Today, I ignored my cat's incessant meowing, and pushed him away every time he wanted to be pet. The next time I walked downstairs I found him dead. FML
I agree, your life sucks (16007) - you totally deserved it (52409)
On 09/12/2009 at 5:19pm - misc - by Anonymous (woman) - United States (District of Columbia)
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you dumb bitch
#1 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:06pm by kingston52
(+1)FAIL attempt at trolling. get a life.
Sorry other person, that just sucks :(
#69 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:18pm by godsrightnutsack
(+32)To this and all the other people insulting the OP...
I guess, most of you aren't cat-owners. I, however, am. And I really care for them. But I still can't - or don't want to blame the OP for the death of her cat.
First of all, cats are (unlike children btw) able to look after themselves. They usually do anyway - although they depend on their humans especially concerning food (to a certain degree). That's when they complain - because they are hungry or want "pettins" or something like that. It's not exactly a sign that they are sick or in pain. My cats complain all the time - especially since I moved away and my mom started to spoil them...but if they are sick, they behave completely different. They actually stop complaining, retreat somewhere quiet and tend to avoid us. Unless we find them and take care of them...they seem to like that. You can notice that a cat is sick, because she behaves different, not because she meows. Shit, if everytime they meowed like hell, I brought them to a vet, the vet would be a millionaire now.
Even if a cat purrs, it doesn't automatically mean she's comfortable. Even dying cats purr, sometimes even if they are bleeding to death after being hit by a car.
This being said, it is completely understandable that you just don't have the patience and energy to fulfill all your cats wishes. Sometimes you just want them to fuck off and hunt mice...for example when you are working on that important paper and the cat decides that the keyboard is a good place to nap. Or whilst cleaning your room...and so on. Sounds cruel? Maybe. But you can't just watch them and care for them 100% of the time. If you'd do that with your kids, one would call you overprotective. And cats are - unlike kids - able to take care of themselves.
Oh, and...cats don't say goodbye...
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hey asshole
dont just grab onto my comment just to get yourself noticed
have you no shame
#87 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:50pm by kingston52
(+1)Don't randomly insult people because you think it makes you look cool.
Idiot. (No, that wasn't randomly)
(+1)I agree ; i mean seriously the story could've gone
' I cuddled and petted my cat all day and then it died'
but almost everybody ignores their cat when theyre busy.
and for everyone that says the OP isnt feeding or taking care of it
they probably are and it just died because it was sick
otherwise she wouldve been complaining for days because of thirst or hunger
i mean seriously
her cat dies
this happens all the time
#94 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:09pm by demilenaa
(+5)subtext speaks truth. You're my new FML hero :]
Unless the cat had the 'third eyelid' or showed other signs of sickness, there was no way of knowing. Cats are very good at hiding their pain. Mostly when they are truly sick they go off by themselves. It might have been sudden.
I had a cat I dearly loved die in my arms. Spent a huge chunk of change trying to save her. On October 11th 2005 @ 8:15am she passed. Her respiratory breathing slowed down and I knew she was dying right then. In between her gasps, she murmured a few purrs. I held her tight and tried to ease her confusion, whispering how much she meant to me. It was very traumatic. I don't know which experience is worse. Finding or being there. Regardless, she was a dear friend and her death was devastating.
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Omg poor cat.
Fuck You OP!! =[
#141 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:57pm by Alex_Zhen
(+2)I'm sorry, MercyFML. :(
That's my dad's birthday! Poor kitteh.
My dog died right outside the vet's office we had driven an hour to get to....
#176 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:44pm by Intoxicunt
(+3)The people insulting the OP are seriously messed up. My cat meows for my attention ALL THE TIME. Most of the time, if I'm just on the computer wasting time like right now, I'll stop and pet him, but sometimes if I'm doing work I'll have to ignore him.
(+2)At least you were able to tell your pet goodbye.
I was five when my dog died. We had been on vacation and took him to a kennel or whatever and he died there. ::sigh:: It was also the last time I ever cried.
#194 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:34pm by TheBigDawg
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all of you little fuckers who are making fun of the cat you deserve to be dead! all of you shut the fuck up! god your fucking cat was trying to say goodbye but you were too busy pushing him away bitch! god thats is so horrible i want to cry! If youre going to have pets, PAY ATTENTION TO THEM
#196 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:40pm by tryfailtryget11
(+3)man, the FML and all of the comments are making me sad
#200 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:43pm by the_stereotype
(+2)This may seem funny, but this sounds like my friend. She had a cat and loved it vary much. However, it seemed to want petting time when she was usually doing homework or was too busy to take a kitty break. Well, after a few months she saw that her beloved cat was too sick to live and had to be put down. She felt just as bad for her cat and asked herself many times over why she did not stop and play. Don't be upset. You had no idea of knowing your cat would die. If you had, I am sure you would have pet it.
#230 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:26am by SpookyDeeCat
(+2)starchild, you know that no one will add you on myspace right?
#235 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:39am by Casualt1234
(+2)you're a fucking bitch. you think you know the whole story through 5 lines? in the last ten years i've had four cats die, not one of them "tried to say goodbye." they sneak off somewhere to die alone to keep disease spread to a minimum. this is something that 99% of animals do. most likely the cat had a sudden heart attack or stroke and wasn't sick at all. fucking retard.
(-1)so you're telling me that people from FML have added you on myspace? uh there's a lot of crazies here... you sure you want that?
and ps, im not a girl so comparing me to medusa isn't really effective. in fact, it would be cool to have the power to turn people into stone.
#240 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:49am by Casualt1234
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You fucking cunt. I hope you die next.
#241 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:51am by justdancebbyx3
(-1)even if i did have a horrible face, it wouldn't be nearly as sad as advertising my myspace page for random people on the internet to visit.
#245 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:58am by Casualt1234
(-2)hmmm.... let's see here. your "insults" are based on nothing, whereas my observations are based on the fact that you advertise your myspace account on every comment.
#247 - On 09/13/2009 at 2:03am by Casualt1234
(-1)nice logic. "insults are based on observations." so if i called you a cow-fucking turd burglar, would that be based on observation?
and whatever, you can keep on trying to get noticed on the internet and keep telling yourself that people care about you.
__________________________________
www.myspace.com/starchildisdesperateforattention
#250 - On 09/13/2009 at 2:11am by Casualt1234
(-2)again, nice comeback. "oh you're just saying that I'm (insert insult) because YOU'RE the one who's (insert the same insult)" yeah i remember hearing that tactic like 12 years ago.
again, you can advertise your pathetic life. keep telling yourself that your internet friends are "real friends" when in reality, you cry yourself to sleep when you think about your incredible loneliness.
keep the signature for all i care. who knows? maybe one of your myspace friends will meet you one day and you can start a cult and organize a mass suicide. who knows what the future holds?
#254 - On 09/13/2009 at 2:22am by Casualt1234
(-2)Dude, why bother arguing with him? So what if he thinks you're ugly, he's the faggot who can't make friends in real life setting i.e. school, neighborhood, etc., so he has to try adding random people form FML.
He also states FML is 'stamped on certain peoples' heads'. What about yours, mister? Advertising your MYSpace to add random 'cool people' is pretty much an FML. Also, in case you didn't know, people DO tend to lie. When you get the 18-year-old Gina from Idaho, you just might be getting 37-year-old pedophile Andrew from Ohio.
(+1)I know that feeling. My cat came home missing his 2 front feet. It was the saddest, worst feeling ever finding him on my be like that I was devastated. There was nothing anyone could do for him. He must have been in SO much pain but to still come home to me-because he thought I could help Im sure! When I found him he purred... (of course I cried heaps!) I feel for this person-Because she didnt get to say goodbye to her cat AND the last thing she did was 'mean'. She probably feels guilt ridden!
