Da da da da, da da da da... PETS!!!

[PHEDG]

The health of Roswell, my 15 year old cat who i adopted from Rob, is steadily declining as of late (ie the past few months.) Eating less, drinking less, pooping and peeing less and not in his litter box as much as he used to. Losing weight. Is at 5 pounds now. Was once a healthy 11 pounds. No longer grooms himself so he is getting a bunch of mats in his fur and he stinks. Not eating also prevents me from giving him his medicine for hyperthyroidism. it's the perfect storm for his soon demise. The vet gave him subcutaneous fluids and an appetite inducer but they don't seem to have made any difference. She said to bring him back in a week which was 5 days ago and to "weigh my options". As in euthanasia. I remember writing a speech in high school about Jack Kevorkian and the whole issue of assisted suicide. I had come to the conclusion that it was a persons right and that it was cruel to punish those willing to help those who could not off themselves humanely. 15 years is the longest period of time I have ever owned an animal. Especially one at a cats level of intelligence that could express love and joy and over all companionship towards me. It's going to be really hard to be at his side when the time comes but i suppose it will be an appropriate ending in some way. In the back of my head I always knew this would happen, but now that it is becoming a reality, the closer it gets, the more I envision the look in his lifeless eyes when it's over and it makes me want to vomit.

[B_Metal]

If we get another dog it's going to be named Donger

[Martin]

Oh yeah, a dog that says "mate"!

[Abraham Smashington]

Our next dog is probably going to be named Desmond. Lesley shot down Sir Bitches

[Abraham Smashington]

2 is amazing, that's why we used it,.

[Martin]

We got a new puppy last night (well, we don't pick him up for another two weeks) and the wife shot down the first three names immediately. Who wouldn't want a Heisenberg, Ms. Chanandler Bong, or Sir William Snausages IV?

#1 and 3 are great.

We had to go poetic, but if I get another pet, it's either Lo Pan or, if it's dark, Rory Breaker.

[gravedigger]

That's what I thought.

We've tentatively settled on Bert Coltrane. I like it because of John Coltrane and she likes it because of Roscoe P. Coltrane, which I think is hilarious.

[Abraham Smashington]

Sir William Snausages IV is great.

[gravedigger]

We got a new puppy last night (well, we don't pick him up for another two weeks) and the wife shot down the first three names immediately. Who wouldn't want a Heisenberg, Ms. Chanandler Bong, or Sir William Snausages IV?

[B_Metal]

You should call it Kindofcoolfornotbeingadog. :-D

[Timothy225]

I saved a cat while he was getting his ass beaten by my neighbor's cat on Monday. I hung out with him last night and fell in love, so now I have a cat. This little bastard is so great! Kathleen took him to get his balls removed today so now I have a cone cat. I haven't named him yet. Ariel wants me to name him after a classic actor/character and I agree wholeheartedly. Thinking about Marlowe.

Marlowe's a cool name, no argument. You could always go with Pesci, too.

[Matt]

Thanks for getting Ted Nugent on my mind...

[JLynnCarr]

Good luck with the new cat. Marlowe is a great name. Brings to mind Philip Marlowe.

We got some good news about Patch. When he had his dental surgery, the vet who performed the surgery noticed that he had the symptoms of Bartonella (a.k.a. Cat Scratch Fever) and after I finished the treatment for the surgery, I had to treat him for the Bartonella for another couple of weeks. Well, he had to go back for a blood test last week to see if he still had it. Got the results and he doesn't have any sign of it.

[Matt]

See if the cat likes Honeynut Cheerios.

[gravedigger]

Omar would be great because if the cat is outside you'd have to yell "OMAR, COME IN."