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February 3, 2007 |

Face This is our cat Face. He was given the name Funny Face when he was a tiny kitten because of the long, pointed funny face he had. If you remember he spent Christmas Eve in the kitty hospital but he made a full recovery and was sent home.

Now he’s sick again. My husband and I prepared the children for the worst. The cat is, after all, 15 years old. The 4 year old and the 3 year old don’t seem to completely understand and are accepting of it. The 10 year old and 7 year old are distraught and have been crying since last night.

I made an appointment to bring him to the vet this morning and I’m not optimistic. My husband though asked me to see what they can do for Face to help him get better. He seems to think that another round of antibiotics and steroids should fix the cat right up. The big thing is that he doesn’t want to see the kids so upset. And I understand that. But I have a hard time prolonging the life of a suffering animal so that my kids can be upset tomorrow instead of today.

He’s going to die at some point. It’s going to hard some day. It doesn’t seem fair to drag it out for selfish reasons. It’s a hard lesson for the kids but one they are going to have to learn throughout their lives over and over.

How do you handle the loss of a beloved pet in your family?

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  1. Amy on February 3, 2007 2:39 pm

    It’s hard dealing with the loss of a loved family pet. Last time it happened here was when our dog was run over about 4 years ago, the kids freaked and we all cried and cried. It takes time to work through things like this.

  2. cassie-b on February 3, 2007 6:41 pm

    Such a hard decision. I think that when they’re not having fun any more, no purring, or signs of obvious distress, it’s time to decide if you’re keeping the animal alive for him or for you. Really tough choice. And even tougher to decide the actual day.

    Cas
    been there, done that. Good luck with your decision

  3. monileigh on February 8, 2007 1:12 pm

    Party! Yeah! With Face as the main guy? LOL How fun! Send me some cake!

    Now listen up here…your Pats always get to superbowl…nice to have OUR Colts finally make it. *snort* (notice the finally)

    Anywho, thinking of you! Huggeroozies!

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