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it's not fair
Thomas and Gemma took us to the humane society when we were kitty hunting a year and a half ago. They had a cat. They didn't need a cat -- but Thomas saw Figaro and knew he needed Figaro. Figaro was a gorgeous black beastie of a kitten, destined for a life of greatness.
Thomas is currently in the US on business, and Figaro got sick. He spent the night at the vet, and this morning they determined it was his kidneys. It was serious. Thomas just IMed me. They're putting him to sleep. And he's not there to say good-bye.
I am in my office crying too hard to see what I'm writing, because no one should ever, ever have to leave putting a pet to sleep in the hands of someone else. It's been just over two years since Slinky was put to sleep and I wasn't there with her, and it still kills me. I can't stand watching this happen again, to a friend. And to such a young, beautiful cat.
It's not fair.
It was awful when we put Widget to sleep, but we were there, all of us were there and we loved him and he knew that. He was in the arms of his favorite person in the whole world.
It's just not fair.
Thomas is currently in the US on business, and Figaro got sick. He spent the night at the vet, and this morning they determined it was his kidneys. It was serious. Thomas just IMed me. They're putting him to sleep. And he's not there to say good-bye.
I am in my office crying too hard to see what I'm writing, because no one should ever, ever have to leave putting a pet to sleep in the hands of someone else. It's been just over two years since Slinky was put to sleep and I wasn't there with her, and it still kills me. I can't stand watching this happen again, to a friend. And to such a young, beautiful cat.
It's not fair.
It was awful when we put Widget to sleep, but we were there, all of us were there and we loved him and he knew that. He was in the arms of his favorite person in the whole world.
It's just not fair.