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It broke My heart.... Today as I was driving to My first work location, I looked ahead and saw a dead cat in one of the two lanes going the opposite direction I was. I started to slow down with the intention of turning at a nearby intersection and walking back to place the cat in the shade by the side of the road ... With the hope the owners might find it and know what had happened to their cat. As I was perhaps twenty yards from the cat, it raised it's head and looked around as if to say, "Dear God, someone please help me". I immediately got into the turn lane and stopped just ahead of the cat. I went to it and gently scooped it up with both hands. It was breathing heavily and looked at Me, but it was obvious the cat wasn't long for this world. I knew of a veterinarian approximately one mile from where I was, so I placed the cat in the passenger cushion and made a bee line for it to have the cat euthanized. I drove with one hand and softly petted the cat with the other until I got there and then took him (her?) inside and explained the situation to the assistant at the front desk. She placed Me in a room to wait for the vet. I laid the cat on the table and cradled it's head in the palm of one hand as I continued to pet it. I spoke softly and told it, "It's OK, someone loves you". By now the breathing had stopped, yet it still jerked and convulsed periodically. The vet came in and checked for a heartbeat and she said it still had a faint one, so she gave the cat a shot directly to the heart to end it's suffering. By now, there were tears running down My cheeks and snot out of My nose. I asked the vet if they had the means to dispose of the body or if I needed to bury it. She nodded affirmatively, handed Me a box of kleenex, patted My shoulder and then left the room for Me to be alone. It took Me several minutes to compose Myself before I could go out to the front desk and tell the assistant I needed to go out to My van to get My wallet. She told Me there would be no charge. I have a soft heart in general and all the more so when it comes to animals. Having an animal die in My hands was not what I expected when I woke up this morning. I'm sure this cat was loved and provided a family with lots of love in return. I'm sorry they will never know what happened to it, yet perhaps that's for the best. They always say to tell the people you love that you love them because you may never see them again. Do the same for your pets ... They can be gone in a heartbeat. Make Women Female Again |
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