On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 18:28:20 -0500, Cheryl >
wrote:

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>Shamrock had some high kidney values at his last exam a few months ago
>and we were supposed to watch it. I'm so sorry for your loss too.
>Agree, Shamrock was already freaked out when I went in to visit him in
>the back when he was in the oxygen chamber. There was a dog barking non
>stop and the accoustics in the glass chamber probably made it sound even
>worse along with oxygen being pumped in. Having a pet is fun and they
>love you unconditionally and it is a given how hard it is when they
>aren't well.
>>>
I think it is probably harder on cats to be out back at the vets than
it is for dogs. I knew mine was such a retiring cat she wouldn't
handle it well.

The whole problem is that they have much shorter lives than ours
OTOH there are so many needy cats and dogs if we can help one or two,
it helps. A friend called me almost right away desperate to find a
home for a cat she had been fostering/sheltering that was giving her
elderly cat hell. So I said yes and you know, it probably was a good
thing not to wait too long this time.