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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 531846" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>(((((HUGS))))) I don't have a lot of dog experience because while our only dog while growing up lived to be about 17, her death was not natural or due to being put to sleep because she was ill/hurting. she was in great shape.</p><p></p><p>We have had a lot of cats, almost always had one as a kid and then in college my folks had 2-4 of them at a time. We only ever went out to get 2 of them and one was an adoption from a friend that was moving. Our cats brought friends home for dinner quite often and not just other cats. When they got old or sick, they went and brought home a cat to take care of us. Usually a stray or near feral one. By the time our cat either wandered off to die (terribly hard on us) or we had the vet put the cat to sleep, the new cat was familiar with us and either had moved in or was starting to trust us. Only one was at the starting to trust us stage, but we learned he had been hideously abused. He went from being just terrifying to all of us to playing "tag" under the table with toddler Wiz. He NEVER EVER scratched one of the kids. He passed on about a year or so ago, having brought home my parents' third cat a few months before. He knew the second cat they already had would never protect my mom from mice (the second cat once lost a mouse behnd a soccer ball).</p><p></p><p>Part of me wonders if this is one reason that Sadie has appeared in your lIfe at this time. Not so much because Molly is at the end of her road, but so that Molly can teach her to care for you while she still can. Of course if Molly is in pain or not enjoying life, then you have to make the hard choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 531846, member: 1233"] (((((HUGS))))) I don't have a lot of dog experience because while our only dog while growing up lived to be about 17, her death was not natural or due to being put to sleep because she was ill/hurting. she was in great shape. We have had a lot of cats, almost always had one as a kid and then in college my folks had 2-4 of them at a time. We only ever went out to get 2 of them and one was an adoption from a friend that was moving. Our cats brought friends home for dinner quite often and not just other cats. When they got old or sick, they went and brought home a cat to take care of us. Usually a stray or near feral one. By the time our cat either wandered off to die (terribly hard on us) or we had the vet put the cat to sleep, the new cat was familiar with us and either had moved in or was starting to trust us. Only one was at the starting to trust us stage, but we learned he had been hideously abused. He went from being just terrifying to all of us to playing "tag" under the table with toddler Wiz. He NEVER EVER scratched one of the kids. He passed on about a year or so ago, having brought home my parents' third cat a few months before. He knew the second cat they already had would never protect my mom from mice (the second cat once lost a mouse behnd a soccer ball). Part of me wonders if this is one reason that Sadie has appeared in your lIfe at this time. Not so much because Molly is at the end of her road, but so that Molly can teach her to care for you while she still can. Of course if Molly is in pain or not enjoying life, then you have to make the hard choice. [/QUOTE]
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