From Brewskie Butt, official spokescat of Art Adventures Studios…
Hi Everybody. It’s the Brew. I am feelin’ very sad today. My dear Twitter friend, @OscartheCat, passed over to the Rainbow Bridge today. It is strange, since he and I never actually met in real life, but we became best pals on Twitter, and it just feels awful now that he is gone.
You may remember that I wrote about Oscar back in February here. Here is some of what I wrote back then:
I met Oscar (known on Twitter as @OscarTheCat) early in my days on Twitter, but it wasn’t until one fateful night that we became best pals. Someone nominated us both for one of those crazy Twitter popularity contests that they have, and he and I both got kinda silly with it. By the end of the night, we were in first and second place! Our friendship was cemented.
Oscar is one cool cat! He is always encouraging other cats and other critters by passing out *nosetaps*, and he has developed a special website just for Cats Who Twitter! Oscar wrote about me on his first “Blogger Tuesday” feature! He also has a blog called The Furry Tripod, so named because of his being a three-pawd cat. He lives with a slightly irreverent younger cat named Henry (known on Twitter as @Quadpawd), to whom he is trying to teach manners and the finer ways of being a cat. It’s a big job, but he takes it in stride.
Oscar has been struggling with kidney disease since February, and he has defied all the odds. Just when the vet would say that it was time for him to go, Oscar would rally back and show his human mom that he was not ready yet. Today, though, his 18 year old body finally wore out, and he left this world. he will be greatly missed by his family and his friends on Twitter.
Oscar was not just your ordinary cat on Twitter. He was a friend to all, and he was the first “anipal” for most of the Twittering Critters. He was very special, always giving support, but also quick with a joke. We can only hope that his little “mancat in training” brother will pick up his legacy and keep his spirit alive.
BZTAT painted the picture above as a tribute to Oscar back in February, and she made it into a Get Well card that was signed by many of his anipals. You can see it here. The posting page only displays the last 25 comments made, but there were many, many more. BZTAT sent the painting to Oscar’s mom a few weeks ago, because she just felt that was where it was supposed to be.
To all of Oscar’s friends, please feel free to leave a comment or final *nosetap* here for our dear friend. To Oscar’s family, I thank you so much for sharing your dear fellow with us.
And to Oscar–We are gonna miss ya, pal. But, we know what you are saying as you look down upon us from the Rainbow Bridge: “It’s all good!” *nosetaps* t0 ya pal. We luv ya.
The Brew
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Brew, that was such a perfect tribute. Oscar will be missed by so many anipals, he was very much loved and I know I am not the only one whose whiskers will be damp with tears for a while yet.I am happy that Oscar’s mummy will have that beautiful painting to remember him by. My mummy made a collage of Oscar’s photo and some of his most Oscar-like tweets a couple of months ago, and we sent that to his mummy too. Today we are looking at our photo of it, and remembering how he made us smile.
Brew, that was such a perfect tribute. Oscar will be missed by so many anipals, he was very much loved and I know I am not the only one whose whiskers will be damp with tears for a while yet.
I am happy that Oscar’s mummy will have that beautiful painting to remember him by. My mummy made a collage of Oscar’s photo and some of his most Oscar-like tweets a couple of months ago, and we sent that to his mummy too. Today we are looking at our photo of it, and remembering how he made us smile.
Dear Oscar, You were a very special kitty that made us feel at home right away on twitter. Thank you for all of your kind words and genreous *nosetaps*. We know you are in a special place over the rainbow bridge where there is lots of grass to chew, sun beams to nap in, and friends to play with. We will miss you but we are comforted knowing that you are in a better place. Love, Tyrone & Aremtis.
Dear Oscar,
You were a very special kitty that made us feel at home right away on twitter. Thank you for all of your kind words and genreous *nosetaps*. We know you are in a special place over the rainbow bridge where there is lots of grass to chew, sun beams to nap in, and friends to play with. We will miss you but we are comforted knowing that you are in a better place. Love, Tyrone & Aremtis.
Oscar- Your blogs always were entertaining and you made every one feel special. Oscar was one of the first kitties I met on Twitter along with Brewskie Butt. I am going to miss Oscar’s *nosetaps* and tweets. xoxo Miss Duff
Oscar-
Your blogs always were entertaining and you made every one feel special.
Oscar was one of the first kitties I met on Twitter along with Brewskie Butt.
I am going to miss Oscar’s *nosetaps* and tweets.
xoxo Miss Duff
We will certainly miss Oscar. He was such a friendly and sweet anipal. Thanks for blogging about him Brew.Kitten Rescue
We will certainly miss Oscar. He was such a friendly and sweet anipal. Thanks for blogging about him Brew.
Kitten Rescue
hai brew, dat wuz grate post. you an oscar were mai 2 first followers on twitter, mai furst friends. i am very sawry an sad to be losing him but i noes that the rainbow bridge iz a betr place for having him there plus he is feeling whole again an planning lawts ov pawpawties!oscar, when i luk up at the nite sky an see da brite stars, i noes that one ov dem is you blinking an wavin at me. I send you eternal *nosetaps* mai friend.love,perry
hai brew, dat wuz grate post. you an oscar were mai 2 first followers on twitter, mai furst friends. i am very sawry an sad to be losing him but i noes that the rainbow bridge iz a betr place for having him there plus he is feeling whole again an planning lawts ov pawpawties!
oscar, when i luk up at the nite sky an see da brite stars, i noes that one ov dem is you blinking an wavin at me. I send you eternal *nosetaps* mai friend.
love,
perry
Ahh, so sorry to hear about Oscar. He was one of LilyPup’s first anipals and we will miss him.
Ahh, so sorry to hear about Oscar. He was one of LilyPup’s first anipals and we will miss him.