Guys my best friend is dying.
>she hasn't been eating much the past week.
>took her to vet.
>vet ran blood tests, came back positive for feline lukiemia.
>said is she makes it to december thats good if she already is stopping eating.
I don't know what the fuck to do. Ive lost close friends that lived as room mates with me for years got over it in days. But this little fucker has been with me for 9+ years. Through high school, relationships, and these past few tough years getting my life together. I feel like this is going to just destroy me when it happens.
Call me a faggot, i don't care. I just needed someone to share this with. I tried talking to family and friends about it and none seem to understand how much the thing means to me.
>pic very related. Its kit cat
Here's a timestamp for anyone out there.
I know it's not caturday yet, but i know someone out there can maybe relate or has been through a similar situation.
/bros...
>>710569340
I know that feel, OP. 4 years ago I lost my dog to old age. It was terrible to go through but I kept moving forward. Be there for your cat every step of the way, and stay strong.
Looks tasty to me imo
>>710569340
If it was a dog I would care, cats are soulless.
>>710570013
I just found out today so tomorrow i plan on going to pet smart and getting her a nice soft cat bed. Im usually a strong hearted person when it come to loss and tragic things that have happened in my life, but all this little buddy has done is be there for me and get along with all my friends and people it has been around.
>>710569340
Get a new kitten right now, get some cross over for the new guy to learn stuff from your guy. There are kittens all over the place, go get one.
I've done this with all my dogs and they learn silly tricks from each other. Or annoying shit, but you know puppies are fun and cute, and old dogs like puppies even if they are spongey brained.
>>710569340
>>710570665
I've actually thought about this.
She's been an only inside cat her whole life. Will the new kitten put stress on her? I want to enjoy what little time i have left with her until it looks like its painful for her to even live and i have to get her euthanized.
>>710569340
My dog died a few years back. It was the strangest thing missing her late night barking that I used to hate. Burying her was probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. But it'll be okay, anon, the sadness will pass but you'll never forget what she means to you. You gotta hold onto that.
Hard times ahead, but be strong.
Also, consider euthenasia, you don't want to look back and think she could have been in pain at the end
>>710570223
Everything is soulless you faggot
>>710570599
That's really nice to do...To lose a pet that has been with you through everything under the sun is hard, but not impossible. The best thing to do is take it day by day, and spend as much time as you can with her.
I love you anon
It's always sad when it's time for them to be put to sleep, but you have to remember that she isn't scared she just doesn't want to live in agony.
When we become pet owners we have moral obligations to stop suffering before it gets too bad.
My cat had cancer of the jaw and couldn't eat any more, and it was only fair that i put my feelings aside and did what was best for her.
Just remember that you gave her great years of happiness.
>>710570599
Sweet! You got a ps4!
>>710570983
Yeah me and the vet talked about it before I left today. I plan on bringing her back once i notice any significant mood changes. I don't want her to suffer, but I also would hate to call it lets say 7-10 days too soon if shes atill moving around and drinking water
>>710569340
Really sorry to hear that anon. I lost one to feline leukemia just under a year ago. It's really awful. The worst part of it is that there's nothing you can do to fix it.
I first found out because she was acting really upset and lethargic. I took her to the emergency clinic, and I'll never forget how she meowed at me there; she knew she was dying, and she was scared and wanted me to help her. I know that sounds like a crazy thing to assume, but hearing her and seeing how she acted, I have no doubt about that. That'll always haunt me because I felt like I had failed her so badly, and I hated seeing her feeling like that. She got a blood transfusion, and felt normal again, but it only lasted for about two months. She started having less energy, eating less, and being lethargic. One morning, I just knew it was the day. She wasn't eating her food, so I gave her a can of salmon, held her for a while, and spent some time with her. Then we went to the vet. It killed me to take here there, but after the last time, I vowed I wouldn't let her get to that point again, and I'm glad I didn't.
Anon, I'm sorry for your current situation, but just know that our pet family members have shorter lives than us for a reason.. They're here to teach us things in life we'll often overlook without them. They teach us morals and the gift of appreciation for even the smallest things in life that mean more than we realize. That cat will love you until its last breath. Return the favor by staying strong and positive until you see her off to be free in the universe. She's had an impact on you, which means even after she leaves this physical form, she's never truly gone.. Everything will be ok anon. Hang in there and love her until her last breath, then embrace everything you experie fed with her.
