Posts Tagged ‘pet loss’

Children Saying Goodbye to a Family Pet

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Written March 11, 2014 Addison, my beloved cat of 15 years started bleeding over the weekend. For a cat who has been diagnosed in renal failure for 2 years and had an ultrasound 3 weeks ago showing large cysts in her kidneys and spleen I knew that couldn’t be good. We spent the weekend trying […]

Tough Decisions: When to put your cat to sleep?

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Warning: This may make you cry and talks about euthanization. My personal experience with our cat Addison, April 12,2014 Addison, our beloved 15 year old cat, had been diagnosed with renal failure two years ago and it was progressing very slowly. We were able to manage it well with food until last month when her […]

Why I Couldn’t Be a Veterinarian

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Respect for Veterinarians: Dealing with Pet Loss I was reminded today of one of the reasons I couldn’t be a veterinarian. I was sitting in the lobby with Winston waiting for his appointment. As I was sitting there a vet tech came out and spoke to the man sitting across from me. She said his […]