RIP Sassy

Pony express · 06-17-2008, 04:21 PM

I just had to have my 20 year old cat, Sassy, put to sleep. She was having trouble breathing and eating. She just laid on her bed the last few days. I feel terrible, I asked my son to take her. I couldn't do it. I've always been there when all my animals have been put down, but I just couldn't do it this time.
RIP Sassy, have fun with your brother Red up there.

**Orchid** · 06-17-2008, 04:25 PM

I'm so sorry.

What a wonderful long life she had though!

DackelMom · 06-17-2008, 04:28 PM

I'm so sorry to hear the news. It sounds like she had a wonderful long life with you and she was very loved. Its okay that you couldn't take her to the vet yourself. There is no right or wrong way to say goodbye.
RIP Sassy

Horses&Soccer · 06-17-2008, 04:29 PM

I am so sorry you lost Sassy. That's a very hard thing to have to do. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

BabyMay · 06-17-2008, 04:31 PM

She had such a long loving life with you. Don't kick yourself for not being there with her. She knew you loved her.

Pony express · 06-17-2008, 04:32 PM

My son just got home from the vets. She died as they were about to inject her. They think her heart was bad. I feel bad she had to be so stressed at the end of her life, but she is in a better place now. Thanks everyone for the kind thoughts. It's hard, I lost one of my dog, horses and cat in the same year

BabyMay · 06-17-2008, 07:42 PM

Big Hugs going out to you.

**gbarmranch** · 06-17-2008, 07:45 PM

Oh dear.. I am so sorry... ((((((((HUGS)))))))) What a wonderful long life she had with you

RIP Sassy...

jtfer1968 · 06-17-2008, 07:50 PM

She had a wonderful life with a loving family. Big hugs.

Carri · 06-17-2008, 08:04 PM

I am so sorry! (((HUGS)))

**seerfarm** · 06-17-2008, 08:20 PM

I am truely sorry, but what a long wonderful life. Rest in Peace Sweet Sassy.

paso_lover · 06-17-2008, 08:22 PM

Wow 20, sorry for your loss but 20

. Don't know any cat that has lived that long. Good for you.

Peter-John's Love · 06-17-2008, 08:58 PM

So many losses

I agree you gave her a great life to get to 20 years. She was clearly ready to go, but it never seems like it is long enough with a special one like Sassy.

There are no words that can take away your pain. The picture in your mind of Sassy and Red playing in heaven will help.

((((hugs)))) prayers for sweet comfort. We are here for you in your time of deep grief.

R.I.P. Sassy

(also for your dog

and horse

)

HorseLovinLady · 06-18-2008, 02:44 AM

I'm so sorry for your loss. ((((((Hugs))))))

Horselessnomore · 06-24-2008, 07:02 PM

So sorry for your loss. Sending lots of ((((( HUGS ))))) your way. I had to have my 21 year old cat put down a few years ago and it was the hardest decision I have every had to make . . . . I had the old boy for longer than I was married, had kids, etc... May Sassy R.I.P.

crittermom · 06-24-2008, 07:12 PM

Hugs coming from Virginia. RIP Sassy---much loved cat.

Horsegirl621 · 06-24-2008, 07:25 PM

R.I.P. Sassy; So sorry for your loss. She sounded like a great cat.

NoniMe · 06-24-2008, 09:44 PM

I am sorry- it's really hard. My Penny I had for 20 of her 23 years...she died the night before the vet's appointment. 8 years ago, and I still think of her often, and miss her.

I know what you're going through...but I also know that you gave her a good, long, loving life, and that she is now at the Rainbow Bridge...hanging out with Red, and waiting for you to join her, many many years from now.

Best-
Noni

merleliz · 06-24-2008, 09:47 PM

I am so very sorry, I lost my dear old Thomasina at 18, it's so hard to lose one who has been a part of your life for so long.

Rest in Peace, Sweet Sassy! ((((HUGS))))

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06-17-2008, 04:21 PM
Pony express Started Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 2,404	RIP Sassy I just had to have my 20 year old cat, Sassy, put to sleep. She was having trouble breathing and eating. She just laid on her bed the last few days. I feel terrible, I asked my son to take her. I couldn't do it. I've always been there when all my animals have been put down, but I just couldn't do it this time. RIP Sassy, have fun with your brother Red up there. __________________ I don't regret the things I've done. I regret the things I didn't do when I had the chance.

06-17-2008, 04:25 PM
Orchid Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 9,805	I'm so sorry. What a wonderful long life she had though! __________________ Be thankful.

