I've had to do it myself at least twice. Always sucks. Sorry for your loss pal, but when the time has come you have to take the pain away. Time for a new kitten.
Worried about my cat
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amazingflapjack
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We send our condolences to your house from ours-we know the drill. Please consider giving a loving home to some other fortunate adopted loved one. Cats do better in pairs-just as easy to care for, we have found.
OP
Thanks again for everyone's support during this terrible event.
Every time I go into the bathroom and see the shelf that was Blue's spot, its containers of treats she would call for, it hurts. But, after talking with my wife and step girls we are going to get another cat. Won't replace Blue of course, but, life goes on and there is no reason not to share it with another cat. There is one out there that would love to have a good home.
We did have another cat for a few months when we had Blue, but the wife could not handle it bringing live mice and birds into the house and worse finding them torn to pieces on the bathroom floor. He went back to nephew who had moved again and could have a cat in new place.
Every time I go into the bathroom and see the shelf that was Blue's spot, its containers of treats she would call for, it hurts. But, after talking with my wife and step girls we are going to get another cat. Won't replace Blue of course, but, life goes on and there is no reason not to share it with another cat. There is one out there that would love to have a good home.
We did have another cat for a few months when we had Blue, but the wife could not handle it bringing live mice and birds into the house and worse finding them torn to pieces on the bathroom floor. He went back to nephew who had moved again and could have a cat in new place.
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I'm glad that you've decided to share your love once again with a new kitty.. Good luck... Let us know all about it. Though nobody will replace your sweet Blue, but I've found that for me, going forward with optimism is usually the best way to shift your focus a bit. [emoji106][emoji250][emoji250] Happy New Year and happy searching [emoji175]
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Ranger514
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Glad to know you are rescuing another cat. I was never much for cats, and from the outset of our marriage we had a terrier that wouldn't abide cats. Once he passed on, however, my wife took matters into her own hands, and came home with a couple of barn kittens who are now eight years old. Both cats helped me through my surgery recovery last winter. I slept in a spare room because pain kept me up most of the night for a few weeks. Both of our boys would curl up at my side and sleep or purr while I read or listened to music. Two other cats stayed with my wife at niht, but the boys kept me company the whole time, and still like to visit for a little cuddle with me and the wife. You might say the boys and I are bonded. I wish you many happy years with your new feline friend.
Doug M.
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A successor to the departed is a tribute of the finest kind, and there are plenty of good pets who need homes.
BigBill
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You gave blue some good years.
Everytime I lose a pet a piece of my heart goes with it. My neighbor was using a spray weed killer on our property line. It killed one of my cats. My neighbor died of bladder cancer last year. Karma.....
Everytime I lose a pet a piece of my heart goes with it. My neighbor was using a spray weed killer on our property line. It killed one of my cats. My neighbor died of bladder cancer last year. Karma.....
It is great of you to get another cat and make a home and family for him or her.
susieqz
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smart move, getting another kit.
the best tribute to blue that there could be.
i have the opposite problem.
my kits will outlive me n no one else can catch them.
all i can do is make things nice for now.
the best tribute to blue that there could be.
i have the opposite problem.
my kits will outlive me n no one else can catch them.
all i can do is make things nice for now.
Targets Guy
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I applaud your decision. All of our cats (we have had maybe 20 over the years) have shown up asking for a handout. We allow three in the house and the rest make do with heated igloos, a heated and air conditioned cat house and the current three have taken over our three seasons porch which of course we have had to heat for them as well as for their water. We even put a cat door in our summer kitchen.
All of them had their own personality and we miss the ones who have passed dearly. Our current six give us great pleasure and companionship.
BigBill
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I lost one cat to yotes she wanted to go outside she was full grown and would dart outside when the door opened. But my three tamed Ferrell's live on. There outside save. I have equipment covered with tarps the outside cats hide in the equipment. I still have seven cats.
I promise on every hunting trip the yotes will be wasted. I need a go pro action for my 338wm.
I promise on every hunting trip the yotes will be wasted. I need a go pro action for my 338wm.
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Grip_Maker's_Wife
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I am sorry about Blue. It is the hardest thing to do but it is done out of love and compassion. She is now chasing butterflies across the rainbow bridge, happy and free. Prayers for you in your grief.
You were there when she left, and that is the best you could do for her. My condolences for your loss.
BigBill
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One of my tamed feral cats sleeps curled up on my arm since I had cancer. I think he Senses more stuff wrong with me. He's right.
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I work nights in a shipping hub we have a large colony of feral cats living in our lot. I watch them every night and I get to see what short, brutal lives they lead.
