06/06/2023 - We love Poof. He was the softest and silliest grey and white Scottish Fold around. He was very big, so we called him a Gros Chat. Se ne pas un petit chat, il y a un gros chat. It was so easy to make him purr. He had such round fea tures and was so soft. His last two years were difficult. He survived a rough illness in April-May 2021. The vet said he wasn't going to make it, but he did, and ended up living another comfortable 2 years. At his peak, he was 17 pounds, but went all the way down to 7 pounds during his illness. During his last 2 years, he maintained a weight of 10-12 pounds.

He loved basking in the sun, rolling around in catnip, eating temptations treats, and eating grass.

His last words were "eeeeee."

From Jennifer, Al, Brendan and Brianna.

06/09/2023 - It's been one week since you left us. Seeing your sweet round face makes me sad and wanting to see you in person again, but it also makes me grateful you were here with us in the first place. We are so lucky to have adopted you after your previous owners gave you up for 2 boxer dogs. You are special and we would never have given you up.

06/12/2023 - It's over a week now Mario. I'm growing sadder with the realization that you are gone from us forever. It's painful, but at least you're not suffering anymore. Miss my sweet Poof. xoxo.

06/18/2023 - It's over 2 weeks now Mario. Feeling sad all the time. Miss you so much. We have your tree and other plants, even a palm tree, ready to go for your memorial. I bought you a small cat statue with wings, not sure if I'll put it outside at your tree or keep it in the house with your other stuff. But we miss you terribly. Hope you are well and happy and playing and eating with new friends, maybe even your mom and siblings. Hopefully xoxo

06/16/2023 - Today is 2 weeks Mario. Somehow we have to move on, but it's hard. Missing you more and more each day. I think reality is setting in after the schock. Not a good feeling. Rest well sweet Poof. xoxo

06/13/2023 - Miss you so much Mario, my Poofy cat. Needing to bring you "home" soon. Feeling sad. xoxo
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06/14/2023 - Missing you Poof. It will never be the same here without you. Thank goodness for Rainbow Bridge. xox

06/14/2023 - Miss you sweet kitty. Your ashes came home today. Feeling so very sad. But at least youre here with us again, just in a different way. Miss and love you sweet Poof. xoxo. Goodnight.

06/20/2023 - Miss you sweet Mario. It's almost 3 whole weeks. I can't believe it. It is not the same in our house without you. I don't know how to move forward without you. We will be planting your tree soon. Your memorial tree. My sweet Poof. Miss you so much. We will continue the Monday night vigils. Goodnight sweet kitty. xoxo

06/21/2023 - We planted your tree tonight Mario. A pussy willow tree. It's very sweet, like you. A memorial for you. We miss you so much sweet Pooof.

06/23/2023 - It's been 3 weeks today Poof. Feeling so sad without you. Miss you so much. It's raining today, you must have sent that to us since it's a sad 3-week day. You're always with us though. Always. Miss you sweet Poof. Love you and hope Rainbow Bridge gives you health and happiness. xoxo.

06/25/2023 - Miss you so much Mario. My sweet Poof. Your memorial tree looks so nice. We're not done yet though. It's a weeping pussy willow tree. There's white stone around it and other plants. We also hung your framed paw prints in our living room. I just miss you so much Poof. Love you.

06/30/2023 - Well today is 4 weeks since we saw you last Mario. Each day I miss you more, I miss petting you, feeding you, listening to your purr, brushing you. But I am glad you're not suffering with your arthritis, hard of hearing, laboured breathing, inability to eat properly and without medication in it, your inability to sit properly or jump and run. But we all miss you so very much. Love you Poof. We'll continue the Monday night vigils and we have your tree outside which helps us cope. Please be well and happy. xoxo

07/01/2023 - Happy Canada Day Poof in Rainbow Bridge! Hope there are many nice things to celebrate. We will be here missing you on our first holiday without you. Love you Mario. xoxo

05/01/2025 - Another month beginning without my sweet friends, but you are all with me in my heart, always sweet angels. Goodnight my loves, stay warm & dry, missing you all so much. Send signs tonight, please, love & miss you all so much, my sweet Poofy, Pines, & Mango, sleep well, xoxo ☮💟✝💌☪💗☮💕✝💞☪💓✝💗💗💗💤💤💤

05/02/2024 - Sweet sweet friends, my angels, pls watch over Brendan tomorrow, & my dad in the hospital, prayers that he pulls through. It's not his time yet friends, just a little more time. ty. I'm very tired, busy, stressed, so lets go to bed peacefully. Goodnight my sweet Pines, Poof, and Mango, watch over Rio, Tika, and Blossom, and their 2 babies also. ty sweet friends, bring B home safe tomorrow, ty, love & miss you all so much, every day, always, xoxo ☮💌✝💟☪💘✝💗💗💗☮💜💜☪💗

