"KenK" > wrote in message
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> Cheryl > wrote in news:56a3f63b$0$9208$c3e8da3
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>> A few here know about this but my oldest cat had to be laid to rest
>> yesterday. On Thursday he was acting not himself and by around 2am he
>> was struggling to breathe so we went off to emergency. I had to leave
>> him, but long story short, by morning he'd gotten much worse and if he
>> wasn't on oxygen he struggled. Vet at first thought congenital heart
>> failure but after xrays wasn't sure if it was his heart or his lungs
>> because both were suspect. After the radiologist came in she said to
>> rule out heart failure and try to treat his lung disease she needed
> more
>> tests. In the meantime he was going downhill because oxygen and Lasix
>> wasn't helping. I had to make a decision quickly which way to go and I
>> decided to end the suffering. He was only 15. He has left a
>> Shamrock-shaped hole in my heart. "Goodbye good boy, mommy already
>> misses you so much".
>>
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>
> My condolences. Unfortunately, I've been though that several times. I've
> gotten so I'm afraid to get another cat and go though it again. I'm
> lonely.

Yes, I know very well how hard it is, but think about rescue animals? You
could give another poor wee cat a loving home and yourself the pleasure of
the company? I haven't got over losing my last dog yet, but unusually, I
got another rescue fairly quickly. Although I am still feeling the loss of
Bonnie, my new girl Poppy is helping me. At least my previous dogs had
good lives with me which perhaps they wouldn't have had. Something to think
about? Good luck if you do and report back



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