I’m waiting for a call from my parents.
It seems wrong to look for a box until I know for sure. I don’t think the vet is open past 5; I haven’t been able to do any work since 3. I don’t want her to go, but I couldn’t ask for her to stay the way she was. 
Dare I ask for more details?
Seems like a cat came in a box from the vet at 3, was supposed to work until 5 but went out for a smoke and never came back. Parent not really a factor, other than moral support.
Perhaps I was too roundabout…
She was being boarded at the vet’s while my parents were away… they knew she had some problems when she went in, but were hoping for a few more months. When I picked her up on the weekend, she was doing quite poorly. She was being given 6 pills a day, and wasn’t eating voluntarily; she was so thin I could feel every vertebrae.
She didn’t have the strength to fight being given the pills, but they only made her vomit, so we stopped. Occasionally she would walk unsteadily around a bit, but she mostly slept. You could tell from here eyes that she was in pain, and she couldn’t really get comfortable. She didn’t meow, but would always purr if you stroked her.
She was about 15 years old, and there wasn’t anything else to be done. I finally called at 6pm… they’d made an appointment for 2:30, and held her until she was gone. The vet has a cremation service, so I didn’t need a box after all.
I’d always wanted to post a picture of her in one of the cat threads while she was alive, but never got around to it. My main PC has frustratingly picked today to crash hard, but if anyone would like to see her in better days, I’ve managed to arrange these pictures.
{{Nanoda}}
She’s obviously left you with wonderful memories.
She was really pretty. It sounds like it was her time. But I know it still hurts. I’m sorry.
She was gorgeous. My heartfelt sympathies.
I am sorry to hear of your loss. Sending supporting thoughts your way.
I’m sorry for your loss.It’s sad enough when they have to go, but it’s worse when it’s in those conditions.
My condolences. She was a beautiful kitty, and she was lucky to have you to keep her warm and fed and safe.
I’m so very sorry. We lost our Misty not too long ago. It doesn’t matter how old or young they are-it hurts.
Thank you all. It hurts right now, but I would do it all over again in a second.
We picked her up almost exactly 15 years ago, though she was perhaps 6 months old at the time. According to my mother, she had “CAUTION” written on her cage… I remember that while there were other (cute, active, cuddly, teeny) kittens, Sheba was crouched in the back of her cage, and was more yowly, hissy and fighty. It probably says more about me than Sheba, but I saw a scared young cat who didn’t know what was going on, might not be adopted due to age (and, given the sign, temperament), and needed someone to save her and tell her everything would be alright. I think I must have had a few minutes with her in a room, and never changed my mind.
She was never a very sociable cat to others; visitors met with distain at best (and earsplitting yowls at worst) but she liked us, which was all that mattered.
I’m glad that the last few days she spent at home, with sunny weather. I’m planning on donating to an animal shelter or something in her memory… if anyone has any suggestions for consideration (preferably accessible through CanadaHelps.org) please let me know.