R.I.P Our Tigger

[afcjan]

My facebook friends know all about this, but for anyone else I would like to tell u about the guilt I am feeling. Tigger my mums 15 year old cat, went missing for 5 days last week, he eventually turned up in their front garden on Friday night. His leg was very swollen.

I took him to the vet the next day who said that it was poisoned and would have to be drained, anyway to cut a long story short, the vet rang me yesterday morning to say the injury was a lot worse than they first thought. His paw had been crushed and the blood supply to the whole leg had been lost. He had a dead leg and the only option was amputation.

Because he was an old cat, and he may not have made it through the op. the shock could have killed him later, I was left with a terrible choice. I spoke to my mum and dad who are both elderly, and we decided that it would be kinder to let him go, as he wouldnt have any quality of life really.

So thats what I did, and now even tho everyone says it was the right thing, and he will be fine now, playing with all the other much loved pets on Rainbow Bridge, I feel really bad.

Thanks for listening Jan x

[kia cat]

It's a tough call, but you did the right thing. You're repaying the love he gave you by giving him a peaceful end and no suffering. I still miss my namesake, but have very fond memories.