chuckie
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So sorry for your loss!
Had to have my old cat euthanized..
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venomballistics
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Had to do the same over the weekend.
Though she was keeping to herself the past month, her departure left the house with an empty feeling I didn't expect.
Kinda like an abandoned hotel room.
paddlingman
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I'm so very sorry.
Harrison
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We have gone through the grief of having a good cat pass over the rainbow bridge. Sometimes it has to be done and is mercy to the suffering animal. One day you will be reunited.
To me it's worse than losing a human family member. Our dogs have always been part of our family. I lost my last collie almost 3 years ago and still get choked up when I think about him, even as I type this. The only thing that helps is to get another one quickly. We've always done that. It's amazing how much a puppy helps you heal. The two spazzes in my profile pic are the result this time. I got 2 brothers at 8 weeks that are almost identical. They turned 3 yesterday.
venomballistics
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This was the kitten God sent to me.
You were never a burden. You were an honor and a privilege. Thank you LT.
I still miss my cats, Snookie and Cricket, 30 years later. Never had a place with enough room to keep another one after. I miss the companionship. Nothing like having a cat come and kiss you on the cheek just because they want to.
So sorry. Poor Kitty. But he couldn't have been too poor, living for that long. We have my SIL's 17 year old hound dog living here. She's been very happy for the last several months and It's almost that time. But she gets around ok and seems content. So, we wait....
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Sorry for your loss.
Hard thing to end a friends life. We have a couple other rescues. The young female(Ruby Begonia.)..remember Amos and Andy?) is a little psycho...and is missing her mentor ...not eating...searching....curled up in his basket/never before though... and the other younger black cat is searching also..He has a disability from being kicked by a horse...It's amazing. It seems as though they miss the old boy as much as my wife and I do. All our cats have a little problem...physically or mentally...Thank you all for your replies..they mean a lot to us
AJ
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We started this portion of our journey with five furry friends. Most of them did not seem to care for the others. But as each has passed over the Rainbow Bridge, the others spent inordinate time looking for them. They missed their house mates too. We have a cat that her unoffical name is "Psycho B....".
I think the reason it may be harder to lose one of the critters that choose to live with us...is because we have to make the decision to end their lives...guilt I guess. We had a pair of labs for many yeas...brother and sister.Harry and Hannah.... The old male dog was having a hard time and we knew we had to make that decision...we made an appointment with the vet for a week later. That weekend the female had a mild stroke...we saw it happen. We made her comfortable and the day before the vet visit she had another much worse. The vet examined her and we had to make the decision to make the same decision for both. Born the same day...passed the same day...a really hard thing to do...my wife wants no more dogs...we have to choose them...cats choose to own us...Thank y'all for the kind thoughts
My sincere condolences. One of the worst days of my life was saying goodbye to Oliver Kitty.
Cherish your memories.
Cherish your memories.
It is always sad to hear of the loss of the four pawed family...
This is making me tear up again. In three weeks it'll be 3 years since I lost my Alexander. One of the worst days of my life.
Mr. Vito
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Losing any pet is hard, and I hope you are doing okay now. I've never been much of a cat person, having had dogs my entire life (and have two right now). We've had a few cats over the years but I don't think I bonded with most of them as I have with my dogs. But on a recent visit to my oldest son I spent some time with his cat, a Ragdoll bread and about the biggest cat I have ever encountered. This cat is more like a dog than many dogs that I have known, wanting to sit in my lap and follow me around the house. Maybe its the temperment of this breed of cat, but it has gotten me to think about getting a Ragdoll for us. I'm not sure how my two dogs will react if we try to add a cat to the household, but the dogs are pretty gentle creatures and it might work out. And it sure is easier to like animals than it is to like some people.