>>710571511
Just do what's best for your cat when the time comes, but make sure you treasure the time you have left. I spent almost all my time outside of work with that cat, and I'll always be so thankful for that. It's going to hurt, a lot. Just remember that you gave that cat a loving home and a great life. Be proud of that. It'll be hard, but take care of yourself. It will take time, but everything will be ok. And there are many cats out there who badly need people like you.
As for getting a new kitten, it sounds like a great idea, but be careful because feline leukemia can be transmitted to other cats. I had two other cats when my girl was diagnosed, and I had to keep them separated to make sure they didn't get it from her. The kitten may or may not stress her out. Every cat is different, and some love other cats, however, others can be awesome to people, but for some reason they hate other cats.
>my best friend xD
Stop giving in to retarded Reddit memes where you call your pet your best friend. It's a fucking animal that isn't even aware of your existence. Stop digging for 4chan friendship support.
>>710569340
You can get through it op, you will slowly miss it less and less but will never forget the new times. Getting a new cat honestly helps you get over it, especially a similar one. Not to replace it, but you won't look at it and think about differences too much
>>710570951
Ehh I'm a dog person, but I know that young puppies give off pheromone that all dogs respond to, especially female dogs, they love puppy smell. You can keep them separate in diffrent rooms for a bit then take them into each other's spaces with out them in it to see how they like smelling stuff.
If your cat has chased rats or whatever, you can sorta tell the difference between smelling hard looking for prey or smelling like something they want to roll in.
Not much experience with kittens, puppies are really dumb and will love pretty much any older dog. It's about the older dogs knowing it's not a toy or a squirrel, one they figure that out they kinda chill out.
>>710571511
Do you think that first transfusion was worth it? Like did it bring her spirits/appetite back enough to make it worthwile for her to enjoy two more months?
>>710571392
Yeah bro. You're on ps4?
>>710571580
>It's a fucking animal that isn't even aware of your existence
if you're not a dick, animals can very much like you and protect/die for you. guess you've never experienced that
>>710571580
I came here because despite the downright obscene nature of this place, it generally has a wonderful understanding of things.
>>710571460
There are few decisions tougher than that. You'll know when it's time though. Make her last day great
>>710569340
WI work at a cat shelter.
Workers take cats home when their about to die and will spend 12 hours with them in a bathroom until they pass.
Sister had a 18 year old deaf and blind cat die in her lap a few days after they found him. Later that day the owners came in and asked for him.
Gotta think about the life you gave your baby up til that point, or shit sucks balls.
Cats can live with feline leukimia for years though. Two cats at shelter have lived with it for 8 years. Not counting the two other cats that lived with it for 8 years and got adopted a few months ago. She can survive. try to keep her in a safe clean environment as long as you can.
>>710569340
Goddammit OP! I didn't needs to know the kitties name was Kit Kat. Now I'm gonna cry. My advice would be to spend time relaxing with her and just try to make sure that she knows she's loved very much. I just hope that there's some kind of afterlife where you can see her again someday.
>>710571788
Looking back, I'd say so just because she didn't go out feeling all messed up and scared, and because the time we spent together was good; I took lots of pictures and videos of her being her. When I took her in for the euthanasia, she was just extremely tired. I'll be honest, the transfusion was expensive, even getting a discount because I knew someone who was a vet tech. Also, at the time, the vet thought it was a blood parasite, so we thought she just needed the transfusion and some medicine to recover, but even knowing that, I would have still done it. She was back to her old self really quickly, and that lasted for a few weeks, but I could see the effects wearing off too as she had less and less energy and appetite.
This thread is the reason why none of you Betas are getting laid tonight. Fucking cry babies. It's an animal, they die. Think about that next time you're eating ribs.
>>710571580
I pity that you've never had love like that, anon
>>710572656
"""""""""Wow so edgy"""""""""
>>710572541
>and will spend 12 hours with them in a bathroom until they pass.
that sound shitty for everyone involved
>>710569340
I had two cats that died of this, its strange how they seem to be doing fine and then just suddenly decline. Rip in piece.
