Sad day, Vanilla has gone to kitty heaven :(

He was beautiful, and I see where you got the unusual name. I'm so sorry.

20+ years ago I lost my beloved Misha to feline leukemia. He was my only friend at the time. Here's hoping your other kitties are clear.

Lynn Siprelle, Editor

My good friends have five cats and love them to pieces. I can imagine how rough this is for your family.

Julie
"We must have patience for love, born of an accidental look." --Me

Amazing how they become so much part of our lives, isn't it?

Zillah

Having to have a beloved kitty put down is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. It's heartbreaking. I'm so sorry for your family's loss.

Anhata
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I'm so sorry for your loss

I'm so sorry about your cat. I hope the others will be ok.
Rose

So sorry to hear your sad news, Marlene. I hope the others are okay, keep us posted.

I don't know if any of you have had this problem before, but both my kids (teens) are angry with me because of his illness. They think there was something more I could do. Maybe its their way of dealing with it?
M

sorry to hear about your cat, Marlene. i hope the others test negative for it. The kids are grieving,don't take it personally.

Heidi

What a terrible thing Marlene. My sympathy goes out to you. I dthink it is natural for people, esp. kids, to blame. They will come around sometime.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I know how you must be feeling; the cat I grew up with, Henrietta ("Hank"), had to be put down for the same reason when I was 13 and it still hurts sometimes.

would it help to get them some info on feline leukemia and why Vanilla had to be put down? This sounded very sudden, that's probably part of it. When my kitty was sick, she had cancer and her organs were shutting down. We knew we had to put her down but waited a couple of days so that we could prepare ourselves to say goodbye to her. It may be that it was so sudden they didn't feel like they got the chance to say goodbye?

My apologies if this is presumptious to assume. I really am sorry for your loss. Beloved kitties and doggies are so much more than pets, they are family members and we love them sometimes more sweetly than fellow humans, because they're so innocent and unconditional themselves.

Anhata
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Your Family's General Store, Naturally

I am so sorry for your loss. And as for the kids, sometimes anger is a way to deal with these things and the feelings they are having. It will probably soon pass.

Marlene, I'm so sorry to know of your beloved pet's passing. It was a humane and ultimately loving choice you had to make...but not an easy one, I know. Your teens will understand that, given a bit of time.

Blessings,
Lenora
"...if woman's work is never done, why bother about how much of it [isn't] getting done at any given moment?"
~ Claire Fraser in The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon