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2017 Killed My Cat

Jan 16, 2017 23:14

If you go back, way back to my very first livejournal entires, you can see wee little never, in her early twenties, living in the Concrete Bunker on Folsom Street, posting about her tiny black kittens, Ada and Perl. What you don't see in those entries is that I am in the grip of a black depression, and J has bought me these kittens because he ( Read more... )

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Sending you love. tristan_crane January 27 2017, 18:23:13 UTC

When we made the decision to put Picat down last year, I held her as she died and it was one of the hardest and most profound moments of my life. I nursed that cat through kittenhood illnesses (ringworm, diarrhea), I spent a week sleeping with her and helping her to the litter box after her surgery to remove a tennis-ball sized tumor, and I spent hours driving her to and from her chemo appointments when she was diagnosed with cancer. Like you, we also had the fluids, meds, what food with this cat eat circus... She was only six years old, and it's been over a year and just now we are almost ready to find a new cat who will be David's cat, because Paloma is also shy and imprinted on me.

In the end, the burden we shoulder for helping them die with peace and without pain is worth it for the love they've given us but that doesn't make it much easier. Paloma is my Prozac and I'm going to go and hug her now.

Re: Sending you love. lilmissnever January 30 2017, 07:35:18 UTC

J was ready for a new cat after about a week. He has felt strongly that Tesla is my cat, even though Tesla is quite cuddly with him. I can't blame J for wanting a kitten that will love him more that it loves me. Sadly it is the nadir of kitten season, so even though SFSPCA seems to go through 30-40 cats a week, all-black male kittens in the 3-6 month range are rare and someone always snatches them up before we can come see them. Hopefully when David is ready, there will be plentiful kitty options.

Re: Sending you love. tristan_crane January 30 2017, 20:11:06 UTC

The right kitten is out there for you. We had a similar experience trying to adopt Pi.

This time I think we're going to get an older rescue, probably from the cat cafe here in Oakland. There's a cute orange tabby with a malformed paw that I keep nudging David to go meet. I'd love to get a kitten, but I don't think Paloma would be super thrilled and I'd rather have a cat that matches her energy.