Rachel Kaufman, R.I.P.

Sleep soundly, my little lady, and sleep well.

(April 1996 - January 2008)

Comments

[Flavia]

Oh no, Scott. I'm so, so sorry.

[JPool]

I'm so sorry. Glad that you got to be with her through the end.

[JPool]

I'm so sorry. Glad that you got to be with her through the end.

[Kevin]

Scott, you have my best wishes. My heart goes out to you.

[Aimee W.]

I'm sorry for your loss. What a cruel way to start 2008.

[Ari]

So, so sorry, Scott. This is just terribly sad.

[Karl Steel]

What a terrible thing. My sympathies.

[hermit greg]

I echo everyone's condolences, SEK. My sympathy is with you.

[September Blue]

I'm so sorry.

[Owen]

Horribly sad, you and rachel will both be in my thoughts.

[human]

Oh no! I am terribly sorry, Scott.

[Ursa]

So sad... Delurking to send good thoughts your way. My own little stripeyfriend is looking over my shoulder at the screen and agrees. Rachel had a good life with you.

[N Pepperell]

Scott - I'm so sorry.

[oudemia]

I'm so so sorry. We had to put our giant fluffy so-well-loved 16 yr old sled doggie to sleep a week before Xmas and I'm still reeling.

[Jake]

My deepest sympathies SEK. Here I'm thinking everything is A-OK. I hope you and your family can do well.

[alkau]

Scott - you loved her well and she was always there for you. As hard as it is now, it will get better. Cherish her memory and all the crazy things she did. You will laugh at her craziness someday, but mourn her loss, it will take time. I wish you were not there alone, but the little wife will be there tommorrow.

[WildlyParenthetical]

I'm so sorry, Scott. Thinking of you and yours.

[JustKristin]

Scott, my heart goes out to you. If you are ever down in S.D., I can lend you some puppies if you need 'em.

[JustKristin]

Warm summer sun, shine kindly here;
Warm southern wind, blow softly here;
Green sod above, lie light, lie light—
Good-night, dear heart, good-night, good-night.

Epitaph for Mark Twain's daughter, Olivia Susan Clemens (1896)

[Nate]

Scott I'm really, really sorry. Hang in there.
Nate

[Scrumptious]

A note from a newbie. In just the short time I've been reading this blog, it has been so clear what a loving friend you were to this kitty. She was so lucky to have you.

All the best from another cat person.

[Patterico]

Sorry, SEK.

[The Little Womedievalist]

So many years ago--the first time I set foot in your apartment in BR--Rachel saw me and knew that she absolutely, positively *didn't* want another woman in the house. I never dreamed that I'd spend almost ten years competing for a man's affection. Somewhere down the line I decided that Rachel's hatred for me was a front... She didn't want me to think she was weak, and she didn't want you to think that she'd given up on getting rid of me. Despite the regular "Meg-Rachel Issues" (e.g., Rachel's three hour blockade of the loft-ladder, which left a bloody-armed and bloodly-legged Meg stranded and thinking, "Marry a fool who loves a lofty panther?! Oh, HELL, no!" or any of the throat/leg/vein slashings that took place while Meg was asleep or not paying attention to whatever was causing the sofa to growl...), I am convinced that she secretly loved me as the "other mamma." Ask Justin, or revisit the admittedly strange [unique] photo... She and I had our tender moments. Most of them occurred when you were out, or when she was confused and decided to be content with what/whomever was sitting on the sofa at the moment. I'll miss those moments, and the gerjillion other moments of cuteness when her paw was the only thing in this world that could save her sleepy eyes from the light, or when gravity got the better of her, and she just HAD to show the white part (i.e., go belly-up). I somehow dread the thought of being the only female in a house of males (three of them feline, granted...) I will miss her "white part," her indefatigable devotion to her mamma, and her incessant bag-licking. I'll miss the happiness that she gave to you, and that you gave to her. I'll also miss the happiness that she (secretly) gave to me, and that I (secretly) gave to her. :)

[KF]

I'm so sorry, Scott.

[NicoleQ]

I'm so sorry.

[JGUNS]

I can empathize greatly with you. As I write this, my cat merlin is curled up on my lap and nipping at my hands as they type. He bonded to me in the petstore much like Rachel did with you, and he is always with me in my house, sleeps under my arm at night. Now to others that may sound pretty lame, especially considering that I am a pretty big guy. But that bonding is strong and I can sympathize with what it might feel like to lose a beloved pet like this.. it is a nightmare of mine. So my ever deepest condolences to you.

[The Constructivist]

Scott, so sorry for your loss.

[george]

Such sad news. I'm very sorry, Scott.

[Jennifer Lynn Jordan]

I'm so sorry. My thoughts are with you. Losing a loved fuzzy friend is one of the hardest things to go through. I wish you the best.

[Kav]

I'm so very sorry.

[mmmqq]

So sorry to hear you've lost your dear friend! I lost my little calico sweetheart last month, so take heart that Rachel has at least one new friend up there in that Great Big Litter Box in the Sky :)

[Ollie]

I'm sending good thoughts your way, SEK. You were a good friend to her.

[Miriam]

So sorry about this, Scott.

[David R. Block]

Bummer, dude. I know I will miss my daughter's dog and our dog when that time inevitably comes.

Daughter's little girl dog (Maltese) almost had to be put down in November due to a disc rupture, but there are Vetrinarian Surgeons in Dallas to fix that.

Sorry this can't be fixed.

[Sisyphus]

Ah, my best to you, Scott! I'm so sorry about your loss.

[Annie]

Losing a beloved kitty is so very hard. I am very, very sorry for your loss.

[The Necromancer]

That sucks. My condolences. She had a good life -- 12 years of it.

[eb]

I just caught up with what happened. I'm so so sorry.

[Amardeep]

My condolences.

[Andrew R.]

I'm really sorry to read that. My condolences.

[Jeff]

Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry, Scott.

[New Kid on the Hallway]

Scott, I'm so sorry to have discovered this so belatedly, but much sorrier to have to discover it at all. My condolences to you and your wife. Eldest, Middle, and Youngest Cats send sympathetic headbutts.