#268 - On 09/13/2009 at 4:11am by werzal
(-2)"Actually that tactic of 12 years ago still applies to you apparently, I guess not everyone's balls drop after so long. It's ok I'll try and stay at your lower level :)"
^^^ you just basically proved my point. you take what people say and throw it right back at them. real original. and TJ, I'm not insulted that he compared my face to medusa (starchild just learned who that is from his history class since he's in the 6th grade). I'm "arguing" with him because he's too much of a dumbass to realize that he's pathetically reaching out to strangers on the internet to be his friend.
"You're very cute for sticking up for your boyfriend though :) Do you guys live in San Francisco?"
^^^^ again. is that the best you can manage? a gay lover insult?
grow up, kid. only desperate retards publicly advertise their myspace profiles on places like FML. don't come crying to us when your bunghole is violated by someone who you thought was a "real good friend" you met on the internet.
#270 - On 09/13/2009 at 4:45am by Casualt1234
(0)omg u people are heartless. maybe she didnt have time to pay attention to her cat that day, u dont know how she treats her cats or how much she loves them so NO ONE could possibly deserve this.
Im soo sorry that would suck :(
(0)Okay...so not that I know starchild at all...BUT just out of curiosity because I've seen him comment on here a lot and sometimes I just like to see who those people are, I've been to his myspace profile before and read through it...and it says he's in the Navy, so Casualt1234 I HIGHLY doubt that starchild is living a "pathetic life" as you claimed in one of your replies...his life probably has a lot of meaning aside from friends.
Also, I've always had my myspace URL on my profile here, because before they added the messaging feature to FML it was so totally anonymous and I hate when people think they can insult others and that they're so awesome...simply because of the fact that the other person wasn't able to talk back. If I say something that pisses someone off they can message me and bitch about it...it's a simple as that.
#275 - On 09/13/2009 at 6:14am by Puolukka
(+3)Starchild: Seriously? It's only a cat? You truly are an ass. You say you want to meet new people and talk to them but instead you start an extremely mature conversation about someone's ugly face? You, honey, are a FML.
(-2)you have to be the fucking worst animal owner i have ever heard of. You fucking don't deserve nice, sweet, caring animals. You get an animal in the first place to protect it, care for it, and PAY FUCKING attention to it, so you're not as lonely with your fucking pathetic life. FOR FUCK SAKES you make me so fucking mad i bet you anything you starve your cats and kick and beat them all the fucking time...you are such a fucking cunt. if you hate your cat that much bring it to the shelter and give it a decent home. its probably fucking miserable being with you and getting kicked out of the way when you have an "important paper" and telling it to fuck off when really you are probably crying and watching porn because you are pathetic and sad and live a loney and depressing life.
Ahhh that felt good to get off my chest you fucking cat killer...
#330 - On 09/13/2009 at 11:58pm by cassie0383
(0)Kids, stop fighting a play nice, lol. It's just a meaning-less internet site.
And as for the OP, sorry about that. And don't blame yourself. Who the hell thinks as soon as their cat starts meowing "HOLY FUCKING SHIT HE'S GOING TO FUCKING DIE". There was no way you could have known, and its totally not your fault.
Life just sucks. And then we die. lol
So don't worry about it.
(0)Also, to the two people fighting over a fucking my-space page, you're both sad bastards because you need the internet to make friends.
So GOOD FOR YOU!!! lol i love pathetic internet people. They're so fun.
(-1)YDI for Beeing a retard
I love to pet cats
especally kittens there soo fuzzy and cute :D
and my cat tinkers
{mew}
#382 - On 02/19/2010 at 8:44pm by ilovefatcats
(-1)Fuck the cats life for haveing a retarded owner. >:(
#383 - On 02/19/2010 at 8:46pm by ilovefatcats
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This makes me really sad too. You never know how lucky you are to have animals that love you until they're gone. YDI...Asshole
#51 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:59pm by wilshires1
(0)Not really, she didn't.
But it's not an FML for her, either.
F the cat's life, though. Oh wait...
#183 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:58pm by dudeitsdanny
(+1)The OP does not deserve this! seriously. just because they ignored their cat for once. It's not like they knew their cat would die. It's horrible for saying that they deserve to find their cat dead because they pushed it away.
Sorry for your loss OP
#188 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:04pm by dinosgorawrr
(-2)except, you know, care for it. she probably could've brought it to a vet.
#22 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:22pm by mister_moops
(+7)Well, it's pretty obvious the OP just thought the cat was being annoying and not ill. So it probably wasn't too clear the cat was in any true distress/needing vet care.
(+1)Or you know, it wasn't sick and died from something sudden. Maybe not. But it's rude to assume the OP is just irresponsible when you have no idea what the circumstance really are.
(+1) same thing happened to my dog
I barely said hi to her but I didn't ignore her and the next thing ibknownshe got ran over by a car :'(
I'm sorry
#5 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:09pm by XxCoolPersonxX
(0)my 11 year old dog recently died too, i knew he was sick so i took him to the vet. He got his medicine and was starting to recover. I had a weekend vacation planned a few hours away from my home so i left him with some family and when i got back he had died :*(
#123 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:34pm by enuff_crying
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Wait...wtf? Yo u didn't make sure he was still getting medicine if it came back and the dog needed it? YDI if you put that into an FML.
(+2)the family members i left him with were still giving him his medicine, i just feel like shit cuz he died while i wasnt there
#215 - On 09/13/2009 at 12:22am by enuff_crying
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you are a horrible person
#6 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:10pm by 333chiyoko333
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YDI asshole. When cats try to get your attention THAT badly, it's because usually something's wrong.
#7 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:12pm by Butterbuns
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You monster! How could you ignore a cat when he's crying like that? I would say YDI, but that cat didn't deserve to die. I have no sympathy for you though. You're a horrible HORRIBLE person!
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Like when dogs whimper, that's how they cry! Cats meow pitifully. In any case, the animal was suffering.
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It's just a cat...
#83 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:45pm by normandin131
(+1)my cat will just sit at the door and cry for hours and when i let it outside it wants to come back in 5 minutes later so half the time i ingore him too until i get annoyed because i know what will happen...
so what.. because i dont answer to my cats every request he is going to die on me... most likely the cat was old and it didnt know what it wanted so i went to its owner... its not like we actually understand what they are saying when they are crying.. they dont speak human
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that sucks... but i already had like 7 cats i had die. because i dont let them inside the house. they always shit everywhere. and way cats got run over by car.. :(
i have 2 cats right now though. and a dog :0
#9 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:13pm by glassisass
(+5)I wanna say you're much worse than the OP. Cats are one of the more clean of the household animals, as long as it's not being raised by an tard. Litter training isn't hard. Of course, unless you're a tard.
I'm assuming you're a tard...
#26 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:26pm by esodrevOcinorhC
(-1)i wouldnt let you get any more cats ya dumbass.
killing cats is mean.
#47 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:54pm by GirlWithBadLuck
(+1)It's called a litterbox.
My cats hardly use it because they go outside to go to the bathroom.
Then they come inside and sleep.
I agree with #26: you're a tard.
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ydi don't ever get another pet
#12 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:14pm by coldplaylive2003
(+2)it's more like your cat's FML
"Today i was dying and i was trying to say goodbye to my owner, she just ignored me. FML"
#15 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:15pm by bittersweet818
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i can't believe you would just ignore him like that!
poor cat, all he wanted was a tiny bit of your attention and you couldn't even give him that.
