I'm so sorry.
LeeAnn The Original | 03.03.08 - 12:53 pm | #

I've been checking back a couple times a day for an update.

I am so very sorry.
Bou | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 12:59 pm | #

I'm so, so sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful and loving companion.
Heidi | 03.03.08 - 1:09 pm | #

Oh, no... I am so sorry. Matata was so beautiful. I will miss seeing new pictures of her and hearing about her antics.

May she rest in peace, and may you all in time be comforted.
Rahel | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 1:12 pm | #

I'm so sorry. We never do have enough time with our pets, but they manage to leave us, having changed us.
Nancy | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 1:20 pm | #

I am so sorry, just read where she was sick and checked for an update. She went fast. May you be comforted in that she did not suffer long. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Mog | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 1:44 pm | #

"Now I know I have a heart, because it's breaking." - Woodsman, TWOO
Laurence Simon | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 1:50 pm | #

ברוך דין אמת

So, so, so incredibly sorry, E...no words.
Erica | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 1:59 pm | #

So sorry for your loss, you are in our prayers.
Love & Purrs, KC
KC | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 2:05 pm | #

The loss of our velvety paw'd friends is never easy and Matata always felt familiar because you wrote so vividly about her. I am sorry...
LauraB | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 2:20 pm | #

Just wanted to pass on my sympathies for you all. From your writing it was clear she was a beautiful cat who was full of character and much loved.
Cath | 03.03.08 - 2:32 pm | #

We are so sorry for your loss. Matata was a beauty! Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time!
Your FL furiends,
Samantha and Mr. Tigger | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 2:54 pm | #

I am so sorry. Loosing a loved one is hard, even if the loved one is short and covered with fur...

MC
mostly cajun | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 3:03 pm | #

I am sorry to hear about your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Houston | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 3:11 pm | #

Hi Elisson and SWMBO.
A friend and companion lost.
What can I say.
She will live with you forever.
keeskennis | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 3:17 pm | #

I am terribly sorry to hear this. You and SWMBO are in my thoughts and prayers.
caltechgirl | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 3:17 pm | #

We're so very sorry. Our thoughts are with you and your family.

Artsy Catsy
Artsy Catsy | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 3:20 pm | #

Stripes has a new friend.
Baruch Dayan Emes.
bro in-law d'elisson | 03.03.08 - 3:41 pm | #

Oh Elisson, I'm so sorry. Big hugs to you and your family. Matata was a star. She will be missed by all of us.
DogsDontPurr | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 3:44 pm | #

... damn.... she was one beautiful cat....
Eric | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 3:48 pm | #

Deepest condolences to you and your family.
pam | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 4:00 pm | #

An incandescent spirit. A life well lived. A sad place in all our hearts for your great loss.
Sissy Willis | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 4:11 pm | #

We're so sorry to hear this news. You have our deepest condolences.
All the HotMBC gang
Hot(M)BC | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 4:28 pm | #

I am so sorry to hear such sad news.
Our beloved companions are never with us long enough.

She was loved by her family and loving in return. That is a good life for anyone, cat or human.
Beezer | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 4:37 pm | #

So very sorry. I know how much she'll be missed.
Pammy | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 4:42 pm | #

Wishing you and your family peace as you deal with your loss.
Maven | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 4:44 pm | #

aleha ha-shalom.

we is furry sorry for your loss; she was a beautyful kitty, an' a fine one!
meowers from missouri | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 5:02 pm | #

We were sorry to hear of your loss. Matata was a beauty, we're certain that she will be missed.

Pearl, Bert & Jake
PB&J | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 5:03 pm | #

The lessons learned from animals are far greater than the ones we teach them. Sorry for your loss. Yet, thankful for the memories Matata left imprinted in your hearts.
h~ | 03.03.08 - 5:03 pm | #

Oh no! We are all so sorry for the loss of Matata, what a beautiful cat, so very special!
Cassie | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 5:23 pm | #

Elisson and family: the humans and cats at strangeranger send you empathy, best wishes and purrs. We are sorry for your loss. Ta was a beautiful cat. Thank you for sharing her with us.
John | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 5:39 pm | #

So sorry for y'all.
rockync | 03.03.08 - 5:49 pm | #

I'm so sorry.
Ted | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 5:58 pm | #

You have our heart and our tears and our sympathy for your loss. Matata will be missed by many, such a beauty can not be replaced, yet never forgotten.

Sweet Peace Matata Good Night Friend

With Love,
Megan & Bad Kitty Cats | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 5:58 pm | #

I'm so, so sorry for your loss.
Jaime | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 6:11 pm | #

I have no words to make you feel better but I have to say I am so sorry.
Kim | 03.03.08 - 6:25 pm | #

Tiger The Cat and everyone else here at Stately Sad Old Goth Manor are so very sorry for your loss. You will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Chin up.
gregor | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 6:27 pm | #

You and your lovely wife have my deepest condolonces.
I am so sorry for your loss.

