GrumpyOne Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I'm out on assignment, 1,500 miles from home, been here 3 weeks, no chance to get home for another 2 weeks. My wife called me this morning, our 17 year old cat, Poot, had to be put down this morning. We rescued him the weekend we got married, and he was a one of a kind cat. A very unique personality and disposition. He was the king of the house, all the other animals gave him wide berth, and he knew it. He once chased a full grown Irish setter down the street, into a neighbors garage, and beat him up. At our new house, he cornered the neighbors German shepard and beat him up. He never got ill, never went to the vet for anything other than his shots every year, and was a dear friend. We will miss him terribly. One cat last year due to a rare disease, my Aussie 2 1/2 months ago, and now him. I hate that I didn't get a chance to say goodbye.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Sorry to hear it, Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Thanks, Mark....its been a rough couple of years with the animals. We've lost 4 in 3 years, 3 in this last year alone. They just don't live long enough. We were thinking about getting another parrot, but at this point, a parrot would outlive us. I told my wife that the only reason he held on for so long was to outlive my Aussie.... Edited July 1, 2012 by GrumpyOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Hate it with you... But..sounds like he lived the life.... to all humans that a cat graciously allows to "take care of them." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Hard luck. My sympathies. Your deceased animal partners were lucky to have had such a caring human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishy Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I feel your pain. My sympathies. We lost 3 of our pets in the last year. Pets don't live long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Sorry buddy. Wish you could have at least been home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ddiver Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I am not on here much so I am not close with you guys but I feel your pain on this one. Animals truly become part of you family and it sucks to lose them. Every time I have lost a dog I swear that is the last one but somehow I end up with another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarmyaviator Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Our pets give us unconditional love in their lives and it is always hard to let them go. It is never easy but our lives are always richer for having had them in our life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Poot sounds like a cat after my own heart. And I imagine he captured YOURS, too. But Poot lived a long life for a kitty and seemed to make the most of it and, as Youngeyes said, he had loving owners who appreciated him. That was important. I send my warmest condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Putting down a pet is always so very hard but he was a loved animal and very lucky to have responsible owners. God bless you for that. Furball hackers are cool and have a couple that drive me crazy. They hold the unique animal kingdom niche of being annoying and loving at the same time. Kind of like people. Edited July 1, 2012 by Bamboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethor Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Sorry to hear about it, and it never gets easier and it's not supposed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepickles Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Andy, sorry for the late post - I've been out of the scene for a couple of months. I appreciated your comments last fall when Georgia passed away. So sorry to read about this news. Pets are... our life long buddies. Be kind to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I truly feel for you my friend. I had to put my best feline pal down, but he is still around, he rests in an urn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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