#16 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:15pm by livingdeadgurl
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Your poor cat. Don't get another pet until you have time or care enough to pay some attention to it.
#17 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:16pm by Lisasimpsonfan
(0)My cat constantly wants attention. To the point that he'll jump on your lap while you're taking a crap. Then he'll have moments where he'll just meow to here himself talk. I go and check on him and he'll just look at me. He doesn't want anything. His food and water are full. He just makes noise for the heck of it. I give him plenty of attention and play time.
Cats are weird. You can't assume to OP is a bad pet owner just because his cat is really needy. People are allowed to be preoccupied with something else every once and a while.
(+4)and yet no one will admit that when their own pet does this they also push them away sometimes... i mean really my dog does this a lot for purely attention and will jump on me while im sleeping and i've never woken up to find her dead....
quite honestly ignoring a pet for a few hours if they have food/water isn't really a crime nor does it make you a horrible person....
(-2)You messed up the pattern. Way to go.
As I was saying, THIS!
#178 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:45pm by Intoxicunt
(-2)Hilarious!
Ha. My overuse of the site paid off. I win.
#221 - On 09/13/2009 at 12:53am by Intoxicunt
(+1)@ 9-I'm confused. Why do you have cats if you don't let them in the house. They might as well be strays if they don't have a house.
(+3)thats not true. We live on a farm and have outdoor cats because some people are allergic, plus it helps with our mice issues :D
#49 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:58pm by GirlWithBadLuck
(0)This is why we pay attention to our animals. Did you also find his food and water bowls empty with a few month-old dried up kibbles stuck to them?
#24 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:24pm by 9k5
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Domesticated animals are never a good thing. These animals were meant to stay in the wild and not under stupid human controls... I can understand dogs as a domesticated animal (gaurd dog, blind assisting dog etc.) but cats...
(+1)How are they a bad thing?
They get food and shelter from you, you get affection and companionship from them.
Both of my cats are strays that were abandoned by their previous owners.
They are both much happier with a home and people who love them.
(+2)Domesticated animals don't do so well in the wild... There is also plenty of information on the damage feral animals do to ecosystems, so setting domesticated species free is definitely not helping anyone.
#140 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:56pm by startafire
(0)Ingrid Newkirk? Is that you?
Also, I feel like the OP should have maybe suspected the cat was having a problem...maybe giving it some milk or something would have helped. Depends what the problem was I guess. Ignoring it would not have been on my to do list, though.
#243 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:53am by TheOtherNewest1
(+2)Obviously your not a cat owner. If you were, you'd probably know that milk would not have helped the cat out at all and could have very well caused more harm than good, depending on the cat. Most cats are lactose intolerant after they are weaned and even if they weren't, milk has no nutritional value for them and should only be given as a treat.
Also, if you were a cat owner, you'd know that cats can meow a lot. I don't like ignoring my cat but at times when I'm doing work or if I'm just getting tired of his weight on my stomach, I'll push him away and ignore him. Just because you're cat meows a lot, it doesn't mean something's wrong. It could just mean he wants to be petted but that's not always possible if you're busy or trying to sleep.
On the other side of this, when my cat was actually sick, I knew fairly quickly. And before you ask, no, it wasn't from constant meowing. Actually, it was because he wasn't bothering me at all that I knew something was wrong. That's right, wasn't. He was sick to the point of being dehydrated and all he did was lay around. He didn't become dehydrated because I didn't give him water, he just didn't drink it.
Cats are not children. They do not need constant attention and are very independant. Half the time, I don't even know where my cat is. But I do love him and care for him and when I'm able to, give him more than enough attention.
OP did not deserve this at all.
(+7)I think this was phrased in a really bad way, but I also think that everyone is being a bit crazy. I'm obsessed with my animals, I love them to pieces, but to be honest sometimes I have to get stuff done and can't have them climbing all over my computer screen. I've pushed them away. Anyone who owns animals knows they cant pet them ALL the time.
That being said, I think you should know the difference between a "I'm bored, play with me!" and a "I'm dying, help!" meow.
#28 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:28pm by reflectedgary
(+3)my cat is just like that with nothing wrong. He meows all day long. A few times i even took him to the vet thinking something was wrong, be he's healthy
#53 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:00pm by GirlWithBadLuck
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You deserve it, but your cat didn't.
#29 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:29pm by sampleinajar
(0)well cats do get annoying. and being human we tend to ignore the constant meowing. there's nothing u could have done. but in any case ftcl(fuck the cat's life)
(+2)why is everybody here so insensitive? doesnt it say above the comment thing "pleasy try and be respectful"?! she obviously feels like shit, thats why she wrote it on fml and not like, my life is awesome or something.
im sorry about your cat. if youd paid more attention you may have noticed that there was something wrong, but seriously, everybody makes mistakes, even this kind of FML mistake. :/
#32 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:34pm by epicfailceci
(-1)I understand you want people to be respectful towards the OP, and the website asks that we write respectfully... but if the OP truly felt bad enough, I doubt she'd write this. You'd think she'd be too torn up inside and sad to post it on a website full of silly stories. She knew she'd get verbally abused for this, so I find it hard to believe she's truly sad about her cat.
(+2)Maybe it's a few months/years after it happened and OP has moved on enough, or it happened to somebody else and OP thought it'd make a great FML. Or it could be fake.
I agree with #28, #44 and #46. I love my dogs and our family (myself included) takes care of them all the time, but sometimes we're busy with stuff or are just not in the mood to play. Just because a person isn't compassionate and perfect all the time doesn't mean that they're a "selfish whore" or starved them.
Although I can't stop everyone judging and I'm not stupid enough to try, we technically can't decide whether OP is good or bad based on one action. People are a lot more complex than that.
Whether you're good or bad, that sucks OP. Not to be rude, but I'm glad I'm not you.
#67 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:15pm by redblueviolet
(-1)To #32.
No, not at all.
FML is a comical site. You'll notice that if you submit a truly horrible story, like you just got raped or your mom's kidney transplant didn't go through and she died, it gets rejected.
The fact that this woman submitted this FML means she found it was funny, and that jackasses moderating it thought the same. They're collectively disrespecting the memory of the kitty that the woman failed to give assistance to already.
She deserves every single comment she's getting, not only for what she did, but for the worse even reaction of finding it had "funny potential" enough to submit it to a comical site for heartless people to have a laugh at the death of a kitty.
Stories like "My ex caught me cheating because I did something dumb" are funny, but the death of a kitty is NOT, and should never be. For thinking it was, the OP deserves all out comments about her having no sensitivity.
(0)YOU EVIL CAT KILLER!
Seriously though, most cats will shut up unless they're hungry. Try to pay attention to your cat. But I know it can be hard, not speaking the same language or anything. Really, FYL.
(0)Next time, pay better attention to your pet(s)... aka the animal(s) YOU CHOSE to have live with you. The one(s) you basically vowed to take care of and protect. The innocent creature(s) that depend(s) on you. However, if your cat died that soon, even if you'd paid attention to him when he was meowing, you probably couldn't have done anything in time to save him, and neither could a vet, probably, even if the vet were inside your house. Unless he was choking, there are no drugs or magical cures out there that could work that fast. And clearly he wasn't choking, because he was able to meow. BUT, if you'd paid better attention to your cat all along, you would have probably noticed something was wrong. Honestly, OP, if you're not going to pay good enough attention to your pet(s), please do not get any more ever again!
(+1)Wow, way to be extremely assuming. What if the cat was elderly? Or died suddenly of some sort of organ failure? I've had a perfectly healthy cat that I took to the vet six days earlier that died of a heart attack. The vet said she was extremely well too, so even if you pay attention and tend to your pet well some unfortunate things are bound to happen. Just because one of these things may of happen, it does not mean the OP is uncaring or unfit to be a pet owner. The cat wanted to be near its owner near the end, so it's pretty clear they took care of it enough to form some sort of trust and bonding.