Maeve | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 6:28 pm | #

:-( Very sorry to hear this.
dogette | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 6:29 pm | #

Your fur laden meatloaf always made her presence known - in your face and so sweet - and made everyone's heart melt. I'm so heart broken and so sorry, my eyes are welling up knowing she's gone.
Elisson's bro | 03.03.08 - 6:31 pm | #

Big hugs to Elisson and SWMBO on the loss of their precious kitty. I'm so sorry.
Vanessa | 03.03.08 - 7:12 pm | #

Oh, NO!

Matata has been one of my favorites since Friday Ark #4 where she modeled the new Fall linup in kittywear.

The Ark Staff will miss her greatly and sends condolences to Hakuna and the rest of Matata's family.
Steve | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 7:25 pm | #

Our deepest sympathies go to you and yours.

Walrilla
Walrilla | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 7:32 pm | #

So very sorry for your loss.
Joan of Argghh! | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 7:52 pm | #

So sorry to hear of your loss.

My deepest condolences to all of you.
leelu | 03.03.08 - 7:57 pm | #

I'm so sorry. We will all miss her pictures, but I know it won't be as much as you miss her at home. *sigh*
Teresa | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 8:19 pm | #

we are so very sorry to hear that Matata has gone on to the Rainbow Bridge. She was a beautiful cat! She will be waiting for you at the Bridge and watching over you in the meantime.
TheMeezers | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 8:32 pm | #

That sucks big-time, E-man. I'm very sorry to hear this news. My heartfelt condolences...
zonker | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 8:34 pm | #

My heart breaks for all of you. She was such a sweetie and so beautiful.
Marilynn | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 8:45 pm | #

E, SWMBO, I am so sorry to hear about your precious Matata. I'm honoured to have met, skritched, and had my picture taken with her.
Lisa W. | 03.03.08 - 8:53 pm | #

We're very sorry to hear of Matata's passing. She's healthy and whole again at the bridge. Our thoughts are with you and yours at this time.

Luf, Us
Forty Paws | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 8:56 pm | #

I am so sorry for the loss of your furbaby, Matata. You and SWMBO and Hakuna are in our thought and prayers. Robin
Robin | 03.03.08 - 9:40 pm | #

I never thought I would feel so $h!tty,
by the untimely passing of Elisson's plump kitty.
And tho' my doggerel paints me an oaf,
I'll surely miss that furry catloaf!!

Betsy Cat, Pookie Cat & I send our deepest and yowliest condolences to your family.
El Capitan | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 10:43 pm | #

Fragile Circle

We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached.

Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way.

We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan.

--Irving Townsend

Elisson and SWMBO

My heart is with you... and I know your loss as my own. God Bless you and keep you both... Tata is safe in our Father's hands - along with a host of other friends who have gone before. It may not be as we expect, but we will all be together again one day.

Love - Rebeckles
Rebecca | 03.03.08 - 10:46 pm | #

we are so sorry for your loss.
The Zoo | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 10:59 pm | #

This really sucks...you have our deepest sympathies.
Zippy, Sadie, Speedy and their | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 11:16 pm | #

Sorry to hear about a loss of yer fur baby. Purrrrs.
kimo & sabi | Homepage | 03.03.08 - 11:49 pm | #

So sorry for your loss. Matata was a joy to see in your pics. My heart aches.
Mary | 03.04.08 - 12:12 am | #

We are so sorry to hear the news about beautiful Matata. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
MamaCat & the FurryPurries
Ozzy, Alice, Bootsie, Freckles, Lola & Dandelo
mamacat & the furrypurries | 03.04.08 - 12:48 am | #

The Bridge has a new, beautiful kitty. We are so very sorry for your loss of Matata.
Please accept our heartfelt sympathies.
Parker and her family.
Parker | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 5:52 am | #

Condolences for your loss.
Mark | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 5:55 am | #

Sad news. Condolences.
Bob | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 7:09 am | #

Your beautiful kitty is now in kitty heaven. I'm very sorry for your terrible loss. She was so sweet and pretty.
motherkitty | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 7:54 am | #

Damn. Don't know what to say other than you'll all be in my thoughts...
That 1 Guy | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 7:55 am | #

Condolences from Royale, Aqua and me from far away Philippines ...
Soulsearch | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 8:57 am | #

I am sorry for your loss.
Hoosierboy | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 9:08 am | #

We are very sorry about Matata. We lost Vincent who came before on 3/24/06 about a week after he was diagnosed with kidney failure. We were purraying for a different outcome for Matata. Sending you many purrs and hugs.
Riley & Tiki | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 9:43 am | #

