What made you sad today?

[1061]

So sad to lose a pet, more so one we've had for many years even more so in this tragic situation.

Tears.

[Morrigu]

Oh that's very sad Tannin

As others have said at least it was quick and she had a long happy life and is now resting in a nice place with a view!

[Tannin]

Cheers all and I appreciate the kind thoughts. I've been expecting something like this for a while now, she was quite old, and I'd been quietly dreading her getting really crook and needing to be put down in pain. Better this way. When my turn comes, I'd prefer the same: good life, quick exit.

TP: I'll probably do as you suggest; maybe with an older cat not 'coz I care about a few dollars but simply because old cats make good companions, and still get amongst the mice with the best of them. But there is no immediate hurry; the mice won't start moving in 'till they can't detect the scent of cat around the place, so a month or so should be fine. Or maybe one of the local strays will turn up and make friends with me first. That's where the first one came from: she just turned up and looked sad and timid, so I hunted around in the freezer and found a chop that was past its use-by and, little by little, she moved in and stayed for fifteen years.

Stui: you are farnarkling brilliant! I didn't know there was such a thing!

[Tannin]

PS: I thought of this thread as an all-purpose, all-posters-welcome thread to match "what made me happy" and "what pisses me off" and "what did I learn". But I'm fondly hoping that it won't get too many more posts 'coz nothing else happens to make anyone here sad.

[What'sinaname]

Sorry to hear about your cat.

Very sad indeed.

If you can rescue a beautiful cat from the RSPCA then it's a possible win-win.

[Jezza]

Sorry about your cat Tannin!

[HAL]

There is no need to apologize. Oh yeah, we were talking about your cat Tannin .

[3.14159]

Sorry to hear about your cat Tannin.

[Member 7167]

Sorry for your loss Tannin. The death of a loved pet is always hard to take for those who truly care for animals.

[Neil Appleby]

Sorry to hear that comrade; I feel your pain. Get a kitten when the pain subsides a little bit and grow old together.

[watt price tully]

Learnt last night that a woman who I didn't know well but well enough to have a chat & chin wag with who is a nurse & did project work part time & would sit behind the low partition in front of our work area, killed herself. Her project work finished last year so hadn't seen her for about 3 months.

Shocking, a kick in the guts. She was lovely. She asked my work colleague last year about advice to assist a friend who was depressed & suicidal. FFS. Very sad. She was all alone.

[think positive]

[watt price tully]

[Wokko]

Firstly, sorry to hear about your cat Tannin. I must've missed this thread when it first popped up. I had a cat hit by a car and he was only about 5 years old, was the only the second time I've cried in sadness since adulthood, so my condolences.

And WPT, I've had to talk a friend down from suicide as well as deal intimately with someone who has made numerous attempts, including calling an ambulance after an attempt. I can't imagine what it's like to deal with that kind of thing all the time, and having it happen to someone even on the periphery of your life must be devastating.

I also hope this thread stays small.

[HAL]

What happened to cat hit by a car and I was about 5 years old was the the second time he or she've cried in sadness adulthood so his or her condolences?