Well, I received the news that I was expecting but dreading.
My parents' cat (her name was Patty) lost the ability to walk this weekend, and stopped drinking water. So they had her put down this morning.
There's really nothing more I can say. She was a good, good cat. She was smart and funny and had all kinds of interesting behaviors. I'm going to miss her a lot, and it's going to really be hard to go home for the short visit I was planning next week (before the Prairie Conference) and have her not be there.
I thought I had already cried it all out when she first started failing but I guess I was mistaken.
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I'm really sorry.
-- Grace in MA
I'll be thinking of you and your family and her. She sounds like a good, well-loved cat.
Take comfort from the knowledge that Patty was well loved and she knew it.
oohhhh...
it's hard to say goodbye
thinking of you
I'm so sorry.
My deepest sympathies.
My childhood cats lived quite a while past when I moved out for university, and even past when I stopped coming home for the summers, but when they finally did reach the end of their lives, I wept for days, even though I rarely saw them any more, and had my own cat in my own house. I know how hard it is.
Patty was much loved and had a long and wonderful life with your family. I'm sorry for your loss.
Thinking of you...
So sorry to read about your loss. When pets are with you for that long they really are just like any other family member.
My condolences to you and your parents. I will be thinking of you.
My sympathies. It sounds like she had a delightful cat's life.
I'm so sorry about Patty.
I've been thinking about what you wrote, about how hard it is to have a pet who would eventually fall ill and die. I probably wouldn't have a cat at all if Frances hadn't started hanging around and sort of adopted us - we just couldn't leave her behind. I dread that anything might happen to her. But I think, at least my life and I think hers is happier (for now) because she's around. I hope that might overcome whatever sadness comes in the future. For now I just spend whatever time I can with her and try not to be annoyed when she barfs up hairballs.
Oh, E, I'm so sorry. I hope that you and your parents can comfort each other when you're up there.
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