I Will No Longer Be On This Website

Thanks to the few persons (and you know who you are ) who have been incredibly supportive during this difficult time. To respond to the countless criticisms and skeptical remarks, I have none. Only this, I don't owe anyone an explanation or count by count recollection of all that transpired w/my cat Max. Everything happened so fast, he declined w/in hours of having him home and I felt that the best choice for him was to put him down. I am still grieving and this forum has made it only harder.
I wish you peace-

Thanks For Your Support W/my Max

Hi all,
thanks for all the support on the loss of my beloved kitty Max. He lived a short (8 yrs) and that is what makes it hard. Did I do enough to save him? He got sick really fast and crashed hard..he was diabetic (but misdiagnosed up until a couple of weeks ago) but we couldn't regulate him and I could see him failing fast. He was getting worse by the hour. I knew I had to end his suffering and not wait until I found him dead inside the house or in a diabetic-induced coma. He lived a "larger than life" type of life...he was the best outdoor kitty. He would be in everynight w/me and has been my buddy for the last 8 years. He was here before my husband or kids! I never expected our 15+ year old cat (Sam) to outlive our other pets. Sam was my husband's cat when we got married but he is my baby too but never has or will take the place of Max. We lost our beloved lab who was barely 9 or 10 a few years ago. It is so hard...I can honestly say that I miss our dog everyday still and I miss Max terribly. I know it will get easier but the guilt kills me. I keep questioning should I have tried more options? Should I have given it more time? But, I made the best decision for him...I couldn't let him suffer any more than he already had..he had been in/out of the vet and his poor arms/legs were a pincushion. He was so badly dehydrated and lethargic, so in that respect taking him to be put down was a bit of a relief. I knew he no longer was in pain and I wasn't worried sick about him anymore. Still, no matter what losing a beloved pet is the worst. Nobody else gets it..... it was an emotional ordeal and I'm still trying to recover.
thanks again for the support, it really does make a difference! I had been on a feline diabetic website (www.yourdiabeticcat.com) to get help for Max and they were all great too, good info and lots of wonderful help/advice to get cats better. But, you know your cat the best and know when to say when. He couldn't go on the way things were (he also was believed to have pancreatic cancer)...so I know I did the right thing. Just so hard when you sign those papers to put down your animal. Yuck-
Thanks again, rest in peace to my Max and all the other beloved pets out there who I know we will see again. :)
Cheri

My Boy Is Gone

Hi all,
I posted here last week because my beloved cat Max was sick and needing a high level of care so I found another home for him where he would get the care he neded. Well, I couldn't stand it, I had to go and get him just a few days later. He was still so sick after much debate and talking with several vets, I decided to do the humane thing and end his pain but putting him down. I hated doing it, he was only 8 and such a great cat. I was at peace the first night because I wasn't worried about him anymore...but now it is sinking in that my kitty won't ever be back. We lost our dog a few years ago ( a loving, sweet lab named Sadie). I miss her everday still and know I will miss Max for the rest of my life. I liked the poem somebody posted "just a dog"....I got a lot of that...he's only a cat, you will go broke,etc... but in the end although maybe with intensive treatment and trips daily to the vet, he may have gotten better..but I just didn't see it happening, he was getting worse not better and I just couldn't let him feel so lousy.
thanks for listening, this is tough. I know only animal lovers understand-

Gave Sick Cat Up For Adoption

Hi all, I just posted on the sick pet area but thought I should do it here too and although my cat didn't die, I feel like he did and am grieving the loss just the same. My cat was sick last week and although he can live many more happy years he is going to require close monitoring and managed care. My work/school schedule does not allow me to be home much and I couldn't care for him the way he needs. So, I found another home for him where he will be given wonderful care. I just miss him and am so sad. I have had pets my whole life and have had them until their end (they either died of natural causes or I had to have them put to sleep). I have never given a pet up before and it breaks my heart. I just was trying to do what was in my cat's best interest. So hard....

Had To Give Pet Up For Adoption

Hi all, I'm new and am not sure where to post my topic. I had a very sick cat who is doing better but was going to require care and constant monitoring that I couldn't provide him. So instead of putting him down, I found another home for him where he will get the care that he needs and live many more happy years I hope. The problem is, unlike when I have to put pets to sleep..it's over. I grieve and move on. This time, I am grieving like my cat is dead...but he isn't (I can even go and visit when I want) but I know he will never be home w/us. I really miss him and it's so hard.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for not judging me, I feel like I made the best decision for my cat. My work/school schedule does not allow me to be home much and I couldn't care/monitor him like he requires. It breaks my heart though-