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I had to step in and put a cat down today.

I'm an animal lover and would never hurt an animal in any way. But a few days ago my Aunt who lives next to to me told me her cat is on its last leg. And she's going to give it Tylenol to put it to sleep. I was outraged. So I looked online to understand why some people use Tylenol to put their animal to sleep. So I read that it's basically poisoning the animal. But the animal should pass away in an hour. So I didn't go back to my aunts till yesterday. She said she put the pill in water and she seams to be drinking a little here and there. I picked the kitty up, and smelled an oder. FYI if you've been around any animal who is close to a natural death, they do tend to have a smell. So I held her and told my aunt she has that smell. She said she didn't know why the cat hadn't died yet and she will put another pill in her water tonight.
I went home, and the more I thought about it the angrier I got. She should just take her to a vet and have them do it, but I know my aunt would never spend money on an animal no matter the reason. So this morning I got up and was thinking to myself why the little cat didn't already pass away. Then it dawned on me that the kitty probably isn't doing ALL the water so she's near death but not dead yet. I went over to my aunts house again the poor kitty was still alive. I picked her up and here head lulled to the side and she was so week. The smell was unimaginable. So now I'm thinking the pill was probably shutting her organs down and already starting to go septic. I was pissed.... I told my aunt what she was doing wasn't working. She said.. Oh she'll die in another day or two. I said NO I'm stopping this right now. Knowing one pill should stop her heart, I got a little gravy and smashed one whole pill in it. I put in a syringe and told the kitty it would be OK in a few minutes. So I gave her the whole pill, and continued to pet her, she was still purring. But she got very relaxed and passed away. WHY DONT PEOPKE STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING. THE THING THAT NEED TI BE DONE SO ANIMALS DONT SUFFER. THE HECK OF IT ALL, I WAS THE ONE TO GET HER SPAYED WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, AND A FEW OTHER TIMES TO A VET. I am emotional already. I have panic attacks and have clinical depression, my dads death day is the 31st of October. I don't need another reason to be upset.
Seeing the pore cat will stay with me forever. Sometimes I hate humanity. Sorry so long.
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rckt148 · 61-69, M
Thanks for the BA ,,,but I am sorry you had to go through that
People think I am heartless
I have just been the one elected to do it to many times
I have a tender heart I grieve when I kill a deer for food
something gave its life for me ,,but in the end I am also helping keep the herd health ,to many bucks lead to over population ,disease and them dying of much worse things then me
I won't take a life to defend my own ,but I will in a heart beat to save someone elses ,,life it precious to me
I hate when I lose people I love
but when its their time ,,wanting them to hang on is selfish
I would not want them to beg me to keep suffering if it was me
Thats what I tell myself when I pull the trigger
Sometimes love has to be tough ,and I have to live with that
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@rckt148 Ive been through a lot of sadness so I always felt I should be the one who takes the animals to vet to put down. I'm already depressed so why make my sister have to do it, when I can keep her from knowing that feeling. But one day she died too.
Sorry TMI
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@melissa001 My brother shot himself ,guess who they called to unplug him ?
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@rckt148 how old were u two?
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@melissa001 this was only a few years ago ,,he was like 52 ,I was like 57
melissa001 · 51-55, F
@rckt148 I had to do that for my sister. She was in a coma after going into septic shock. She was 39, I was 38.