>>710571972
Yeah. Rainbow six siege usually although i just picked up skyrim and battlefield
>>710572567
And I don't think I'd ever forgiven myself if I had knowingly given up on a chance to try and make her healthy. What happened was terrible, but I did everything I could for her, which I will never regret and always be proud of. She was a stray kitten who was found frozen to a dumpster, and I was able to give her love and a warm place with two other great cats to play with. She only made it to just under a year old, but I'm glad that I could help make that short life a good one.
>>710572975
OP, post your ID.
I am sorry man. You have my condelences.
..... It's a fucking cat, get a new one and stop being a little bitch.
>>710573097
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>just a cat
>>710572567
>>710572541
Thank for the advice guys. I definitely need to take her to a different vet. He didn't even offer any ways what so ever to try to even fight this besides putting her down when the time come. I know she obviously has it, but she's at least still moving around and eating a little (albeit not as much). I know i can only do so much, because you know, money. But if i can buy another two months shit even one month past what the vet said, I'll definitely pay that price.
Just stopping in to say she had a great life man. Give her a nice last couple of months, and enjoy the time you have with her. Also I know it sounds dumb but make sure you tell her how much you really love her, before you can't anymore. Best wishes op.
>>710569340
OP my best friend got lung cancer last year and stopped eating too. it was very bad to watch. one his last day i took him to the vet for one last try to see if they could do anything to help him. my regular vet wasn't there and the bitch that was supposed to look at him didn't even take him out of his carrier to look at him. she just sort of wrote him off, but i already knew the answer anyway because the night before he looked worse than ever. they asked if i wanted him euthanized there and i said no i would do it at home.
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS ADVICE:
so op my advice is to not let him get euthanized at the vet in a strange place he will be scared of. ask your vet to arrange for someone to come to your home where he is comfortable and safe and let them do it there. it costs a little bit more but it's worth it for his sake.
good luck. pic is my best friend one of his last days.
>>710572656
Im not getting laid tonight because i got out of a 2 year relationship last month that was fillied with sex almost every to everyother night. Sex to me now is merely a novelty... til i start craving that shit again. Right now, yes all im concerned about is my fur baby, who granted is dying is still with me, unlike that cunt.
We care about you and your cat bro...
shes 16 though so she had a longer life to most cats
just get through the first few days after shes gone and it gets better, but it still sucks
holding an urn right now typing this holding back tears (poorly)
be strong for her
>>710569340
Sorry to hear, OP. Have you tried letting her haz cheezburger?
Por vous.
>>710573097
Fuck off shitlord. These cats are family to us not just some object that's worth nothing. I've spent most of my life helping shelters with all the cats and other animals that you fucks drop off at the shelter or leave behind when you move someplace. If you can't understand the bond that we form with our pets, then shut up and leave the thread.
>>710573226
You're more than welcome. He may not have even thought it was an option worth mentioning. I don't think there's any way a blood transfusion can do anything for a cat with feline leukemia other than make it feel better for a while. He may have thought nobody would willingly pay for that just for some extra time, or might not have wanted to get your hopes up. I also want to warn you that while I got two months, it may not necessarily be that much time in your case. I think it's probably just specific for the individual cat, and I'd definitely consult a vet about it. I just don't want you to pay for a transfusion, and then for it to only last a week or two. Just doing my best to give you advice, but not steer you wrong either. Just get as much info as you can, then do what's best for yourself and your cat. I'll definitely be thinking about you guys, and no matter what happens, I hope the rest of your time is great.
>>710569340
I know that feeling, Anon. My own cat had to be put down last September. I believe it was feline Leukemia as well though five years earlier he had a heart attack after eating some sidewalk salt off of my boots during the winter. I'm glad you can manage to spend time with your friend as long as you can.
I didn't get the chance. I had gone back to school after saving up for the past several years, and moved away. I had a test the Friday we were going to put him down, and the professor had a no make up rule. I also had to work a bunch in the time before we had him put down and didn't have time to spend with him, living far away. I left him with my father, whom loved the cat as much as me.
It hurt me, and I cried on the way home after the test, knowing at that moment he was being put to rest. Father told me he took him to the park, let him roll around in the grass for a few moments. He knew his time had come, and I couldn't be there for him. Sometimes I lay I wake at night, when I feel sad, and ask for his forgiveness. To not have been there for his final days just absolutely crushed me.
