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So sorry Piskie - I went through this last year with Cleo (our beloved persian, only 8 years old, got CRF) Don't beat yourself though for being brave enough to end suffering.
Thoughts are with you.
Feeling for you, had to make the decision on Smudge last October. Hard but - the best decision. You love 'em, you care for 'em and you get to make the caring choice for them.
I've thought and thought, and still I can't come up with anything that might make you feel better.
So then I put myself in your shoes, as if your cat were my BC.
And I'm in tears....I'd be as completely 'gutted' as you are.
I will never ever forget though, that BC isn't ours'. She decided that she wanted to come and live with us.
When a cat chooses to do that, it's the best compliment in The Kingdom, and quite frankly, that's good enough for me.
They want YOU to be their BLOB.
Now personally, if a cat asks me to be their BLOB, I'm their BLOB for Life, Till Death Do Us Part. And I would do everything in my power to (BLESS YOU! BC's just sneezed all over the sofa) be there.
I can't begin to send enough hugs to you both, but I shall try all the same.
X
I've thought and thought, and still I can't come up with anything that might make you feel better.
So then I put myself in your shoes, as if your cat were my BC.
And I'm in tears....I'd be as completely 'gutted' as you are.
I will never ever forget though, that BC isn't ours'. She decided that she wanted to come and live with us.
When a cat chooses to do that, it's the best compliment in The Kingdom, and quite frankly, that's good enough for me.
They want YOU to be their BLOB.
Now personally, if a cat asks me to be their BLOB, I'm their BLOB for Life, Till Death Do Us Part. And I would do everything in my power to (BLESS YOU! BC's just sneezed all over the sofa) be there.
I can't begin to send enough hugs to you both, but I shall try all the same.
X
There's nothing we can say - except that, yes, it hurts and I still shed a tear over the 3 I lost in a matter of months. But they were all ill, and I knew that delaying the deed would be only to make me feel better, not them.
In all cases, their passing was peaceful and it was a relief to see them out of pain.
How are you feeling today love? It's so hard to do what you know deep inside your heart what has to be done, but as lots of others have said, Charlie won't be suffering any more, no more pain, keeping what dignity he had left, and being with the ones he loves right to the very end xxxxx
My girls found their way into my heart and now they nest there
There is always a down-side to the love, trust, affection, loyalty and downright fun we get from our pets. Sadly, we get all those good things spread over many years and the sadness and sometimes the guilt all rolled into a few awful days. It's a balance that will come right in time but at the moment you're on the down-slope. I'm sure you wouldn't have saved yourself from this pain by never having had a Charlie to love.
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