05/03/2025 - O my Pines, Poof, and Mango, my sweet angels, my dad needs your prayers, he is still in the hospital, but needs to get better and come home soon. Watch over him pls, ty. It's making my anxiety worse, so we all need your prayers. Miss & love you all so much, every day, every minute, every second. Pines with your sweetness, apples & corn, Mango with your corn and frozen blueberries & sunflower seeds, where's Mango, Mango-bird, and Poof, o my Poof, with your comfort, catnip, temptations, and being my buddy. Miss you all so much, goodnight my angels, love you all, sleep well, xoxo ☮💕✝💙☪💜✝💗💗💗☮💤💤💤

05/04/2025 - Happy hatch day my sweet sweet Piney, o how I miss you. I miss you more each day, you will see my dad soon Pines, pls help him, all of you friends, help him cross over with you. Ty sweet angels. I'm quite upset, but I know you will help him not be so scared. Missing you all, my sweet angels. I must rest, it's been a stressful day. Goodnight my angels, sleep well, miss & love you so much, and watch over us all and the other friends and babies. ty, xoxo ☮💗✝💙☪💛☮💗💗💗💕💤💤💤

05/05/2025 - O my Pines, Poof, and Mango, I've had so much on my mind, with my dad critically ill and in the hospital, I haven't looked at my business, and I want to take some transcription courses, but I must advocate for him to keep him alive, and you friends can watch over him, pls. I'm so tired my angels, I must rest. I love you all so much, you are always with me, even when it seems like I'm too busy or distracted, I think of you all, all day long. i must rest though, goodnight, Pines, Poof, Mango, love & miss you all so much, xoxo ☮💌✝💟☪💔✝💗💗💗💤💤💤

05/06/2025 - My sweet sweet angels, I miss you so much right now. My dad is not doing well, pls watch over him, I need a miracle to happen friends, literally. It's really not his time, not yet, but his body is telling him otherwise. Please don't let him go friends, until he sees his beloved cat, Maggie. Please friends, keep him alive to see her one last time, but also, don't let him suffer too bad. The dilerium is really really bad. Help him friends, I trust you. Watch over us all, pls, O my Pines, Poof, Mango, I love you all so much. Let's get some rest, it's been a long long day. Goodnight sweet angels, bless all of you, fovever, xoxo ☮💔✝💓☪💗💗💗☮💤💤💤

05/07/2025 - Oh my sweet friends, my Pines, Poof, and Mango, o how I miss you all. I know you've welcomed my beloved dad, with open arms, and all of his sweet friends have gathered around him, he is so happy, he loved his sweet friends. I miss him terribly, I feel guilty, and I'm thinking of his distress. Help us all cope friends, let me know he's ok with you, watch over us. I'm so sad. Goodnight sweet angels, dad, love & miss you so much, xoxo ☮💌✝💟☪💔☮💗✝💗💗💗💗💤💤💤💤✝✝✝✝

05/08/2025 - O my Pines, Poof, Mango, how is my dad? I hope he has found all of his angels, and I hope you are helping him. He is so new there. He was such a funny guy, I feel so sad, I miss all of you, I miss him, but I have no regrets with him. I was there for him at the end of his life. I wasn't always there with him when he was well, but he knew my love, we had a deep connection, and he liked his time to himself, with Linda. He was happy. Until the illness came. O my friends, Pines, just like your ataxia, it hit, it destroyed, it devastated. I must sit and relax, and figure out the illness, my thoughts, my prayers. Goodnight sweet angels, watch over my dad, let all of you, including my dad, send me signs. I need to know you are all ok, love & miss u all. xoxo ☮💛✝💙☪💜☮💗💗💗✝💤💤💤🤍🤍🤍

05/09/2025 - My sweet sweet angels, I can't believe that my dad is actually gone. I miss him so much, just like I miss all of you. It's been a horrible 3 weeks, and this is the worst. My brother is losing his mind, having a breakdown over it I think. He sent me nasty messages all day long. I had to block him from my phone, it was creating too much anxiety and stress on my heart. He's not grieving well. We went to the funeral home today to finalize the cremation. It's shocking, and so sad. My sweet Pines, Poof, Mango, I've gone through three grievings, and now this one. It is heavy. I should have ignored my brother today, but I kept letting him disrespect me. Then I blocked him. I should have done it earlier. Pls watch over all of us friends, let us all get through this. pls. Goodnight sweet angels, love & miss you all so much, xoxo 💌✝💞☮💓☪💛✝💗💗💗💗✝💤💤💤💤 Bless my Pines, Poofy, Mango, and now my dad xo