At least I have a mural of several photos of him. However, I'll never again be able to call him like I used to, hear his heavy footfalls throughout the house as he ran up to me. His chitter just before jumping on my knee.
All I can do, is visit his grave at home. My father had painted a nice marker for him and set up a little garden around the grave. I so miss that cat.... he was one of my only friends when I grew up.
>>710569340
OP I feel you; I lost my cat of 9+ years a few years ago and it devastated me. However, my cat suffered from persistent kidney stones and eventually led to his bladder rupturing. He suffered through the entirety of the ordeal because we did not know his bladder ruptured nor did we go to a second vet.
I suggest what others have said and get a second opinion. It's also worth noting that if you truly love your cat, don't let it suffer to satisfy your disdain for the inevitable.
Good luck OP
>>710573097
I would give up all my material possessions just to spend more time with my little buddy.
>>710572867
Actually no, nurses on staff will take them home to save the shelter money and vet bills because tehy can do the things needed at their house.
Thanks for everything thing /b/ros.
I've been coming to this place for years and years for everything from porn to disgusting lulz bit never have expected to get into anything as personal as this thread and receive kind and uplifting words. You guys have done what family and friends in the flesh couldn't do. Im crashing out now, its been a really long day but i will make another thread if there's ny changes with her to keep anyone that's interested with updates. Thank you all again. Goodnight.
similar situation here. it's been a year since his death and this thread still hits me.
>>710573226
Try giving her an assortment of wet food and dry food. Did you check her gums to see if they were super white? My cat is black and tehrefore has black gums, with pink spots that states she's healthy. If you scruff her, and examine how fast her skin returns to it's natural position on her neck it will tell you how hydrated she is. If anything you can force fluids and food down her throat with a 60 CC syringe. We do it all the time for sick cats.
Side note, wet food helps keep cats hydrated. You can try an assortment of wetfood from petco if your getting desperate. I know my cat before he died like baby food mixed with chicken broth.
>>710574564
I know, right? Teared up like a baby...
>>710573097
I wish you had cancer and not OPs cat
>>710574564
Year anniversary is in a month. Won't be fun. I still think of her often.
Not OP but would a small dose of cannabis oil in its food ease some of its suffering?
>>710570951
A kitten will make it uncomfortable, better enjoy the time left. My 12 year old cat died last week after battling diabetes for 9 months, i stayed by her side till the end. Also if you euthanize your buddy, don't leave it alone with the vet, all pets, no matter how sick look for their owner in their final moments.
>>710574906
This is also helpful. My girl had a pink nose and paw pads, and when she was acting super lazy and off the first time, I noticed that instead of pink, they were white, which is a sign they're not doing well.
>>710574477
Thats very sad that people that close to you can't even see how much your cat means to you, especially if you've had as long as you said you did. But my pleasure OP. Godspeed to you and Kit Cat, i hope to see a thread a week from now saying shes walking around and eating more.
>>710571580
>>710572656
>>710573097
>>710573376
really glad to see these faggots are in the minority
even on /b/
Op i had to put down the one thing that meant anything to me anymore last week and feel nothing but guilt fuck this shitty earth
>>710575510
Why do I feel like these are the same people that start the "why can't atheists define atheism" threads?
>>710575344
It's a sign of FelV sadly. But they can last for many years for whatever reason, i'm not sure. We've had a cat get adopted and a few weeks later he died at someone's house. It's fucked man.
>>710575213
In some states you can buy cannabis oil from recreational shops for animals.
>>710571580
> t-t-that's something that only people on reddit sayy
think of how fucking warped your life is if you really believe that calling your pet your best friend is something originated and owned by people that used reddit.
>>710569340
Get a doggo
>>710569340
>Calling the cat a "thing"
>Supposedly cares for the cat
>>710575713
>In some states you can buy cannabis oil from recreational shops for animals.
Hopefully OP sees this
>>710569340
Don't care to skim thread but my cat had feline caner and was given less than a year to live. She lived for four years after that. My parents had to put her down because she was pretty well blind and her quality of life was bad, pretty much from old age, she was 14/15 (she was a stray).
My cat used to get steroid shots and they were expensive but they gave her a bit better life for a while.