I was hoping that this time one of the blogosphere's kitty stars would catch a break. Elisson, I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your kitties with us. Rest in peace Matata.
plum | 03.04.08 - 10:04 am | #

I am sorry for your loss.
The Maximum Leader | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 10:57 am | #

I am so sorry, Ellison. You, SWMBO and Matata (spelled correctly this time) have been in my thoughts constantly for the past week. I will say a special prayer for both of you and Hakuna. I know she misses Matata as much as you do. My heart is heavy, as I know yours is.
Belinda | 03.04.08 - 10:58 am | #

So sorry to hear of your loss. Words fail me at times like these.
joated | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 12:58 pm | #

I am very sorry to read about the loss of your friend!
Peggy U | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 1:24 pm | #

Meowm and I are so sorry to hear of the loss of Matata. She sounds like she was a great cat.
Junior | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 2:26 pm | #

Jenny and I are sorry to hear of your loss. She will be missed, and she will be remembered.
Laughing Wolf | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 2:34 pm | #

So sorry to hear of your loss.

My deepest condolences to all of you.
Doug | 03.04.08 - 4:47 pm | #

My condolences to you and your wife. I know how tough it is to lose a friend.
GUYK | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 5:20 pm | #

We are so sorry.
-Twerp, Sasha Kitty,and Shady Cat
annoying little twerp | 03.04.08 - 5:55 pm | #

so sorry dear Elisson & family. Matata was a beautiful kitty and i will miss her photogenic mug around here. peace to ya'll.
supergurl | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 6:17 pm | #

My condolences, Elisson. When I lost my friend and companion, my Siamese, I was bereft for weeks.
Bane | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 6:28 pm | #

i'm sorry.
Angie in Texas | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 7:06 pm | #

Damn, that's so sad. My thoughts are with you and SWMBO.

I think I'd better give Junior (not my cat) an extra tummy scratch when he shows up for morning victuals tomorrow. One never knows.
Jim - PRS | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 8:20 pm | #

I'm so sorry.

Maybe she and Tig are up there comparing vet stories about now.
Meryl Yourish | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 9:55 pm | #

Matata...Queen Kitty...cherished and loved by many....hugs to all of you.
Sue | 03.04.08 - 10:49 pm | #

I'm so sorry.
It is easy to see how special she was.
PJ | Homepage | 03.05.08 - 8:38 am | #

My heart is breaking for you along with everyone else. Reading about Matata has been so enjoyable. Perhaps she is now at play with my beloved departed boys Boo and Rocky? I somehow think that both of them would love her a lot.

Meantime, Sam the Magnificent and I send you all our sympathy and love.

Indeed, she will be missed.
Gayle Miller | Homepage | 03.05.08 - 2:04 pm | #

I am sorry to hear the sad news.
james old guy | 03.05.08 - 7:38 pm | #

Oh no, Elisson. I am so sorry. I loved reading about her and seeing your pictures of her.
GradualDazzle | Homepage | 03.05.08 - 8:45 pm | #

Heartbreaking. I'm so sorry.
Reading about Matata and seeing her pictures always brightened my day.
vicki | 03.06.08 - 3:19 pm | #

Oh, Elisson, I'm so, so sorry. She was obviously a lovely, loving and well-loved cat. Hakuna must be so confused. My thoughts are with you and SWMBO.
Kimberly | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 9:27 pm | #

So sorry for your loss. Matata reminds me so much of my dear kitty, Moko who passed away seven years ago. My heart goes out to you and your family. (((hug)))
Cindi | Homepage | 03.09.08 - 4:32 am | #

Our deepest sympathy and most heartfelt purrs...
May Matata frolic happily in the Eternal Playing Fields forever, surrounded by past loved ones, and gaze down upon her still-living family with sweet memories and a fond smile. I'm sure she's waiting for you, but urging you at the same time not to hurry up to her but to enjoy the pleasures of life, along with the pain, for much time to come.
Because Eternity, as they say, lasts forever in the end anyway.
The House of Chaos | Homepage | 03.09.08 - 7:19 am | #

We are so sorry for your loss.
Matata was beautiful cat
CatSynth (Amar & Luna) | Homepage | 03.09.08 - 10:28 pm | #

Just wanted you to know we dedicated Carnival of the Cats to Matata on our blog this week. She will be sorely missed.

Sharolyn
Artsy Catsy
Artsy Catsy | Homepage | 03.10.08 - 9:41 pm | #

Sorry I'm late with the condolences. Having lost my dear Ashley last year I know exactly how you feel and your scenario played out exactly like mine. There is no way to replace Matata, but there is another kitty out there looking for a good home.
Denny Wilson | Homepage | 03.11.08 - 7:48 pm | #