Our lovely, beautiful, cheeky carefree boy. Marley. He left us, from this earth, on 13th July 2008. A lovely sunny day. I went outside and I heard a cat crying, looking for one I found it was Marley. He was asking for help, pleading like I had never heard him before. He couldn't walk - we suspected a car hit? His back legs were motionless, he had dragged himself home off the street onto our driveway. Thinking of this, it's heartbreaking. His effort to get back to us and find solace, security and help.

We sought an emergency vet, and as he sat on my lap wrapped in a towel as we drove there he looked up to me occaisonally, wondering, bewildered yet with a trust in his eyes.

A leg was broken, said the vet. But that was not the worse. Marley had sustained bad spine damage, hence the non-movement of hind legs - and looking back upon it, Marley was not crying in pain when handled. There was no hope of any help for him. Marley went to sleep, quietly.

Cruelly, by fate, and Marley's sometimes maverick own use of roads (it isn't much of a busy road outside though), but especially the careless, or deliberate driver that hit him he is no more with us. Too young at 3 yrs old, too happy and content to leave us. Too abrupt, and life cut short, needlessly. We can take some warmth from that we had given him a happy (and spoilt) life after being rescued as a kitten.

I only hope that that Rainbow Bridge and meadows is where he is, playing and resting with Oliver. I sorely miss him and can only eventually come to terms if I think of and have faith that I will see him once more after having left this mortal plane. He is laying at rest buried in our garden, amoungst the long grass that he loved to stalk and bound in, playing with our daughter, or amongst himself. Lenny, our other cat, seems a little lost, not pining for Marley, but different behaviour.

His picture is on this forum somewhere - looking very much the handsome, sweet lad.

Keep playing cheerfully and relax Marley, we are thinking of you and miss you terribly, I believe a bit of my heart went with you. When you see us at the bridge bring yourself and all the other cats we have had, and will have with you. Then we'll be together once more in bliss, where nothing can harm the animals.

that is so moving to read after 3 goes with tears in my eyes. i agree each time i've lost a pet little of my heart is also lost. RIP Marley may run free over rainbow bridge

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Dunno what to say really except i too had to keep rereading this beautiful tribute to your beloved Marley-so sorry for your heartbreaking loss

What a wonderful tribute for Marley. It is obvious that he loved you very much. I wish there were words that could ease your pain, Memorial, but there are none. So instead of platitudes I'm sending you huge cyber hugs.

Thank you so much to all the kind words of support. It means alot in knowing that people feel the same when we lose our beloved pets. Heartbreakers that they can be!

I was just sitting out in the front garden with my wife, and new born baby. Marley rests here. It was so peaceful in the sun and breeze, and as now uncut meadow like grass. Marley would have loved this - and smiling at us for extra nibbles, whilst being silly in the grass, chasing Lenny

My kind respects for all