I don’t have a picture to put up right now. I’m thinking about it. Honestly, I’m still sad. I’m not looking for sympathy or empathy.
updated video- I am not so wordless today. (hit sound button for sound, it does not start automatically)
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You all have really warmed my heart and tolerated my tirade yesterday, but I woke up and I just have this feeling of ‘what did i do?”. Maybe I should have let her have one more day at home to snuggle. I just think I did the wrong thing. We felt so devastated by the news at that moment. We should have never made that decision at that time. It was too permanent. The sad part is that my dad talked to me before and said be sure what you do, you cannot take it back. He told me that he put a pet to sleep and regretted it every day since. She was still loving us and she has been living with it for months and months. I was her mother. I failed her the last minute of her life by not letting her be with our family one more day. To hang outside in the sun, to eat a meal, to sleep on the bed and be with us. I don’t think Ill ever forgive myself. My dad was right. Figures.
~Trisha
Oh I can’t even watch the video. It’s sad isn’t it? It’ll make me bawl, won’t it? Because I’m already crying just from reading the post. One of my kitties is sitting here in the recliner with me, we’ve only had him for a year and I would just be heartbroken if I had to go through that. Geez, even my annoying 10 month old Kitty from Hell would break my heart if she got sick.
Hope you’re hanging in there.
I’m so sorry
I’m speechless…I am truly sorry for your loss!
Trisha, this video made me cry! I’m so sorry but dont think that you made a mistake at all. Maybe she would have been in pain if she came home. You should be confident you made the right decision for her. This broke my heart.
Check out the video on my blog…hopefully that will make you smile!!
So sorry to hear of your loss {{hugs}} ~ we’ve had to put a couple of pets to sleep over the years, and I still miss my own kitties from when I was a kid. Remember them from all the wonderful pictures you must have. Framing those special pics in a collage will give you much solace.
Trisha I really I hope that things start to get better for you guys. So sorry for your loss.
I know this probably does not help, but I feel you did the right thing. She was uncomfortable and you were able to ease that for her. She would not have gained back her kidney function and if she was dehydrated was not completely aware of what was happening around her. I worked for a vet for 2 years and I know how hard it is, but you let her go peacefully. Try to take comfort in the fact that you saved her from a miserable life and gave her a great one. And, you also recognized that it was time to say good bye. I will be praying for your family.
Please don’t beat yourself up about this. Easy for me to say, I know, but I also think you did the right thing at the time, and that’s what matters.
It’s so hard to see a loved one suffering. Just go with the grief, and I hope you realize at some point that you did what you felt was right for your cat, and so, it was the right thing.
Oh, honey, I’m so sorry! Putting your beloved pet to sleep is akin to pulling the plug on a life support system for a loved human family member. It’s a horrible place to be. But the Vet would not have suggested that route if it wasn’t a quality of life thing. You don’t know for sure if she was in pain or not. She was not able to tell you, but I suspect that she was.
She was suffering here, now she is in Kitty Kat Heaven and running around chasing birds and bugs and having a grand time. She is happy and whole now. You made the right decision. A hard, heart wrenching decision, but the right one to end her suffering. It will be OK. One day you will be able to remember how loving she was without all the pain that goes along with it.
And, yes, I believe that when we get to Heaven, we get all our loved ones back, including the four legged kind. Because if we don’t get our pets back, I am not so sure I want to go there!
HUGS to you and your family.
I’m so sorry
I know you feel sad about your decision and I do understand that it was a tough one to make, but the most important thing is that your kitty knew that you and your family loved her. Celebrate her life and try not to focus on how she passed. Time will soften your pain, but in the mean time you’re in all of our thoughts and prayers.
losing a pet is like losing a family member! I am so sorry for your loss.