RIP Scruffy

[Sancho]

Andy, sorry to hear about your loss. I've never lost a cat, but two dogs have left their mark on me.

[Diezel Weazel]

R.I.P. Scuffy Sorry for ya loss Andy ..

[schrodingers-cat]

Cats or dogs, dont think it really matters they take on the role of family. Sorry about your loss

[Predictable Bob]

We haven't had a cat for over 13 years - I had to make the one way trip to the vets twice in 10 months and we couldn't handle it despite knowing that it was for the best.

Feel for you Andy

[shokenore]

The sadness I felt as I buried my Daughters pet rabbit reminded me why I said I would never get any pets again.


Feel for your loss.

[flounderbout]

I sympathise Andy. Sorry old boy.

Roy Hattersley wrote very movingly about how the death of his dog (Buster) was the worse pain he had ever felt. I don't think it is that surprising - after all many of us spend more time with pets than we do with members of our families.

[daisy710]

Not met you or Scruffy but i'm truly sorry for your loss.

Only a cat/dog animal lover would understand right now.

My dog is 13 year old, not moving so well and takes her ages to get up and out in the morning, but, she's been the only constant in my life for the last 13
years.

I've known her longer than i've known my missus and my three kids.

Got tears in my eyes thinking about it now.

I'll raise a toast to you and Scruffy tonight.

[Calos]

Sorry about your cat, good idea to share though, ours was 24 in our years went out one night and never came back.

Going to the vet with any pet for the end, is hard.

I've experienced a loss this last week and yesterday. So right there with yah, have a drink and a cry. And then carry on.

cal

[gary-r]

sad news andy - its happend to me in the past so i know how you feel.






ps --- thrifty you're a heartless twxt

[Albannach]

Thanks for your thoughts and wishes guys, it's much appreciated. It is, by far, the hardest thing I've ever done. Even knowing it was the right thing to do, didn't make actually doing it any easier. Every now and then, I think I see her and the house is eerily quiet without her, even the other cats are subdued.

Thrifty - Do me a favour, go #### yourself and stay the #### out of my threads.

[Rustinho]

It always seems too soon when you lose a pet. They're every bit as part of the family as everyone else and it's a wrench to let them go.

My condolences.

[greecysurf]

Hi Andy, really feel for you mate, we have a lot of differant sick cats and dogs we nurse look after, and quite a few do not make it, takes a little bit of you every time,the ones that live with us because of injury or medication hit hard every time, so fully understand what you are going through, thinking of you mate, take care.

[slobodan]

That's the shitty bit, when you get up in the morning and forget, and look for them.
We never learn, always a house full of animals.

I feel your pain mate.

[biosurf]

Really sorry to hear that Andy.

P

[Wolfracer]

RIP Scruffy

We had a cat from a rescue sanctuary. Just a lady with a lot of rescue cats in her house, spending a LOT of money keeing them. We "donated" some money to buy George a life and freedom from his cage. He was a lovely cat, however the busy road outside our house got the better of him in the end.
I wasn't emotional when I "found him", but afterwards, I admit to shedding a tear for his passing, in some sense like we were to blame...

So, we moved on and moved house,

We didn't want the same thing to happen to out new cat/s so we got 2 ragdolls, they are the equivalent of a dog in a cats body and are so named as they "flop" when you pick them up. They don't bite or scratch, and are VERY patient with our little kids.

We let them out now, but they don't venture far... we are in a quiet cul-de-sac now, so don't get the traffic.

Sorry for your loss mate - I don't know how we'll be when ours go...]