Waldorf and Statler Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 EHHHHHHHHHHHHRMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Just because I think you're a cool dude, here's a video, if you listen close, you can hear him grumbling/groaning/making puppy noise: We get him two weeks today, so I'll have videos and pictures of him meeting Parker. Awesomeness will ensue! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 omg. That puppy grumping noise is the cutest thing ever. It's a great decision to get a companion for Parker. They will absolutely love each others company and I think are a lot happier in a pair. here's our old pair of bassets, they were together all his life: and a very small photo with the (also dead now ) cat and here's our current dogs - they've been together since the Nelly (the roan) was born (10 years now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 all those sad tales you're making makes me want to play that Sarah McLaughlin song and donate money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) Our cat (actually my wife's cat that she's had since she was 7) is really sick. She's stopped eating, hasn't pooped that we know of in like a week, has started peeing on the floor instead of in the litter box all of a sudden (the same time the other things started), and just sits curled up under one corner of our bed 24/7. We took her to the vet and he said she has a UTI (which may have been caused by a weakened immune system from steroids prescribed for her because of this eye allergy thing) and he gave us antibiotics, but I'm really worried about her. Edited June 14, 2013 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 It's so stressful when animals are sick like that. Especially before you take them to the vet because they can't tell you what's wrong. Hope the kitty is ok! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) Hope your lass gets well, Ethan. Mine was sneezing a lot last winter, so I was worried something was up; thankfully, the only IRL friend I have is a vet. There is nothing better than cats. Not even bigger cats. I've also noticed (long ago) that my lass has a pretty wide range of communication. Most notably and most often she uses a sort of trilling mumble-grunt (though she's also prone to the typical meow chatter). It's her sort of response to, well, most anything. Recorded it, but you'll have to turn your volume up pretty high to hear it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOmrxl_iEaI Edited June 14, 2013 by Saturnine Tenshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 We took her back to the vet yesterday and he ran some more blood work and said her kidneys are failing. He gave her maybe a 25% chance of recovery. He said that we could leave him there over the weekend and they could put in an IV to try to rehydrate her to see if that would help, but that it's possible even if we did that she'd die over the weekend, so we decided to bring her home instead and do the best we can here. If she's still alive on Monday then my wife is going to take her in to get the IV fluids during the day, without having to leave her there so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) It's Monday and she is still alive, but she's doing a lot worse and she seems like she's in pain, she doesn't even have the energy to lift her head anymore, so we've decided we're going to put her to sleep this afternoon. The vet can come do it at our house though, so at least she won't have to be at his office, she hates it there. *Edit* - I'm sure we'll get another cat in the next month or so, so when we do I promise to post lots of videos to make up for being so depressing. Edited June 17, 2013 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Sorry to hear it, Ethan. We've had old cats go that way and it's never easy. Though it's for the best if they've had a good, long life but now they're in a lot of pain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 We buried her under the bush she liked to climb in. It was like a bad movie, it started raining the very instant the vet injected her with the drug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 That sucks Ethan, I'm sorry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 My condolences, Ethan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Since I've been getting notifications again, I've been reading the updates on this thread, and I was hoping you would do what you did sooner than later, Ethan... I didn't want to say it myself though, as it seemed like it was not advice you were looking for, exactly... It's one of the hardest decisions one can make, but I believe that in many cases it's for the better. It's brutal to sit there and watch a beloved family member deteriorate that way, and in my experience, no available choices at the time seem fair. I learned the hard way though, that it's much better to be there to hold them as they pass on than to let them pass on slowly and naturally. I'm glad that you and her got to be home for it. My condolences. Hang in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yeah, like I said originally we were planning to get her the treatment on Monday if she lived through the weekend, but by Monday she'd gotten so much worse that we knew she wasn't going to make it. We didn't want to get the treatment over the weekend because we would have had to leave her at the vet all weekend and he said there was a decent chance she wouldn't make it through the weekend even if we did leave her there, and we didn't want her to die alone at the vet's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pirate Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 I'm sorry for your loss.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 I'm sorry, Ethan. Try to at least take solace in the fact that she had a long, comfortable life with you and your wife. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 My folks' depressed emo dog is getting annoying. Like when a normal dog follows me around the house it's cute and funny. But since I'm taking care of this one I know she only follows me around the house to make sure I don't leave her here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 I didn't quite see this till now. I'm pretty sorry to hear that Ethan. She sounds like she had a a well loved-life and it was the best that she didn't suffer more. Still, my condolences. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) Five more days...!!! Edited June 21, 2013 by The Cowboy Poet 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheMightyEthan Posted June 21, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) This is Goliath. That's the name he came with from the Humane Society. I love the name, but my wife is less fond of it, so we'll see if I can convince her to keep it. On the right is half of his brother Sampson. We wanted to adopt both but Sampson was already adopted. Goliath is watching my fingers intently as I type this. Here are some videos of him right after we brought him home. You also get to see my wife in a bikini because she was getting ready to go to the pool. I apologize for writing all of this in short sentences like I was writing it for a first grade assignment. *Edit* - I especially like how for the last one he chases the feathers but doesn't want to actually touch them. Edited June 21, 2013 by TheMightyEthan 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Last one today, I promise. The Mario powerup sound is my phone notification going off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Wife: "You're not getting me in that, are you?" Ethan: "No." [internally: HA HA HA I SO AM!] Clean your house, man. Goliath looks like he's having fun. Kittens are so full of pep. Is his tail bristled, or is it just that fluffy? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) It looks way worse in the video than it really is. Half that stuff was put out for the cat. Though when I was watching them (especially the last one) I was like "do I really want to upload this?" Edited June 21, 2013 by TheMightyEthan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 I lied, one more (though just a picture): 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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