Put our cat to sleep today :(...

Lathum · 12-17-2009, 12:54 PM

Hug your pet today for me.

12 years old and has kidney and thyroid problems, plus can't get enough water and needs an IV. Now she has a mass in her throat and can't eat. Sucks to have to do but I know it is the right thing.

Have the appointment in about 5 hours, wanted to at least wait for my wife to be able to say goodbye before we bring her in. I am going to stay with her through the end, as hard as that is going to be I don't want her to die around strangers.

It is amazing how attached we get to our pets.

Godspeed Newt.

Honolulu_Blue · 12-17-2009, 12:57 PM

Sucks to hear that, Latham. It's never easy.

I had to put my first dog to sleep 15 years ago. I held her paw throughout the process and I still remember very vividly how it felt when she passed. If it's any consolation it's very quick and seemed completely painless.

DaddyTorgo · 12-17-2009, 12:59 PM

awwww

sorry lathum

JonInMiddleGA · 12-17-2009, 12:59 PM

I'm sorry for your loss, it's a miserable situation to be in and there's very little that anyone can say or do that will make it one bit better. But when you've done all you can reasonably do, there's not really a choice left except the one you're having to deal with.

I will say that, as nearly unbearable as it is to stay with them through it, it's something we did as well and have never regretted for a second.

Butter · 12-17-2009, 01:00 PM

Sorry man. We put a dog to sleep last year just after New Year's when he had also developed a mass in his neck and couldn't eat any longer and had gotten too weak to walk from place to place. I stayed with him all the way to the end too. It is very quick, and they will be rid of pain at last.

Just know you are doing the best you can to ease her suffering.

claphamsa · 12-17-2009, 01:02 PM

Kodos · 12-17-2009, 01:05 PM

My cat died back on Halloween this year. Burying him was a difficult time for me and my wife. RIP, Raoul.

JediKooter · 12-17-2009, 01:05 PM

I'm sorry to hear about your cat. Sounds like she was loved a lot and had a good home. I agree, it is amazing at how attached we get to them.

Sun Tzu · 12-17-2009, 01:07 PM

Just the thought of having to put my cat to sleep gets me all foggy eyed. He's 5 years old and in the prime of his life right now...I just cant bear to think of it really. I'm sorry for your soon to be loss, really. At least you have all the memories. As long as you have those, Newt will never really be gone.

Do you have any other cats? If not, do you intend on getting more once you've...you know...mourned for long enough?

PurdueBrad · 12-17-2009, 01:12 PM

I'm very sorry Lathum, good luck to you and your family.

Lathum · 12-17-2009, 01:19 PM

Thanks for the kind words guys

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Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

Do you have any other cats? If not, do you intend on getting more once you've...you know...mourned for long enough?

We still have our dog, who also has health problems and is 11. We will probably adopt a kitten at some point.

EagleFan · 12-17-2009, 01:24 PM

Sorry to hear that.

HeavyReign · 12-17-2009, 01:29 PM

My cat is 17 and has both the kidney and thyroid problems. I know that day is coming for me as well. I feel horrible just thinking about it now. Losing a member of the family as always tough.

Passacaglia · 12-17-2009, 01:32 PM

Sorry to hear, Lathum -- that really sucks.

CleBrownsfan · 12-17-2009, 01:34 PM

Sorry Lathum - it's never easy putting a pet down

Dodgerchick · 12-17-2009, 02:41 PM

Oh no! So sorry Lathum

Subby · 12-17-2009, 02:51 PM

Sorry to hear that. One of the hardest things I have ever had to do.

Hang in there.

GoldenEagle · 12-17-2009, 03:17 PM

Sorry buddy.

Peregrine · 12-17-2009, 03:25 PM

Wow that sucks. One of my cats died last Thanksgiving after a long illness and it was really tough.

DanGarion · 12-17-2009, 03:26 PM

Ouch, very sorry to hear that. I don't even want to think about how I'm going to react when we lose one of our cats, they are my little buddies. My thoughts are with you.

Eaglesfan27 · 12-17-2009, 03:43 PM

I'll give both my cats hugs tonight. They are both 7 and that day is hopefully a long time away, but I still dread it whenever it comes up in my thoughts.

the_meanstrosity · 12-17-2009, 04:33 PM

Sending lots of thoughts and prayers for Newt. I too lost my little girl kitty just over a year ago to kidney failure.

molson · 12-17-2009, 04:51 PM

It's always tough to read these threads.

