My beloved cat died.

[Sunny]

My cat, Sunny ( I named myself after her), died today. I had to take her to the Vet and have her put to sleep.
The thing is, she was dying of kidney failure and was 15 years old. She was diagnosed with kidney failure two
years ago and I was told that her kidneys would give out someday. I tried everything that worked for me to
keep her kidneys working for as long as possible, for we both suffered the same ailment - - kidney failure.
She stopped eating and drinking three days ago and kept getting weaker and sicker. She started smelling of death.
I kept hoping she would go to sleep and pass away gently. But instead, she was slowly starving to death. It was
terrible to see. It certainly has me thinking of my own mortality and what it might be like to die a slow death
of renal failure.
Who will sit with me now while I read the morning newspaper?

[skyedogrocks]

Oh I am so sorry about Sunny  .  It's so hard to lose a beloved pet, they become more than a pet, they are your family.  I lost my dog a couple of months back and still cry thinking of her.  Big hugs!!

[rose1999]

   you could not let her suffer and she is out of pain now, words won't make you feel better though, so sending you love and hugs,.

[MyssAnne]

Oh, Sunny. That hurts so much to lose a member of your family, albeit it has four legs.  All I can do is offer you hugs and
condolences.

 

[Ohio Buckeye]

I'm so sorry Sunny.
Pets become family and it is so hard to lose them.
My thoughts are with you.

[okarol]

I am so sorry Sunny, you've been together for a long time. Sending you some love 

[willieandwinnie]

  I'm so sorry about your Sunny. I'll be thinking about you.

[Sluff]

I'm so sorry for your loss Sunny,   

[bolta72]

So sorry for your loss, even though it hurts you did the right thing. 15 years is a good life.

[twirl]

I know your grief, I adore my cats...Slugger is going thru a weird stage and she is 15. I spent over 400.00 and still do not know what is wrong.
She all of a sudden freaks out and goes crazy.
I had a cat die and I had her for 20 years, Putt-Putt.   
I am sorry , someone on IHD called pets furbabies and that works for me.
Sunny had a nice loving life and I wish every pet could have the same.

[flip]

I'm so sorry, Sunny. I have 4 cats myself and I know how it feels to lose one. It's almost as bad as losing a child.

[kidney4traci]

I am so sorry Sunny.  I lost my first dog a few years ago, that day is still stuck in my memory.  I know how sad you must be.   

[aharris2]

Who will sit with me now while I read the morning newspaper?

I understand and I am so sorry for your loss.

Alene

[Phillip_20]

I'm sorry for your loss. I know what it's like to lose a loved pet 

[KT0930]

Sunny, I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my cat two and a half years ago and still miss him. I missed the morning paper, but how about I sit with you for the evening? 

[jbeany]

 

[paris]

i am sorry. It is so hard to lose a pet. You must feel a little lost without Sunny.

[Chris]

Sorry to hear Sunny. My first personal experience with death was with my moms cat in 2004. We took him to the vet with the sam problem popping up over several months andwe were just given some medicine. The last time there was no improvment and he was geting worse. I wanted my mom to take him to another vet because I felt the vet had no idea what they were doing. With him losing weight and trouble breathing I decided to heck with my credit card and made an appointment with a new vet to get in ASAP from school. I came home from class to take him to vet. He looked bad and I thought he had died. I rubbed his belly and I heard him wheez. As I was going to the vet, he was making sounds I never heard before. When I got there to pull him out of my vehicle, I checked on him. He stopped breathing, so I massaged his body again and rushed into the vet. I was taken back immediately and he crashed again. This time there was nothing that could be done. I felt really bad because he died in pain to me, there was nothing I could do, I lost a good friend, and I was angry because my mom didn't take him to another vet sooner. It was a shock off my life to have someone I love die on me and we do not know the cause of. I couldn't afford an autopsy since it was about over $1000 to do. So he is buried at our house in his bed and favorite blanket. I miss him, he was a character since he was a kitten.Odd part is that it seems that my moms two cat's know where he is buried and purposefully stay off the ground where he is at. Hard to explain, easier to be seen.

I am glad you were able to spend some good quality time with your cat since the diagnosis of kidney failure. .
Again, I am sorry to hear about you pet

[twirl]

I'm sleeping a little bit closer to Slugger tonight.
have you thought of going to a pound and rescuing a cat in honor of Sunny

[mikey07840]

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Ruth and I send our condolences.

Mikey

[2_DallasCowboys]

So, so sorry to read about your Sunny.
We also lost our beloved Shih Tzu Smbuca
to kidney failure in February.  Pets have a
very special place in our hearts and also our
families, and it is so very hard to let them go.
My thoughts are with you.

Anne

[Psim]

I'm so sorry, Sunny. I know what it's like. I'm glad you had her in your life.

[glitter]

I have lost a number of cats in the last 10 years (5),it sucks each and every time,at least you know you gave sunny a good loving home.

[Sunny]

Reading your words helps immensely. Thank you so much.
Yesterday when my husband got home from work we buried Sunny in our yard. I planted a "Monkey flower" over her from our local nursery in honor
of her monkey shenanigans she was always pulling on us. My 17 year old daughter bought a cat garden statue on-line which we will place at the site.
I can see this out my kitchen window and it will provide good memories. Aside from my grandparents and very old uncles, I have never had a
personal loss before. Here I am 48 years old with my first loss and I guess I should be grateful it took this long to touch me.
Here's to wishing all of you long life and good health.

[MyssAnne]

You were lucky to have gone so far before you experienced a personal loss. I'm glad for you that
it took so long. I'm sorry it was your fur baby, though. That really hurts, I know.