Yes. Terri had two cats. Michael had them put to sleep in the early 90s. In deposition he claimed it was on the advice of her mother!
Admittedly, I find his claim almost impossible to believe, but if it is true, the hypocrisy is striking. It would mean he was willing to listen to Mary Schindler about what to do about the cats, but not about what to do about Terri.
But if Terri loved animals, why would he even have considered killing creatures that must have been precious to her? Surely she would not have wanted that. Why not find the cats a new home if he wasn't willing to take care of them? Sounds like a real loving guy, doesn't he?
Aside from the odd "fact" that this was on the alleged advice of Mrs. Schindler, childless people I think love their pets all the more...I've never heard of "therapy cats", but I know there are therapy dogs that go in hospitals and particularly nursing homes/rehab. facilities...I would think the care of her pets would be a primary issue with Terri for therapy, and if she was actually able to walk at one time early on (as I've read), it seems bringing the cats to the "hospital yard" and sneaking a way for her to see them would have been a very normal thing for a devoted spouse to do.
Even aside from that somewhat illogical scenario, putting the pet cats down seems awfully fatalistic unless it was coincidentally "their time" (both of them)...pet owners will know what I mean.