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ytdi omg thats so cruel poor thing. i advise you to not have kids in the future.
#35 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:41pm by phuresh2death
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Never get a pet again, it's clear that you can't take care of one.
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YDI for pushing your cat away when it wants to be pet, you selfish whore. go die
(-1)Your cat was probably trying to say goodbye to you ..
#42 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:50pm by ImaginaryLightx
(+1)I'm gonna go cuddle my sister's chatty cat now...I'm serious =S
I'm sorry about your cat...everyone saying OP deserved it, there's NO way she could have seen it coming. It's annoying when a cat constantly meows, trust me. Sometimes they don't even want a pat, it's like a baby who just needs to cry.
(0)I agree, I have three cats and while I love them all dearly, my one cat Momo is just VERY vocal. He cries when he has food and water. I can't understand why he cries and I will say that I'll push him away if I'm trying to work. Even my other two cats will cry for attention in the middle of the night. They have food and water and a warm place to sleep. It doesn't make me or this person a bad human being or an animal abuser because we ignored our cats to get some work done. Besides, how many times do our cats ignore us during the day?
#284 - On 09/13/2009 at 9:44am by xxemoxqueenxx
(+2)Shit, did PETA collectively comment on this or something? Just because you ignore a cat for a few hours does not make you a "monster" or a horrible person. For all we know the OP was trying to get something done and didn't have the time to play with her cat right at that moment. It's not as if she had neglected the cat or starved it for days or weeks. Granted we don't have all of the facts and can't say for sure, but don't just jump to conclusions and assume that the OP is some evil person who abuses animals or sacrifices the neighborhood pets simply because she brushed her cat off for a few minutes.
That said, I'll admit that I've never owned cats and wouldn't know the difference between a "play with me" meow and an "I need help" meow.
@ the OP: wow, that really sucks.
(0)There's a HUGE difference between "I want more food/attention" mewing and "help me, I'm badly sick" mewing.
If she has a cat the difference between anguished mews and just asking for attention is VERY big. (Aside from the fact the cat was probably sick for a while and the OP never realized...)
I hate the PETA deeply, and yet I think the OP is heartless for not caring enough to quickly check why the cat sounded so desperate. A visit to the vet would have been nice too.
(0)OMFG.....I know this has nuthin to do
with THIS fml, but I was moderating some fmls, and one of them said
"Today. I'm breaking up with you John, U spend to much time on this site. FYL.
I died of LAUGHTER.
(-1)poor kitty. :( Was it, like, meowing in a "i'm hurt" way, or a "pay attention to me" way. If, "I'm hurt" ydi for being an asshole and ignoring your animals.
(+1)Except for the fact that cats usually don't meow if they are actually hurt or sick, there's no difference between a "I'm hungry", "I'm bored" or "Open the fucking door, bitch!" meow.
(Incessant) Meowing is how cats "try" to communicate with humans because they are intelligent enough to get that most of us don't understand their body language.
(-1)Subtext, you obviously have no cat.
And if you do, I fear for them, as you obviously have no understanding of them whatsoever.
(+1)No, he's pretty right. I had a 16 year old cat that was very sick, but when she meowed it still sounded pretty much the same when she always meowed for food.. so you really can't tell......
#228 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:22am by cucumberfabulous
(0)Just think, if you hadn't ignored the kitty, it likely would have died in your arms. That's much much more upsetting than finding him/ her dead later.
#62 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:09pm by imakepurplesnow
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IDC what others say, YDI.
>:|
Don't be taking your kitty for granted, Jerk. DX
#65 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:12pm by Boxingsweets
(0)the cat deserved it.
watch all of the PETA supporters complain..... lulz
#68 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:17pm by epicwinmaster
(0)I can't believe u killed ur own cat... sort of at least
#70 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:19pm by Hockeymaniac
(-2)I'm voting YDI.
I can imagine than sometimes you just don't have the time to care for your cat, and that doesn't mean you're a horrible pet owner, but my cat never wants to be pet and runs away each time someone tries to touch him, so if I were you I would never ignore the cat that wants a caress.
(-2)There's no way she could have saved it even if she paid attention to it.. It wasn't starved or anything :/
She was just trying to get something done.. Saying she's horrible for not playing with it is so stupid.. I had a cat before and I never once played with it, I'd just feed it twice a day and it's been perfectly fine until I gave it away..
Cats don't die if you don't play with them, it was clearly something like an heart attack
#74 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:28pm by Omglikewow
(0)I hope that you're joking. And if not, I hope you never get to own another pet. There's a lot more to it than feeding it twice a day and then giving it away when you're bored.
#267 - On 09/13/2009 at 3:57am by sampleinajar
(0)While it's sad that the OP's cat died, it doesn't make her a horrible person. She had no way of knowing that it was going to die. Like someone said earlier, it may whine all the time, and she was just busy. I don't believe that everyone who commented something along the lines of "I NEVER ignore MY pets" wouldn't drop everything they were doing just because an animal made a sound. OP: FYL. I'm probably going to get flamed, but oh well. =)
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#77 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:34pm by CheshireHalli
(0)Anyone else find this FML really weird, and not sure why?
#78 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:37pm by BritishHobo
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u bitch u made ur cat die alone it wanted to say bye cuz it prob knew and u fucked up
#80 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:44pm by vereshchak
(0)My cat mews all the time.Most the time,is for food or going outside(which i hate it when she does"or when she's in heat/bored.
(0)if your talking to me,I love my cat.I had one cat run away from me.My favorite cat.And one of my grandmas cats died.I loved both of the cats.And my cat cutey is fat.Very fat.
(0)She eats a lot.I feed up her food bowl,and My cat is sprayed.I love my cat.
Edit:My cat still goes in heat for some time.I think.My parents said a few years back that when my cat was mewing a lot that she was in heat.
(0)I'm not saying you don't love your cat.
It's just, I'm pretty sure that spayed cats don't go into heat.
Female cats get all of their parts removed.
(0)Idk.also,when my cat Betty,the one that ran away one day after my cat cutey ran away.She ran away once before.When cutey was gone for a week,Betty loved me.She hated cutey.I would do anything to have Betty back.I miss her.
(0)Just looked it up.
I guess I'm wrong. My bad.
I thought that because all of the females cats I've ever had didn't go into heat after we had them spayed.
(0)Ok.I think,if im correct,it last for a day or 2.Also,at the man who says i dont love my cat,I love her more that myself.If cuteys gone,The last thing i have a good reason to live for is gone.And gone for good.
(0)Aww =[
Well if it makes you feel any better, there are a lot more cats out there that need loving.
You could always get another one.
But I know where you're coming from, it's hard when a pet just disappears and you have no idea if they are alive or dead.
(0)ok...Ill try and go to my humaine society if cutey runs away and get a stray cat .maybe one like cutey or betty.
(0)Hey you never know. You've heard the stories about cats disappearing and finding their way home years later? A miracle could still happen. :)
lol our neighbors had the cutest, fluffiest, and nicest cat ever. He always stayed at our house when they went on vacation. And he liked us cuz we gave him wet food and took better care of him...I miss him. :(
(0)I feel bad for you, but YTDI. I clicked both fML and YDI.
#89 - On 09/12/2009 at 8:57pm by deathburger13
(-2)Why did you even ignore your cat? Because you were having a bad day? Your cat's day was about a million times worse.
