye:

Condolences to you too, mate. There's only so much you can do to keep them safe. Lock them in at night (which I always did - this happened about 7.45pm) make sure they've got their name and phone number on, keep them fed and loved.

[Omega1]

Sorry to hear that, we've lost a couple of cats to cars on our street and its heartbreaking, we still miss them

[Flyingpony]

Condolences on your loss. Lost a few cats over the years myself, can be very painful. As you can imagine, I'm now pet less.

Couple nights ago at 9pm in a 70km zone, I tested my cages new front tyres and ABS brakes. They worked and this B&W moggie survived to live another day and I didn't have to find its owner.

[msm]

So sorry to hear about poor Morpheus. What a gorgeous kitty!

I'm very paranoid about this happening to our kitten seeing how we live in boyracer central in Christchurch. Guess she's just not going to be an outdoors cat.

[Macktheknife]

It is kind of funny isn't it, how a little demanding, do as they please ball of fluff can make you feel such loss.
Sympathy to you guys, we still miss our cat from about 3 years ago.

[nudemetalz]

That's sad, A_H. Feel for you.

[Joni]

Yeah its pretty amazing how they sneak into your heart and stay there... My baby Gina died September 2003, she was in her twenties...

Even though I am now in a different country and my whole life has changed, at times when I wake up... that moment before you are fully conscious I reach to stroke her, even after all this time.

My heart feels for you... its not a nice sadness to know.

[Paul in NZ]

Sorry to hear that - blasted animals make their way into your heart eh? Let us know if we can do anything even if it's just watch you get drunk...

[mstriumph]

such a handsome fella
- so sorry A_H :grouphug:

[Trudes]

R.I.P. Morph, chasing mice, birds, string, your own tail in kitty heaven I'm sure! Hugs Fi.

[Hitcher]

Take the blue pill, Morpheus.

Commiserations. As former cat people, we are still officially in mourning.

[Madness]

Bugger.

It can be like losing family, as it felt when I lost Ken the Galah a few years ago (flying accident). As said before, commiserations.

[Scorpygirl]

So sorry to hear about the loss of your cat. I remember when I was 13, we had this cat turn up on our door step, so we adopted him. He was such a character and even my Mum got to like him, she wasn't a cat person. He got run over one night and we were all devastated. Mum wouldn't let us see him cause he was pretty messed up. RIP Sox.

RIP Morpheus.

[chanceyy]

sorry to hear that A_H ... its never easy to lose a loved one .. but esp when they go so young ......

:weep: :crybaby: I know how you feel as do a number of other Kbers .. we have all been there done that ....

[Fub@r]

Isn't it funny what a hole a 5 kilo fur-meister can leave?


RIP Morpheus

We have three cats which are basically our children or we are their slaves........haven't quite decided yet.

We lost one last year and my wife took it really hard (all our cats come from abusive homes) we paid for a cremation (really inexpensive) etc so the cat can be with her always. It helped my wife a lot in doing this.

[apteryx_haasti]

Thanks for the kind words, all.

Yesterday was pretty horrible. Especially at the 24 hour mark.

I decided to have him cremated and then will probably bury him in the garden where he liked to sleep in the sun.

Next hurdle will be going to pick his ashes up. Not looking forward to that.

Thanks again, everyone.

[kro]

Damn, I love cats, sorry to hear apteryx.

I have been down in chch since wed morning, and the Copthorne Hotel where I am lodged, has a resident burmese/siamese, who has free reign of the hotel, and is an awesome puss. He sat on my lap all through dinner on Thursday.

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

I was amazed at how much one can love a cat. Mine went awol last year and not seen him since. I came across photos the other day of him. Thoughts are with you.

[SuperDave]

Sorry to hear about that.

[MikeyG]

Damn, I love cats, sorry to hear apteryx.

I have been down in chch since wed morning, and the Copthorne Hotel where I am lodged, has a resident burmese/siamese, who has free reign of the hotel, and is an awesome puss. He sat on my lap all through dinner on Thursday.

I was there for a conference last month. The speakers didn't like the disturbance when kitty walked and and started demanding affection.

RIP Morpheus

[Lissa]

So sorry for your loss :( He looked absolutely gorgeous ... RIP

[MotoGirl]

I'm sorry to hear about that. I totally understand how you feel.

Our beautiful family cat "Alex" died yesterday after my mother accidentally ran him over. He died before they could get him to the vet clinic. He was my 8th birthday present and had just passed his 18th birthday.

I'm going to miss him immensely. He was such a character and loved riding in the car - nothing phased him, not even being sucked with the vacuum cleaner.

Losing them hurts, but it's worth it when you consider how they make you feel while they're alive.

[doc]

Sorry people but it's that time of the night but. "I love cats they delicious"

[apteryx_haasti]

Losing them hurts, but it's worth it when you consider how they make you feel while they're alive.

That's certainly true, Motogirl.

So sorry to hear about your loss as well. It was a week yesterday for Morpheus and I still can't believe it.

My flatmate gave me a gorgeous photo of him that she had printed up and framed, stared at it a lot last night.

[MotoGirl]

My flatmate gave me a gorgeous photo of him that she had printed up and framed, stared at it a lot last night.

Your puddy tat looked absolutely beautiful! Alex was also steel grey, but long haired.

On a side note, I was always taught that the best way to grieve is to put your energies into spending time with a new cat. My parents are considering getting a kitten already, but dad wants a puppy to replace the dog we lost in Sept who went to work with him everyday. Knowing my family, they'll get both!

[MyGSXF]

My gorgeous cat Morpheus got hit by a car and killed last night

Bugger.. I missed this one at the time.. :bye: very sorry to hear of the loss of your darling Morpheus a_h.. it is amazing how much space in one's heart a pet can take up!!! :yes: I hope the pain is softening a little now, & that you are remembering the special love your cat had for you too!! :love: He will always be with you!!

Love & hugs
Jen :rockon:

Morpheus is identical to my darling 'Van'..

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=48960&d=1166788710

[u4ea]

late condolences also.....R.I.P Morpheus

[Lane]

:(

Losing pets is truly an awful experience :( I'm so sorry for your loss.
My thoughts are with you :mellow:

[Phurrball]

RIP Morpheus....

Our cats (1 and 3 year old Ocicats) rule our lives. I can only speculate at how devastated you must feel A_h

[apteryx_haasti]

Hello everyone.

Thanks to you all for your kind wishes. I picked his ashes up last night and brought him home - that was awful, but at least he's back here now.

He was the best cat I ever had and I will always remember him!

Best wishes,

A_H

[alexthekidd]

motogirls cat look exactly like my morpheus, will hav to find a piccie,

sorry about ur loss A_H

[Deviant Esq]

That's so sad, RIP Morpheus. Looked like a really cool cat too, I feel for you a_h as a cat person myself. Someone earlier mentioned a higher risk in "boy racer" Christchurch. While the boy racer Christchurch part is true, in many instances it's absolutely impossible to prevent running a cat over.

I'm very unhappy to say that I've been driving when a cat charged at my car kamikaze style. I saw it about a tenth of a second before the inevitable. I hit the anchors but it was far too late, there was no chance I could have avoided it and I know that, but the memories from that night haunt me. That time I felt the worst I can remember, I felt sick right through and was in tears several times that night. It was on Yaldhurst Road, too busy for a poor kitty... too late at night to go door knocking... and too many potential houses to check. I still stopped though to pick the poor thing up and place him on the grass verge. Have to stop typing now, can't see properly :(