Yikes, what a horrible thing to have happen.
I'm so sorry to hear.
I'm so sorry to hear.
My cat just dropped dead... what the hell?
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Flashover
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I did some welding work for the breeder so I got 'em for about the same cost as a recycled cat from the Humane Society.
...speaking of, Simon and I have decided we are going to the cat recycling center after work today and see what they have. I've always had two cats. Always. Either one indoor and one outdoor or two outdoor or two indoor... man I can't have just "one" that'll trigger a massive OCD fit.
I'm really sorry, Flashover. But be glad it was a quick and relatively painless death. Believe me, it could have been *so* much worse - we had a four-year-old, Sparky, suffer some sort of kidney faliure. It wasn't properly diagnosed at first and we (and he) went through hell. They told us to force feed him, which we did. We ended up leaving him (a home cat) at the vet overnight for observation, which messed him up (he had clumps of fur missing the next day). When we brought him home he was so happy he was almost like normal for a few hours, but then he sat in a corner and stayed there. He was so weak by the time they figured out what was going on, the guy who put him down couldn't find a vein and had to inject him directly in the heart. He shouldn't have been made to suffer like that - he should have been properly diagnosed and put down a week earlier.
That cat was everything to me. We've got two cats now, about 11 and 12. I hope when their time comes, it's painless and dignified.
That cat was everything to me. We've got two cats now, about 11 and 12. I hope when their time comes, it's painless and dignified.
) and I cannot fathom losing him.
So sorry to read this.
Have to go hug my cats.
Have to go hug my cats.
Nardpuncher
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I'm sorry to hear about the poor little guy.
The cat I (practically) grew up with never complained (as they don't), but she must've been in some pain the last year (or so) of her life (became significantly slower to rise and was much more careful to lie down) but we didn't had her put down before it was obvious that she was in pain*... I hope I'll be better to make that decision when the time comes for my not-yet-one-year-old.
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*) that's a story for another time and another thread.
My sincere condolences. 
OMG, Flashover, I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry, that really sucks.
I think you might just have really bad luck with cats. You'r other kitty might want to start getting worried right about now.
I remember this video on American's Funniest Home Videos, where this kid outside has his mouse someplace, like a table top, and a bird swopps down and WOOSH! The mouse is never to be seen again.
Flashover
Lieutenant Commander
That was over 25 years ago. I haven't had a catastrophic feline failure since then.
catastrophic... hee!
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"My _______ just died" thread ... check!
Making jokes about said death ... check!
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I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, Plecostomus, but if you want back in to TrekBBS, I'm afraid you'll first have to email T'Bonz. An insistence on making threads like this aren't going to help your case, though.
But I'm glad TrekBBS users are so sympathetic and friendly, regardless of the fiction.
Machinery/bolt theme ... check!
"My _______ just died" thread ... check!
Making jokes about said death ... check!
"Catastrophic _______ failure" ... check!
I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, Plecostomus, but if you want back in to TrekBBS, I'm afraid you'll first have to email T'Bonz. An insistence on making threads like this aren't going to help your case, though.
But I'm glad TrekBBS users are so sympathetic and friendly, regardless of the fiction.
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