(0)There're two problems with that. If a person had something wrong with him/her, he/she would SAY something's wrong. And as many people have said, cats take care of themselves for the most part, so it's not at all comparable to, say, a baby, or a small child. And even small children, sometimes, must be told "Not right now" or "I'll help you later" unless it's something serious. OP didn't know it was serious, probably thought the cat just wanted attention and was too busy to shower it with loving attention. It's not her fault.
FYL. God, people, you say she's an emotionless monster, but you have absolutely no compassion if you're tearing at her for something she couldn't have prevented, something she obviously feels bad about. So fuck off.
(0)#102 if your infant child is showing obvious signs of distress, do you ignore them because they "should speak" and wait until they die?
Or do you check if there's something wrong with them?
You know, it happens more often than you'd think, horribly enough.
(0)Most of the replies here are just evidence of the logic and intelligence of most fmylife commenters.
The cat was being annoying. Don't tell me that you've never pushed away your pet if you're busy and they're just coming up and being whiny and nagging for pats all the time. How was she supposed to know it was dying? It is absolutely no indication of neglect, or that she would abuse a child or not be able to look after a child or another pet.
#95 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:10pm by NotNegativeNews
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... Why bother having a pet if you are not willing to care for it.
#96 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:11pm by gazerock123
(+2)Hell, once my dog wanted attention, and I was busy, so I pushed him away. 'Bout two hours later, my sisters took him for a walk, and he got hit by a car. It's along the same lines. Maybe something was already wrong with the cat, but she didn't know he was going to die, and she very possibly wishes she could go back and spend the last few minutes with her cat. She didn't KNOW, she can't be blamed.
(0)She didn't know, because she didn't bother to check.
Cats don't magically up and die. He was sick, she didn't care enough to find out, he died, she found it funny enough to post it on a comical site.
She's a bitch, and the cat's life is over.
I don't see why you defend someone who found this tragic event funny enough to post on a comical site. Se has no respect for the cats' life.
aww. that's sad. but you could've at last paid some attention to it even for a little bit. that's like my mom when she was younger, her dog had fleas so she decided to spray it with bug spray. then the dog went to her room and was scratching the door and whining then when she opened it, she found the dog dead.
#108 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:22pm by virmariejoan
(+2)ohmygoodness I almost cried here! I'm so so sorry! I'm a cat owner myself, and sometimes he meows constantly for no reason. Do I usually care? No. If the meows sound weak or forced, THAT'S the time to get worried. FYL indeed.
(0)Good job, when my cat kicks up a fuss I punch her square in the jaw.
#111 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:23pm by DrunkenValor
(0)I have to call fake on this one. If it's real, then FYL, but it just seems like you would have heard something... At least a difference in meow
(+1)Cats don't make odd mews a lot when there sick or hurt.They may seem fine,then,a few hours later when everyone is at work or school,the cat may die.You may think everything is fine,but you will never know unless your a vet.Or really smart.Or know a lot about about cats.
(0)Neoswords, having a cat and caring makes that someone can tell the difference between a random "give me attention" mew and an anguished "I need help" one.
If you can't tell them apart at all, and it's your cat, then it means you don't care enough, or by now you'd know the difference.
(0)for the 3rd or 4 time,I love my cats more than myself.I really care for them.Its just that my cat mews sadly alot when she wants to go outside.
(0)No one deserves that. Seriously. We've all done this to our pets at one point, whether we're busy or just in an irritable mood. The OP will have to live with the hurt, guilt and regret for years and years to come, and she has my absolute and utmost sympathy. Virtual hugs coming your way, OP.
#117 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:28pm by westbrookx
(+1)One question.....
How was the OP supposed to know that the cat was in any sort of pain just by hearing it meow. That could easily mean a whole set of things: The cat could be in heat(unless it's spayed), want to play, etc. Most of the time cats want to be pet and it's very annoying. Is the OP a horrible or neglectful person because she wasn't in the mood to play? No. It means she's human. There are times that we don't wanna be bothered.
#124 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:37pm by painandpeace
(-1)ydi u stupid dumbass
if ur gonna own a cat, at least care of it
#131 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:45pm by sallyhasaparrot
(0)I'm not sure if all cats apply, but mine gives off a different meow when she's scared... or if something's wrong.
(0)The others do to.
The people claiming they can't tell are just too insensitive to care or check what's wrong with their cat in the first place.
Like the OP...
(0)oh and friscobuff, ur a rude idiot. I don't like dogs but u don't see me bitching off about them.
#134 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:46pm by sallyhasaparrot
(0)Are you all that really fucking retarded about cats? if a cat meows all the time it either wants attention or is hungry/Thirsty and considering that the owner cares deeply for the cat so it probably wanted attention. if the cat was dying it would have stop meowing and went into a corner to avoid the owner instead of constant bothering
Don't judge before you know
(+1)Yes I do you retard I own two cats I had a third who got very sick before he was ALWAYS meowing and just suddenly he stopped meowing and sat in a corner I learned about cats before I got them knowing cats like to stay away when they are sick and took him to a vet to find out he had gotten sick and it didn't really affect him until then The Vet " Cats avoid and stay away from people when they are sick"
(0)People here really are dumbasses. The cat was incessantly meowing, so of course the OP should magically understand his meows/assume he was dying or something? People saying how could they not tell the cat was trying to get their attention because it's sick obviously think cats are human babies or something, who say when their hurt. When cats are sick, they might meow forcedly, or go off into some corner and not really meow at all. When they're healthy, they usually meow incessantly, like in this - the OP couldn't have known this meowing incident would be the last time the cat tried to get their attention.
Also, how the hell do you assume that they don't feed the cat or whatever, or don't care for it? They probably thought the cat just wanted some attention and were too busy or not in the mood to devote their attention to petting the cat - that doesn't make them a horrible person, or someone who never took care of the cat. From what we have here, they really couldn't have forseen it, or prevented it.
#138 - On 09/12/2009 at 9:53pm by fmylife0624
(-1)The cat was obviously in pain and you're too self-centered to notice or care.
Do us a favor and don't breed. You might close the door on a crying baby and find it dead too.
(-1)Please, please NEVER have another pet! You completely ignore when your cat is in distress, to the point that he/she's suffering enough to die? You don't deserve another cat, dog, rat, or anything else. Do animals a favor and keep away from them, much less own another.
And I agree that you should never have children, either, because they require even more care.
Are you Paris Hilton?
(+1)#150, most of the people here hate peta, so accusing us of that just because you can't find a better argument is really lame.
Besides, peta is against having pets anyway.
(0)Bahahahaha... people on this site take themselves so fucking seriously....
She wasn't being neglectful just because the cat was bugging her for attention and she ignored it, some cats beg for attention ALL THE TIME and you can't give them attention all the time. She had no clue it would die. Now chill the fuck out, it's just a cat.
OP, I'm sorry to hear your cat died, I'd be pretty sad if that happened to me.
#277 - On 09/13/2009 at 7:56am by OverEnthusiast
(0)Omgee im soo sorry that happened to you!!! Sucks D:
#152 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:15pm by xoxoswimbabe
(0)When cats want your attention it's usually for a reason. -.-"
#153 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:17pm by LibraZebra
(-1)pay attention to your pets you dumb bitch! you shouldn't be allowed to have pets if you're going to not take care of them, and cats are pretty damn easy to take care of.
(-1)OP you are a horrible, stupid human being who should never be allowed to have living things nearby ever again. I'm sorry your cat had to die unloved by their POS owner
#163 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:30pm by PinkRoseLove
(+1)your a cunt, Cats don't show pain very well.. after my cat got hit by a car all it was pur, and it didn't sound much different then the normal purring, Even as i got it to the vet that didn't change.
