Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

R.I.P. Kitty

Kitty died peacefully in the early morning hours today, daughter-in-law by her side, as she had been all night. I asked son if he'd like me to take kitty's body to the vet for cremation. His reply was "Not today. We let them 'lie in state' for a bit." I'm positive he did not learn that from us so can only assume that is something daughter-in-law does. I learned a lot through this experience.
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I'm not at all surprised by that argument. I will be very surprised if it proves to be true.

21 comments:

  1. It's always so hard to lose a pet (even if your son and dil only had her for a short time). Those poor animals. They have no ill-will in their souls, and it's so hard to watch them go. Pls let your son and dil know that they aren't alone in feeling the loss.

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    1. Thanks for your comments and concerns. I wasn't all that involved with that kitty but I thought about her a lot. I so much want another pet but the expense is a problem at my age. I'm thinking about it.

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  2. very sorry about the kitten, but at least it is no longer suffering.

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    1. This way was best for daughter-in-law, not sure it was for kitty.

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    1. Kitty was in very bad shape. There comes a time when there's no way to make an animal better.

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  4. Poor kitty. The customs of other cultures are interesting. I suppose we have customs that others see as weird, too.

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    1. In a Japanese cemetery I noticed rather than flowers they'd brought food, cigarettes, and beer.

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  5. Sorry ab out the kitty but glad, if it had to die, that she got to die with love around her. I take it your son lives in an apartment? I've always lived where we could bury our pets, in fact at the family cottage we have a pet cemetery. I would have a hard time with the cremation.

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    1. Actually they live in a house. Son has a shelf in his closet where they keep the boxes of cat ashes. I expect some day my ashes will go on that shelf along with the ashes of many beloved cats.

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  6. I'm sorry to hear the news, and not sorry. It clearly was time, and the kindest thing was to let the kitty go. It can be hard, that's for sure. More than a few of my friends have struggled with balancing what they want with what's best for their pet -- a struggle we sometimes experience with our human companions, too.

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    1. Death is seldom, if ever, easy. There's a lot of heart and emotion involved. Something most doctors would rather not deal with.

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  7. I am sorry to hear that the kitty died. I am glad the kitty found a good home and kind people to be with those last few days.

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    1. It's too bad animals and people die every day in horrible ways. This kitty had be through a lot of bad stuff but she was surrounded by love at the end.

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  8. I am so sorry the cat didn't make it and also so sorry for your son and DIL. The blessing is that the cat felt loved and secure during its last days. They can take comfort in that.

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  9. Too bad the world is so careless about death. Animals and people deserve to be surrounded with love and kindness when death approaches.

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  10. Bittersweet ending for kitty. We all wish to be treasured in some way when our days are over.
    And speaking of days, November can't come soon enough/slow enough to suit me. There's an ending that's downright frightening.

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    1. I join you in counting the days until November. We so need to do something in this country about these long expensive campaigns.

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  11. Your DIL gave the cat and its death more respect than I would have, but I'm proud of her. These little animals are our responsibility. I'm glad she stepped up.

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  12. Your DIL gave the cat and its death more respect than I would have, but I'm proud of her. These little animals are our responsibility. I'm glad she stepped up.

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