Teasing the Korean Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I had to say goodbye to a very sweet cat today by the name of Heathcliff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Very sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I can feel your pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Heathcliff was a neighborhood stray who was in pretty rough shape when he showed up. We started feeding him regularly and he parked himself right on the doormat on the front porch. We literally tripped over him coming home or leaving - he was always there. He was soon looking a lot healthier and was the friendliest cat. My wife named him Heathcliff because the name had all the letters of "health" in it. I finally got my act together to take him in for shots, but he tested positive for feline leukemia and feline AIDS. I hope I did the right thing, for the sake of our other cats and those in the neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) That's rough. Sorry. You did the right thing, and it sounds like he was very happy to be near y'all. Quality time counts! Edited December 19, 2008 by papsrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Shucks, that's tough. My sympathies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I feel for you. . . sorry to read this. We had a stray adopt us that way and had years with him. I miss him a lot. . . it's been about seven years since he passed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 That's VERY hard. I think you did the right thing twice. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 So sad. At least for the last while of Heathcliff's life he knew he was loved. RIP Heathcliff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 My ex and I went through the same thing a few years back. Some stray was in the neighborhood who was definitely down on his luck and getting kicked around by other cats in the area. We managed to corrall him and nurse him back to health, we thought, although for some reason his wounds, though not infected, weren't healing very fast. A few tests at the vet revealed why. Sometimes doing the right thing hurts, but it's still the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I adopted a stray who I named Herman. He's still happy and fat (very fat) but I've noticed he's having a hard time getting up and down the basement steps to his litterbox. I have no idea how old he was when he appeared, but that was 8 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 I'm really sorry to hear about your loss. Losing a pet is never easy, especially for the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 That's VERY hard. I think you did the right thing twice. MG I think so, too. Sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Sorry to hear that. Losing a cat can be especially heartbreaking. My cat was 21 when she died. I still miss her not jumping on the bed and licking my nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-blake Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 It can be pretty tough to lose a family pet. My condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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