Oh noes. Hugs if you want them.
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I know it doesnāt make it any better, but our last dog was ill for several months before we had to have him put to sleep. It was a difficult period. Itās surely better for animals and people if they have a short illness and die without intervention. Hard for the people they leave behind, better for them.
Oh yes, the little verse of Uhland:
You came, you went with a light track
A fleeting guest in earthly land.
From where to where? We only know
From Godās hand, back to Godās hand.
Du kamst, Du gingst mit leiser Spur,
Ein flĆ¼chtiger Gast im Erdenland,
Woher? Wohin? Wir wissen nur:
Aus Gottes Hand in Gottes Hand.
Makes me cry and Iām an atheist.
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Iām sorry! I hope that mini-Melz took it okay. I know losing a bet is always hard.
Sending hugs!
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I actually agree; my daughter is taking it hard, but it would have been worse if heād been sick for a long time instead of just a couple of days.
Whatās bothering us both the most (aside from the loss) is that we donāt know what it was that made him sick; not knowing is awful.
Not so much; this cat was her first pet.
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Oh, poor baby! I know itās hard. Iām sorry for both of you.
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Thanks, hon.
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Hugs to you.
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I am so so sorry. Hugs to you and your childā¦
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@Melizmatic: is today marginally better, or not yet? I hope youāre treating yourselves particularly kindly right now.
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Marginally, yes.
We buried him in her godparentsā back yard under a plum tree yesterday, and Girlizmatic has already asked about rescuing another cat from the shelter.
Today was very low key, but the absence of the little guy is very noticeable.
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Missed two weeks of derby lessons with a wratched ankle. Ankle was okay tonight, so of course itās time for a full-blown migraine and an anxiety attack.
Plus, I think I am having adverse side effects to the new stomach meds the specialist put me on.
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Holy fuck. *huggles*
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My mischievous lil kitten who grew into a cranky old ladycat purred her last purr today. She was sick and in pain and it was not curable, so it was a mercy that it ended. It was nice that we could get a vet that does house calls to do the euthanasia here, in the comfort of her own home. She died peacefully in my lap.
Still, it felt odd to hire an assassin to off my own cat.
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Itās an excellent gift to be able to die peacefully among friends and loved ones. So many lives donāt get a chance for a considerate ending.
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I can appreciate your black humor. Losing a pet is awful, and it can be hard to have to take the responsibility for 1) ending their life but 2) ending their pain. Our wonderful vet came to our house to do this a number of years ago. It was pretty awful, yet I was glad our poor cat didnāt have to have one last (one way) trip to the vet. In contrast, our cat Ally, who had heart problems, had a catastrophic stroke (recovery prognosis of < 5%), and we had to rush her to the emergency vet to be put to sleep. It was also awful. But at least in that case she was doing well on meds right up to nearly the end. She was in pain only for maybe half an hour.
Take care.
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Student who wants to take an incomplete didnāt show up for the appointment so that we could deal with paperwork, etc, making it the 3rd time he made an appointment and didnāt show. Iāve given him until tomorrow to get me the paper work, or heās going to take the grade he earned by not showing up to class and not doing the work.
I also had a student who didnāt show up to class and didnāt do much of the work and got a failing grade ask to retake the final and had to tell her no, because despite he having a hard time in her personal life, had an entire fucking semester to talk to me and let me work with her to get a passing grade.
And of course, I feel like both situations are my fault in the first place. I hate giving them Fsā¦
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