Yeah, Truman, our big sweet poodle, is getting a little deaf and his eyes are getting a little cloudy. In the past week or so, he's started waking in the middle of the night with a lot of anxiety. One of us has to go lay down with him and pet him until he goes back to sleep.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Scrappy - Sep 21, 2015 9:28:56 am PDT #5699 of 30003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Steph L. - Sep 21, 2015 9:43:16 am PDT #5700 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Kato is 14, which is apparently old (but not ancient) for a dog of his size. He's slowed down a lot and doesn't really even like walks anymore, but he's in good health still and generally in good spirits. I'm afraid he's going to start declining significantly this year.
But he won't, because we shook on it.
Connie Neil - Sep 21, 2015 9:47:20 am PDT #5701 of 30003
brillig
Yeah, when Shadow just laid in unhappy lumps and cried, I knew it was time. My poor old Koogie just got slower and slower and then just faded out one night, curled up next to me in bed.
brenda m - Sep 21, 2015 10:03:53 am PDT #5702 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Darby's still only like six months old, tops. So nothing to worry about.
brenda m - Sep 21, 2015 10:05:14 am PDT #5703 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
In reality she could be anywhere from around 8 to 12, so it's really hard to know/mentally plan.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 21, 2015 10:19:29 am PDT #5704 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't think I ever saw my cousins' cat Sunshine once she made it into her mid-20s, but I assume she resembled something out of Pet Semetary.
Steph L. - Sep 21, 2015 10:20:24 am PDT #5705 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Dang, that really is an eternal cat.
Connie Neil - Sep 21, 2015 11:04:53 am PDT #5706 of 30003
brillig
Koogie made to something like 18 or 19. He actually had fur worn off of some of his joints, and I had scarfs that weighed more than him. We called him the lich-cat. I miss the old bag of bones.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 21, 2015 11:16:37 am PDT #5707 of 30003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
This is making me sad, because I think my cat is going to die soon, too. I have thought that since I got her, but she seems skinnier and more meowy lately.
Ginger - Sep 21, 2015 11:32:31 am PDT #5708 of 30003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My ex's parents' cat lived to 22 and 24, and towards the end they were like decorative cat pillows. They woke up to have a few bites of food and some water and that was it. When the tree went up at Christmas, though, each of them would walk to the tree slowly and with great dignity and whack one ornament.