Losing a pet....

[St1ck]

52 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

I lost my cat of 16 years a couple years ago. It still hurts. I'm not good at moving on and accepting things.

I have another cat, but it's just not the same. She's very aloof and hides a lot. 

Halo was the most loving animal I've ever seen. She was always in my lap, or sleeping next to me. She would greet me every day after work. 

I know this forum hates cats and will think it's dumb but that cat was the best friend I've ever had, and ever will have. And 2+ years later I still miss her and tear up thinking about her. I just want my friend back.

 

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Pets are family and it's never easy losing one.

[Stradling]

8 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

I lost my cat of 16 years a couple years ago. It still hurts. I'm not good at moving on and accepting things.

I have another cat, but it's just not the same. She's very aloof and hides a lot. 

Halo was the most loving animal I've ever seen. She was always in my lap, or sleeping next to me. She would greet me every day after work. 

I know this forum hates cats and will think it's dumb but that cat was the best friend I've ever had, and ever will have. And 2+ years later I still miss her and tear up thinking about her. I just want my friend back.

I have two cats that look exactly like your current cat, if you would like to trade let me know.  Both of mine are attention whores. 

[Jason]

I think it’s getting close for my guy. He has very limited mobility in his joints now and went blind and deaf in the span of 2 weeks. Interestingly enough all his bloodwork came back pretty good. He’s almost 12 so that’s old for a bulldog 

[Blarg]

 Nilla had a cyst removed this week that was starting to infere with her heart. Her blood work says she needs to go on a low protien diet. Right now she is wearing the cone of shame so she doesn't try and chew on her stitches. She is one unhappy dog.

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I lost both my dogs in the last week. We went to Denver for a vacation and left them with my S-I-L. Vet thinks they got into something poisonous/toxic. My sister in law has cats and young children so she doesn't have any poison knowingly down. I've never been so fucking hurt in my life. I've had to put dogs down before but never due to this. 

[Jason]

31 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

I lost both my dogs in the last week. We went to Denver for a vacation and left them with my S-I-L. Vet thinks they got into something poisonous/toxic. My sister in law has cats and young children so she doesn't have any poison knowingly down. I've never been so fucking hurt in my life. I've had to put dogs down before but never due to this. 

That's awful

[Adam]

Lost the guy on the left last August. He was 12. Woke up in the morning and my other dog (on the right) was curled up next to my face, which was very odd. I got up took a piss and called for Kona. When he didn't come I returned to the bed to grab him and he was cold and stiff. That was rough. My other little guy is 14 and still going strong.

[Adam]

Got this guy last September. He's awesome.

[Jason]

1 hour ago, Adam said:

Lost the guy on the left last August. He was 12. Woke up in the morning and my other dog (on the right) was curled up next to my face, which was very odd. I got up took a piss and called for Kona. When he didn't come I returned to the bed to grab him and he was cold and stiff. That was rough. My other little guy is 14 and still going strong.

I'm struggling with the decision to put my guy down. My previous dog did what yours did and died in her sleep so that kept me from having to do it. Either way it sucks  

[Adam]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

I'm struggling with the decision to put my guy down. My previous dog did what yours did and died in her sleep so that kept me from having to do it. Either way it sucks  

Honestly, the only credible argument for owning a cat is that you won't give a shit when he dies.

[Angelsjunky]

On 6/30/2021 at 11:01 AM, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

I lost both my dogs in the last week. We went to Denver for a vacation and left them with my S-I-L. Vet thinks they got into something poisonous/toxic. My sister in law has cats and young children so she doesn't have any poison knowingly down. I've never been so fucking hurt in my life. I've had to put dogs down before but never due to this. 

I'm sorry, my man, that sucks.

[Angelsjunky]

On 6/30/2021 at 1:41 PM, Adam said:

Honestly, the only credible argument for owning a cat is that you won't give a shit when he dies.

That would be incorrect. Cats are superior to all other beings.

[tdawg87]

On 6/30/2021 at 1:41 PM, Adam said:

Honestly, the only credible argument for owning a cat is that you won't give a shit when he dies.

I still cry over my cat that died 3 years ago. Had her for 16 years. Best friend I ever had.

Dick.

[Blarg]

Your cat's name was Dick?

[Jason]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

Your cat's name was Dick?

Dick the pussy 

[Jason]

On 6/26/2021 at 6:17 PM, Jason said:

I think it’s getting close for my guy. He has very limited mobility in his joints now and went blind and deaf in the span of 2 weeks. Interestingly enough all his bloodwork came back pretty good. He’s almost 12 so that’s old for a bulldog 

Well today was Winston’s last. This shit is harder than I thought it would be. 

[tdawg87]

55 minutes ago, Jason said:

Well today was Winston’s last. This shit is harder than I thought it would be. 

I'm sorry, dude. It's never easy. Never will be.

[Jason]

1 minute ago, tdawg87 said:

I'm sorry, dude. It's never easy. Never will be.

Thank bro. I know it was the right thing to do but it feels wrong right now. I’ve had other pets die but this one is hitting me rather hard 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

We had a cat that was one of the most sociable and affectionate animals I have ever been around. Came from a feral litter, but overcame that early start. One day in February, she hid in the closet all day, which was unlike her. We planned to take her to the vet the next day. We put her out on the front porch to eat, and we were going to bring her back in. She wandered off and we have never seen her since, don't know whether she is alive or dead. That was February 19. I still check the intakes for the shelters, but I don't expect to find anything.

[tdawg87]

28 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

We had a cat that was one of the most sociable and affectionate animals I have ever been around. Came from a feral litter, but overcame that early start. One day in February, she hid in the closet all day, which was unlike her. We planned to take her to the vet the next day. We put her out on the front porch to eat, and we were going to bring her back in. She wandered off and we have never seen her since, don't know whether she is alive or dead. That was February 19. I still check the intakes for the shelters, but I don't expect to find anything.

This reminds me of all the cats I had before I moved out on my own. I was like...23, 24. I took my one cat (the one I had for 16 years) but had to give up the other ones. They were all amazing pets in their own right. 

They'd all be 12-15 now. No idea which ones are still alive or not. Wish I could see them again but they've definitely forgotten about me by now, if they're alive.

[Tank]

10 hours ago, Jason said:

Well today was Winston’s last. This shit is harder than I thought it would be. 

Ah man, sorry to hear this. It sucks. Hope you’ll be okay.

[Jason]

13 hours ago, Tank said:

Ah man, sorry to hear this. It sucks. Hope you’ll be okay.

Thanks. I’ll eventually get over it 

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 7/9/2021 at 3:00 PM, Vegas Halo Fan said:

We had a cat that was one of the most sociable and affectionate animals I have ever been around. Came from a feral litter, but overcame that early start. One day in February, she hid in the closet all day, which was unlike her. We planned to take her to the vet the next day. We put her out on the front porch to eat, and we were going to bring her back in. She wandered off and we have never seen her since, don't know whether she is alive or dead. That was February 19. I still check the intakes for the shelters, but I don't expect to find anything.

So weird....

Animals "know" and if theyre able to, they always seem to run off and disappear when its their time.

[Jay]

Condolences to everyone here. It's rough I know.