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Dog

Pipstop78 — Wed, 07 May 2025 16:59:34 GMT

this is my spaniel Dan does anyone else have a pet

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Cleoriff — Wed, 07 May 2025 18:36:18 GMT

@Pipstop78

I have two cats. Lily and Gizmo. They are brothers and sister and hate each other!

Both 17years old.

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Oxonian — Wed, 07 May 2025 19:44:00 GMT

@Pipstop78 wrote:
does anyone else have a pet

No @Pipstop78.

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RunrigForever — Sun, 25 May 2025 18:27:31 GMT

I am a Crazy Cat Lady @Pipstop78

Had many cats from when lived in family home ....... 1st was Sacha Apollo ... = ... he came with an extensive accreditation from his dam & sire ....... we had him as a kitten - Sealpoint Siamese .......... my lad's cat Wispa made 14.5 years and my rescue cat Marty say 17.5 years - just over 2 years ago since 'he crossed the rainbow bridge' ....... Marty broke the Mould ....... no more cats therefore ....... Happy Memories.

Wishing you happy times with your dog ..... x ...

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Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:33:58 GMT

Unfortunately not, I have enough problems looking after myself (meh, I have disabilities) without the added responsibility of an animal.

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Cleoriff — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:09:09 GMT

@Pipstop78

Since I wrote on this thread, sadly we had to have our cat Gizmo put to sleep.

His condition deteriorated rapidly and he started to vomit blood.

So RIP Gizmo 27/05/2025. Age 17. ❤️

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Pipstop78 — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:20:26 GMT

Oh I'm so sorry for your loss Cleofiff X

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Cleoriff — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:21:02 GMT

Thanks @Pipstop78

At least he's out of pain and misery now. Bless him.

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gmarkj — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:42:37 GMT

so sorry to here that @Cleoriff .

losing a furry family member is never a good day.

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Cleoriff — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:46:56 GMT

Thanks @gmarkj

Over the years, we've had 8 cats. I'd always wanted a ginger. Then 17 years ago my son brought over two cats (a brother and sister) The male was ginger and the female was tortoiseshell. I chose the Ginger one and called him Gizmo. Then I discovered the little torty had gone to a house with 3 dogs and wasn't happy at all, so I took her as well and called her Lily. Thought they would be friends. 😂

They hated each other!!!

However, Gizmo was a real outdoor cat, so Lily stayed mainly indoors.

A few weeks ago, Gizmo started to become unwell. Stopped eating as much, was losing weight and generally lost the joy of being outdoors. Then he started vomiting blood. I've had enough cats to know when it's time.

So I took him to the vets. As she said, 'no-one knows their pets like their owners' and agreed it was time.

I held him while she put him to sleep. We decided to have him cremated.

The company they use, guarantee a single cremation of your animal. We had him back in a recyclable small box and buried him in the garden.

There have been a lot of tears cried over him but that's always the way isn't it? They are part of your family.

My husband said there will be no more pets in this house. We've still got Lily and she spent a few days looking for Gizzy but I really don't think she misses him at all. 🤗

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gmarkj — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:38:03 GMT

It's really odd how much some siblings get on whilst others can't stand each other @Cleoriff . Much like humans I suppose!!

We are on our second pair of cats, as well as the dog.

The cats are well and truly in charge, so no fear of anything here!

The first boy we lost, Hammond, went suddenly. We were told they both had heart problems, and he'd had two instances of a clot affecting his back legs. He had seemed fine, but was found asleep on next door's drive.

Jeremy, his brother, came home panting and we knew what was coming. Holding him in the vets was one of the hardest things I had to do, but it was the best thing for him.

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Cleoriff — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:37:35 GMT

@gmarkj

So sad to hear about your two cats. As I said, they are family.

At least we know they had a happy life xxx