Originally Posted by KCUnited:
In my opinion, get another kitten, give it a better life than the one it’s destined for and let things play out naturally
This. Find one on the side of the road somewhere. One that doesn’t have a chance. That way no matter what happens things will still be better off
I decided to keep my cat because I had someone swear to me if anything were to happen they’d take him in. He’s only 2 and I’m 30. I think about my death way too much I suppose but life goes by really quick. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frazod:
There's another death I'm starting to think about - my own.
I'll be 60 this year. I'm an old fat guy with a lot of the standard old fat guy health issues. My dad, who was also an old fat guy, died at the age of 67. I kind of use that age as a baseline for my own life expectancy, and 2032 really isn't all that far off at this point. I'm fine now, but all life ends and that can change in a hurry. My dead cat was fine a month ago.
In the past, the advice I've always given and followed about losing a pet is to give it a few weeks and then get another pet. I'd love to get another kitten. But now, I'm at the age where it is reasonable to assume that any kitten I get will become a cat who outlives me. Is it selfish, or even cruel, to want another pet? I mean, people understand death, but a cat who sees me hauled off in an ambulance never to return won't.
I guess I could get an older cat, but then there's the issue of whether it would get along with the two I still have. Or maybe I should just stick with the two I've got. I just don't know.
Sorry, but I'm feeling a bit morose this evening.
Keep your head high, brother. If there's on thing this board is GOOD for, it's this. We got you. [Reply]
Get another cat. Or two or three. If you have the means.
We've lost a lot of pets. 3 in the past year. It happens because we have a lot of pets. We take in pretty much anything if we can. It's the least we can do when there's so many pets in need.
Papi is my best friend. He spent weeks 8 and 9 of his life in ICU at Iowa State. 2.5 pound puppies don't survive parvo. But they didn't count on him being demon-possessed. And here we are.
Do what you can. It's good for them and it's great for you. [Reply]
