Today was a particularly rough day. Our family had to make the decision to put down one of our oldest and most beloved cats, "Stinky."Stinky had fallen deathly ill with kidney failure and the doctors gave her a slim chance of survival if they could even succeed in saving her kidneys. It would also be an expensive undertaking and she would have likely needed fluid shots constantly for the rest of her life. So today as I held her skinny and nearly lifeless body in my arms I went through the mental acceptance that it was the right thing to do to end her suffering. Thus is the difficult process all pet owners must some day face. They say the right things to do are not always the easiest. That is definitely true.
We had Stinky since she was a kitten and she was well taken care of. A few years ago she had liver problems and we were able to bring her back from near death by force feeding her but she was much younger then and we caught it earlier. Needless to say Stinky lived a long and comfortable life. If animals have souls I hope hers has found rest. . She was 12 years old, which is quite a bit in cat years I'm guessing.
That is a long time we are thankful to have had her as our pet. She was one of the best we could have asked for.
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