They get hit by delivery trucks, they get torn apart in engine blocks trying to stay warm, they get torn apart by raccoons, coyotes and homeless tweaker's pit bulls. The die from ethylene glycol poisoning, some of them are in the dumpster when the trash truck shows up and they die that way even though we try to feed them all some starve to death and a lot of them freeze to death.
I also see what happens when cat owners let their cats roam at night. They get hit by delivery trucks, they get torn apart in engine blocks trying to stay warm, they get torn apart by raccoons, coyotes and homeless tweaker's pit bulls. The die from ethylene glycol poisoning, some of them are in the dumpster when the trash truck shows up and they die that way, a lot of them freeze to death and a lot of them get killed by the ferals when they try to eat the food we leave out.
Every couple weeks some idiot comes to my gate and tells me "My cat roams the neighborhood a bit and I haven't seen it in a couple of days and I'm worried about my cat. Have you seen it?" There's been a couple of times that I've known for a fact that what's left of their cat is in the dumpster out back but I don't tell them because I don't want to be the one.
If I really cared about a domestic animal I wouldn't let it roam the neighborhood.
They get hit by delivery trucks, they get torn apart in engine blocks trying to stay warm, they get torn apart by raccoons, coyotes and homeless tweaker's pit bulls. The die from ethylene glycol poisoning, some of them are in the dumpster when the trash truck shows up and they die that way even though we try to feed them all some starve to death and a lot of them freeze to death.
I also see what happens when cat owners let their cats roam at night. They get hit by delivery trucks, they get torn apart in engine blocks trying to stay warm, they get torn apart by raccoons, coyotes and homeless tweaker's pit bulls. The die from ethylene glycol poisoning, some of them are in the dumpster when the trash truck shows up and they die that way, a lot of them freeze to death and a lot of them get killed by the ferals when they try to eat the food we leave out.
Every couple weeks some idiot comes to my gate and tells me "My cat roams the neighborhood a bit and I haven't seen it in a couple of days and I'm worried about my cat. Have you seen it?" There's been a couple of times that I've known for a fact that what's left of their cat is in the dumpster out back but I don't tell them because I don't want to be the one.
If I really cared about a domestic animal I wouldn't let it roam the neighborhood.
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susieqz
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some of us have working cats.
to do their jobs, they have to patrol outside.
i try to keep mine in when coyotes are most active, but there is always gonna be some danger out of doors.
still, cats that contribute to the household are a treasure.
to do their jobs, they have to patrol outside.
i try to keep mine in when coyotes are most active, but there is always gonna be some danger out of doors.
still, cats that contribute to the household are a treasure.
Well I wouldn't get too attached to them
I'm not going to get into this pissing contest because I'll pick up another infraction and get banned if I do. I've made my opinion clear in other discussions like this one.
This discussion wasn't about a barn cat it was about a domestic pet cat.
It is my opinion as someone who lives in the city that you don't have the right to let your cat roam freely over my property at night and **** in my flower beds or kill baby birds in their nests and all the things that cats do.
I find it really interesting that people who would have no problem shooting a neighbor's DOG who wasn't kept under tight control but really don't see any problem letting their cats run loose.
It is my opinion and my final thought on this that domestic cats are not prepared for life in the outside world and that if you let them run loose you are consigning them to a short life and a painful death. Now that's okay with you then that's okay with you and I'm not going to try to change your opinion but please don't ask me for sympathy when your cat dies because you let it run loose.
Good day
OP
It is true that cats that never go outside have a better chance of a long life. Those that do go outside, but have plenty of food and good shelter have a better life and general out live feral and semi feral cats.
But, then humans would probably have a longer life span if they were kept in padded cells, fed the correct amount of dietary intake and given some kind of exercise. Say getting them to chase a laser around the padded room.
Maybe my cat did get into something that made her sick. The other cat that was staying here at the same time didn't get sick. But, for years my cat got to be a real cat, roam my huge yard. catch a few mice and a bird now and then. She could have stayed indoors, she chose not too. If I lived farther out in the country and had enough land my dog would be not be fenced either.
But, then humans would probably have a longer life span if they were kept in padded cells, fed the correct amount of dietary intake and given some kind of exercise. Say getting them to chase a laser around the padded room.
Maybe my cat did get into something that made her sick. The other cat that was staying here at the same time didn't get sick. But, for years my cat got to be a real cat, roam my huge yard. catch a few mice and a bird now and then. She could have stayed indoors, she chose not too. If I lived farther out in the country and had enough land my dog would be not be fenced either.
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