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Socks, Former First Cat, Dies

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February 21, 2009

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Tiffany S.
Tiffany S. (tiffescott)
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I am sure taht Socks will be missed!
 
Julie A.
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socks was a wonderful cat to have given his owners sure a long life with them
 
Rosemary M.
Rosemary M. (rosemarymorey)
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Socks had a long life--all animals should be so lucky. I want someone to invent some product that increases life expectency for all animals.
 
Carol L.
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Socks was such a cute cat. Guess he had his 9 lives.
 
jennybarton
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All good things come to an end. Glad he was able to experience such a life.
 
Lisa T.
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Sound like he had a long happy life. What a special cat.
 
Megan N.
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I hate to hear that he passed, but he had a long life...and it sounds as if he was loved.
 
Kathy O.
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Yes, he did have a good life. Looks so much like my cat. Cute picture of him at the podium.
 
SirAwesomeEsq
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What a rock star!
 
Liz R.
Liz R. (shortg2006)
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thats sad that the cat has passed away!
 
Dani D.
Dani D. (bananika)
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Wow! 18 years!
 
Tonda G.
Tonda G. (tondafoxNH)
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wow that kitty lived a good long life, hope mine do too!
 
angelle f.
angelle f. (afury)
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socks had a long good life 18 years!
 
sbdts
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We all gotta go sometime.
 
mimedukes
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Sounds like Socks had a good, long life.
 
R.T. F.
R.T. F. (rtfitch)
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A moment of silence of ole' Socks. I can appreciate the loss.

My wife lost her cat of many years, just last year. Blizzard pre-dated me and it was obvious before we were married who came first in the family. But even though Blizzard never fully accepted my intrusion into her private relationship with my wife, I missed her company, also.

I must report that a new little "Angel" flew into our lives, not long ago, when someone tossed a kitten out of a car window right into the path of my wife's truck. That little kitten will suffer no more trauma or abuse as long as it lives...although not Blizzard, she has filled a hole in our lives and is very welcome in our household.

May the Force of the Horse be with You!

R.T.

R.T. Fitch
Author - "Straight from the Horse's Heart"
The Force of the Horse®, LLC
1-800-974-FOTH
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Pamela
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May Socks rest in peace!
 
Kurt W.
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Good long life and glad did not try to prolong the life with cancer.
 
Corinne B.
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Sad story! I wish the cat could've written a book!
 
steve t.
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I heard Bill had it put to sleep cause it learned to talk >_>
 
Amanda P.
Amanda P. (AmandaPierce2)
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Its like a family member dies when a pet you love so much dies.
 
Donna V.
Donna V. (DONNAMARY)
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I have a cat and she is 16 years old and I know how I will feel when it's her time to pass
 
Kristin H.
Kristin H. (tragiccloud)
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That's so sad I know the Clinton's loved Socks, who couldn't love a cat that handsome.
 
Lynne F.
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It's never easy to lose a pet. They are part of the family.
 
Kelsey S.
Kelsey S. (SeeSpot)
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Poor Socks and family. They'll see you over the Bridge.
 
Amy k.
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You will be missed
 
Veronica L.
Veronica L. (jealoushe)
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RIP
 
JoEllen G.
JoEllen G. (jogdiddy)
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What a long & unique life! Condolences
 
Nick R.
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That's sad, at least she lived a long life!
 
Pamela L.
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sorry to hear about the passing of socks.
 
Dan4cats
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socks lived a LONG time! He was a good cat.
 
LauraSpell
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sorry to hear they lost a pet
 
Mary W.
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very sad time to lose a family pet
 
nancy w.
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sorry to hear
 
Amber C.
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It sounds like he was well taken care of and had an enjoyable life. Now he'll go to that whitehouse in the sky ;)
 
Jill B.
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Sympathies on the passing of Socks.
 
Nicole P.
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It is never easy to lose a pet, even one that lived a full life. My condolences to the Clintons and Ms. Currie.
 
Ann W.
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I'm sure sorry to hear about Socks...but at 18 he had lived a good long life especially with all the moves he had to make and get accustomed to. He's at the Rainbow Bridge playing with all our pets and out of pain...
 
Liz B.
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It is always very difficult to loose animal after all they are a part of the family.
 
Melissa O.
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I am so sorry to hear about Socks passing.
 
carrie m.
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it is a sad day for all cat owners!!
 
Ha123
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Rest in Peace Socks.
 
DawnG01
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Still feeling for you, sweet Socks. You touched my heart. Now you are free from pain and whole over the Rainbow Bridge. XO
 
Jonathan M.
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RIP Socks!
 
ChicoAnimalLover
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Aww, poor Socks!
 
Cindi K.
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a long time for a cat t live, too bad
 
R.I.P. Socks. A good life and a caring passing over the Rainbow Bridge. Forever loved. <3<3<3
 
Pat A.
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It sounds like Socks had a good life with the Clinton'e secretary, I can relate to losing a pet even tho they are old, I had to put down two cats that were 18, I still miss them..
 
Kerri B.
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Aww. That is just awful! I know this cat had a great life, you can just tell from the adorable picture.
 
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Absolutely. That point was exactly what struck me when reading that article. How could the former first family abandon one pet and then lose the other prematurely? Makes one wonder how many of these first family pets are obtained just for the photo ops. I hope the Obamas will actually love their new puppy, as much when it's an adult and even more in it's twilight years.
 
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