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Good morning all you cool cats!

Warning: long and sad post coming with a big photo dump.

Very rough night at the homestead last night. Lost one of my best friends of nearly 18 years: Squeaky aka - Squeakers, Squeaks. She was in one of her favorite spots, sitting beside me in our lanai, and went into a massive stroke. Very painful. We knew immediately that this was the end as her sister died the exact same way 3.5 years ago. Unfortunately, the stroke didn’t complete the job and she was in very bad shape and suffering. We rushed her to an emergency vet clinic and watched as they administered the shots needed to release her from her pain and usher her into whatever may come after this life. My better half and I did a lot of crying. Squeaky and I spent much of our time together in the night time as we both were up a lot during the night. My best calculations put our night time hours in the range of 19,000 to 20,000 hours together. Squeaky had an amazing life and probably got to see more of this country than most people. I will miss her dearly.
As I sit here trying to focus through my tears, I send happy thoughts to all of the rest of you that give good lives to our animal friends.

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Good morning all you cool cats!

Warning: long and sad post coming with a big photo dump.

Very rough night at the homestead last night. Lost one of my best friends of nearly 18 years: Squeaky aka - Squeakers, Squeaks. She was in one of her favorite spots, sitting beside me in our lanai, and went into a massive stroke. Very painful. We knew immediately that this was the end as her sister died the exact same way 3.5 years ago. Unfortunately, the stroke didn’t complete the job and she was in very bad shape and suffering. We rushed her to an emergency vet clinic and watched as they administered the shots needed to release her from her pain and usher her into whatever may come after this life. My better half and I did a lot of crying. Squeaky and I spent much of our time together in the night time as we both were up a lot during the night. My best calculations put our night time hours in the range of 19,000 to 20,000 hours together. Squeaky had an amazing life and probably got to see more of this country than most people. I will miss her dearly.
As I sit here trying to focus through my tears, I send happy thoughts to all of the rest of you that give good lives to our animal friends.

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I'm so sorry for your loss, they're such great companions for us and it hurts to see them in so much pain. She truly was beautiful, I'm glad she had a great family to serve her for her nearly 18 years.
 

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Good morning all you cool cats!

Warning: long and sad post coming with a big photo dump.

Very rough night at the homestead last night. Lost one of my best friends of nearly 18 years: Squeaky aka - Squeakers, Squeaks. She was in one of her favorite spots, sitting beside me in our lanai, and went into a massive stroke. Very painful. We knew immediately that this was the end as her sister died the exact same way 3.5 years ago. Unfortunately, the stroke didn’t complete the job and she was in very bad shape and suffering. We rushed her to an emergency vet clinic and watched as they administered the shots needed to release her from her pain and usher her into whatever may come after this life. My better half and I did a lot of crying. Squeaky and I spent much of our time together in the night time as we both were up a lot during the night. My best calculations put our night time hours in the range of 19,000 to 20,000 hours together. Squeaky had an amazing life and probably got to see more of this country than most people. I will miss her dearly.
As I sit here trying to focus through my tears, I send happy thoughts to all of the rest of you that give good lives to our animal friends.

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So sorry for your loss. They are not pets but part of our family. Bless you for giving her a wonderful life for 18 years.
 

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Good morning all you cool cats!

Warning: long and sad post coming with a big photo dump.

Very rough night at the homestead last night. Lost one of my best friends of nearly 18 years: Squeaky aka - Squeakers, Squeaks. She was in one of her favorite spots, sitting beside me in our lanai, and went into a massive stroke. Very painful. We knew immediately that this was the end as her sister died the exact same way 3.5 years ago. Unfortunately, the stroke didn’t complete the job and she was in very bad shape and suffering. We rushed her to an emergency vet clinic and watched as they administered the shots needed to release her from her pain and usher her into whatever may come after this life. My better half and I did a lot of crying. Squeaky and I spent much of our time together in the night time as we both were up a lot during the night. My best calculations put our night time hours in the range of 19,000 to 20,000 hours together. Squeaky had an amazing life and probably got to see more of this country than most people. I will miss her dearly.
As I sit here trying to focus through my tears, I send happy thoughts to all of the rest of you that give good lives to our animal friends.

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That stinks man. Sorry!
 

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Good morning all you cool cats!

Warning: long and sad post coming with a big photo dump.

