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FRED HALE SR. · 11-22-2013, 11:09 AM

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Shes 12. Its not really unexpected or anything, the last few months shes been a lot less energetic, doesnt eat much anymore, etc. but ya this is hitting me pretty hard.

Thats a shame to hear. Gotta just make her comfortable and wait it out. I had an animal with cancer as a kid, ultimately you have to do the right thing and think of the animal rather then your self. Its a tough thing to decide but the thing that really sucks is animals will not be able to convey the pain they suffer. They love their owners so much that they will deal with it to the end.

Burning Down · 11-22-2013, 11:09 AM

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Found out my dog has cancer

im on the verge of being in shambles

That really sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. I remember when my childhood dog got sick and eventually had to be put down. He was only 4 and was deteriorating mentally.

ladyislingering · 11-22-2013, 12:05 PM

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Shes 12. Its not really unexpected or anything, the last few months shes been a lot less energetic, doesnt eat much anymore, etc. but ya this is hitting me pretty hard.

Sorry about your baby.

My childhood cat passed away from esophageal cancer a couple years ago. Tomorrow (Nov. 23) would have been his 14th birthday.

Hold your precious pup as much as you can. Make sure that when she passes over, she knows that she is loved, and that she was everything to you. It's heartbreaking to lose our loved ones. It hurts so much just thinking about it, but there's one thing you can do to honor her, when her time is done and when you're ready: rescue another animal that needs to be loved and cared for. Her legacy will live on through the love you show to others you will bring into their new "forever home".

The Batlord · 11-22-2013, 01:14 PM

Damn. I got two cats that are having renal failure. It can take a long time for them to die from that and they're not suffering or anything, but I know that soonish they're gonna be gone. One of them pretty much follows me everywhere I go and scratches at my door and yowls when he wants to come into my room. That one's gonna hit me hard.

ladyislingering · 11-22-2013, 02:08 PM

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Damn. I got two cats that are having renal failure. It can take a long time for them to die from that and they're not suffering or anything, but I know that soonish they're gonna be gone. One of them pretty much follows me everywhere I go and scratches at my door and yowls when he wants to come into my room. That one's gonna hit me hard.

I hope they're not hurting. It's hard to know, because cats won't show when they're in pain.

poor babies, that's terrible. My grandma had two cats that died from similar illnesses, but the oldest one died from renal failure - the younger one seemed to have died from some sort of stomach disorder (she had gone blind and there was blood in her litter box and it was just so awful). My grandma was so attached to them (understandably so) that she didn't have the heart to put them down, so they both suffered to the very last minute (both died at home).

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The Batlord · 11-22-2013, 02:31 PM

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I hope they're not hurting. It's hard to know, because cats won't show when they're in pain.

Nah, they're good for now. They just lose muscle mass and get kind of weak at first. Eventually they'll start getting anemia, which will be sort of the beginning of the end. Eventually they'll be too weak to do much of anything and pretty soon after that they'll have to be put down. It sucks extra cause the one who's sort of my cat has had a bad year. Right now he has an abscess (CAUTION: GROSS) on his cheek and is in quarantine in a room with a cone around his neck.

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ladyislingering · 11-22-2013, 02:37 PM

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Nah, they're good for now. They just lose muscle mass and get kind of weak at first. Eventually they'll start getting anemia, which will be sort of the beginning of the end. Eventually they'll be too weak to do much of anything and pretty soon after that they'll have to be put down. It sucks extra cause the one who's sort of my cat has had a bad year. Right now he has an abscess (CAUTION: GROSS) on his cheek and is in quarantine in a room with a cone around his neck.

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I'm so sorry.

I'm actually tearing up a little; it's so difficult to read things like this. It's such a shame that animals ever have to feel any pain.

Please, please love them as much as you can. Just love them, hold them, and try to keep them comfortable until they're ready to go.

The Batlord · 11-22-2013, 02:40 PM

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I'm so sorry.

I'm actually tearing up a little; it's so difficult to read things like this. It's such a shame that animals ever have to feel any pain.

Please, please love them as much as you can. Just love them, hold them, and try to keep them comfortable until they're ready to go.

Thanks. They'll be fine for the foreseeable future. But it's **** like this that made me tell my mom to stop telling me stories about her days when she used to volunteer at an emergency vet clinic. Nothing depresses me like dead/dying/injured animal stories.

ladyislingering · 11-22-2013, 02:46 PM

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Thanks. They'll be fine for the foreseeable future. But it's **** like this that made me tell my mom to stop telling me stories about her days when she used to volunteer at an emergency vet clinic. Nothing depresses me like dead/dying/injured animal stories.

I have a deep respect for people who help animals when they're very sick or injured. I could never do that; I'd get too emotional. Hell, sometimes I cry when I even see animals because they're beautiful or sweet and I just appreciate them so much.

My parents have a cat (I haven't met her yet as I haven't seen my family in a few years) who was involved in a terrible farming accident. It's a miracle she's alive. I cried so much when my mother told me about it, just because it was such a grotesque situation - even though the cat was fine when they adopted her, and she looks normal and everything. It's just so distressing to think of animals in pain.

djchameleon · 11-22-2013, 02:51 PM

all this sad kitty news.

This thread needs some lighthearted kitty related stuff.

38 Pictures That Prove Cats Have Hearts Of Gold

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