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This place is so valuable to me at so many different times and for so many different reasons.

I just spent a horrid 3 hours with my family. We had to say goodbye to a 19-year old pet that we were not expecting to lose. We knew Contessa was ill, and we thought that with the help of our excellent vet, she was getting better. When I got home today, I knew that was not the case.

Pets have such value. Among so many, they teach us how to accept unconditional love, and they help us to learn how to cope with loss. 'Tis hard to imagine, but Contessa the cat was already 9 years old when our 10 year-old Sarah was born. Where does time go? Even though she was so ill, Contessa purred in Sarah's arms, this evening. We all feel rather empty, tonight.

And so, as I was turning off my old Mac, I went to the Pub for a moment. First thread I punched up was Walden's 'time.' The incredible good humor and simple fun made me smile.

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Sad loss, Byll.

I'm glad we nutjobs were able to give you some cheer.
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Sad news indeed.

Life goes on..eventually.


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Sorry for your loss, Bill. One of ours is getting on in years, arthritic and apparently now with a thyroid problem.
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I'm sorry for your loss, Byll, and can easily empathize. (We've lost 2 elderly cats to cancer in recent years, and the remaining 2 cats and 1 dog are all quite old, so "it ain't over", as they say.) I'm very glad our humorous banter could bring a smile to your face today.

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chas wrote:One of ours is getting on in years, arthritic and apparently now with a thyroid problem.
Our now-20-year-old cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism a year ago. We took her to a vet in Seattle who specializes in treating this illness in cats by using radioactive iodine to destroy the thyroid. Since the treatment, our cat has gained a 10th life. She's put on weight, has more energy, and actually plays again. It was a very dramatic turn-around.
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I am so sorry Byll. The loss of a loved one, even when that loved one is a dear pet, is so difficult.

I too am glad that the crazed lunatics here in the pub were able to bring a smile to your face despite your sadness :)
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Feeling for you, mate. :(
And whether the blood be highland, lowland or no.
And whether the skin be black or white as the snow.
Of kith and of kin we are one, be it right, be it wrong.
As long as our hearts beat true to the lilt of a song.
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Sorry for the loss. In every respect, losing a pet is losing a member of the family. My sympathies.
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My wife's a Vet. She comes home some days after a family has
experienced such a loss, and she is really depressed. It makes it
even worse when she sees people that don't care for/about their
animals. I don't think I could ever do that job. I dread the day one
of our pets dies.

You have my deepest sympathies, Byll.
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Byll, ive lost many pets over the years. i posted a wee poem for ye.
Listen to me young fellow, what need is there for fish to sing when i can roar and bellow?
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So sorry, Byll. It's so difficult to lose fur people.
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LC wrote:It's so difficult to lose fur people.
Fur people? I like it! :D

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Thanks to all. Yup. Contessa was truly a fur person. First heard that term from my mother, probably 50 years ago.

The best to 'ye...
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Byll wrote:Thanks to all. Yup. Contessa was truly a fur person. First heard that term from my mother, probably 50 years ago.

The best to 'ye...
Byll
There's supposed to be a book about cats, or about *a* cat, titled "The Fur Person". Heard tell about it in, um, 1974, I think it was. I hadn't read it; don't know if it's still in print. I call my cat that, too.
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