05/10/2025 - Feeling very sad tonight about my dad, friends. Missing him very much, and you all of course. O my Pines, Poof, & Mango, my sweet sweet friends. I am very tired tonight, it is almost midnight, I must rest. Mothers day is tomorrow, we went for supper in Sarnia but it turned into a catastrophe, and the food was awful. I felt so bad. Such a hard week. Pls watch over my dad friends, he needs you all. I must rest now. Goodnight, sleep well, love & miss you all so much, xoxo ✝💚☮💜☪💔✝💗💗💗💗✝💤💤💤💤 And blessings for the 2 new babies that joined you at RB tonight, sleep well xoxo

05/11/2025 - O my sweet Pines, Poof, and Mango-bird, I miss you all so much, and I miss my dad. Even though we weren't always close, I knew that he was always there and that meant a lot. He loved me, my kids, my family, and we loved him. He was funny, smart, and stubborn. I don't want to feel awful all the time. First it's you friends, now my dad. And please watch over me in my travels tomorrow sweet friends, to Chatham, ty. Goodnight & sleep well my angels, watch over us, and my Dad. Love and miss you all so much, xoxo ☮💞✝💓☪💖☮💛✝💗💗💗💗☪💦💦💦💦

05/12/2025 - Well sweet friends, I saw my Dad's obituary. Even though I did it, I feel so sad seeing it posted online. It is not something you really want to see. Feel so sad my sweet angels. I miss you all. I must rest and sleep. Tomorrow is a new day. O my Pines, Poof, & Mango, and now my Dad. Having a rough night friends. Help me through this week, somehow. Goodnight my angels, sleep well, help my Dad, he is with you, and help all of us here, we need support. love & miss you all so much, xoxo ☮💕✝💞☪💔☮💗💗💗💗✝💤💤💤💤

05/13/2025 - O my Pines, Poof, Mango, and now my dad. The hurt is intense friends. I've lost all of you, and now one of my parents. There's been so much loss friends. Tomorrow will be a week without my dad. I still can't believe it. How could Don Orendorff be gone, forever? It doesn't seem real, and the last week for him was so tragic. I saw him one weekend, his lesions were getting better and he seemed ok, then the next weekend he seemed ok, he was watching tv and talking ok, eating, even mashed potatoes and meat, then by the next Sunday he'd become delerius, and 3 days later he died. The delerium hit on Friday, and 5 days later he was gone. He took a turn for the worse, unfortunately. I've been trying to put this puzzle together. I hope some day I can, and I already have for the most part. I am hurting. Hurting without my dad, my Pines, my Poof, and my Mango-bird. Love & miss you all. Please stay close near my dad friends, he is new with this. Goodnight, sleep well, love & miss you all so much, xoxo ☮💌✝💟☪💓✝💗💗💗💗✝💤💤💤💤

05/14/2025 - My sweet sweet friends, it's just sadder and sadder all the time. I miss you all so much, love you all so much, my dad, o my Pines, Poof, & Mango, missing you all, wishing you were here. Watch over my dad please sweet friends, he needs you all. I must rest though, it is so late and I'm so tired. Dad, I'm trying to help Tyler, for you. I know you are sending him to me because you know he needs me. You were his only support with half a brain and now you're gone, so hes coming to me. And that's fine, but it's a lot of extra work for me. I'm trying to handle everything to make everything right. I miss you, and my sweet friends too. Goodnight, sleep well my angels, miss & love you all so much, xoxo ☮💛✝💚☪💙☮💜✝💗💗💗💗☪💤💤💤💤

05/15/2025 - O my Pines, Poof, Mango, and my dad, I miss & love you all so much. I can't believe my dad is really gone, sweet friends, just 5 months ago we were having our Christmas with him, and now he's gone. I can't change it, just like I can't change what happened to you, my sweet friends. I have to accept it. But I'm so sad. I'm trying to help his other son, and I'm doing it for my dad, because he would want me to help him since he is not here anymore. Goodnight sweet angels, I'm so very tired, I must rest, sleep well, miss & love you all so much, help me get through this. and then the Celebration of Life. O my sweet friends. xoxo 💌☮💟✝💝☪💗💗💗💗✝💤💤💤

05/16/2025 - My sweet angels, I'm feeling so anxious and sad tonight. Worrying about my heart, as usual, palpitations, my dad, how he suffered near the end, dignity gone. O my sweet Pines, Poof, and Mango, please keep watching out for my dad. I'm struggling tonight about his last few days, his distress. I don't want to deal with the Tyler stuff. I tried to help, it distracted me, but it is just not my life, not how I live or want to live. There's no helping someone that doesn't want it. I miss you my sweet friends, my dad. O how I miss you all. Poof, I started our logo for our store, in your honor. It will take me a couple of weeks to put it together, but I will, I promise. Goodnight sweet angels, sleep well, watch over us all, help my dad, my anxiety, miss & love you all so much, xoxo 💛☮💚✝💙☪💜✝💗💗💗💗✝💤💤💤💤