Newt was a lucky cat.

BYU 14 · 12-17-2009, 06:21 PM

Sorry to hear Lathum, I can only imagine the sorrow of having to do this. Wishing you and your family strength through this ordeal. Pets truly are a huge part of a family.

Lathum · 12-17-2009, 07:10 PM

Thanks for all the kind words guys, Just got back. My wife and I cried a lot and laughed a lot. They sedated her and at the end it was really quick. Our vet was really good about everything.

Thanks again all, as much as it sucks we had to do it and as sad as I am now I wouldn't trade any of it in. She was a cool, cool, cat.

Castlerock · 12-17-2009, 07:21 PM

So sorry, Lathum. Our dog, Tomo, died of kidney failure in September. It was SO hard to watch her take her last breath.

k0ruptr · 12-17-2009, 07:40 PM

I'm so so sorry lathum, My gf and I send our condolences. I couldn't imagine doing it and it's just hard thinking about it. it's amazing how much your kitty looks like the one we just adopted a couple months ago. I treat them like my children and probably always will. take care

Schmidty · 12-17-2009, 07:47 PM

I'm very sorry for your loss, Lathum. As an animal lover myself, I can imagine how much it hurts.

MizzouRah · 12-18-2009, 03:37 PM

Sorry Latum..

I've been thinking if I could stay with my pet when the times comes... we have 5 dogs and two cats.. has to be tough.

M GO BLUE!!! · 12-18-2009, 06:58 PM

kingnebwsu · 12-18-2009, 10:42 PM

Sorry man. It makes me sad just thinking about losing a pet

Bad-example · 12-19-2009, 09:37 AM

terpkristin · 12-19-2009, 09:46 AM

RainMaker · 12-19-2009, 09:47 AM

Very sorry Lathum, it is heartbreaking to say goodbye to a pet.

MrDNA · 12-19-2009, 11:08 PM

My condolences. Think of all the good times that you guys had and be grateful for those.

Passacaglia · 01-04-2010, 07:30 AM

bump

Our oldest cat, Keebler, will be put to sleep today. We knew it was coming a couple months ago -- they found some kind of cancer in her mouth, and said it would be just a matter of time until it got so far into her jaw that she wouldn't be able to eat. Since then, she's been eating less gradually, and losing weight. Since we weren't sure when to do it, the vet said that once her weight drops below 5 pounds, she would recommend it. She weighed 5 pounds on Saturday, so we gave her the weekend, and plan to do it today. It seems like she hasn't eaten at all since then, and looks really small, so it is probably the right thing to do, but still hard.

JeeberD · 01-04-2010, 10:46 AM

Lathum · 01-04-2010, 10:58 AM

Sounds similar to what happened to mine. Sorry to hear Pass, if it is any solace it was very quick and painless.

DanGarion · 01-04-2010, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

bump

Our oldest cat, Keebler, will be put to sleep today. We knew it was coming a couple months ago -- they found some kind of cancer in her mouth, and said it would be just a matter of time until it got so far into her jaw that she wouldn't be able to eat. Since then, she's been eating less gradually, and losing weight. Since we weren't sure when to do it, the vet said that once her weight drops below 5 pounds, she would recommend it. She weighed 5 pounds on Saturday, so we gave her the weekend, and plan to do it today. It seems like she hasn't eaten at all since then, and looks really small, so it is probably the right thing to do, but still hard.

I'm really sorry to hear that. My heart is with you guys on this.

MizzouRah · 01-04-2010, 05:05 PM

Sorry to hear that Pass..

Ksyrup · 03-27-2012, 08:06 AM

My wife is taking our 14 year old cat Boomer to the vet this morning, and in about 30 minutes, he will be put to sleep.

I think I'd mentioned in a couple of other pet-related threads what we've been dealing with the past few months. Since last summer, he's lost about 5 pounds and had been throwing up almost everything he ate. Beginning of the year, we took him in and started giving him daily medicine at home and bringing him back in for fluids every few days. The doc thinks he has a gastric disease that likely morphed into a cancer of some sort, which he said happens a lot. He said we could do some expensive tests to figure out what it is, but that he's already getting some of the same treatments he would get if it is cancer and since he's not responding, it would basically be a waste of money, unless we just had to know why he died.