Very rough night at the homestead last night. Lost one of my best friends of nearly 18 years: Squeaky aka - Squeakers, Squeaks. She was in one of her favorite spots, sitting beside me in our lanai, and went into a massive stroke. Very painful. We knew immediately that this was the end as her sister died the exact same way 3.5 years ago. Unfortunately, the stroke didn’t complete the job and she was in very bad shape and suffering. We rushed her to an emergency vet clinic and watched as they administered the shots needed to release her from her pain and usher her into whatever may come after this life. My better half and I did a lot of crying. Squeaky and I spent much of our time together in the night time as we both were up a lot during the night. My best calculations put our night time hours in the range of 19,000 to 20,000 hours together. Squeaky had an amazing life and probably got to see more of this country than most people. I will miss her dearly.
As I sit here trying to focus through my tears, I send happy thoughts to all of the rest of you that give good lives to our animal friends.

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So sorry for you. Pets leave quite a hole in our hearts.
 

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hi ,well here we go 497 80x44x30 tall peninsula w ghost overflow bear with me this is going to take a little while ,happy reefing enjoy all:)

edit: it's a 600 :cool: enjoy the ride:)
EDIT AGAIN :rolleyes: its a 536 gallon;)IS NOW OFFICIALLY FOR SALE;):cool:
9/22/20EDIT AGAIN :oops: :rolleyes:NEW TANK 538????o_O;)NOPE,,8'x3'x3'acrylic dual overflowsCOMING SOON;Woot;Woot;Woot;Woot
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538 SOLD....stick around for the ride ,only about 1000 gallons of reef is all...UH HUH...enjoy..join in.!!! make some friends... :cool:
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Good morning all you cool cats!

Warning: long and sad post coming with a big photo dump.

Very rough night at the homestead last night. Lost one of my best friends of nearly 18 years: Squeaky aka - Squeakers, Squeaks. She was in one of her favorite spots, sitting beside me in our lanai, and went into a massive stroke. Very painful. We knew immediately that this was the end as her sister died the exact same way 3.5 years ago. Unfortunately, the stroke didn’t complete the job and she was in very bad shape and suffering. We rushed her to an emergency vet clinic and watched as they administered the shots needed to release her from her pain and usher her into whatever may come after this life. My better half and I did a lot of crying. Squeaky and I spent much of our time together in the night time as we both were up a lot during the night. My best calculations put our night time hours in the range of 19,000 to 20,000 hours together. Squeaky had an amazing life and probably got to see more of this country than most people. I will miss her dearly.
As I sit here trying to focus through my tears, I send happy thoughts to all of the rest of you that give good lives to our animal friends.

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So sorry for your loss buddy i hope you heart fills with all those memories to be able to send her off in love to the next life....
 

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I'm so sorry for your loss, they're such great companions for us and it hurts to see them in so much pain. She truly was beautiful, I'm glad she had a great family to serve her for her nearly 18 years.

Sorry Chris, sending hugs and vibes your way...:crying-face:
She lived a long happy life...

So sorry for your loss. They are not pets but part of our family. Bless you for giving her a wonderful life for 18 years.

Calico cats are the best. We just called ours Cali. She adopted us and we fell in love. Sorry you lost a friend.

That stinks man. Sorry!

So sorry for you. Pets leave quite a hole in our hearts.

So sorry for your loss buddy i hope you heart fills with all those memories to be able to send her off in love to the next life....
Thank you all, so much, from Katherine and me. We truly do appreciate your thoughts, good vibes and sentiments.
Hope you're all having a great Saturday!
 

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Good morning all you cool cats!

Warning: long and sad post coming with a big photo dump.

Very rough night at the homestead last night. Lost one of my best friends of nearly 18 years: Squeaky aka - Squeakers, Squeaks. She was in one of her favorite spots, sitting beside me in our lanai, and went into a massive stroke. Very painful. We knew immediately that this was the end as her sister died the exact same way 3.5 years ago. Unfortunately, the stroke didn’t complete the job and she was in very bad shape and suffering. We rushed her to an emergency vet clinic and watched as they administered the shots needed to release her from her pain and usher her into whatever may come after this life. My better half and I did a lot of crying. Squeaky and I spent much of our time together in the night time as we both were up a lot during the night. My best calculations put our night time hours in the range of 19,000 to 20,000 hours together. Squeaky had an amazing life and probably got to see more of this country than most people. I will miss her dearly.
As I sit here trying to focus through my tears, I send happy thoughts to all of the rest of you that give good lives to our animal friends.
Oh man; I'm sorry you lost your late night buddy.
 
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Hi ,Umnn whatcha looking for ??
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