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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 02:22 PM
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Sorry to hear. Gonna give our fatty some extra supervised outside time today.

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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 03:19 PM
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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 03:20 PM
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My condolences. You did the right thing- no more suffering.
Old Apr 20, 2016 | 03:52 PM
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Agreed. It's a tough decision, but is ultimately the right one to make. My condolences on your loss.
Old Apr 20, 2016 | 04:56 PM
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Bentley begging to go outside.
Old Apr 20, 2016 | 05:11 PM
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Oh man, I'm so sorry. It sounds like you did the best you could and made the hard choice. My sincerest condolences.
Old Apr 20, 2016 | 09:59 PM
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Thanks guys, i really appreciate that. Yes its the hardest decision i've ever made. After having him for 15 years and growing up together i feel like i just lost a brother or something.
Old Apr 21, 2016 | 07:43 AM
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Sorry to hear Trip!

Here is my ******** plotting my murder.
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 01:53 PM
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This photo came up on my wife's FB from a couple years ago. This is Riley, who we put to sleep in 2014. I still have feels.

Sorry for your kitty loss.


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Old Apr 23, 2016 | 11:01 PM
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Just rushed Hobbes to hospital.

Came home from dinner and he was drooling with his mouth hung open and tensed up. Starting crying when he saw us. We *think* he may have gotten into something as theres signs he threw up clear liquid around the house, but no idea what--we just cleaned today.

sigh...



Hobbes on Patio by The Braineack, on Flickr
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 01:34 AM
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Still with him...maybe kidney failure. His blood pressure is very low and they can't get it back up.
Old Apr 24, 2016 | 02:43 AM
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Poor guy didn't make it.
Old Apr 24, 2016 | 03:51 AM
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Oh damn, not again. I'm so sorry Brain.

We've been losing too many kittehs around here lately.

RIP Hobbes
Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:34 AM
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So sorry brain. Cant imagine losing any of our three. I know we have given all of them a good life. No matter how shitty a day i had, i know i can go home and be entertained.
Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:43 AM
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This use to be a house full of kitties. We were/are planning to get two more in June. But like now im questioning my keep animals alive skills.

Hobbes was perfectly fine all day. I can't of any signs that something was wrong. He slept-in with us, he hung out with in my office while I played online in the morning, he followed me around the house and played with the broom while I swept, he chased me up and down the stairs like normal.

We went out to dinner at 7pm, and got home right around 9. He was drooling, and looked ill, and when he saw us he started crying. We rushed him over to the animal hospital and they were never really able to stabilize him. His body temp was low and his blood-pressure was very low. His blood showed metabolic acidosis but after fluids he only was still worsening. He eventually stopped breathing while we held and pet him around 2am.

I'm so scared it's something environmental and Pookie's next. They were thinking it was kidney failure, either disease or infection or toxin.
Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:19 AM
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Do you have any plants inside your house and are they cat friendly?
Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:27 AM
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nope; no plants. Belle would always eat plants (even plastic ones) so we never have them.

we had JUST picked up the house yesterday too so there was nothing out. The only thing that could be a toxin would be their food.
Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:59 AM
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So sorry Braineack.

Kidney failure is the #1 cause of cat death, and it's likely it was congenital. We have to put down one a couple of years ago with roughly the same symptoms.
Old Apr 24, 2016 | 12:45 PM
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Sorry for your loss Braineak.

I really enjoy the high quality pics you post of your cats. One of my favorite things about this forum.


Best wishes.
Old Apr 24, 2016 | 05:08 PM
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So my wife calls me and tells me that her bff's soon to be ex husband has threatened to take her cat to the pound to be put down. She doesnt live with him and cant have the cat where she is living. My wife wants to take the cat. 3 years old and female. How is this gonna work with our 3 boys?
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