Yesterday I had to put my cat, Tang, to sleep. Normally I’d tell you the whole story but I’m too sad. Basically he was old (14), and suddenly really, really sick. He was a fine orange kitty, handsome and relaxed, and he slept with me every night, and he loved being scratched, and I so very much miss him.
Here his sister, his litter mate, is sitting with him in his last hours.
12 August 2009 at 6:31 pm
So sorry friend.
12 August 2009 at 6:43 pm
oh honey. I am so sorry.
12 August 2009 at 7:00 pm
[delurks] I’m so terribly sorry. Even when it’s the only decision to be made, that is a horrible feeling. You’ll be in my thoughts.
12 August 2009 at 8:35 pm
I’m sorry Eva. Losing a pet, especially one that you’ve had for such a long time, is so very sad. How is Little Girl doing with Tang being gone?
12 August 2009 at 9:54 pm
She knew he was sick because she saw him, that he couldn’t walk etc., and she was with me when I took him to the vet. When I went back to put him to sleep she wasn’t there, and later when she asked me where Tang was, I told her he had died, and apparently she remembered from when my mom’s rabbit (my old rabbit) had died a few months back, so she immediately said, “Like the bunny! I can’t see him. I can’t touch him” and went back to playing. A few hours after that our friends came for their visit and she’s been so involved with her buddies she hasn’t given it another thought.
As for my cat Pudding, I think she’s been looking for him.
12 August 2009 at 8:40 pm
I’m so sorry. It’s terrible to lose your buddy.
12 August 2009 at 8:48 pm
Oh, I’m so sorry. He looks much like our dear Moe that we lost a few years back.
12 August 2009 at 11:49 pm
Oh, I’m so sorry. What a loss.
13 August 2009 at 1:15 am
I’m sorry Eva…
13 August 2009 at 1:23 am
It’s never easy to lose a cat. I’m so sorry to hear it. :(
13 August 2009 at 7:39 am
I’m so sorry, my friend.
13 August 2009 at 8:49 am
I’m sorry. How hard *hugs*
13 August 2009 at 11:06 am
Sending many many hugs.
13 August 2009 at 11:18 pm
I’m so sorry
15 August 2009 at 2:45 pm
I’m very sorry. Losing a pet is always horrid.
My cats are a match for yours. We lost our shaggy tabby in a very similar way a few months ago. The ginger one recovered embarassingly quickly. The kids found it disconcerting. The younger one (2 1/2) often announces “Jemima’s dead” at odd moments.