Had To Put Our 17 Year Old Cat Lynxsy Down Today :-(

She was a beauty. So sorry to hear.
Just thinking about this poem brings tears to my eyes, I've never been able to get to the end of it.

oh man, I can sympathize with you there, v. sorry to hear that.

i had adopted a larger-than-usual male orange tabby (i called him Big Kitty) off the street in 2004/5. eventually he had the same issue (fluid build-up around the heart and lungs). he wasn't around for very long, but he lived like a king in his final year... plenty of food & water & treats & catnip, a clean, dry, bugless place to sleep & live, and plenty of company. our vet at the time told me the same thing as your vet told you and I had to let him go. it was important to me that he not suffer. his quality of life was priority. letting him go was tough. it always is.

days after, I felt his presence on the wind and it broke me. it was the warmest rush of pure love and gratitude and it put me on my knees because I knew it was his thanks.



"My life with cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance."
--William S. Burroughs, from The Cat Inside

I'm very sorry to learn of the loss of your family member. She sounds like a wonderful friend.

Be at peace with her no longer suffering.

We still miss our two fur babies.
Our tabby lived to 17 and he was my
Keyboard buddy , annoying yet adorable .
Miss the head bonks at 500 AM .

I'm sorry to hear that. I know that was a heart-rending decision to make, but it was the correct one for her sake. My condolences on the loss of Lynxsy.

so sorry--pets are very special--