Posted: 2/23/2007 12:17:26 PM EDT
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When it rains it pours. Had to put my 8 year old Anatolian Shepherd to sleep two weeks ago due to liver failure (big dog, vet said it wasn't uncommon). Last night, our 14 year old cat finally succumbed to kidney failure. He had been diagnosed 27 months ago, and we did dialysis every other day - medication, and prescription food. He was hapy and enjoying life up until this past weekend. We were going to put him to sleep today, but he died late yesterday afternoon. Losing longtime friends like that sucks. Feels like losing a family member. |
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Sorry to hear that. The hardest thing is to take your pet in to the vet that last time... I (our neighborhood) lost 3 of our elderly people in the last 5 months. That will usually mean the kids take all they can and auction the rest to the vultures, then sell the house to white trash for some quick cash. That's what's happened the last time our neighbors have passed. Growing up on the street and seeing it change is sad. |
Bless your heart for saving that cat's life. Good job on the new addition. |
dangit, not that poem again......every time *sniff* I read it, I get some crap in my eye My cat black passed away almost 2 years ago. Still hurts. I moved out not long after that leaving his littermate brother and his stepsister with my folks. Definitely get some new additions to the family. Definitely not replacing, just growing the ranks of your family. And defintiely go the shelter routine. Our Maine Coon, Mitsi, was a rescue. She tangled with a garage door and was apparently stuck for 3 days before neighbors rescued her. Took the vet the better part of a year to put her back together. She was soooo scraggly looking from the lack of fur from the surgeries. Noone would adopt her. Fortunately we did. She is such a sweetie too. Everytime I visit, she takes a flying leap onto my shoulder. |
That was one of the coolest things I have seen in years. JH sorry for your loss, that has to be difficult. |
awesome. |
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Sorry for the loss. Someone beat me to the rainbowbridge link. Good on you mate for the rescue. She is beautiful cat my two little girls agree(cats). I am a proud cat dad of a former shelter cat and one that the fiance and I took right off the street in front of our old apartment. Both are sooooo spoiled. Now tht we bought a house it is a non stop play and running fest. The lower level is a race track. Sorry and congrats at the same time. DAROGUE1 |