My Cat Died

[Zipper730]

That's sad news.

Honestly, I thought he was going to die the day before. He was losing weight at a good clip, and during a visit to the vet, the thought of putting him down right there had come to mind -- we decided against it. Because of the nature of the whole pandemic, there was a concern that if things made a turn for the worst, we wouldn't be able to get him to the vet in time.

Ironically, despite the decision to not euthanize him -- the vet would ironically say, that he was glad he didn't have to.

we've had her just over 19 years now, and she's getting quite frail.

Most cats don't live that long, so that's quite impressive. I would imagine that would be terrible when her time comes. That said, at least such a death is fairly predictable. When my father died (almost 22 years ago), there was no warning he was going to die. When my maternal grandfather (d. 2006), and grandmother (d. 2019) died -- I was actually much less emotionally affected (and it was still awful), despite being closer to them. Their deaths were predictable and, it was obvious they were going downhill.

Plus after going to a wake or two, you get desensitized -- at least I was.

Looks like the "plant" had a good life for his last two years. Thank you for giving him a loving home.

I thought it was the least we could do. You can't undo what somebody did, but you can stop doing it.

 

[jetcal1]

I thought it was the least we could do. You can't undo what somebody did, but you can stop doing it.

Most animals are smart enough to recognize their situation just got better. A cat may not show affection, they'll just let you see them by hiding less.

 

[Peter Gunn]

It must be a conspiracy... my condolences on the loss of your beloved pet Zip, I know it hurts, we lost our 4 year old Nugget this morning to cardiac arrest, he went in for booster shots and died in the vets arms, she tried hard to save him but no go.

 

[jetcal1]

It must be a conspiracy... my condolences on the loss of your beloved pet Zip, I know it hurts, we lost our 4 year old Nugget this morning to cardiac arrest, he went in for booster shots and died in the vets arms, she tried hard to save him but no go.

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Condolences.

 

[A4K]

Sorry for both of you.

 

[jetcal1]

We currently have a cat diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
He is still playful and interested in his surroundings, but does not respond to be called "wheezy boy." He will be missed

 

[Mainly28s]

My condolences to the other cat-lovers in dire straits here.

 

[Mainly28s]

That's sad news. Even two years can be a life-time.

I'm dreading the time our oldest goes- we've had her just over 19 years now, and she's getting quite frail. She's quite literally our daughter.

Well, I'm wrecked. She crossed the rainbow bridge on Monday. Even though she appeared healthy, and had a good appetite, she was starting to go a little senile, and most of her internal organs were starting to fail. The treatment would have stressed her out. She had a great lunch, saw my parents and then we went to the vet.

Lelu was with us for 19 years and five months.

This B&W photo is from about 2003/4

and this one from two weeks ago.

 

[Torch]

Sorry to hear,always sad

 

[A4K]

With Torch. Sorry mate.

 

[Gnomey]

Sad to hear

 

[at6]

My deepest sympathies for your loss.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Sorry to hear that, but 19 years is pretty awesome!

 

[Snautzer01]

Sorry to hear.