Posted on 07/27/2013 3:59:39 AM PDT by Kaslin
Awww... I just lost a cat in March, and while she had a quick illness that took her 11 days after it began, it was so hard watching her suffer. We did all we could, but ultimately, she was suffering and dying and had to be euthanized. It was one of the hardest days of my life. They really are part of the family. I hope Punkin lives as long as possible. My other cat has kidney issues and is taking Transfer Factor. She is doing very well.
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I know how he feels. We had one that made it to 19. Sometimes she wouldn’t move for hours. I would make Mr. GG2 go over and touch her to make sure she was still alive.
Now our Beagle Buddy is almost 17 and we do the same thing to him. :-)
It sure was. It’s so obvious that Rush is a nice guy — in the way he treats Punkin and in a hundred other ways — yet liberals see him as this big meanie, and they’ve convinced a lot of other people that he’s that way too. They did the same thing with Reagan, perceived him 180 degrees the opposite of how he really was. And the same with Bush and Palin and the latest example is George Zimmerman. Liberals have this capacity for utter wrongness that’s really pretty amazing.
I had my Quatorze put down about a month ago (at 16) after she told me it was time.
Be grateful for the love you shared, but don’t prolong kitty’s pain for selfish reasons.
The dogs miss her too...
I couldn't agree more......
Why would I flame you? Not all pit bulls are bad. It depends on how they were raised. My son used to have a pit bull who was the most gentle dog you could imagine
cause I am not a cat person...not the breed of dog.
we lost a dog 3 years or so ago who was half pit bull, half Chocolate Lab and all MUSH. I love the non abuse trained pit bulls, they are mostly just big lovers.
When the right cat comes into one's life, one may or may not become a "cat person," but the bond can be so incredibly strong, they won't even realize how much they love their furry little friend.
A co-worker hated cats, a favorite saying that "they're a waste of fur." Then his wife brought home a Ragdoll from a rescue. Within a month, they had gotten a playmate for the first (and later on a second), and he was talking about all the cute things that his cat was doing.
Mark
I feel the need for a few kitty hugs. I still miss the ones I have lost, but I do treasure the ones I still have. :-)
Occasionally she'll get up on the bed when I go to bed but only for about 10 minutes then she jumps off and goes to her own bed outside the bedroom door then comes back on the bed when the coffee pot goes off at about 4:15 a.m. ...Once in a while I'll slightly waken in the middle of the night and find her sleeping beside me.........
Wow. Best wishes to Punkin. 16 though... that’s an old lady. I have five cats, the oldest is 15 now, and I watch her very carefully. Fortunately, she’s never had any serious health issues.
I’ve got a 20 something year old cat, did mostly the same thing, fell off the bed, wouldn’t stand, started crying, thought she’d had a stroke. Rushed her to the vet...
Turns out she had a bad ear infection that hadn’t shown up in any way before this.
She’s the PuffnStuff, and she’s still going strong.
(Smiles) It does my heart good to hear about furry family members reaching the big 2-0. I seem to recall an age chart at my vet’s office giving cats ages. At 2 years, they are the human equivalent of a 24 year-old. For every additional year of life, add another 4 years.
Grief! She is quite the geriatric girl. Good care will accomplish that.
My one cat lived to 20, the other to 15. It was a bummer when each of them died. I had their ashes scattered over at a beautiful little pet cemetery nearby, so that I can periodically drive over there and think of both of them. It is very peaceful, and a lovely resting place for both of them.
I remember when he got the cat he wasn’t so sure he liked cats, but this thing took to him like a duck on water, and he took to it.
My oldest cat is about 12 years old, and I hope to have her around for more years and in a healthy state.
Heard this live. Had no idea Punkin was still alive. She’s under the best care possible. Long Live Viking Punkin!
my big mixed breed dog lived to be 16 years old. He was 130 pounds, miss my big guy.
My Mama, and Dad told me at a young age, they can’t fend for themselves, if you take in someone you take care of them to the very best of your ability. Things’ll happen that you don’t have any control over, but do the best you can.
We’ve been blessed with some of the best four legged (and in one case 3 legged) furry family God every graced the planet with.
Our kitty is 19 years old. Hubby's not a cat person but really gives this old cat such wonderful TLC. He feeds her stinky canned food twice a day...because "she likes it, and deserves it!". She knows when it's time for the canned food and begins the demanding stares, right on time.
Every time we think it's her *time*, she bounces back with another life :) She's well past her 9th one.
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