# Goodbye, sweetest kittycat. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 26, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673 "2015-11-26T23:50:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/21 "2015-11-27T16:01:43Z")
{{{Emily}}} Little critters have such a big impact on our lives, don’t they? I’m sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/22 "2015-11-27T16:25:33Z")
So deeply sorry for your loss \<3 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/23 "2015-11-27T17:18:15Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/24 "2015-11-27T17:20:45Z")
I’m so sorry for your loss. We had to put down one of our cats and our dog in a short timespan near the holidays several years ago. I know what it’s like. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/25 "2015-11-27T17:38:36Z")
[We lost 8-year-old Harvey](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=671737) to a sudden respiratory illness a few years ago. Even though Mrs. L.A. had rescued him when he was virtually a kitten and I only lived with him a couple of years, I took it quite hard. We have Tonka and Creamsicle now, and I dread the inevitable; so I make them as happy as possible. (Especially Tonka. He had a hard life.) I feel for your loss. > [@EmilyG](#): > > For the first time ever, I am without a cat. Mourn. But when the time comes, please remember the shelters. When you adopt a cat, you save two lives. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/26 "2015-11-27T18:49:01Z")
Thanks. Yes, we are thinking about adopting another cat, though not immediately. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/27 "2015-11-27T20:03:52Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Thanks. > > Yes, we are thinking about adopting another cat, though not immediately. You’ll know when you’re ready. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/28 "2015-11-28T01:33:04Z")
I’m so sorry for you. Losing a beloved pet always leaves a hole in our hearts. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/29 "2015-11-28T03:25:29Z")
I’m sorry, **Emily**. Sweet kitties seem the hardest to lose to me. Midget was a doll. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/30 "2015-11-28T14:13:42Z")
(Midget isn’t the cat’s name, it’s my own nickname on this board.) Thanks, all. Much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/31 "2015-11-28T18:14:34Z")
So sorry to hear this, EmilyG. I had to do the same thing a couple months ago for our 19-year old tortoise calico. I miss her presence. MY thoughts are with you. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/32 "2015-11-28T22:07:39Z")
So sorry to hear you lost your little friend. I had to make that decision a few years ago on a visit to the vet. You know you are doing the best for them but it is hard. I always remember his antics fondly. I am sure it will be the same for you. And when the new cat comes you will still have those memories. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/33 "2015-11-29T03:21:39Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > (Midget isn’t the cat’s name, it’s my own nickname on this board.) > > Thanks, all. Much appreciated. My apologies. Coherent thought hasn’t been my forte of late. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/34 "2015-11-30T23:11:11Z")
Thanks, all. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/35 "2015-11-30T23:17:21Z")
So sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful boy and I’m sure he knew he was loved. ---
**Author:** ![Wednesday\_Evening](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/36 "2015-12-01T20:53:45Z")
So sorry. It’s so hard to say goodbye to them even when you know you’re doing the right thing. And then you miss them like heck. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673/37 "2015-12-02T01:52:35Z")
Thanks. Yes, I do miss him like crazy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-sweetest-kittycat/738673.md?page=1)