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Dec 8 08 6:48 AM
roro wrote:Your physical hands may be clean but your spiritual ones are infested with evil
Dec 8 08 6:49 AM
skint wrote: I'm sure you've done all this but the question to ask yourself is how is her overall quality of life? How long is it likely to last? Is she eating? Is she still interested in doing her normal things? Does she seem to be in pain? You're her person and so you would know her better than anyone. For what it's worthy my old dog let me know when it was time. During the last year of her life there were times I thought it was the end but she always bounced back, but the last time she was so tired, she wouldn't eat, she just kept staring at the wall, and then eventually she couldn't walk more than a few steps (kidney failure compounded with extreme old age 17 years old) Even when I was driving her to the dreaded appointment I kept telling myself if she shows one flicker I can always change my mind, I got her out of the car and set her on the floor and said to myself "if she walks to the door I will change my mind" but she didn't, and I knew it was time. She had a peaceful end, one I would wish for all my animals and even my human loved ones. Obviously I was devastated at the time and the vet said to me by way of co that sometimes it is better one day too soon than one day too late. Not trying to advise you here btw, only you know if it is time.
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We ride and never worry about the fall, I guess it's just the cowboy in us all. FFV
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Last year, my two 16 year old cats were living with my ex. Rather one was his one mine. We made the decision not to separate them as they were litter mates, and he had the 3 floor, large house they had grown up in, so they stayed there. I am about 4 hours away, relocated with my job, and didn't have ideal conditions for them at the time. The Seal always had health issues and had deformed kidneys since birth. She got sick he took her to the vet. He insisted on heroic efforts to save her life which were more like tortures on hindsight. She spent her last week in the vet's office. Hooked up to various tubes. With strangers. When I got there to see her, I begged him to let her go. He refused. He said I was playing God. How could I give up on her. How could I do that to her. I was a monster. She was not at our regualr vet, but still at the emergency vet he had taken her to, and he was her owner of record. I had no say. Finally, the next freaking day, the vet admited to him they couldn't save her. He relented and I finally brought her home to bury her on my farm. The seal was always my cat, Tigger his. Last winter we found out Tigger had the same deformed kidneys. He sold the house and Tigger came to live with me. Tigger will not go through what The Seal did. She will go while she is still happy and pain free. She will go out woth the dignity she deserves. She has started to go down hill and will not suffer not one single bit. I have made arrangements with a vet to come to our home for it, as a car ride to the vet is torture for her spoiled little butt. Thank God for the at home vet. I would say that Jason is the monster, not you, but he is just not aware of the ignorance of his remarks and opinion. You know what is right and are strong enough to do it, lucky for Chance.
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Dec 8 08 10:21 AM
GasMenagerie wrote:Misinformation: informing FiSHes for 3 years now.
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Dec 8 08 10:45 AM
Squishypuff wrote: I called around, and the general consensus is, no one wants to hear my questions, and if they are going to do the deed, they require an exam ahead or they won't do it. So I guess it's the one we always go to... Bleh.
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