A Sad Morning

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6 years ago, I posted this thread

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/goodbye-little-friend-a-good-news-update.363439/

This morning, his sister went to join him. She had mammary tumours which had spread to her kidneys and, over the last week, she'd dropped a lot of weight and it had become obvious that she was existing rather than living so this morning, we made the decision.

She was a sweet natured little cat and will be greatly missed

RIP Mysti

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I've shared my life with several cats, and it's always sad when it has to end. I just try to remember them the way they were...
 
My condolences to you and yours.

At times like this I try to concentrate on the fact that those we loved, including our non human friends and family, who have passed had a good life filled with love and are now beyond pain and suffering and perhaps in a better place.
 
Pets are the hardest to lose :(
 
Having been through this several times I feel for you. I had 5 cats over a period of 31 years - sometimes 2 together, sometimes just one. Before I lost the last I had already decided that this time I wasn't getting another. I was getting close to leaving work and like it or not, they are a tie - but more than that I just couldn't face the whole process of finding a suitable cat and bringing it home all over again. The first 3 were knocked down and killed, the last 2 were put to sleep - the hardest decision you ever have to make as a pet slave, but the kindest. The day after I lost the last one I realised I had all these memories and anecdotes about them all that I didn't want to lose, so i started writing them all down. It was the most therapeutic thing I could have done. Now I'm creating a sort of digital scrapbook of them all to remember them by. A long term project, but so were they.
 
Sorry to hear you had to make the (right) decision, Marc. I just hope that if/when I'm in the same position as her, I'll be allowed to choose the same option.
 
Gutting :(

We had a to make a similar decision a few months ago with the family cat. He was 16.5 years old and had developed major issues with his bladder and other organs.

You just have to tell yourself you did the right thing for them by letting them go and that they were very loved during their time with you..
 
It's the worst bit.. Every time one is lost I always wonder about whether I will have another. I think I won't then one will appear that I know is the right cat to have and that's it. There's so many that are just left when owners move or they're turfed out when kids arrive that need a good home that it seems worthwhile to get another anyway inspite of the pain it causes when they go.
 
I have always had cats and feel they are part of the family so feel for your loss. Most painful was ‘Peter’ - he was 21yo when he died 23 years ago, he was 6 weeks old when I got him!

They really do grab us heart and soul - hard for you!

Not long returned from Ireland and was ignored by my cat Hendrix.

He is slowly easing his annoyance with me!


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Sorry to hear of your loss Marc but it's the kindest thing to do when they get to that stage, it doesn't make it any easier though. We've had quite a few cats live with us over the years and each one has had it's own definite character and personality.
 
So sorry to hear that, some people say it's harder when it's a dog as cats aren't as reliant on us but it's always ripped my heart out when my cats have died, all of them through old age, the last one 4 years ago and it still hurts when I think about it. We got a new one 3 years ago and he's such a sweet natured boy so I would definitely recommend getting another when the initial pain has subsided, as it will. You did the right thing in letting your friend go and join her brother.
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So sorry Marc, but you gave her the best life you could. :hug:

They can never be replaced or forgotten, but there is space for others to come sometime.

I have had rescue cats the last three times and I coped with each loss by telling myself that they went to make a place for another one that needed a home.
 
Thanks for all the replies (well, most of them). Mysti is now in the garden with her brother and Ebony, our previous cat.

We still have Jake, our 6 year old and we will probably provide a home for another feline in need but not yet. Maybe spring/summer.
 
Feel your loss. We had a brother and sister from the same litter, only 3 years old. Came back with the kids before Xmas after a day seeing Santa to find the male (Pecan) paralysed and bleeding out in the lounge. God knows how he had got over our 2m fence but he obviously wanted to get home. The vet said he would never recover and had been hit by a car. The kids both wanted to say goodbye so we stayed with him for a while at the vets whilst he was on pain killers. He still responded to voices and strokes. He was put to sleep shortly after.

We now have another rescue cat (5 month old juvenile male). The existing cat is still trying to get used to him being around but she was pining for Pecan before. New one is a maniac though, keeps hiding behind the bedroom curtain then dive bombing me from the window ledge when he knows I've fallen asleep.
 
FreakAccidentBoy said:
We now have another rescue cat (5 month old juvenile male). The existing cat is still trying to get used to him being around but she was pining for Pecan before. New one is a maniac though, keeps hiding behind the bedroom curtain then dive bombing me from the window ledge when he knows I've fallen asleep.
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Yes, our current Tom has a habit of diving off the window sill onto my legs in the middle of the night.
 
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