When she started losing weight I used to hot box the garage with her in it and her weight picked back up.
I was stationed overseas when my parents put her down. I told them never to tell me if anything happened to her. When they quit showing her on Facetime I knew.
She can last longer than you expect. Just make sure you love her as much as you would. My cat was there from kindergarten/first grade for me till I moved halfway across the world. I still miss her and if anything I'm a lot more sweet to animals. I used to pick up my cat and place her on the window sill when she would be staring at it because she couldn''t jump as well the last year I was home.
>>710569340
This happened to my cat too. It sucks.
Try to make her comfortable.
Once she starts throwing up you should probably put her down. FLV is an awful way to go and at that point she'll be in constant pain.
I know how you must feel. It hurts. Sorry this had to happen to you.
>>710570951
OP, if you're still here, don't get a kitten for now. I recently adopted a kitten and it takes a while for the cats to get used to each other, and the kitten will stress out your cat. For now, let her chill and make her comfortable.
Godspeed
>>710571580
Go to bed, edgelord. Its past your bedtime.
>>710569340
Iknow those feels anon, lost my cat from same time period and I've never stopped missing her . You'll never forget the time you shared.
>>710575011
>Holding cats above humans
Natural selection will have you in its clutches soon enough.
>>710573189
Yes
>Just a cat
>>710573537
You're a lying virgin faggot OP
Your peice of shit dying bitch cat is the only pussy you've ever seen, besides your own.
>>710573857
Your bond is only evidence of your emotional retardation. Grow up, it's a just a fucking cat.
>>710569340
Good Luck
>>710577131
>peice of shit dying bitch cat
Kek
>>710575510
It's sad to see so few people with a real perspective of life, even on /b/
Fucking children clinging to your "pets" like they're a family member and a loved one, you're the product of humanities decline.
>>710577351
I'd take an animal companion over a human any day. I can hook up for sex whenever, but good riddance to living with a bitch.
>>710569340
Vet fag here. If you dont like the care you were given move vets. Secondly ask for miritazpine in cats it helps with appetite. Flv is usually a just a waiting game. Its a more advanced version of feline aids. So you have to battle the secondary infections that pop up. If it was felv thats a different story.
Lastly I would get it the euthanasia down a little before they start the rapid decline. Most vets wont have a euthanasia at home,because they arent equipped to handle home Visits. Stay with her when you need to get it done and bring something that smells like you for her to lay on.
Ask for a mild sedation when you are ready. It will keep her from getting hyper state before death. If you have any other questions you wanna ask dont feel bad about asking. ^^
>>710577002
>>710577002
Natural selection is telling me that with you spouting our edgy things like that, its only a matter of time before you get shanked on the street because you couldn't hold your fucking tounge and said something in front of someone dangerous. Retard. Charles Darwin would be fucking ashamed of you.
LISTEN HERE OP ! DON FUCKING TRUST THAT VET !!
SOME CATS DO MAKE IT !!
TRY TO KEEP HER IMMUNE SYSTEM UP TRY TO KEEP HER STRESS FREE AND HEALTHY AS MUCH POSSIBLE AND THERE IS CHANCE SHE WILL BEAT IT!
Cat dying? Sell it to your nearest Chinese food place. Probably get about $20. Depends on how much meat is on the cat's bones.
>>710577351
oh go fuck yourself,
good job you edgy little faggot finally you look like hannibal lecter, yeah bro ur super cold and dark and calculated. you fucking faggot. animals are living things just like us, maybe not as smart, but we're smart enough to understand the connection we have.
just because your life sucked and you think everything is a math equation doesnt mean everybody else has to have no empathy,
i dont even know what to say youre just such a piece of shit stupid little jew fuck, i can almost guarantee you're a fucking jew
fuckin virgin pussy, yeah super cool for havin no empathy bro,
fucking bacon munching little mountain dew and dorito fucking faggot
>>710569340
listen my brother, I don't know if you gonna read this or not but I understand your feeling. Last week I had to put down my cat that I had for 20 years on the day before my birthday. And just yesterday I had to pick up his ashes so I really understand your sympathy here and let me tell you the best advice I have. Take care of him, love him everyday and make sure you gave him all the medicine he needs but my friend, you gotta understand that you have to put him down soon. Like it or not you have to swallow that fact, you don't do it for you but do it for him. The time I had to decide was when my cat urinated on himself because he couldn't walk. So at some point he is gonna suffer and you have to do your best for him not to. So enjoy all the time you have left with him, but make sure when he is suffering, you have to pull the most fucking difficult choose of your life. but again, it's not for you. it's for him.
