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I just put my cat down
me ^ | 4/4/09 | self

Posted on 04/04/2009 6:26:36 PM PDT by Califreak

She was very sick. I don't know if I did the right thing.

I'm pro-life, but I feel like such a hypocrite.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: euthanasia; pets; vanity
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1 posted on 04/04/2009 6:26:36 PM PDT by Califreak
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To: Califreak

If your cat was very sick, honey, you did the right thing, I promise. And I’m proud of you...that’s a hard, hard thing to do.


2 posted on 04/04/2009 6:27:55 PM PDT by freepertoo
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To: freepertoo

It was very hard.

She laid her little head in my hand until the bitter end.


3 posted on 04/04/2009 6:28:55 PM PDT by Califreak (111th Congress: Destroying America With Reckless Abandon)
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To: Califreak
Please, don't feel bad for yourself.

I did the same with my Labrador retriever when he was 13-1/2 years.

4 posted on 04/04/2009 6:29:01 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: Califreak

Ending the life of a beloved pet is one of the most difficult things to do but is sometimes necessary to end its suffering.


5 posted on 04/04/2009 6:29:11 PM PDT by NoControllingLegalAuthority
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To: Califreak

I’m very sorry for your loss, but rest assured, you did the right and humane thing. It’s never easy being the human, but we owe our pet friends our compassionate care.

Please visit the forum at http://petloss.com/ It will help.

I lost a much loved cat not long ago very unexpectedly, and it helped me. Be well.


6 posted on 04/04/2009 6:29:29 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: Califreak

The same with my Sparky.

Your cat knows that it was very much loved.


7 posted on 04/04/2009 6:29:56 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: Califreak

You did the right thing.

Not inconsistent with pro-life beliefs at all.


8 posted on 04/04/2009 6:30:22 PM PDT by Petronski (For the next few years, Gethsemane will not be marginal. We will know that garden. -- Cdl. Stafford)
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To: Califreak

When my kid first adopted a dog from the shelter, I told him, you will have to kill it one day.

That is what men do- they kill the animals when it needs to be done.


9 posted on 04/04/2009 6:30:41 PM PDT by patton (I hope that they fight to the death and both sides win.)
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To: Califreak

my condolences - remember - we are given dominion over the animals.....people are a different story altogether. Nothing hypocritical about it - Im struck by your empathy in the face of pain...and Im sure your memories are rich as are mine


10 posted on 04/04/2009 6:31:10 PM PDT by Revelation 911
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To: Califreak; Slings and Arrows

sad ping


11 posted on 04/04/2009 6:31:30 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
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To: Califreak

You did good and your love for your cat shows.


12 posted on 04/04/2009 6:32:02 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Califreak

It may be hard now, but in time you’ll know you did the right thing.


13 posted on 04/04/2009 6:32:02 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: Califreak

You did the right thing. A pet always looks to you. I know it’s hard to put a pet you love to sleep, but it’s selfish to make him suffer.


14 posted on 04/04/2009 6:32:19 PM PDT by Krankor (Vitajex, whatcha doin' to me.)
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To: Califreak

I can empathize...it hurts like heck! You have my sympathy.


15 posted on 04/04/2009 6:32:52 PM PDT by lonestar (Obama is turning Bush's "mess" into a catastrophe.)
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To: Califreak

Putting a suffering animal down is humane. It doesn’t make you a pro-life hypocrite. When it’s your turn to cross over I’m sure the cat will be waiting for you to say thanks.


16 posted on 04/04/2009 6:33:17 PM PDT by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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To: Califreak

I share your pain, having put two beloved furgirls into the ground within the last year. But the day comes, always, when we have to make that tough choice.

One online vet wrote that pets never seem to die when they need to, leaving the decision to us.

I believe God takes pets into heaven to wait for us.


17 posted on 04/04/2009 6:33:40 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: Califreak

Don’t beat yourself up. You did the right thing.
I feel your pain. Been through the death of my dog.

He was sick in many ways but not enough to do that
although I would have somehow done it, had he gotten real bad.

Stay strong and know you did right.


18 posted on 04/04/2009 6:33:45 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Welcome to 0bama's America... Be afraid, be very afraid)
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To: Califreak
Cali, I had to put down my pup (actually 14 year old Dalmatian) three weeks ago.

The old boy had cancer. Even through I know I was doing the right thing, it hurt like the dickens. I cried like a baby.

Ya did the right thing my FRiend.

Regarding the life issue, even my priest who is a BIG dog lover put one of his own dog down after it was diagnosed with kidney failure.

19 posted on 04/04/2009 6:33:47 PM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: Califreak

I’m so sorry. But if you can’t relieve the suffering of a pet, it’s the best thing to do. I have a bird and some days he’s the thing that makes me smile the hardest.

Here’s “Rainbow Bridge” for you.

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...


20 posted on 04/04/2009 6:34:15 PM PDT by Winstons Julia
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