Posted by pegasus on August 18, 2004, at 13:39:42
In reply to Re: When did this happen or has it happened yet? » tootercat, posted by Klokka on August 17, 2004, at 23:43:38
Klokka,
This is so sad it made me cry. I really feel for you. Losing a pet is heart breaking, but even worse when it doesn't have to happen. And your lack of control here just makes my heart ache for you. I'm glad that you're going to have ways to stay away from home soon. I wish I had some advice for the next day or so, but I don't. I think you have a really good reason to be crying and upset and grieving.
When I was a teenager, we had 3 cats, and one of them developed kidney problems, and so was having frequent UTIs. Unfortunately for him, the way he chose to express his discomfort was to pee on my dad's desk. So, at one point, my dad just got tired of it, and decided to have him put to sleep. He was really my brother's cat, but my dad asked me to help him, because I was good at bundling the cats up for the vet. So, I helped him. We never even told my brother. A couple of days later, when my brother was asking if anyone had seen his cat, we all froze, and he figured it out. I can't believe we did that to him (the cat and my brother). I can't believe I helped my dad at all. I think I figured that he'd do it without me if I didn't help, so this way at least I could try to comfort the cat on the way.
Oh, it's just so sad how some people don't understand about pets.
pegasus
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