The jubilant July NSD challenge

jintyb

Evenin all,

Popped in to report that, sadly, puss was put to sleep today.
Believe me, that wasnt a decision lightly taken. I feel I can put my hand on heart and say I did everything I could for him, but I couldnt cope with the constant uncertainty of what I was going to face every morning. From a hygiene point of view it was just not on.
I had a good chat with the vet and she said that anything we did now would not be a cure but a temporary stopgap. Thankfully, OH came with me, and considering the strained relationship between them , he was in bits. I wasnt much better, but since the last episode, deep down I felt this was coming.
So, a bit of a sad day in Jinty house. He was a lovely cat but ill and unhappy.

I hope you wont think badly of me cos I feel terrible about it.

beanielou

Jinty#No one will feel badly of you least of all me.
Thinking of you & I know you have done what's right for you and the cat.
Huggles hun xxx

kerri_gt

Oh Jinty, big big hugs to you (and your OH) :grouphug: It's a horrible decision to have to make but you know in your heart you did what was best for puss. He was ill and that was making him unhappy - sometimes the hardest decision for us is the best for them, to prolong his suffering longer would have been unfair (I sometimes think pets get the better deal, they can end their days in dignity whereas us humans have to draw things out to the end - sorry, not what you want to hear and I'm dirgressing)

Give it time, it will get easier and you'll be able to think about the happy times more. I miss our cat Big G terribly when I think about him still but I know I did what was best for him and the decision was made out of love - just like yours. Have a good cry if you need to, and whatever you do don't let anyone tell you 'it was only a cat' - he was your cat and you loved him :kisses3: xxx

kerri_gt

beanielou wrote: »

But you paid the fiver from your change pot kerri:whistle:

errrr......unfortunately not I think I might have to admit this one as a spend

AlyBaly

Hi everyone , hope you are all ok and have a good weekend

#7 for me was at work all day and am too tired to do anything tonight .

Hugs for jinty xxx

cw18

((hugs)) Jinty

I had to make much the same choice in January of last year with the elderly Yorkie I'd adopted. I was getting regular wet patches on the carpet, which was becoming too much - but the decision was probably easier to make for me 'cos she's also gone blind, appeared to be almost totally deaf, and had started to circle all the time which the vet said was a sign of either senile dementia or a tumour of some type. I was strongly advised it was the kindest thing to do, but I still felt dreadful agreeing to it

butdoineedit?

jintyb wrote: »

Evenin all,

Popped in to report that, sadly, puss was put to sleep today.
Believe me, that wasnt a decision lightly taken. I feel I can put my hand on heart and say I did everything I could for him, but I couldnt cope with the constant uncertainty of what I was going to face every morning. From a hygiene point of view it was just not on.
I had a good chat with the vet and she said that anything we did now would not be a cure but a temporary stopgap. Thankfully, OH came with me, and considering the strained relationship between them , he was in bits. I wasnt much better, but since the last episode, deep down I felt this was coming.
So, a bit of a sad day in Jinty house. He was a lovely cat but ill and unhappy.

I hope you wont think badly of me cos I feel terrible about it.

(((((((((((((((big hugs)))))))))))))) Jinty, of course we don't think badly of you, it must have been such a hard decision to make & you made it out of love for puss, that's not wrong.
Please take all the time you need to grieve, Puss was a member of your family & so it is only natural that you will feel sad, be kind to yourself hun.

butdoineedit?

Grocery shop tonight, really wanted a NSD, but figured as i will be heading home to see gran at the weekend i'd better get it done, :eek: to grocery prices though, i can't remember who said it earlier in the week, but i agree, everything is getting soooo expensive.

Well even though gran's first op appeared to go fine apparently it messed up her heart, so she had another one today to fit a pacemaker, poor love it's such a lot to go through at her age....

Luckily have managed to use the money i set to one side to get some cheap coach tickets so i can come home & sleep in my own bed tomorrow (& maybe make the moon trip!!). I do feel a bit selfish but i'm still not totally over this cold & i just know i won't have the patience to cope with my mum's drama queen persona & i'll sleep so much better in my own bed. I've agreed to go & stay for a long weekend next week, so i do hope that will make up for it. So bus tickets already booked, squash bottle filled & snacks packed to take with me, the next 2 days WILL be NSD's!!

solventsoon

jintyb wrote: »

Evenin all,

Popped in to report that, sadly, puss was put to sleep today.
Believe me, that wasnt a decision lightly taken. I feel I can put my hand on heart and say I did everything I could for him, but I couldnt cope with the constant uncertainty of what I was going to face every morning. From a hygiene point of view it was just not on.
I had a good chat with the vet and she said that anything we did now would not be a cure but a temporary stopgap. Thankfully, OH came with me, and considering the strained relationship between them , he was in bits. I wasnt much better, but since the last episode, deep down I felt this was coming.
So, a bit of a sad day in Jinty house. He was a lovely cat but ill and unhappy.

I hope you wont think badly of me cos I feel terrible about it.

Oh, jinty, hun, how could you possibly think any of us would think badly of you. All of us know how much time, effort and love you put into making puss's life comfortable over the past few months.

You made the worst decision any loving pet owner has to make and you did it at the right time for puss - not for yourself - and that's why it's so hard to come to terms with.

It's natural to be upset, puss was a member of your family, but please try not to feel guilty or terrible about it, deep down you know you did the right thing for puss and he was the most important one in this decision.

Be kind to yourself, let yourself grieve as much as you need to and don't let anyone ever tell you he was only a cat, he was much more than that to you and OH.

Massive ((((((((((HUGS)))))))))) to you and OH, we're all here for you if you need us.

spoon xx

solventsoon

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Grocery shop tonight, really wanted a NSD, but figured as i will be heading home to see gran at the weekend i'd better get it done, :eek: to grocery prices though, i can't remember who said it earlier in the week, but i agree, everything is getting soooo expensive.

Too right, BDINI, I bought more or les the same things as I did last week - well, quantity wise anyway - and the prices had gone up by nearly £10.. how???????:eek:

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Well even though gran's first op appeared to go fine apparently it messed up her heart, so she had another one today to fit a pacemaker, poor love it's such a lot to go through at her age....

It is indeed, but she's got a lot of support to help her get through it.

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Luckily have managed to use the money i set to one side to get some cheap coach tickets so i can come home & sleep in my own bed tomorrow (& maybe make the moon trip!!). I do feel a bit selfish but i'm still not totally over this cold & i just know i won't have the patience to cope with my mum's drama queen persona & i'll sleep so much better in my own bed. I've agreed to go & stay for a long weekend next week, so i do hope that will make up for it. So bus tickets already booked, squash bottle filled & snacks packed to take with me, the next 2 days WILL be NSD's!!

Now, young lady, you're going to get a lecture.......

Selfish.... you.... I've never know anyone less selfish in my life. After what you've done over the past few weeks I think you deserve a medal. Please don't feel guilty or selfish, BDINI, you've been really under the weather this week and you need to relax a bit to shake off that cold. Most people probably wouldn't have gone this weekend because of it, you're just amazing.....

((((((((((HUGS)))))))))) to you too and hope your gran is really pleased to see you tomorrow.

spoon xx