>>710577131
Jesus christ dude..
>>710577351
i'm triggerred as fuck rn i would ring this pussies neck holy fucking shit
yes i am samefagging i dont give a cunt
>>710577351
> welp
> friday night
> nothing for me to do tonight but rile up faggots
pic related
>>710577873
sorry for the misspellings, it hard to check for spellings when you get teary eyes.
>>710577873
Not OP, he said said he went to sleep here >>710574477
But im still here because its been one of the better threads here tonight. How much did the cremation cost?
>>710577722
I carry a gun and I value humans more then cats, I'll be fine and do something good for my fellow human while I'm at it, you on the other hand die saving a cat from an oncoming car.
>>710577783
tl;dr
But I assume you're saying "Blahblah, muh pussy so sensitive"
It's just a fucking cat.
>>710577903
You wouldn't ring shit you dummy, you'd piss yourself and go back home to pet your useless pussy.
>Just a fucking worthless cat
>>710569340
>it's name is Kit Cat
Fuck :'(
>>710569340
One solution, get a kitten
>>710578262
So he's saying you're an asshole.
>>710577929
>Genuine thoughts
Just a fucking cat, people thinking otherwise are delusional and regressing into children or are emotionally retarded/immature.
Pic related
>>710578465
Hey, if telling it how it is makes me an asshole, guilty as charged.
>>710569340
Do you want to suffer? Your cat loves you anon, and you love your cat. Your cat knows you love them. So don't let them suffer. Do the right thing Anon. Shoot your cat.
>>710574477
I'm so fucking glad OP went to sleep thinking this way about this shithole without seeing what all you worthless pieces of shit had to say.
Do the humane thing and shoot the cat so it doesn't suffer.
>>710571580
Have you never been around animals before? That's such a blatantly wrong statement that it's just kinda puzzling.
>>710578624
Your opinion is subjective.
>>710569340
Have a long road trip out to a desolate, flat location, a place where nobody would be, get your cat and go on a long walk, walk until you or your cat can't walk anymore, then take your cat and walk until you can no longer move another step. Lay you cat down on the flattest piece of ground you can, put your knee over your cats neck and jerk its head upward to break its neck. It may seem cruel, but it will end it's suffering. Sit down next to your cat and bask in the sadness of its death, spend as much time as you need to think and realize that you have only two options, those will vary from person to person so I can't tell you what it will be. When you feel at ease around what was once a dear friend (the cat), bring it back with you to your house or wherever you want it buried. The road trip will be difficult but once you get through it, you will feel at ease with the death of your friend and you will be able to take solace in the knowledge that you ended her suffering and that she won't hurt anymore.
>>710578832
>Y u no have feels for katties?
>>710570599
Are you in Sicily? When i was there i noticed that they cut the tips off of the ears of stray cats that had been fixed.
>>710577131
Wtf is wrong with you
>>710578972
umm are you an idiot? that's done everywhere.
>>710578935
I see the point in walking with it to be with it at its end, but fuck reading how much OP cares about his cat, how can you expect him to snap its neck like that?
>>710578895
But the fact that a human is more valuable as a creature then a cat and the cat being an expendable creature is not subjective.
It's not an opinion, it's provable reality. Cat is just a fucking cat, preservation of ones own species over another is evolutionary and sensible. Cats die all the time and the world is never any different because of it, fuck your feelings, they don't matter.
I feel you OP. Take plenty of pictures with em. Maybe even a few just holding her paw. I felt awful with my cat Cocoa left me due to old age a few years ago. Had her for 16 years. She watched my grow up. Always wanted to hang out with me. We'd get high together. Watch movies together. She was always there.
>>710578832
Fucking this. Ive been here since OP first started this thread. I have a cat that love as much as OP loves his and it pains me to see this many heartless people on here.
>>710579211
No, I expect him to have a pretty fucking long road trip to come to terms with him doing that.
