The Lonely Dogs (and Cats) Thread

MendotoManteo

MendotoManteo

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Going to soon have to put this sweet one to sleep. I love him so much. He was apparently abandoned twice prior to my ex and I adopting him. He's had a hard life. But very sweet boy. I took this photo this past Saturday. Things took a bad turn afterwards.

We'll figure this out, but anyone who wants to share about your babies, please do. I have some precious kitty babies too. They're all so wonderful, our pups and cats. Just bless our lives. How wonderful it is that they came into our lives.


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One of the toughest things a person has to go through because you have to make that decision then watch it carried out. I think it’s extra hard because we know that pet counts on us and we feel like we are somehow letting them down even though we know we aren’t.

It’s what pet owners sign up for and we know it’s coming eventually but damn does it hurt like a MFer.

Good luck and know that you gave him a great life and he appreciates that more than we’ll ever be able to understand.
 
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Sorry for your loss, Mendo, but I'm sure you're doing the right thing...
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Thank you to you and Bigs. Yeah, it sucks. But it's time. I'll let his mother make the ultimate decision. My ex. He's the dog she wanted us to adopt and has remained a great mother to him, despite all his problems. We had a long conversation today, when she came over to pick him up.

I don't want to go into anymore details but she feels safe enough. And we're exploring options to have an at-home euthanasia.
 
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This is Honey. My wife and I adopted her and another cat the week after we got back from our honeymoon. They came from a severe hoarding situation- 200 cats in an 800 square foot house. I’ll try to find the news article about it. The healthy cats were spread to shelters across the state, and we adopted the two that went to Chapel Hill.

Honey and I bonded pretty quickly (the other cat, Claire, is still very close with my wife). She would ride on my shoulders and curl up inside my hoodie while I studied. Unfortunately she developed heart failure, and eventually pancreatitis. We put her to sleep in 2016, just over 4 years after adopting her. It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made.

Two weeks ago, I woke up in the middle of the night to take my socks off. While I was trying to get back to sleep, I felt a cat jump on the bed and start kneading my legs. Honey had a particular way of doing that, almost like she was prancing in place. It stopped after a while and I went to sleep. The next morning when I woke up, the door was closed and there weren’t any of our current cats in the room. I’ve been hemming and hawing over getting a tattoo of her ever since she passed... I finally started trying to get on the books the day after that happened haha.

Edit- here’s the article: Woman arrested after 202 animals seized from home
 
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This is Honey. My wife and I adopted her and another cat the week after we got back from our honeymoon. They came from a severe hoarding situation- 200 cats in an 800 square foot house. I’ll try to find the news article about it. The healthy cats were spread to shelters across the state, and we adopted the two that went to Chapel Hill.

Honey and I bonded pretty quickly (the other cat, Claire, is still very close with my wife). She would ride on my shoulders and curl up inside my hoodie while I studied. Unfortunately she developed heart failure, and eventually pancreatitis. We put her to sleep in 2016, just over 4 years after adopting her. It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made.

Two weeks ago, I woke up in the middle of the night to take my socks off. While I was trying to get back to sleep, I felt a cat jump on the bed and start kneading my legs. Honey had a particular way of doing that, almost like she was prancing in place. It stopped after a while and I went to sleep. The next morning when I woke up, the door was closed and there weren’t any of our current cats in the room. I’ve been hemming and hawing over getting a tattoo of her ever since she passed... I finally started trying to get on the books the day after that happened haha.
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Man, I feel you. I sometimes dream about my furry babies.

The best cat I ever had, we picked him up from a sweet couple out in Strawberry Plains outside Knoxville. 2012. December. The day of the the Kentucky game, when we were still having that annual home-and-home game. Anthony Davis got us that day on last second shot, if I remember correctly, but I had the sweetest little kitty boy on my lap.

And they had obviously been giving him milk. Because he lit us up! Lol.

I don't want to go into it, but he was my UNC game buddy. And I let him down.

Anyhow, thank you for sharing your story about your cat. Honey, a good gal. I have no doubt.
 
Had to put my best friend down in December 2020 and it will still hurt at times. It was the right decision as he had pretty much stopped eating and was struggling at times to get around. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do and I’ve dealt with some difficult situations with immediate family members at the end of their lives. Thoughts are with you.

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DiehardHeelFan said:
Had to put my best friend down in December 2020 and it will still hurt at times. It was the right decision as he had pretty much stopped eating and was struggling at times to get around. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do and I’ve dealt with some difficult situations with immediate family members at the end of their lives. Thoughts are with you.

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I have a cat named Oakley.

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DiehardHeelFan said:
Had to put my best friend down in December 2020 and it will still hurt at times. It was the right decision as he had pretty much stopped eating and was struggling at times to get around. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do and I’ve dealt with some difficult situations with immediate family members at the end of their lives. Thoughts are with you.

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Thank you, man. I'm so sorry. Don't know why I'm typing with cursive but, hey, it's all good.
 
My sweet Ruby.. Smartest dog we've had. Her breed was pretty much a Heinz 57 variety. We put her down at 14. She'd been diagnosed with a form of cancer the vet said was untreatable. He put her on Tramadol for pain and said " you'll know when it's time."
And we did.
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DiehardHeelFan said:
Had to put my best friend down in December 2020 and it will still hurt at times. It was the right decision as he had pretty much stopped eating and was struggling at times to get around. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do and I’ve dealt with some difficult situations with immediate family members at the end of their lives. Thoughts are with you.

This is Oakley aka Little Man
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MendotoManteo said:
Going to soon have to put this sweet one to sleep. I love him so much. He was apparently abandoned twice prior to my ex and I adopting him. He's had a hard life. But very sweet boy. I took this photo this past Saturday. Things took a bad turn afterwards.

We'll figure this out, but anyone who wants to share about your babies, please do. I have some precious kitty babies too. They're all so wonderful, our pups and cats. Just bless our lives. How wonderful it is that they came into our lives.


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Damnit man. I am so sorry. My oldest just turned 12 and I know it's coming... loss is the measure of one's love. And I'm sure you've given him a fantastic life.
 
We still haven't gotten a dog since ours passed away. I was so dang attached that now I can't fathom the potential heartbrake from losing another dog, plus i know it will be impossible for another dog to "replace her" . Lots of tears have been shed the day she died.

Maybe one day we'll try another... gonna be a long time though.
 
Thank you all for your wonderful comments! And I appreciate reading about your loved ones. I wish I could comment on them all, but my head's still pretty messed up. We've made arrangements for this coming Saturday afternoon. Hoping for in-home, but it's complicated for reasons I don't yet want to mention.

I'll try to share the details after this is all over, but it's a serious situation and a horrible one at that.

Some people see dogs and cats. The rest of us see our family members.
 
We had to put Millie down one fall about 10 years ago. I held her and rubbed/scratched her ear as she slipped away. It sucked, but honestly, the thing that got me through it was focusing on how thankful I was that she was our dog.

My wife said she did want another dog (it was never a question for me), but she had three stipulations:
1. It would be house trained.
2. It would not shed.
3. We would get it in the summer so my wife, a teacher, could bond with her.

Fast forward to the following Feburary, and she found her dog at a rescue. It wasn't house trained; it shed a little bit, and it wasn't summer. So if you are counting, none of the stipulations were met, but who am I to say "no" to a dog? It turned out that Sammie is the best dog I could imagine having. That is her in my avatar.

I know it sucks, but damn, not having a dog would suck more. I hope you find comfort.
 
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