(0)God, I know. I've never own a cat (dog-person), but I STILL knew this is a FYL.
#301 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:52pm by melifebeaverage
(0)People just keep getting stupider and stupider... YDI asshole *gives you finger*
#169 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:37pm by haleycstar
(0)you suck at life and i hope you are ignored by the one you love and die alone too.
#170 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:38pm by PinkRoseLove
(+1)First of all for everyone who is saying that when cats don't feel good they keep to them selves. That isn't necessarily true... Every cat is different and cats meows are different too. The cat was trying to get the owners attention and didn't. So she is more at fault
(+1)aww, that happened to me and my dog once. He started acting all weird and I ignored him, it turned out he had gotten into some antifreeze. I am so sorry, i know I still feel bad about not treating him nicer right before he died.
(0)Initially there was no reason for you to ignore it like that. You love it, don't you? I know sometimes they can be annoying, but c'mon...
Now... it depends on your cat, but the tone of the FML suggested your cat doesn't often do this. If you knew that, then you shouldn't have ignored your cat. Obviously it was trying to tell you something.
"Hold me I'm not feeling well" then it dies
or "Hey I'm not feeling well give me attention [and possibly realize I'm dying]" then you take it to the vet... (not a gaurantee it wouldn't die, though)
And you call it your cat, yet you couldn't read the signs that lead to this? I mean, even if it was just something sudden... surely if you really liked this cat you would have noticed something out of the ordinary?
#179 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:47pm by DameGreyWulf
(0)Dude. Fyl. I have a cat too and he annoys the hell out of me. If it weren't for my mom, I wouldn't allow half of his crap.
#180 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:47pm by novellover63
(+1)WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE SO STUPID? CATS AVOID AND BE QUIET WHEN THEY ARE SICK NOT MEOW TO GET ATTENTION GOD ARE HALF THE PEOPLE ON THIS SITE STUPID?
(0)MY GOD ARE YOU STUPID EVERY CAT IS DIFFERENT.
Seriously. There is a caps lock key. Learn to turn it off once in a while.
(0)Most all animals are really good at hiding their pain. Even in my dogs final hours she was happy. There is no way that the OP could have known.
OP. I am really sorry for your loss.
(+3)You guys are fucken morons, seriously, I have had many cats, and they never meow at me when they are dying! They go somewhere quiet to die by themselves.
Cats are always wanting attention, and you can't always give it to them! Clearly half you idiots have never owned a cat, or you would KNOW THIS. It is highly unlikely that any of you would know straight away that your cat was dying or sick just if they were meowing at you, you would most likely just think they wanted food or something!
#187 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:02pm by hornetchik
(0)Fffffffunny, my cats don't seem to be constantly harassing me for attention, and let me know when they're feeling unwell.
I have had an average of seven cats per year for the last five years, too, so don't go popping off with "well obviously blahblah" bs again. I've raised all but one of our current six cats. I am very well aware of my animals, in other words.
#189 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:06pm by DameGreyWulf
(0)LOL
Actually dogs require more attention since most of them need training, and can't feed themselves... whereas a cat you can basically set loose and let it take care of itself.
But no I can't entertain them all at once... One day, when I graft many arms to myself--!
#207 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:59pm by DameGreyWulf
(0)Some lick, some don't...
but oh god cats in heat is scary ahsjfsdjkldsk so glad all our females are fixed now
#216 - On 09/13/2009 at 12:26am by DameGreyWulf
(0)You're not supposed to bathe cats.
I must have lucked out with my cats, they don't throw up, they hardly use the litter box (because they go outside), and the one must think he's a dog because he follows me everywhere and always makes sure he's within like 5 feet of me.
The only bad thing is that he figured out that screens are no match for him. But dogs destroy screen doors as well.
Also, if you get them fixed, it's rare that they go into heat. Or you could just get a neutered male cat who will remain perpetually in kitten-hood and be the sweetest, most cuddly pet you've ever had.
Plus, (most) kittehs are free!
(0)Excuse me? Dogs are far more high maintence than cats! And while cats are very independent animals, they are also love attention (usually) and will often meow at you if they are hungry, or bored, or just want a pat.
Let me get this straight, unless your cat is having a heart attack or something of the like, which makes it unable to move somewhere, if your cat is sick, it will generally go off somewhere quiet to die by itself!
YOU should know this if your such a big cat lover!
And to the people who say we sound like animal haters or whatever, I actually love animals and cats very much! But it is IMPOSSIBLE to give your cats ALL of your attention ALL of the time.
I am completely against animal cruelty and neglecting, but I don't think this owner should 'go kill themselves' over this, like some of you do. If you were in this situation, and you DID pat the cat or whatever, would you really know it was dying? Unless it was making some strange noise, which the OP hasn't specified it was, I don't think a lot of you would!
#348 - On 09/14/2009 at 10:31pm by hornetchik
(0)maybe if she hadn't been getting fucked at the moment, she would've paid attention.
YDI for being a slut. 'nuff said.
#192 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:25pm by muchocaliente
(0)in my opinion u should always listen to ur pet even if it is to just complain because u never know if its sickness or needing love and all pets are different and some do let u know when they are in pain or sick so i dont blame u but the next pet u own listen to them and be aware of their behavior
#197 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:40pm by summergirl35
(-1)every1 that says ydi are just assholes. how were you supposed to know something was wrong with your cat. i guess every single person that did ydi are cat experts right?
i guess you all know the difference between "meow (i want attention)" and "meow (im dying)" right?
i have a cat that is so inconsistent in wanting attention.
sometimes he meows to be pet. other times he meows.... and then barfs (or hairball).
#202 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:48pm by stone_light
(0)This made me laugh so fucking hard.
OP, shoulda fed the damn cat!
#206 - On 09/12/2009 at 11:56pm by DameGreyWulf
(+1)i don't see how the OP deserves it. my cat meows randomly all the time, and it's easy to ignore. LOL SHES ACTUALLY DOING IT NOW.
so i don't see how the OP deserved her cat dying just because she ignored a couple meows.
#208 - On 09/13/2009 at 12:02am by ivoteno
(+1)If I took my cat to the vet every time he howled, I would never be able to LEAVE.
My cat howls CONSTANTLY. Doesn't matter what time of day it is, doesn't matter if he's been fed or has attention, he howls. If he's awake, he's howling. A lot of cats do this. That doesn't mean they're trying to say goodbye, it doesn't mean there's something wrong with them. Anyone who says otherwise has never actually owned a vocal cat. Yes, sometimes I worry that my cat howls because something is wrong with him.. but when he's sick (he's had to go to the vet once or twice) he doesn't howl. He hides. He acts completely different.
Some cats don't give warnings though. My brothers cat acted completely normal until about 10 seconds before he died, when he stopped his normal wandering, let out an odd meow, and then fell over dead.
The OP did not do anything to deserve this. Noisy cats are noisy, that does NOT mean something is wrong. I wish people on here would grow up and learn to use their brains before posting, or at least do some freaking research.
(+1)They do indeed.
My cat was abandoned and now hates cars. Everytime we try to take him somewhere, he makes noises like he's being tortured. Poor thing.
(+1)I really wish I could've seen my cat and said goodbye before she died...
Which was November 5th, 2005.
My mom and I got to the vet just after she was put to sleep, since she had cancer.
I went in the room to pet her and say goodbye, but it was so hard and absolutely terrible.
She was my first actual pet & she was the BEST cat ever.
I cry every time I think about her.
I'd give anything to have her back, even for just a day.
