# RIP my poor, poor, poor 'possum. Clarence has kicked the 'bucket' **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116 "2022-02-08T18:44:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116/41 "2022-03-21T22:20:46Z")
Blind and deaf, while sad, still has a quality of life to it. Pain, on the other hand… > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I’m proud to say she died in her favorite chair and just went to sleep. I hope to go the same way. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116/42 "2022-03-21T23:40:39Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Probably 5 years more than I should’ve let her. > I just couldn’t do it. > > She was totally blind and probably couldn’t hear either. Did she enjoy her food? (Almost certainly; or she wouldn’t have been eating for five years. Not eating in the last day or two is fairly normal.) Did she like to be patted? If yes to those, then this: > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > she died in her favorite chair and just went to sleep. is the way to go. I really hope I get to match it. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116/43 "2022-03-21T23:58:31Z")
Yes, she ate. She was on canned senior food. Ate her can everyday. (No teeth left) Did her potty outside like clock work. When Mr.Wrekker came in she got all excited and slept on his lap in the recliner chair. And he toted her to her dog bed when he was going to bed. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116/44 "2022-03-22T00:19:20Z")
That was a dog who wasn’t ready to go yet. You didn’t keep her alive a bit longer than she wanted. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116/45 "2022-03-22T02:40:16Z")
I like to believe that. Makes me happy. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116/46 "2022-03-22T04:39:24Z")
My cat, Jasper, who I still miss terribly, had all his teeth removed. He loved dry cat food. He must have had gums of iron. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116/47 "2022-03-22T13:40:25Z")
I recently lost another dog (Ernie) to old age. We had to put him down because of kidney failure. I have one old man left. He’s almost blind and mostly deaf, but still loves to eat and be petted. He tries to find me when I leave the room. If I hear his little feet wandering around, I’ll go find him to let him know where I am, trying not to startle him when I touch him. Harley is the sweetest thing. He loves his mama! I thought that video was very special. Good on that guy to recue all the animals! ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116/48 "2022-03-24T01:22:52Z")
Our neighborhood listserv made me think of Clarence today. Someone asked about having a possum removed from their yard, but they were talked out of it by all the positive things everyone said about the critters. Apparently there’s a cat in the neighborhood with a possum friend. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116/49 "2022-03-24T01:49:50Z")
Yes. I believe feralish cats and possums are natural at foraging for food. Hunger makes friends of many animals. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-my-poor-poor-poor-possum-clarence-has-kicked-the-bucket/959116.md?page=2)