06-17-2008, 04:28 PM
DackelMom Weanling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Penn Valley, CA Posts: 395	I'm so sorry to hear the news. It sounds like she had a wonderful long life with you and she was very loved. Its okay that you couldn't take her to the vet yourself. There is no right or wrong way to say goodbye. RIP Sassy

06-17-2008, 04:29 PM
Horses&Soccer Started Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Warrenton, MO Posts: 2,727	I am so sorry you lost Sassy. That's a very hard thing to have to do. {{{{{HUGS}}}}} __________________ When life gives you lemons - find someone to throw them at!

06-17-2008, 04:31 PM
BabyMay Coming two Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,875	She had such a long loving life with you. Don't kick yourself for not being there with her. She knew you loved her.

06-17-2008, 04:32 PM
Pony express Started Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 2,404	My son just got home from the vets. She died as they were about to inject her. They think her heart was bad. I feel bad she had to be so stressed at the end of her life, but she is in a better place now. Thanks everyone for the kind thoughts. It's hard, I lost one of my dog, horses and cat in the same year __________________ I don't regret the things I've done. I regret the things I didn't do when I had the chance.

06-17-2008, 07:42 PM
BabyMay Coming two Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,875	Big Hugs going out to you.

06-17-2008, 07:45 PM
gbarmranch Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 29,218	Oh dear.. I am so sorry... ((((((((HUGS)))))))) What a wonderful long life she had with you RIP Sassy... __________________ Quality FoundationQuarter Horses http://home.earthlink.net/~vpgann Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open – Thomas Dewar

06-17-2008, 07:50 PM
jtfer1968 Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 976	She had a wonderful life with a loving family. Big hugs. __________________

06-17-2008, 08:04 PM
Carri Bombproof Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia Posts: 9,980	I am so sorry! (((HUGS))) __________________

06-17-2008, 08:20 PM
seerfarm Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portal, Ga Posts: 7,731	I am truely sorry, but what a long wonderful life. Rest in Peace Sweet Sassy. __________________ "To know the road ahead, ask those coming back".

06-17-2008, 08:22 PM
paso_lover Seasoned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sudbury Ontario Canada Posts: 4,466	Wow 20, sorry for your loss but 20 . Don't know any cat that has lived that long. Good for you. __________________ "I wish I was half the rider she thinks she is" \"Some people feel compelled to cut off the heads of others in order to make themselves appear taller\" ---Paramahansa Yoginanda

06-17-2008, 08:58 PM
Peter-John's Love Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 752	So many losses I agree you gave her a great life to get to 20 years. She was clearly ready to go, but it never seems like it is long enough with a special one like Sassy. There are no words that can take away your pain. The picture in your mind of Sassy and Red playing in heaven will help. ((((hugs)))) prayers for sweet comfort. We are here for you in your time of deep grief. R.I.P. Sassy (also for your dog and horse ) __________________ Love is a visible gift of God like when you see Peter-John's and Darlin's souls touch

06-18-2008, 02:44 AM
HorseLovinLady Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,467	I'm so sorry for your loss. ((((((Hugs)))))) __________________ 2008 Foal pics: http://pets.webshots.com/album/565253200wNjUQg

06-24-2008, 07:02 PM
Horselessnomore Long Yearling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,343	So sorry for your loss. Sending lots of ((((( HUGS ))))) your way. I had to have my 21 year old cat put down a few years ago and it was the hardest decision I have every had to make . . . . I had the old boy for longer than I was married, had kids, etc... May Sassy R.I.P.

06-24-2008, 07:12 PM
crittermom Started Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,477	Hugs coming from Virginia. RIP Sassy---much loved cat. __________________ Peace!! I wish the people of the world could get along as well as the animals in my backyard.

06-24-2008, 07:25 PM
Horsegirl621 Weanling Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 305	R.I.P. Sassy; So sorry for your loss. She sounded like a great cat. __________________ "A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment. "

06-24-2008, 09:44 PM
NoniMe Greenbroke Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,050	I am sorry- it's really hard. My Penny I had for 20 of her 23 years...she died the night before the vet's appointment. 8 years ago, and I still think of her often, and miss her. I know what you're going through...but I also know that you gave her a good, long, loving life, and that she is now at the Rainbow Bridge...hanging out with Red, and waiting for you to join her, many many years from now. Best- Noni __________________ "His name is Tango," said I. The wee boy, in his childish lisp, replied "no, his name is Bongo Mountain."

06-24-2008, 09:47 PM
merleliz Long Yearling Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fairburn, Georgia Posts: 1,161	I am so very sorry, I lost my dear old Thomasina at 18, it's so hard to lose one who has been a part of your life for so long. Rest in Peace, Sweet Sassy! ((((HUGS))))