Death, Cats and Love: Tactful

Tactful

By petlover - 23/11/2009 04:30 - United States

Today, I had to put my 17 year-old cat down. I cried the whole way up to the vet's office and back. After finally coming to terms with the situation, and trying to forget, my dad's friend walks up to me and says, "So, I heard you killed your cat?" FML

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By sadcat - 06/02/2010 15:19 - United States

Today, I took my cat to the vet. He said he felt a strange lump that could be serious. I got really upset and picked her up, crying. The vet then told me I had to put her down. Absolutely devastated by having to euthanize my cat, I passed out. He meant I had to put her back on the table. FML

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Bottom line

By strangeprincess - 09/09/2019 16:00

Today, I had to put my cat to sleep after she was in an accident. While I was crying hysterically, the vet asked me for $230. FML

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Insensitive

By WTF?! - 04/01/2024 23:00 - United States

Today, I was the designated emotional support person for my friend's mom as she went to have her sick cat put down. The cat was aggressive towards the male vet. She said, "She doesn't like men" to which the vet replied, "Well, soon that won't be a problem." The willpower it took both of us to not yell at him, or worse… FML

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Up and down

By Thanks, but... - 09/09/2023 09:00 - United States

Today, I had to explain to my boss that the reason I was sobbing hysterically as she told me that I was getting a pay raise was because I was going to the vet to have my sick and dying cat put down. Good news at a bad time. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/08/2011 13:38 - United Kingdom

Today, I walked in on my parents discussing how to kill our cat, and how to make it look like an accident. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/07/2013 16:10 - United States - Provo

Today, I found my cat dead on the road. I called my family and told them, and later buried the cat. Not long after I got done burying it, my cat walked up to me. I buried someone else's cat. FML

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By deaddoggy - 02/03/2016 20:46 - New Zealand - Palmerston North

Today, I took my 17 year-old dog, who had been my best friend my entire life right from when I was born, to be euthanised. I had booked in advance. The vet ambled in all spritely and cheerfully asked, "Just here for a checkup, aye?" FML

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Sorry Mr Whiskers

By Brody89 - 09/04/2014 18:40 - United States - Vancouver

Today, my overly-attached 14-year-old cat wanted attention while I was in a heated Skype argument with my girlfriend. Worked up from the fight, I raised my voice and said, "Not now, go away!" He ran to his little bed, had a heart attack and died. I was a complete dick to my cat in his last moments. FML

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How could you?

By Anonymous - 15/02/2023 07:00 - Estonia

Today, despite me not liking cats, which my wife knew, she got a cat anyway. Her cat went for a walk outside and was hit by a car. I rushed outside to help the cat but found she was already dead, and the culprit had driven away. When my wife found out that her cat was dead, she thought I'd killed her. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/02/2017 20:00 - Canada - Westerose

Today, our family cat died. I had to explain this to my 2 small children, who had no experience with death. I ended up bawling like a baby while they consoled me, telling me she had, "gone to a better place". FML

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lrb081 0

Monday 23 November 2009 9:00

I'm the first to enjoy satire humor but that was just purely insensitive. Losing pets suck and I'm sorry for your loss.

jewjewbee 6

Monday 23 November 2009 9:09

at least she lived a long, full life. i had to put my 8-year-old cat down this summer (he had cancer) and it was the hardest thing i've ever done. your dad's friend is a jerk, but at least we have the relief of knowing our cats are lazing around together in kitty heaven.

Comments

AegaDad 0

Tuesday 24 November 2009 8:54

Wow. Talk about insensitive. I can only imagine how hard it already was. My cat was only 5 years old when I had to put him down and I bawled for two hours after that. I would have had trouble not punching someone in the face for a remark like that.

hannahMCRelise 0

Tuesday 24 November 2009 9:05

You shoulda been like... i heard that you died also.. and then like... stabbed him.. :) that would make the world a better place

owlowl 0

Tuesday 24 November 2009 13:47

Sorry if this is insensitive, but so what? Putting down = killing, just a slightly milder way to put it. He was only asking.

StikkyBunz 0

Wednesday 25 November 2009 5:56

hahahahahah oh my god that... is... HILARIOUS!!!! why are you people crying over a CAT! it's a cat people! who cares! this is a stupid FML...... YDI for taking bad care of your cat!

loari 0

Saturday 26 December 2009 23:23

YDI for killing a loyal pet of 17 years unless it was literally vomiting up it's organs.

IDKIDKIDKIDK 0

Saturday 2 January 2010 23:12

Ok #53 1. it's biologically impossible for a cat to 'vomit' up its organs. 2. I had to put down my 19 yo cat because of various medical problems (permanent limp, blind, deaf, constant vomiting, and heart problems.) I didn't want to do it but it was better to relieve its pain. Stop being an inconsiderate jerk when it's a really hard decision than can be completely unrelated to age. It has to do with the cat's medical condition.

Silentstrike 11

Wednesday 27 January 2010 6:58

ouch he rude

GiddyXD 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 9:22

hes a dick. but he probaly didnt know that you were sad. but wait. most people are sad when close things are dead, put down etc. so yeah he is a dick.