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The I Feel Down Topic.

The_bup said:
I saw my cat be euthanised.

She had been run over a few days ago. I wanted to go see her, I bought treat too.

I don’t know I saw there. She was mangled. She twitched and breathed like a rabbit, she blinked like an eagle. There was dry spit all over her coat, it was matted, yellow.

I took one look at her and cried. I felt sick. I don’t know what had happened to her. She was so pretty and I was just looking at this… thing. She couldn’t even eat the treat.

She looked away from us while she took the injection. She turned away from us, looked death straight it the eyes. I always took her as snooty, but she was so valiant. I couldn’t see her face. I stroked her. It was like stroking the old Yoshi. She was so young.

I took great comfort seeing her at peace again, just like how she used to sit on the puzzle board in the living room. I don’t want to think about looking at what I saw ever again. I wish the car had just killed her there and then. I wouldn’t wish her to live seconds more, with what had happened to her, she was so precious.

She was good. Maybe even the best.
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Very sorry to hear this and strikes a chord. Lost a beautiful little 18 month old cat a few weeks ago, he ventured down to the main road and was hit. Fortunately a very kind person (not the driver) rescued him and took him to the vets, dead on impact but just looked so peaceful. So incredibly shocking and upsetting and house isn’t the same without the energetic and loveable little bundle but so grateful we got proper closure, not just being missing, or mangled on the side of the road etc.

I’m very sorry for what you had to go through.
 
Mick said:
Very sorry to hear this and strikes a chord. Lost a beautiful little 18 month old cat a few weeks ago, he ventured down to the main road and was hit. Fortunately a very kind person (not the driver) rescued him and took him to the vets, dead on impact but just looked so peaceful. So incredibly shocking and upsetting and house isn’t the same without the energetic and loveable little bundle but so grateful we got proper closure, not just being missing, or mangled on the side of the road etc.

I’m very sorry for what you had to go through.
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Thank you for your kind words - about now I’m starting to wrap my head around it. Luckily, the main trauma of it has started to wear off and I’m quite close to accepting the whole thing, but primarily it’s adjusting to not her death, but her non-existence.

Stopping and thinking to fuss her? Have to remind myself that’s not possible.
No reason to be mindful of opening the front door to wide in the later afternoon either. She won’t be escaping.
The last bits of fluff are coming out the carpet now.

It was a shame, but is suppose her time had just ran out. Shake it had to be so violent. But the image of her at the vets is well out of my head, which is the main part.

Thanks, again
 
I find the other side of the same coin strange...not having to say bye to the dog on the way out.
And yes Buppy, not having to check around the doors when opening them.

My wankle means no more dogs, living on a busy main road with a small front garden means no cats too...
 
I'm very sorry to hear about your losses, Bup and Rob, and completely empathise, having both my bunnies pass last year within the span of 5 months (my first was put down and my second suddenly died, 2024 was overall not a good year for me). Pets are absolutely wonderful companions and friends to have but the whole grieving process, adjusting to their absence and the change of routine is overwhelmingly hard to handle. So please take care of yourselves and allow yourselves to grieve at your own pace.

Just beneath this, I'm adding my own 'I Feel Down' moment because I'm very tired of my job and I've wanted out of it for a long time. My bosses knows it (and completely understand because they also want out) but there's only so much they can do for me right now with how HQ is. I can't keep tearing myself physically and mentally apart on every shift, but there are no other jobs out there I can genuinely apply myself to, I'm so jealous of ex-colleagues who manage to jump ship and current colleagues who slack so much because their phone is more important than mandated daily and weekly tasks. What I wouldn't give to be back in my second-to-last job where I'd get rota'd for a few hours in an air conditioned art gallery and, after getting everything done, I'd just sit drawing silly Simpsons characters in my notebook. God, I miss those days.
 
So sorry to hear about this, my cousin's cat died recently too and she loves cats and is feeling heartbroken about it still. But yeah, animals will always be better than people...except for seagulls I guess.
 
Always horrible when a pet passes. We must have been through forty-odd ratties over the years, and it never gets any easier.
I'm a bit concerned for them in the coming heatwave. Brown / fancy rats do NOT cope well in heat. (Black rats love it).
When we got them out last night, the younglings were all angry and bitey, while Jalad suddenly looked very elderly...
 
DiogoJ42 said:
Fan, regular fresh water, frozen peas to eat, and a spray bottle of water in the fridge to mist them with whenever I pass the cage.
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Sorry mate, should have made clear.
2 litre bottle of frozen water...behind the fan, so it blows cooler air.

Poverty aircon...used it for years in the heatwaves.
 
rob666 said:
Sorry mate, should have made clear.
2 litre bottle of frozen water...behind the fan, so it blows cooler air.

Poverty aircon...used it for years in the heatwaves.
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Anyway, thanks all for your condolences - really, I’m feeling a lot better about it now. Luckily, my mother has been keeping an eye out for a new companion - really the cat was for her, she pretty much needs something to look after, bless her. You can imagine that she’d feel really guilty about it, but she’s taking it very well, which is good. I really wouldn’t want to see her get snagged by this longer than she really should.
 
The_bup said:
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Anyway, thanks all for your condolences - really, I’m feeling a lot better about it now. Luckily, my mother has been keeping an eye out for a new companion - really the cat was for her, she pretty much needs something to look after, bless her. You can imagine that she’d feel really guilty about it, but she’s taking it very well, which is good. I really wouldn’t want to see her get snagged by this longer than she really should.
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Would a Catio be possible where you are? Would allow a cat to roam outside but not leave the property.
 
Poisson said:
Would a Catio be possible where you are? Would allow a cat to roam outside but not leave the property.
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Maybe. We have a small garden, but I don’t think we’d want to cover it all in nets. The thing happened on our own driveway anyway, and the way I see it, cats just seem to crave the outside anyway. Of course it’s dangerous at times, but I suppose that’s what comes with a bit of freedom for them.

We have neighbours on my street who has some old cats who still wander about. Unfortunately, it seems like one of those accidents that just happen - she never went very far anyway.
 
My sister passed away yesterday. It was a huge shock and we're still waiting for answers. She was only 24, six years younger than me, and my only sibling.

It just doesn't feel real at the moment, but I know that's normal with grief. It was completely unexpected and I'm beyond devastated. 😢😔
 
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Skyscraper said:
My sister passed away yesterday. It was a huge shock and we're still waiting for answers. She was only 24 six years younger than me, and my only sibling.

It just doesn't feel real at the moment, but I know that's normal with grief. It was completely unexpected and I'm beyond devastated. 😢😔
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I’m so sorry @Skyscraper; that’s awful. I hope you’re doing OK, and if you ever need to talk to someone, please know that I’m always here.
 
Skyscraper said:
My sister passed away yesterday. It was a huge shock and we're still waiting for answers. She was only 24 six years younger than me, and my only sibling.

It just doesn't feel real at the moment, but I know that's normal with grief. It was completely unexpected and I'm beyond devastated. 😢😔
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That's horrific. I really hope that you can find a suitable support network-hopefully you can eventually come to terms with the event while recognising all the positive qualities that your sister had.
 
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