#214 - On 09/13/2009 at 12:11am by pixiestix13
(+1)sorry to hear,im the same because i've had a few cats (im 16) have two now.but wow i'd never be able to see one get put down.this was actully the first FML that made me change my mood
(0)I FUCKING HATE CATS!!! They're really annoying, and when you ignore them they a) shit on your bed b) shit IN your bed or c) die and leave their corpse in a really obnoxious place, like your bed.
Or d) eat your socks. not just rip it apart, fucking EAT it. Then puke it out into your shoes or bed.
(+2)idk if this is real or not, but i cried at the thought of that happening to my cat.
#226 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:10am by ILoveAsianGirls
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wow an emo cat, you made it feel neglected n it killed its self.
(+2)FMLs are supposed to be funny. This one just makes me so sad D:
#244 - On 09/13/2009 at 1:57am by MadeOfAwesome
(0)your a dumbshit. don't have kids you stupid whore.
animals (people included) need food, at least once every other day....fucking retard..
jesus. way to wreck an animals life for your own selfish laziness
#253 - On 09/13/2009 at 2:18am by guitardedman
(0)Yes obviously she wasn't feeding it. Theres no way cats ever meow nonstop unless they're hungry. Seriously, that's bullshit. My cat will howl, we feed him, and then he KEEPS ON MEOWING. Some just -do- that.
(0)YOU BITCH OP. I bet you forgot to feed that shit.
>O .....
I can't troll this without feeling bad.
(+1)My regrets for your cat and you. You feel terrible, I think, but you should not feel guilty. Unless you fed the cat wrong or did smth bad to it earlier.
The roommate of my friend has knocked a cat with the door once. It has gone blind on one eye. They began to argue, who should drive it to the vet. And while they argued, the cat has died. Here it is the real reason to feel guilty and FMLived.
(0)Omg, that's horrible!
Those fucking bitches! D: (If you don't mind me saying so)
#262 - On 09/13/2009 at 3:05am by Boxingsweets
(+1)Oh My Gosh The Same thing Happened to me Except My Cat kept Meowing Like he was in Pain Or something But I didnt understand what He wanted So I didnt Really Listen, later That Night He looked Pale and would not move So we Took Him to the Vet and Turned out Some tube Or something was Blocked So He could Not Urinate anymore and that he was In alot Of pain and It was too late to get the Surgery he would die anyways So We had to Put him to sleep. This all Happend Two years Ago On Valentines day :(
#258 - On 09/13/2009 at 2:41am by SabrinaLeewizzle
(+1)I can't believe the people who are saying the OP deserved this. Losing a pet is incredibly painful, and she's probably already feeling very guilty about it. The truth is that sometimes you are too busy to give your pet attention every second of the day. My cat is very social, and always asking for attention. Sometimes you need some alone time. Cats can take care of themselves.
And anyway, even if you could argue that it was completely unfair or unjustified to push the cat away, that doesn't mean that it's deserved for the cat to die. That's like saying "Oh, you were unfair to your child? I hope it dies! You deserve it!"
(0)OP, I'm sorry that really hurts. But you should really pay attention to your pets. Much like our bodies, animals give subtle messages when they need things.
#266 - On 09/13/2009 at 3:57am by musikzreprise
(0)I am sorry about your cat. I'm sure you feel bad about ignoring him but even if you loved on him there's no guarantee that he would have not died. I worked at a vet and one of the vets had her cats die in its sleep one day after she got home from work. He was 2 years old and was healthy. It just happens sometimes and all the love and attention in the world cannot help.
#274 - On 09/13/2009 at 6:07am by shoopkitten
(0)This made me sad. :( He probably died of a broken heart. Yes, cat's have feelings. >:(
#276 - On 09/13/2009 at 6:41am by MichixLuvsxU
(0)I'm a 13 year old girl and I'm basically saying F YOU to all the @$$holes saying that the op deserves to die!
and no offence but I find that ageist (dont think it;'s a word but I made it uip, whatever) AND sexist...
could be 40 year old men for all you know!
#339 - On 09/14/2009 at 1:34am by xXBlackHorse666X
(0)You totally do NOT deserve it, thats horrible. Cats can be really annoying and seek attention all the time, it's normal to get fed up with them.
On the bright side you can get a new kitten!
(+1)haha it was a death-meow and you just barred it. cats suck. dogs rule.
#283 - On 09/13/2009 at 9:23am by chronicwanker
(0)Cats and dogs both rule - AND cats are more independant and cost less, and in case of some diaster (fire, earthquake etc) you're MUCH more likely to find your cat toddling round than your dog
#337 - On 09/14/2009 at 1:20am by xXBlackHorse666X
(0)No, cats actually cost less because they're more independent and less high-maintenance. I would say more, but you're probably a troll and enjoying this so...
(0)I feel bad for you for losing your kitty, but it does happen. I can normally tell the type of cries my cat Momo will make. Sometimes though he will howl like he's in pain or caught an animal and he's just walking around the house just fine. Sometimes cats know how to get our attention when we respond to certain cries. If your cat had enough food/water and attention, I don't see how you are a monster for ignoring your cat to get some work done. I've done it myself with Momo and my other two cats.
I just want to say, all the people who are ripping this poor person, may karma come back to you.
#285 - On 09/13/2009 at 9:53am by xxemoxqueenxx
(+2)hah! I don't think anyone who said YDI has EVER owned a cat in their life. And no, having a friend who has a cat doesn't count.
(0)me three
teehee that rhymes
haha so does teehee lolz
#338 - On 09/14/2009 at 1:23am by xXBlackHorse666X
(0)"Cats don't magically up and die. He was sick..."
Before commenting here, please make sure your statement has fact in it. Even though I'm a cat owner, I don't try and pretend I know everything about cats so I look online before posting. Cats are just as capable of dying suddenly as humans are, although with different causes.
(0)Usually I laugh at FMLs but this just made me sad. :(
#295 - On 09/13/2009 at 11:50am by insinuendo
(+1)Am I the only person who finds this hilarious? Come on, obviously it's sad, but it was posted to get some laughs, not some sympathy! Very, very funny, FYL for losing your cat though.
#296 - On 09/13/2009 at 11:51am by TobyLuckhurst
(0)i agree its...rele sad...but ....kinda funny..poor kitty!!:'( i loved that poor cat!....i didnt rele know that cat but im sure it was a great cat!
ya sorry f your life!
(0)If anyone wants to know why people like cats, watch "Meet the Parents". Robert de Niro goes on a diatribe about why cats make better pets than dogs.
(0)OK. First off: Cats cannot have heart attacks (not in the sense that people do).
Secondly, depending on the age of the cat, I could give you (w/ 95% accuracy) the cause of death here. In older cats, a very common cause of sudden death is a blood clot, called a saddle-thrombus. It can be very painful, but the cat often seems to lose control of it's rear legs, so the OP probably would have noticed that at least. However, for neutered male cats of all ages (and the OP did refer to the cat as 'him') a very common cause of sudden death is urinary blockage. This is extremely painful (imagine not being able to pee). The OP should have noticed the cat struggling to pass urine, crying out when he urinated, etc. If the cat did not use a litterbox and urinated outside, it may have been impossible for the OP to notice any problems.
Sorry for the loss of your kitty. Ignore the ignorant people.
#310 - On 09/13/2009 at 4:26pm by tengopekes
(0)you fucking bitch. i'm only glad that your cat is in a better place now. somewhere without a shitty owner. i hope you kill yourself.
#315 - On 09/13/2009 at 5:11pm by blueavenger
(0)Why does this have so many YDI's? If you've ever owned a cat you'll understand that you can't always let your cat get what it wants. Most cats are very demanding, sometimes even annoying, and sometimes you have to push them away. It's very obvious that the OP loved her cat, and that it hurt her a lot to push away the cat when it was meowing. SHE. DIDN'T. DESERVE. IT.
