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Originally Posted by kaki321
Sadly, we had to put our cat Cassius to sleep yesterday  . This was the first time I have had to put a pet to sleep, and it was a very hard day - still very sad yet today.
Miles and I got Brutus and Cassius (brother and sister) 14 years ago when they were 6 weeks old. In many ways, they represent my life with Miles thus far, as they have been around for as long as I can remember Miles and I being together...have lived in each home with us, slept on our beds, provided endless companionship and joy. (in fact, Brutus sleeps with my son Grant every night, it's so cute).
Cassius had thyroid cancer and was rapidly losing weight. She stopped eating a week ago, and even before then she couldn't hold anything down. She refused to take her medication, so rather than waiting for her to die painfully of a heart attack or some other form of organ failure, we opted to give her a peaceful send off yesterday.
I miss her already, and Brutus has been crying a little today too.
Anyway, rest in peace Cassius, we loved you |
Aww, you guys I'm so sorry. I know just what you're going through. We had to do the same thing for Carib, my old girl who I got as a kitty, just about three months ago. She was 18 years old when she got a large abscess on her face and just started wasting away. The vet said she was too weak to survive surgery. So we spent about a month giving her everything she wanted, and finally put her down. I still swear I see her walk by sometimes, and then I realize it's Shammy, one of our other cats. It was a very sad day. She was my first pet, and we sorta grew up together. We buried her in the backyard here in Playa, just three blocks from her namesake (the Caribbean). We'll be planting a little tree right there as soon as they are done working in the yard. When Tony's cat Sam died, we buried him in our backyard in San Francisco and put a sweet little Japanese statue on the spot. Every time we looked out there, we thought of Sam.
Hang in there, and hug each other and your other kitty even more.
-Cheri