I am sad about this. he is *such* a great cat. You are making the right choice.
And I definately know what you mean about expressing one's affection and appreciation while you can. It is funny how so many people have difficulty doing so with the humans around them that mean so much, but not with the pets. I have often thought that the animals in our lives sometimes act as "stand ins" for the humans we wish we could be petting.
Over the years, I have lost several cats, but they were either sudden deaths (cars) or cats just turned up "missing" and never returned, as sometimes happens with outdoor cats. So I have never had the experience of knowing in advance for one of the kitties. I did have the experience of having to put down our dog of 14 years, Logan, who died this past summer. But it too, was sudden -- he was fine one day, and then not the next, and then near death and in pain, and needed to be euthanized quickly. We knew he was old, and we knew it was going to happen, but it was hard when it did.
no subject
And I definately know what you mean about expressing one's affection and appreciation while you can. It is funny how so many people have difficulty doing so with the humans around them that mean so much, but not with the pets. I have often thought that the animals in our lives sometimes act as "stand ins" for the humans we wish we could be petting.
Over the years, I have lost several cats, but they were either sudden deaths (cars) or cats just turned up "missing" and never returned, as sometimes happens with outdoor cats. So I have never had the experience of knowing in advance for one of the kitties. I did have the experience of having to put down our dog of 14 years, Logan, who died this past summer. But it too, was sudden -- he was fine one day, and then not the next, and then near death and in pain, and needed to be euthanized quickly. We knew he was old, and we knew it was going to happen, but it was hard when it did.