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Bereavement

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TigressDem

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Mon Oct 3, 2022, 04:31 AM Oct 2022

My son's cat died in my grandson's arms. [View all]

We suspect he got into some rat poison somehow. He couldn't have eaten that many poisoned rats to do this. Unless he was stuck in a garage and that was all there was to eat. He had a little blood coming from his one nostril and his breathing was labored. It was sad, but we were grieving together until grandson was so upset that everything is "SO EXPENSIVE" now.

I said it has been that way for a long time. I know it to be true. Maybe 15-20 years ago I was giving another cat fluids subcutaneously for an illness we weren't certain of its origin because the bill would have been over four thousand to do all the tests and with no guarantee of prolonging her life.

Yesterday we went to the emergency vet after the cat appeared under my husband's car. He had gotten out and was missing for 6 days. The only thing the vet diagnosed initially was dehydration and gave him fluids and the option of 1-2 days of hospitilization to the tune of three to five thousand dollars. We got the fluid hydration and antinaussea shot and brought him home with the hope of going to the regular vet and getting a fuller diagnostic at non-emergency rates.

At least we had him home and gave him lots of love. He passed around 2 am, but woke up my son and grandson with some awful howls and then it was over.

I got up and was doing my best to be supportive, but then the poison my son planted in my grandson came out the younger's mouth, "NO IT'S ONLY BEEN THIS EXPENSIVE SINCE 2020 WHEN BIDEN TOOK OVER"

I said "NO IT'S BEEN THIS WAY A LONG TIME" he insisted and I lost it and said, "FUCK YOUR HEAD" and my son got all mad at me for "MAKING IT POLITICAL" and giving the kid a ration during his time of grief. I told him, "NO. I DID NOT MAKE IT POLITICAL. HE DID WHEN HE STARTED BLAMING BIDEN."

FOR GOD'S SAKE. In history, Biden will show up as one of the best if not the best President's ever for putting up with all this crap and STILL doing his job daily, but the MAGA masses are being taught to blame him for everything.

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Our condolences. Tetrachloride Oct 2022 #1
Thanks. TigressDem Oct 2022 #9
Its okay . you took a stand Tetrachloride Oct 2022 #13
I don't regret what I said, only that I yelled. TigressDem Oct 2022 #16
Hugs to all. Duncanpup Oct 2022 #2
Appreciated. TigressDem Oct 2022 #10
I'm so sorry DarthDem Oct 2022 #3
He was an AWESOME cat. TigressDem Oct 2022 #11
He Sounds Like It! DarthDem Oct 2022 #17
I am so sorry about the cat. Beartracks Oct 2022 #4
Thanks so much. TigressDem Oct 2022 #12
Rest in peace, little kitty SuperCoder Oct 2022 #5
Hubby used to call him the "bowling ball cat" as he was about 16 pounds in his prime. TigressDem Oct 2022 #14
Ive had encounters with maggats like this.. I finally quit yelling and look at them and say samnsara Oct 2022 #6
Except that I don't accept anything that MTG says as proof of anything. Or QAnon. TigressDem Oct 2022 #8
Sorry about your grandsons Rebl2 Oct 2022 #7
You are right. Thanks. TigressDem Oct 2022 #15
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