At first, he responded to the medicine - especially the appetite stimulant - but he was still throwing up, and then eventually he'd go backwards and lose the weight he gained plus a little more. The last week, we noticed he wasn't even responding to the appetite stimulant, and Sunday while reading the paper we watched him walk over to the water bowl and just stare at it for a good 2 minutes, sniff a couple of times, and walk off. At that point, I knew it was only a matter of a few days.

So he was due for some more fluids yesterday, and when they weighed him, he was under 10 pounds. The doc said he's not suffering, but he's not responding to anything and that it's time to put him down. We're going away this weekend and then the wife and kids are going to Florida for spring break, so there was no use in trying to coax a few more days out of him. My wife had to break it to the little one after her soccer practice, and I did the same with Caitlin after her softball games. They both took it hard. As did I - I'm way more attached to cats than dogs, so this really sucks for me.

I'm not a very emotional person, but man, last night I bawled when Michelle showed me a videotape of Mackenzie reading Boomer a couple of cat books before she went to bed. That was tough to watch.

korme · 03-27-2012, 08:19 AM

Very sorry to hear that KS

bulletsponge · 03-27-2012, 08:30 AM

poor kitty

ive been lucky in the pet cat department. while we've lost a few cats, almost all have just disapeared. we live in a more rural area and have foxes, coyotes and venomous snakes all around so thats how they disappear. but we've also had a couple get hit by cars in the street out front. its never fun to see your kitten a ball of fluff when you exit your drive way.

the more rural area you live, the shorter the life span

BYU 14 · 03-27-2012, 08:34 AM

So sorry Ksyrup, pets are such a big part of family. Boomer was loved and it sounds like you gave him a great life.

I'm teary now just reading about your little one reading to Boomer before bed.

RIP Boomer

MacroGuru · 03-27-2012, 08:43 AM

Very sorry to hear about it Ksyrup...

Gonna love mine extra tonight...(That is, if they decide to let me...or will they wait on their time?)

CleBrownsfan · 03-27-2012, 08:49 AM

JonInMiddleGA · 03-27-2012, 08:56 AM

Sorry for your loss KS, been there & I know the pain.

Fuck cancer - human or feline.

Ksyrup · 03-27-2012, 09:21 AM

Thanks, guys. He's gone. It was the right thing to do, though.

Lathum · 03-27-2012, 09:41 AM

Sorry to hear bud, hope the kids take it well

spleen1015 · 03-27-2012, 09:44 AM

Sorry Chris.

12-17-2009, 12:57 PM	#2
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	Sucks to hear that, Latham. It's never easy. I had to put my first dog to sleep 15 years ago. I held her paw throughout the process and I still remember very vividly how it felt when she passed. If it's any consolation it's very quick and seemed completely painless. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

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Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Sorry man. We put a dog to sleep last year just after New Year's when he had also developed a mass in his neck and couldn't eat any longer and had gotten too weak to walk from place to place. I stayed with him all the way to the end too. It is very quick, and they will be rid of pain at last. Just know you are doing the best you can to ease her suffering. __________________ My listening habits

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Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	Just the thought of having to put my cat to sleep gets me all foggy eyed. He's 5 years old and in the prime of his life right now...I just cant bear to think of it really. I'm sorry for your soon to be loss, really. At least you have all the memories. As long as you have those, Newt will never really be gone. Do you have any other cats? If not, do you intend on getting more once you've...you know...mourned for long enough? __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

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PurdueBrad Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL	I'm very sorry Lathum, good luck to you and your family.

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HeavyReign Fast Break Basketball Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Spokane, WA	My cat is 17 and has both the kidney and thyroid problems. I know that day is coming for me as well. I feel horrible just thinking about it now. Losing a member of the family as always tough.

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12-17-2009, 04:33 PM	#22
the_meanstrosity College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002	Sending lots of thoughts and prayers for Newt. I too lost my little girl kitty just over a year ago to kidney failure.

12-17-2009, 04:51 PM	#23
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	It's always tough to read these threads. Newt was a lucky cat.

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BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Sorry to hear Lathum, I can only imagine the sorrow of having to do this. Wishing you and your family strength through this ordeal. Pets truly are a huge part of a family.

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12-17-2009, 07:21 PM	#26
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MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Sorry Latum.. I've been thinking if I could stay with my pet when the times comes... we have 5 dogs and two cats.. has to be tough.

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