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.
Cordelia: You're him. You're Angel's son. Connor: It's not like I got to choose.
'Hell Bound'
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.
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
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.
Fred Pete - Sep 21, 2015 12:10:44 pm PDT #5709 of 30003
Ann, that's a ferret.
All sympathies to those that are nearing The Decision for their pets. A good vet can be very helpful in knowing when it's time.
I think it's our greatest failing with our cats. We're so aggressive in seeking treatment that we keep trying even when it's past time to let go.
Connie Neil - Sep 21, 2015 12:17:52 pm PDT #5710 of 30003
brillig
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.
The proprieties must be observed.
We're so aggressive in seeking treatment that we keep trying even when it's past time to let go.
I agree.
-t - Sep 21, 2015 12:22:30 pm PDT #5711 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have not had to make The Decision, which in some ways has been easier but others, I suspect, harder.
Happier news: I forgot I had ordered The Food Lab (J. Kenji Lopez-alt) but it came today. I am excite, may need to cancel all plans for productivity that do not involve cooking.
Zenkitty - Sep 21, 2015 12:24:32 pm PDT #5712 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh gosh, crying again. I must be on my period or something.
hugs middle-aged cats
askye - Sep 21, 2015 12:27:07 pm PDT #5713 of 30003
Thrive to spite them
Anna lived to be nearly 21. It was hard, really hard. I got her when I was 16, she was there through a lot and I realized I could have been a better pet owner for her in a lot of ways but she still loved me.
I hate thinking about my brother's dog, she's an awesome dog and my nephew is crazy about her. But she's getting up there in dog years and my nephew has already known so much loss, I just wish I could keep him from losing any other living thing.