05/17/2025 - O my Pines, Poof, and Mango, my sweet sweet angels, and my dad, whom I miss so much, all of you. I'm so tired friends, I must rest. Dad, we had Linda over for a visit and supper tonight, I know you'd be proud and happy for that. She's doing ok, but we are still re-living those final days. What do you want us to do with your ashes Dad? I don't quite know. Help to guide us, and do things the right way. I must rest sweet friends, sweet Poof, Pines, & Mango-bird. I've been nervous about my heart as well since my dad and his parents had heart issues. I must rest now friends, I must. Goodnight, sleep well, love & miss you all so much, xoxo ☮💛✝💚☪💜☮💓✝💗💗💗💗☪💤💤💤💤

05/18/2025 - I'm so tired sweet friends, my angels. What can I say, but I miss my dad, I cannot believe he is gone friends, just like you three. How could this be? The pain of all of this loss is intense. I must rest my friends, it is late, I am so tired, missing my Pines, Poof, Mango, and my dad. Poof, I am starting a store, just for you, on Etsy, logo Poof. In your honour. And I will add Pines and Mango later. I'm just so slow with technology that it takes me a little longer than it should. But I'm trying. I will always try for you friends, always keep going. I must rest sweet friends, goodnight, sleep well, watch over my dad, always, and us, always, love & miss u all, xoxo 💙☮💚✝💛☪🧡☮💗💗💗💗✝💤💤💤💤

05/19/2025 - O my Pines, Poof, Mango, and my Dad. Dad, it was Tyler's birthday today, did you offer him wishes? He is lost, needs help, but won't accept it. Did you really not want him at the hospital with you? I don't know, Linda lies sometimes, so I don't know. And my sweet Pines, Poof, and Mango, I miss you more each day. I've been so busy and distracted by everything that has gone on with my dad, and with my business stuff, and trying to start an Etsy store, but you are all always on my mind, always. Watch over us all sweet friends, goodnight, sleep well, stay with my dad, miss & love you all so much, xoxo 💌🧡✝💛☪💚☮💙✝💗💗💗💗☪💤💤💤💤

05/20/2025 - My sweetest friends, at least I have you all when I end my day. I need you all, and my dad, now I realize how normal and fun he was. I always knew that though. I wish Linda was different though, it's so hard for me to get on her level. It's basically impossible, it's like relating to a 10 year old. But I'm trying for you dad. O my sweet Pines, Poof, Mango, my sweet angels. I love you all so much, miss you all, always. I am so tired friends, I must rest and get to bed before it is too late. But you all come with me. Goodnight, sleep well, bless us all and watch over us my angels, love & miss you dad, Pines, Poofy, Mango-bird, xoxo 💔☮❣✝💕☮💞✝💗💗💗💗☪💤💤💤💤

05/21/2025 - My sweet angels, my dad, pls watch over us. Friends, I think I've figured out what happened to my dad. First of all, he went to the hospital with the bacterial infection, which got cleared up with antibiotics. Then, it looked like he was getting better. Then, we were told he's coming home in a week. I started preparing for Linda to clean that house. She was so happy. Then, he took a turn for the worst, and got pneumonia, which caused respiratory distress with his COPD that was undiagnosed as well. Delerium set in from here, and he could no longer stay conscious. O my Pines, Poof, and Mango. It was traumatic, but I have you to listen to me. And then, 5 days later, he was gone. I am tired friends, I must rest. Goodnight, sleep well, miss & love you all so much, xoxo 🧡☮💛✝💚☪💙☮💜✝💗💗💗💗✝💤💤💤💤

05/22/2025 - Feeling really sad tonight my sweet friends, missing my dad, fretting over his horrible struggle and suffering near the end of his life. The image of his suffering will never leave me. Just likes your ataxia, Pines, same thing. Both of your bodies were shutting down right in front of me. And Mango too, the sickness, the struggle. I miss you all so much. Poofy, you had a bit of a struggle near the end too, with your breathing. These memories will never leave me. I'm so tired friends, I must rest, try to get to bed earlier. It was a hard day, my dad's ashes are home again, with Linda and Maggie. I'm so sad. Goodnight, sleep well, watch over my Dad, love & miss you all so much, xoxo 🧡☮💛✝💚☪💙☮💗💗💗💗✝💤💤💤💤