There's shit you just have to do in life, ending a friends suffering quickly should be one of those things.
If he wants to shoot it or do something else then go ahead, but this is how I dealt with shit back in the day.
>#CatLivesMatter
/thread
>>710579286
People die all the time too and the world is no different because of it.
>>710578935
Should I make the cat dig his own grave, too?
>>710569340
These threads make me fear losing my pets. I'm gonna go hug my dog now...
>>710579755
I'm just trying to help. It's how I deal with stuff, the cat wouldn't know it was going to die until it's dead, that's why it works for me, might not work for anyone else.
>>710569643
I hope your cat doesn't wake up tomorrow and you drink bleach and kill yourself you fucking pussy. The world needs less faggots like you.
>btw the falcons suck
>who dat
>>710579684
People die and humanity can suffer from losing their potential contribution to society and the advancement of our species.
If key humans would have died before their contribution, we would have been set back on progress or it would have halted in some areas altogether.
Look at the societies cats have built and then look at the ones humans have built. Stop being idiotic about this because it offends your feels.
>>710579954
> hey guize i fund this awesome website where i can say badd things to people and they don't know who i am
> it's really kewl and filled with me mes
>>710580019
Look at what OP said about how his loss of human life affected him and how he feels the loss of his cat will.
Once again, it is subjective.
>>710580129
It's a form of being emotionally damaged, enabling his behavior isn't the solution. It's unhealthy and no one here is doing him any favors by treating OP like an infant.
>>710569340
I was like that with my dog too.
Until the neighbor fucking walked through our yard instead of on the sidewalk, kicked my dog for barking, and then the dog's eye swelled up. My mother kept saying she'd treat it, but she never did shit. She just let it get worse and worse. I used to try to help her too, but all 8 year old me could do was try to make her comfortable. By that time, it had gotten infected. She had also recently given birth to puppies, that were in the bushes.
After her eye swelled up, she legit went into depression. I even saw her trying to commit suicide a few times by laying in the road as cars were coming.
Eventually, a humane society member came by and euthanized her. The puppies all died, and the one we actually managed to save died cause my mom just HAD to bring us to her friend's boring house. It died when we were there. When I saw that roach crawl out of it's mouth, that broke me.
I say all this to say, I can relate. Hopefully you bounce back, because death of a pet is the death of a loved one.
>>710569340
You have no clue bro.
I'm gonna give you guys the run-down on my life atm.
>When I was 10 my parents divorced.
>When I was 13 my mom remarried a piece of shit drunk, then when I was 14 she was diagnosed with Terminal Breast Cancer.
>A year later, my grandfather of whom I was very close to died after six weeks of being diagnosed with cancer.
>Soon after that my dad's stepdad, who I was also close to died.
>Then a year after that my uncle was hit by a car and killed.
> Not too much longer than that another uncle's cancer came back.
>Over the last year my mother has withered away, she's only got 1-2 weeks left and her mind has already moved on.
God, it fucking hurts. It's like a nightmare I can't wake up from. I'm only 18 and fucking emotionally destroyed.
>>710580517
Your archaic mentality is a product of humanity's decline
>>710580655
Not OP but fuck thats rough bro..
>Last christmas my dad didn't get me the iphone 6s like i asked.
>all my friends have the 7 now and i just got the 6s over the summer for my birthday
>feelsbadman
>>710580550
Im not OP but holy fuck thats terrible
>>710580837
I know that feel to man.
>>710580682
Yes, treating cats like animals is truly the decline of humanity, lol. I bet you're a little vegan faggot aren't you?
I'll say it once more, it's just a cat, quit humanizing non-human things, quit being retarded.
>>710581036
It's like, my dad says he loves me because he always wants to take me to some shitty minor league baseball games but he knows I'm huge Devil Rays fan. But nooooooo its too expensive when clearly i know its only 20 bucks more.
Fuck him
>>710581267
That sucks man. Depression inbound
>>710581168
Nahh. Average height, straight with a typical diet of a mid 20 year old. I'm no longer arguing this point for OP, but for how blind people can be when it comes to how much of an impact pets can make on a persons life.
Sage Francis understands OP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjxHy8WTgTs
In all seriousness, I've lost both my parents to cancer, and 2 pets. I know what loss is. Pet loss is real and a mother fucker.
