Letting a pet go is an act of love. Been there myself. You did the right thing.
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You did great with Zippy! You gave her an amazing life and when her pain and suffering outweighed a good quality of life, you assisted her to a better place where she is now. I know it’s hard, but you did the most compassionate thing for her.
2 years ago
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Hardest but most compassionate and loving thing you can do for a very sick pet. Been down that road a number of times. Sometimes life surprises. A while after we lost our last cat, a feral momma moved into our yard. She was pregnant and had four kittens. We caught two and eventually got all four fixed plus mom. So we were given more cats and mom seems to be interested in being a part time house cat. Her other two babies live up the street.
2 years ago
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Love my cat, he’s with me most days, rides on the tractor with me follows me every where. Watches me closely even when I’m welding, cutting firewood, moving irrigation pipes! I know that it’s going to be terribly difficult for either of us if we lose the other. Blessings to you for making his life great! I believe I’m going to see all my animals again someday.
2 years ago
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Sorry for your loss. Losing a pet is so difficult to recover from. I lost my dog Loafy two and half years ago to cancer. I still have a hole in my heart that I can't really seem to fill. Poor miss Zippy, may you rest in peace.
2 years ago
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Sorry for the loss of your cat. Losing a pet is like losing family. You share so much love and they also share back. 🙏
2 years ago
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Sincere condolences for your loss. Pets are a special part of our lives and hearts. We grieve because we love. How much more blessed can we be?
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Sorry for your loss. I hope there's a way to deal with your loss without guilt. Zippy surely will be missed. Thank you. I love you. Continue to be highly blessed and favored.
2 years ago (edited)
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you helped a cat have a good life for a long time. i'm sorry you had to go through this. : /
2 years ago
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I lost my precious little Jack Russell, Penelope, in November. 100% guilt, pain, and sadness.....forever.....until I see her again in Heaven. She's there, and I talk to her all the time. I say, "I'm coming to get you, Penelope, and we'll go for a walk." If she isn't in Heaven, I want to go wherever she is, and I mean it. What a beautiful cat Zipper was (is). She's there in Heaven watching and waiting for you, and I hope you talk to her all the time.
2 years ago
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I had my beautiful old greyhound put to sleep last month. It was one of the most painful partings of my life, like something was being torn out of my very bones. I really feel where you're coming from.
2 years ago
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What a beauty. I personally think if you give your love for a pet that it’s not silly to mourn them. It’s a gift when a creature gives you love, cats especially because they don’t give it unconditionally. So when you lose it it feels like a hole in your heart cause it is. That’s reality. Sorry for the pain I get it
2 years ago
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Thank you for this post, as I reflect upon my own recent loss. This brought me some momentary peace. I appreciate it!
2 years ago | 0
So sorry you went thru this. Remembering all of the great days is what makes it a little easier.
2 years ago | 0
I’m sorry. I went through this with my dog last summer. It was a terrible experience. It sounds like they were similar ages and mobility stages. The guilt is the toughest to deal with, but putting her down was the right thing to do.
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That’s stinks. I have 3. They’ve been a fixture in my life for 15 years. Sorry for her being sick and how her life ended. Pets are wonderful
2 years ago
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Jennifer Moleski
Mrs. Zippy is in heaven.
I had to put her down this week.
I've had a pretty good life so I can easily say it is the worst thing I have ever done in my life.
Hands down.
I want to claw the experience out of my soul and apologize to her over and over. I get monomaniacal about it. (It's not very healthy.)
She was so sick. Couldn't walk more than a few feet without lying down, weighted 4.8 pounds, but...
But the vet couldn't find her vein right away and Zipper didn't like it. 😭
All I wanted was dignity and peace for her, and I don't feel like I gave it to her.
Guilt.
All I could do was look in her eyes, pet her and coo how beautiful and perfect she was.
"Zipper's perfect. Zipper's beautiful."
You can call me stupid, because this is pretty stupid, but I never really thought she would die.
We were together for 15 years. That's a long time.
Zippy was always there, just chillin'. Whenever I'd come across her: outside, on my bed, under the covers, in the bathroom, at the woodshed, at the entryway, at the chicken coop, on the porch, wherever, I'd be so happy for it! "ZIPPY!!!" I'd say. And she ALWAYS said hello back.
That's it.
My advice?
I have none.
I always liked a line from The Office that Andy Bernard said: "I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them."
I like that line.
The thing is, I'm always aware that I'm in those days. Frankly I still am. I think I'm just sad that Zipper isn't.
Be well.
Thanks for reading.
Jennifer
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