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A Cats Life

What will they do now, I am a very ill old cat, I am Much loved, part of the family, so proud, Gone off my food, lost weight, not very fat, My purrs have disappeared, my meows are loud, I have little interest, sleep all day and night, I've become housebound, help is required, Breathing is laboured, I am giving up the fight, Taken to the vets for advice though not desired, Thoughts of losing my loving family, regret I am still a child never grew up, I've been cared for, I've been so loved by the family, they won't forget, perhaps not to give me a humane end, would be poor, Actually making this hard decision so difficult to make, Doing the right thing must be heartbreak. 6/2/2017

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Date: 2/9/2017 11:53:00 PM
Oh so sad when seen from the old cat's POV...well penned. I held my cute puppy when it was dying and it just passed away in some seconds in my hands. I shook it as it was warm and could not let it go...
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Roy Pett
Date: 2/10/2017 1:17:00 AM
Thank you very much Sunita, your comment made me feel so sad and so sorry for your loss, animals make a massive impact on our lives which makes it so hard to say goodbye, thanks again, Roy.
Date: 2/8/2017 3:43:00 PM
So sad when our pets are ill and near the end of their lives...difficult times x
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Roy Pett
Date: 2/8/2017 3:56:00 PM
Thanks Elizabeth sure is a painful time.
Date: 2/8/2017 3:04:00 AM
- When animals suffer ... it's time to say goodbye Roy - Sad! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Roy Pett
Date: 2/8/2017 11:54:00 AM
Thank you very much Anne-Lise, totally agree no matter how hard to let them go I can't stand to see them suffer, thanks for you support it is really appreciated, Roy.
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Roy Pett
Date: 2/8/2017 3:14:00 AM
Thank you very much Anne-Lise, totally agree no matter how hard to let them go I can't stand to see them suffer, thanks for you support it is really appreciated, Roy.
Date: 2/6/2017 4:52:00 PM
Never easy to say goodbye, Roy. Sad write!
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Roy Pett
Date: 2/6/2017 4:59:00 PM
Thank you very much Daniel, such a hard decision, but so hard to see them suffer.

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