# Another cat death

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cat-death/426483>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 15, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cat-death/426483 "2007-11-15T03:39:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cat-death/426483/41 "2007-11-16T22:19:58Z")

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Thanks everyone. This thread helped.

In a way, I’m more at peace with Orson’s passing than I have been with most of my pets in my life. I feel for once that he actually went at the right time, if that makes sense. Not too early. Not drawn out. For once, two days later, I feel we did it right.

And this thread helped me to see that. Thank you all.

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**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cat-death/426483/42 "2007-11-16T22:34:35Z")

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I’m sorry for your loss.

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**Author:** ![drpepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@drpepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drpepper)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cat-death/426483/43 "2007-11-17T02:58:28Z")

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[QUOTE=jsgoddess]  
Thanks everyone. This thread helped.

In a way, I’m more at peace with Orson’s passing than I have been with most of my pets in my life. I feel for once that he actually went at the right time, if that makes sense. Not too early. Not drawn out. For once, two days later, I feel we did it right.

And this thread helped me to see that. Thank you all.  
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Yes, you did do right. I can tell you without a doubt, you did right. I’ve been through what you’ve been through, and I know it’s hard, but you did right. We forget sometimes that this is a privilege to do; it is a difficult privilege, and it takes much strength to do it. Thanks for sharing this experience, it’s helped me with two recent kitty deaths.

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