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I took the tough decision this morning to have my darling girl Misty put to sleep. She become rather unwell suddenly the week before last and kidney failure was diagnosed. 5 days at the vets on IV helped improve her but on coming home although she was very happy to be home initially I found she'd only eat a little at each mealtime (and only of her very favourite food) and became more withdrawn much of the time. This morning she was off her food again and drinking way more water than normal and the vet found she'd lost noticeable weight even since last Wednesday, so the compassionate choice was to say goodbye.

I'll miss her gentle adoring headbutts, rubbing her soft belly, her long loud purrs (which could carry on a good 5-10 minutes after I'd stopped stroking her), her complaining when I'm late with mealtimes and her feisty nature with my other cats.

Farewell Misty.
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~Infinitefoxi125 May 31, 2013  New member
You did the right thing. I know how sad it is, though. My dog lived to 18, and then was almost paralyzed by his arthritis. But it's better this way. That picture of her is beautiful, though.
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=FurLined May 31, 2013
Thank you
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~AngelKitzy May 27, 2013  New member Hobbyist Digital Artist
m sorry for the loss. my cat smokey died with the same symptoms :'(
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=FurLined May 31, 2013
Sorry about smokey :(. It's frustrating that cats are so good at hiding illness until it's too late.
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~AngelKitzy May 31, 2013  New member Hobbyist Digital Artist
It really sad that some people think cats are not loveing
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Mood: Sadness ~LovesLostWords May 25, 2013
I'm sorry for your loss, it's a hard decision but ultimately the best one for them. My precious Toby(dog) began to lose weight, loss of appetite just like Misty, he was so ill that he couldn't move his back legs or lift them to wee. It was hard to say goodbye, I remember sitting on the front lawn with him the very morning he was going to the vets to be put down, it hurt because he wouldn't move, no matter how much we tried to get him to almost as if he knew what was happening. :( I guess we just have to remember all the happy times, the memories we've shared with them. Some people don't understand why 'pets' are so important but they are more than that, they are family.
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=FurLined May 31, 2013
Thank you for your kind words, and sorry to hear about Toby. I do remember the happy times, but it's always strongly tinged with the sadness of not being able to enjoy such moments again with her :(. It's not the same of course, but the two kittens I now have are doing an excellent job of creating more happy times at least.
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Mood: Sadness ~j3f3rs0n Mar 25, 2013
Cats have seven lives, but always comes the last... Is sad. Not for the cats, but for their humans, that lose they, because they're wonderful! I feel for your loss, but don't worry, now she is in a better place.
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Mood: Joy *LouiseMarieFineArt Feb 24, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
So sad, this is a lovely shot of her
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=FurLined Feb 25, 2013
I'm glad I managed to capture her well in photos - I do try to get different facets of the cats' personalities showing through in various photos I take of them.

The one thing I never photographed tho' was one of her sweet little headbutts. If I moved my forehead near to her head she'd incline her head forwards to gently touch the top of it against me and start purring. So sweet and I do miss her.
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