Thread: Sad day in the Gasman's h9me today :(

Losing a companion is terrible. Sorry for the loss. Please know my family reaches to you for comfort.

Jerry, sorry for your loss. Only time will heal your pain. Getting another kitten may help but still hard to lose that special friend.

Thank you all. I know this is something that most all of us have to deal with at one time or another. Its just tough.

For some details... the wife know a vet that comes to the house to do the deed. So the animal is in its own suroundings. They come in and feed treats and allow you to pet and hold your pet when they give it a shot to put it to sleep. Its a slow process. Not just knocked out. Then they give you a few minutes with your animal and give them the last shot when your ready.

Its so humane and happens right in your home so no stress on the animal. Anyway, it over. The wife is doing ok today. She still breaks down now and then but its expected. She will be ok and my stress levels are less today. It was a somber stressful day last night but life goes on.

Ive gotten PMs from all around the world and replys to this thread from everywhere too. Its a fine thing to know people care from everywhere. I always thought i was a tough manly man. At least strong when it comes to emotions, but this was harder than expected on me and the wife. Maybe due to our age, the many years spent with these animals, or maybe im just not as tough as i though i was. Its still nice to get the condolances from my friends.

Thank you all.

Jerry, you did right by your dear friends. That's commendable.

Emotions are strong. Sometimes they can't be suppressed. Sometimes they shouldn't
be suppressed, because then they just might eat your heart out.

You made a tough decision and stuck to it. That's manly enough, in my opinion.
Don't beat yourself up about it.

Paul

Circle of Life... hang in there Jerry!

Sorry to hear Jerry. Our drummer is losing one of his dogs today.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Thanks guys. We just had another cat give us 4 kittens. They have just opened there eyes so not very long in this world. The wife already said "this one is yours so name it". Pickles i said. Names after the drummer of Dethklok. He has red hair in dreads and the cat is red. Along with my buddy was red. And named Red. The wife dont like the name much but i dont think she is going to argue about it right now.

Red was just skin and bone. In the end we fed him anything he wanted and as often as he wanted, but it never helped. Just waisted away. Too old to try and do medical treatments. The other one was Duncan. Little extra weight and looked healthy. Blind and def. And couldnt find the littler box in time any more. Both had urinary failure but kept going. The wife has been dealing with it for some time but they were just getting worse. They didnt move much at all any more. Just slept. It was Just past time to go i guess. Its going to be a hard day but its life and it happens. Ive posted pics of both of them in the past.

Its helped me to talk about it. Thanks.

Jerry, I know your pain very well. Pinstripe (because of the white rings around the tip of his black tail) our first made it 21 years before kidney failure ended his time with us. A grand old guy he was. Next was Pixel (because of the multiple white patches on her black fur that made her look like a pixelated picture) who only made it to 5 because of a very unusual feline genetic disorder. Unfortunately there was no treatment. Then one day Perry (because he was always out exploring the world around him even in the winter) showed up at our back door. Already about 3 years old. Very friendly and loved to be petted and scratched but he would never come in the house. We figure he must have been abandon or abused. I built him a nice waterproof and insulated house with a heated bed for his outdoor winter nights. He loved it for 2 years. One week he never came back to it. I left it out for 3 months then finally put it away.

So now let me introduce you to our current girl of the last 6 years. Pickles! Yeah I know who would guess we would both name our cat the same. Our Pickles is not named after a drummer. It just flew out of my head for no reason other than all our cats names started with "P". My wife hated it but we sat over dinner and I made jokes about it. It stuck and now she loves it. The vet staff always tell us we pick the most unusual names they hear.

Just thought I would try to lighten up your mood a bit. Hope it helps. It's the deal we make when we take them into our hearts.



Pickles at 3 months




Pickles at 4 years always willing to help search the internet

Pickles. Wondering where the hell I put him for a picture...


Razors in the background. Ha.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Pickles. Wondering where the hell I put him for a picture...


Razors in the background. Ha.

What a cutie. I love that caramel color. Got a feeling he's going to be a real rascal as he grows up but will be warmly loved. Thanks for the pic. I told my wife about your post and that you called your new guy Pickles. She laughed and right away asked if you posted a pic. I'll show her tonight.

He is not strong enough to hold himself up for very long yet. Plus i grabbed him up at 3am so id be wondering too.

Update:
Of course with time its always better. Im ok but the wife still gets upset now and then when she thinks about it. It was the right thing to do and it was time. I thank you all for the support in our trying time.

The wife was impressed with the replys. She still think you all are rich coffee snobs. Ive explained you are all regular people, and some are retired. Some may be sitting fine when it comes to money and others struggle to enjoy this hobby. Some are insane about coffee or soaps or cooking but we are all regular folks.