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Greetings
All this talk of putting pets down, and the horse, too, has made me terribly melancholy. My heart goes out to all who have to send a loved fur-person off to Rainbow Bridge. My George, a gentleman catperson is 21 so the end is nigh. He's still spirited and will go outside and "hunt". But he's near blind and a bit senile. And our Corgi Girl, Foxy, is 13 and they don't live many years beyond that. I'm trying to be prepared but we are both madly attached to both. I still cry when I remember our dear old Calico Kitty, Miss Ivy, that we put down 7 years ago at 13 years. She was a self-taught service cat that took care of DH during the early years of his Apnea -- Extremely Obstructive type. Dear Ivy would lie on his chest and gently whack his cheek when he stopped breathing. If DH pushed her off, she'd wrap herself around his head and reach around to cheek-swat him! Once he'd had 3 surgeries for apnea and was on the right machine, Ivy continued her duties by whacking him when the machine was making the wrong noise (meaning the hose was crimped or the face mask twisted). She was the most unfriendly cat in the pound where we got her but she climbed on Rick's chest as he walked by her, from her favorite spot hiding on a shelf. She adopted him and I am forever grateful to that old girl. She knew he needed her and she became his health advocate! Our vet marveled at her for all the years we had her.

So hugs to all the beloved pets out there and hugs to all who have to say goodbye.
Janice