Comments on: Putting Our Kitty to Sleep

By: Fit Wallet

Fit Wallet — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:50:00 +0000

I’m so sorry for your loss. Coming from someone involved in cat rescue, you absolutely made the right decision. If after you’ve tried every trick in the book and explored all possible medical reasons, your animal is still having behavioral problems that severe, euthanasia is the best option. If you’d taken him to a shelter, he would have either been considered unadoptable (due to age and behavioral past) and been put down, or he’d have been adopted into a new home unaware of the problem–and who knows it that new home would have given him a chance. You did your kitty a favor by letting him pass away surrounded by people who loved him so much. My condolences to you.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:08:00 +0000

Thank you all for your kind words.

By: Kate@ThePaycheckChronicles

Kate@ThePaycheckChronicles — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:49:00 +0000

My thoughts are with you…what a difficult situation. I hope you are able to feel good about your choice – I’m sure you are right that a shelter would have been a poor choice.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:04:00 +0000

I’m so sorry. You have my sympathy. It sounds like you more than did the best you could to stop it. I could learn a valuable lesson on patience from you, I think.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +0000

A difficult decision to be sure. Very sorry for your loss.

By: Penny in Australia

Penny in Australia — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:17:00 +0000

So sorry to hear about this tough decision you had to make Frugal Girl. Best wishes and lots of sympathy to you. You certainly gave the cat more love than most people would have, and must be an incredibly kind person.

By: Kate@LivingTheFrugalLife

Kate@LivingTheFrugalLife — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:41:00 +0000

My sympathies. We had to put down our 17-year-old cat in April. It is very, very hard to do. I hope no one makes you feel guilty about such a difficult decision.

The only good thing I can say about grieving for an animal is that, while it's just as intense as grieving for a human being, it seems to fade much faster.

By: Revanche

Revanche — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:29:00 +0000

So sorry you had to make this decision. 🙁