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Welcome to Forever Paws Pet
Memorial Page.
This is a pet memorial site where you can create a special tribute to
your beloved furry family member and best friend that has left
you.
I hope you find some peace and consolation in knowing you are not alone.
For all the years of unconditional love, this is one way to keep the
memories alive.
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To add a memorial for your pet, please
send your information
(and picture, if you have one) to DCarlson@umassd.edu If you can, we would appreciate a
donation in your pet's name to our dogs and cats who are patiently waiting
for their forever home.
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In Loving Memory of Brock
Rest in Peace Brock..
He was a very friendly pet..
You are missed very much & will always be loved
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In Loving
Memory of Kiko Anderson
January 11, 2001-December 8, 2009
My heart has a hole only
he could fill.
It hard to believe
our angel boy passed away so suddenly without warning. We found Kiko’s
listing on Save a Dog and thus the journey began the little white dog
removed in a drug raid.
We drove 60 miles one way
to meet mister personality and knew from the moment we met him he would
become part of our family! The shelter personnel had rules and we had
love and with a phone call and 240 mile later we were given the best
friend and companion anyone could have asked for.
I will never forget the
day after we adopted Kiko, we were living in a duplex then and our
neighbor’s fence was in need of repair. It took Kiko just a few moments
to figure that out as he dashed away, my heart sank and I called the
shelter in a panic because I felt like I had let them and him down and as
I was talking to them Kiko went running by one call of his name and he
came running back. I knew then we had made the right decision and we
spent the next 8 years in loving admiration. He was my gentle angel boy.
He was my best friend and
loyal companion whose favorite time of year was winter not surprising
since he was part Husky. He was always at the door waiting for me with a
favorite toy, enjoyed our large fenced in backyard at our new home and
swimming in the pond at the bottom of our hill at our summer cottage in
NH, but most of all he enjoyed catching snowballs and playing in the snow
which is what we did the day before he passed away!
We are pound people
there’s no denying. We’ll adopt again once I stop crying because I know the
greatest tribute I can pay to my angel boy is giving another pound puppy
a life with a forever family!!
Thanks so much to
each of you for allowing us the opportunity to make Kiko a very special
part of our lives!!
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In Memory
of Bijou
7/13/91-12/30/09
We were
married in July 1991 and got Bijou 2
months later. The cute little toy fox terrier was a bundle of energy and
got into all kinds of mischief. Food was the center of Bijou's universe
and he always begged for table scraps. Bijou also had a thing for jumping
into the laundry, often taking naps.
Our little
guy would also burrow under the covers when he slept with us and loved to
rip apart any stuffed animal we gave him. One of his favorite
pastimes was looking out the window (he was the best watchdog) and
sunbathing. We would often come home to find all the pillows off the
couch and
all over the
floor, we figured he was following the sun.
Dog walking was an adventure, it was mostly done on the hind legs and of
course he had to stop at every tree, telephone pole & mailbox along
the way even when he was on empty.
It was really
hard to see the decline in recent years,the loss of interest in
things, the hearing & sight was going and he had arthritis in
his back legs. We had to carry him most everywhere but it wasn't a burden
it was part of our lives. This past Wednesday
his back legs gave out on him & we saw it in
his eyes. It truly
was the most difficult thing my husband & I ever had to do. We keep
telling ourselves it was the right thing to do but it's so hard. I can't
believe our baby is gone, but we were so very blessed to have him for 18
and a half years.
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In memory of my KC
(Knucklehead Cat)
February 1995? – December 25, 2009
In the late summer of 1995
I decided it was time to get another cat to be a friend for my cat Jesse.
Sybil had passed a few months earlier. I took the day off from work and
went to the Fall River Animal shelter with my sister excited to get a new
friend, but when we got there we found they closed early that day. I had
heard of Forever Paws, but knew nothing about the shelter. We found the
address and drove to Forever Paws hoping that I could get a new baby
there. I was hoping for a female kitten.
When we got there, we were
greeted by a volunteer who told us that the shelter was just starting out
and they only had dogs for adoption. They were not set up for cat
adoptions yet. We looked at the beautiful pups, but a dog was not
something I could take in. Then she said “Well, we do have one young
cat…not a kitten”…seems another volunteer had seen this cat tossed out of
a car at the bottom of President
Ave. that morning. She picked him up knowing
that the FR Shelter wouldn’t keep a stray from unknown sources for long.
They had him in a crate and didn’t know what they were going to do with
him….and there I was! I went to see him and then held him and he looked
up at me and put a paw on my face and I knew this was fate! I had to take
KC home with me that day and he has been the best of friends. We had a
real bond. He was a very smart cat, would play hide and seek like a dog
and his favorite thing to do was lay on me. I will miss him deeply.
After almost 15 years, his
old kidneys were failing and I planned to end his suffering today, but
last night, Christmas night, he left us to meet Jesse and Clyde. KC had a good life and always made me feel
loved. He will always have a special place in my heart.
I don’t know for sure, but
he quite possibly was Forever Paws’ first cat adoption…when I am ready I
will go to the shelter again for a new friend…my little Willie is going
to be a lonely boy. He loved his big brother!
Suzanne
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In
Memory of Pookie
July 17, 1995-Dec. 1,
2008
She came to me at half a
pound, full of fleas, worms, scabs.
The dog know one wanted..
I took her in to a vet , he said there was no hope she had a serious
stomach virus. We beat the odds together. I ran home from work at
lunch to hand feed her until she was healthy. She gave me the best
12 years of my life. She was always happy and ready go walk or ride. In
Nov 2008 she got sick and wouldn't eat anything.. After 3 vet visits I
knew she had enough.. I know she lives on in my heart and memories and
always will. She is out there chasing squirrels never caught one but
loved to try.
No more pain my sweet girl.
Barbara
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In Memory
of Miss Callie 2002-2008
A love bug of a cat & best blanket warmer in the world.
I found her and her
sister "Domino" wandering the streets in
2002, both cold and hungry ! I had to take both of them in !
"Miss Callie" developed liver problems in October 2008 and died
in my arms on December 4, 2008. I spent hundreds of dollars to
try and save her but she crossed rainbow bridge.
Her sister "Domino" and I miss her very much.
Winifred
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In Memory
of Wizzer
In the spring of 1990, my daughter came home with a tiny kitten that she
found on the street near her apartment. She didn’t know how to feed
it because it wouldn’t eat cat food.
The little kitten was hungry and needed to be bottle fed. That little guy
grew up to be the sweetest; biggest, cat we ever had.
We named him Wizzer because he was so fast.
Sadly, this past year , Wizzer slowed down and became very sick. After
many trips back and forth to the Taunton Cat
Hospital, our brave
fellow gave us that sad look that he had enough of the needles and meds.
It was time to say goodbye.
In honor of our special
Wizz,we will be purchasing a brick in his memory at Forever
Paws
Bev and Gail
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Dylan was a great friend, protector and
companion for nearly 13 years. His loving heart made him a big softie,
even if he liked to think he was a tough guy.
His love of yogurt, donuts and snacks showed he was truly one of us.
He was always considered one of the family,
and was treated with the kindness, respect and love that everyone - human
or animal - deserves.
He'll forever be, in our hearts and memories, the best dog ever.
The Camara Family
January 1995 - November 2007
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