# So it looks like my brother has a cat after all \[Update - cat had to be put to sleep\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273 "2020-06-08T21:46:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/21 "2020-07-08T02:22:06Z")
Punny’s former owner came over to Bro’s apartment to say his goodbyes. Bro says Punny seemed real happy to see the guy, which is making me tear up a little. Um. But Bro is still considering adopting this guy’s other cat. Cat_s_, plural actually, because apparently Mommy and Kitten are inseparable. I told him to please, at minimum, think hard about this for a while, and if he _must_ take them in, insist the current owner pays for a vet exam first. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/22 "2020-07-08T02:34:21Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Punny’s former owner came over to Bro’s apartment to say his goodbyes. Huh. I take it back; sounds like he does care about the cat. > [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > if he _must_ take them in, insist the current owner pays for a vet exam first. Maybe current human hasn’t got the money. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/23 "2020-07-08T21:59:06Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Maybe current human hasn’t got the money. Yeah, that’s the reason the old owner gave: couldn’t afford vet bills. I don’t have much hopes of anything happening there. Bro now wants to _foster_ the two kitties. My parents want have a Serious Discussion with Bro. We’ll see how things turn out. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/24 "2020-07-08T22:31:37Z")
For the sake of the cats, I hope your brother takes them. For the sake of your brother, I hope these two are healthy; or, at any rate, in the range of need-worm-flea-and-ear-mite-meds,-inoculations-and-spaying healthy. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/25 "2020-07-10T22:46:32Z")
Apparently Punny not only hasn’t died or been put down yet… but is feeling a bit _better_? Bro: He’s eating a bit, and he pooped again. Me: The vets were sure it’s cancer? Bro: _Nearly_ sure. It’s probably just a rally before the end… but who knows anything anymore? I sure don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/26 "2020-07-26T03:00:56Z")
Update: Punny was put to sleep sometime today. Still not sure what Bro is going to be doing. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/27 "2020-07-26T06:29:49Z")
That’s too bad. My sympathies to all. Pets are sometimes a rollercoaster at the end. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/28 "2020-07-26T15:41:43Z")
My sympathies to all, also. If you find out what happens to Momcat and Kitten, please let us know when you get the chance. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/29 "2020-07-26T23:18:10Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > If you find out what happens to Momcat and Kitten, please let us know when you get the chance. One of them got adopted. (Apparently they weren’t so inseparable after all). ---
**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:** [July 27, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/30 "2020-07-27T02:14:34Z")
Thanks for update. Hope the lone cat left isn’t too lonely, and finds a good home. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273/31 "2020-07-27T07:00:38Z")
Dammit. ☹ I’m glad Punny was with your brother, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-looks-like-my-brother-has-a-cat-after-all-update-cat-had-to-be-put-to-sleep/855273.md?page=1)