I hate today

[WhiteWolf]

Today was a really smeggin awful day. Today our companion of 18 years, Magus, had to be put to sleep. Lyn and i have always loved having cats, they are just so much fun and it is so rewarding to see them grow and develope their own personatlities. Magus had been with us since he was 6 weeks old, he was 18 this year and we just thought the world of him. 18 months ago we lost Mask, our first cat, who had been with us for 17 years and we thought that was hard. Well losing Magus has been even harder and today has to be one of the worst days of my life. We realised that he had to go, and go soon, on saturday when we believe he had a mini stroke, for want of a better description. He had been suffering with arthritis for some time now, and had developed alzheimers, or at least the feline version of it. So it was not like this was not expected. But to make the decision to put him to sleep, well neither lyn nor myself found that easy.To make matters worse Magus cried out as the vet injected him. Well my stupid brain interpreted that as Magus saying "i want to live"....there are times when i truly hate my brain...

 

Magus is the one on the left, Mask the one on the right

[Matalina]

awwww <hugs> so sorry hun, it's terrible to lose pets.

[Eqwina]

Oh hun! *hugs tight* I am SO sorry! The pain of losing someone who has been in your life for so long is never easy! If you need anything, even just a shoulder to cry on I am here *snuggles tight*

[WhiteWolf]

Thanks both of you, but i am not sure you would want me crying on your shoulders right now, i think i would shrink you......it really  does make a difference though reading your kind words

 

owen

[Nynaeve]

It goes beyond saying that i'm here for you, hun. I've known for a while that you and Lyn were struggling with this decision and i'm sure Magus is grateful, for making his journey easier. Not many people are as selfless.

 

Just remember that Magus still lives in your memories and Lyn's. That's the important part :)

 

*hugs*

 

 

Nyn

 

 

[TaeaDawn]

*Snuggles*  Sorry to hear about it hon.  It's such a hard thing to have to go through.  If you need a shoulder or an ear i'm here too. 

 

 

[Winter Mist]

I am so sorry.  I'm thinking of you both.  *hugs tightly*

[Andular]

I know how much he meant to you bro I am very sorry for your loss.

[Guest Arie Ronshor]

*sends love and warmth* I'm so sorry to hear of your cats, both of them. I know how you feel, I lost my Golden Retriever puppy (of 14 years, he acted like a puppy) back in February after my sisters surgery (hard blow to the family too). Dad told us that he died alone in his sleep. (he was sufferning from many things, cancer (which i didn't know about till after), alzheimers and a thyroid problem.

 

It was hard to take knowing I couldn't be there, no one was. Take comfort that you were. I'm sure Magus did.

 

 

*hug*

[Arette]

*huggles* I'm sorry to hear about Magus and Mask, Owen. But all is well with them now and they are on better hunting grounds.

 

Try to hang in there!

[WhiteWolf]

Thank you all for your kind words and your offers of support. People who do not use the internet or belong to a community like this often say the friendships we make on here are superficial......but it is so not. It means a lot to both Lyn and i to know you guys care :)

 

Owen

[Taymist]

Oh dear, I just saw this. Deepest sympathy to you both. My first cat was 21 when she passed and I'd had her since we were both born. It was excruciatingly hard. There have been others since but just the length of time made that loss so much harder. So sorry to hear you've had to deal with this. *hugs*

[Liitha]

*hugs again* as i said on icq can understand with just having to do the same with one of our dogs that i followed through all his life (right down to concivement and birth even), just glad i could be there when he where put to sleep, and in it all happy he is in a bether place now. Can understand it cant have been really plesent if the cat was fighting it, luckily our dog just fell silently asleep in our laps at the vet office (and is now sleeping beside his mother with roses above them)

 

Liitha

[MoonFire]

Oh no....i'm sorry to hear that, they were both cute furries!!