You gave her a great life and she gave you the same.
It could be worse, you could have not found each other!
Much love OP! I know those feels man.
>>710581464
It's perfectly fine to care about your pet, to enjoy it's company, and all that good shit, but you need to understand it's just a cat.
That way when it dies you're not an emotional wreck, having all the benefits of it's companionship being negated by he scar its passing, a scar now due to the over fabrication of emotional attachment to an animal.
>>710581961
Read post above
>>710581961
if you were a lonely fuck and your only companion wss a volleyball with a face drawn in, you would probably mourn it's passing.
We don't mourn loss because of humanlike qualities, we mourn loss because of emotional attachment.
Because, to a human, to lose something that you value is inherently frustrating.
>>710582153
>Pet loss is real and a mother fucker.
So, you're proving my point for me now or...?
Dude could have kept his pets value in perspective and avoided needless emotional stress, stress is physically bad for your health might I add.
How is having all of the positives that come with owning a pet and dropping the biggest negative, simply by seeing things for what they are, a bad thing?
>>710582295
I only invest deep emotions like that to things that can fully understand, appreciate, and reciprocate them back to me. In other words, humans.
Emotionally attaching yourself balls deep to a fucking volleyball is idiotic and foolish.
>>710582624
All I'm trying to say is loss and how people as individuals handle human, pet, or any loss for that matter is subjective. How the cope with or handle it on an individual level has nothing to do with how we're going to solve issues on a grander scale or "progess as a society" What's important now, and the point of this thread, is OP and his cat (who has gone to sleep hours ago, and good thing before he can see what all you closed minded fucks had to say)
>>710583091
>It's a subjective matter
>You close minded fucks
Pick one dummy.
Fuck the feels, my point has been it's illogical and perpetuating illogical behavior is regressive and your making people wore off because "the feels tho", you've not managed a good argument against this.
>>710583553
You win, keep fighting the good fight. Only 7 billion more minds to change
>>710582867
Aye, it is, and I never said it wasn't. But that's the thing about logic vs emotion. It's like oil and water. They just don't mix completely. The people with pets, who actually mourn them, though, put aside logic. After all, is love not an emotional state rather than a logical state?
Unconditional love, by logical guidelines, is fucking retarded. Why would you love someone that wronged you? The logical thing to do is to cut ties depending on how bad you were wronged, but the emotional response can vary from extreme rage, to revenge, to jealousy, to depression, to just forgiving and forgetting.
>>710569643
Sorry to hear op. Looks like pretty kitty.
>>710583946
The fight against stupidity is truly a noble and worthy cause, no matter how the odds are stacked.
>>710569340
I feel you bro, I lost my dogo years ago, she was a christmas gift from my grandma ween I was Five, she was loyalest dogo you could ever imagined, 15 years of good memories, when I left for studies, I left her in my house, she then become sick and my family took her to the vet, the fucker said she wouldn't last one week, I was devasted, I wasn't able to return home for a month, and guess what, she survived that month, I was so happy, I though the vet was a retard, then, the day I returned home she spend the whole day with me... she died the next day, I'm crying while I writte this, This little badass motherfucker survived one whole month just to say good bye to me, man, that broked me, one part of my soul died with her, best fucking dog ever, sweet dreams little princesd, miss you Willy
Sorry for the bad english, I'm just a batshit crazy Mexican
>>710569340
Put my cat down this morning. She was my best friend for 16 years. Sometimes you just have to let them go.
>>710581371
My dad told me he hated me and told me constantly that I was stupid after he cheated on my mom, tried to bankrupt her, and tried to make us homeless. Finishing EE this year. Fuck dads. After he almost died two years ago he tried to make amends but couldn't help but tell me how stupid I am. Shit like that hits kind of hard even when you know it's not true.
>>710584029
Personally I think emotion and logic go hand in hand, emotion and logic are both evolutionary traits that help our personal survival and the survival of our species.
Emotions are responses to motivate certain evolutionary actions, but too much is bad and too little is bad as well, we're humans and thus capable of managing the two if we so choose.
We should utilize our emotions to our advantage and temper them with logic and reason, this way we get the best of both worlds.
>>710585120
I can agree with you there.