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> "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.
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> 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

True, our second rescue was 3 days from being put down when Animal Friends
Connection rescued her, every time I think about it, it hurts me to think
that she was that close since she is a wonderful dog and has a great life
going with us, as I'm sure Poppy does with you and himself. I always say no
more, but who knows.

Cheri