#315, don't be such a no-life hater.
#316 - On 09/13/2009 at 6:04pm by Garanaw
(0)"Most cats are very demanding" = Lie. Cats are low maintenance pets compared to most animals around their size.
The cat was probably meowing and coming towards the owner for food, maybe? Water? This woman deserves it, plain and simple. Hopefully next time she wants a pet - she won't get one.
(0)i'm sorry OP.
i came home one day and my cat was just lying on the floor and she never did that. i tried to pick her up and she was just so out of it. we took her to the vet, and they had to put her down. whether you gave your cat attention or didn't, she probably still would've passed. Just remember all the great times you had with your cat.
#320 - On 09/13/2009 at 7:04pm by joshizzle3
(0)Next time you're sick and trying to tell someone you need to see a doctor, I hope people ignore you and leave you to die.
#321 - On 09/13/2009 at 7:45pm by blackdog218
(0)Aww, it was probably a heart attack since it was so sudden. You couldn't have known and you couldn't have done anything even if you had. I'm sorry :(
(0)wow, i dont get the massive amounts of YDI, I mean sure everyone does this every so often if they are busy and just dont want to pet the cat today, and im sure you don't think they will be dead the next time you see them, you guys are seriously fucked for saying YDI. Are you really thinking "next time I see you, you might be dead on the floor" every single time you are petting or giving attention to your pets? It's just not something that is always on your mind. FYL for sure!
#327 - On 09/13/2009 at 10:49pm by primogen18
(0)Ugh, people are so stupid, but why would I go to an internet message board to find intelligence anyway?
Nothing in this post indicates to me that the OP was an animal abuser or horrible person! Sometimes our loved ones can be annoying and we push them away for a bit. It doesn't mean we don't love them, just that we need a little space. Perhaps it was a very vocal cat who never stopped meowing, and the OP didn't realize that this one time, something was wrong. Ignoring a pet for a little while isn't cruel or a crime. Sometimes they need their space and ignore us, too.
I'm so sorry about your loss.
#328 - On 09/13/2009 at 10:54pm by FurryPurryKee
(0)This isnt really that hard to comprehend. People arent getting mad at the fact that he pushed his cat away and then it died. Everyone pushes there pet away sometimes.
People are probably just upset because a good 99 percent of the time, when cats die, you can tell they are sick first. Their hair falls out, their nose is bloody and rubbed raw, they have a huge gash, or you just dont feed them enough and all of their bones show. And A good 100 percent of the time, if your cat looks sick, you dont push it away repeatedly. You look a little closer and idk, maybe even take it to the vet?
#329 - On 09/13/2009 at 11:07pm by littlegirl12
(0)you are a fucking douche bag. you are also a cat killer. you fucking deserve to die...
ACTUALLY ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO COMMENTED SOUND LIKE
FUCKING CAT KILLERS AND ANIMAL ABUSERS. GO FUCK YOURSELVES
AND TREAT ANIMALS WITH SOME FUCKING RESPECT.
#331 - On 09/14/2009 at 12:00am by cassie0383
(+1)To those who say that OP is a 'fucking cat killer' etc, well, f you
we have 3 kittens at home (well, they're almost fully grown, but meh.) and theyr'e not the most cuddly cats you could meet, but one of them, autumn, is NOT cuddly AT ALL but while I was busy, she started purring by me like that and I gave her a kiss before she started walking over my books and I pushed her off the bed about 3 times before she left me alon (even though I felt really bad).
BUT sometimes I pick the cats up and put them on my bed while I wanna sleep and they wander round my head purring happily, with me getting up and patting and kissing them (instead of sleeping when I has to get up at 6 the next day)
so, can y'all get it in your thick skulls that JUST BECAUSE the op was busy ONCE and pushed the cat away ONCE then it died, doesn't mean she's a cat killer!
theres probably a bunch of diseases it could have had that aren't very noticable, or theres also things that cause sudden death eg heart attacks
so, I say a big, FUCK YOU to all that say the op is a fucking cat killer, UNTIL you KNOW for SURE that she abuses/kills the cats.... and she doesn't sound like the sorta person to do that!
#334 - On 09/14/2009 at 1:07am by xXBlackHorse666X
(0)Ok... Being a long time owner of cats:
Everyone who is saying shit like the cat was trying to say goodbye need to rethink what they are saying.
Or ppl who think the OP is a cat killer need to shut up. If you've never owned a cat.. Then don't put forth your opinion. Because it doesn't matter if you have never had a cat.
First, Cats don't "say goodbye" they just don't. When cats are sick they hide or leave. They go away to die. When a cat wants attention.. they are normally fine. They just want attention and love. Cats are very independant most of the time.
Second, Cats don't always look sick. Sometimes they look fine. Sometimes they purr even if they are bleeding to death. So, half the time, it's impossible to know if a cat is sick or not.
Finally, How can everyone be so judgemental on the OP if they don't know the whole story. Maybe the cat was really old. You can't stop death. It happens.. So ppl need to stop being mad at the OP. Things like this can't always be prevented.
OP:
I know how you feel. I had this cat once. She was the greatest cat ever. Her name was Salem. I saved her from a family who wasn't taking very good care of her. She was full grown when I got her and she lived 5 years after that. When I moved she stopped coming up to me.. she would hide from me. I had to make her eat and drink. She lost a lot of weight and could bearly walk on her own. She was so close to death. It killed me. I hated seeing her like that. I couldn't let her live her life like that.. When I got the money I took her to the vet to have her put to sleep. When they finally got to us.. the vet looked at me and said, "It's alright if you want to leave. We'll take care of her." I started to cry. I told the her that I couldn't do that to her and that I had to be there. I watched her while they did it. The whole time whispering in her ear, "I love you baby kitty. It will be ok. I'll always love you. I'll never forget you, I promise." I cried non-stop for a week after. I still cry when I think or talk about her. When I buried her.. I put her favorite toy and a picture of me in the coffen.
That happened this year.. I still think about her. I haven't had another cat since then.. I just can't replace her. I'm 19 years old. I'm an animal lover. And I always will be.....
#336 - On 09/14/2009 at 1:17am by lissa_1989
(0)I had a 15 yr old cat he got ran over. died. we got a new kitten a week later from the SPCA. she was so sick she died over night. SUCKS1!
(0)oh god, thats reli bad! .....if only cats could actually speak instead of annoyin u!
#343 - On 09/14/2009 at 10:59am by TheBeardOfZeus
(0)=[ That is sad. I love cats. I would devastated if my cat died.
#344 - On 09/14/2009 at 1:28pm by jennayyydoll
(0)Do you know what killed it? (Was it old, was it sickly, did it chew on a ton of string and choke?)
#349 - On 09/14/2009 at 10:32pm by tomakobriefs
(0)I think we all know what happened here. The kitty was feeling depressed and was trying to find support in the owner, but was instead pushed away. Eventually the cat just couldnt take it anymore and killed itself.
LMFAO>> "YDI for neglecting your pussy"
#350 - On 09/15/2009 at 12:56am by Cant_Touch_This_
(0)Thats so sad...sorry for your loss. You couldnt have known your kitty would die.
#351 - On 09/15/2009 at 1:22am by mylifeissh_tty
(0)Aw, I'm really sorry and know exactly how you feel. My cat of 18 years got really needy for attention before she became really sick and i kept ignoring her too. Later when we finally went to the vet, it turned out she had cancer amongst other things and had to put her down. I still regret it today- that i never gave her the attention she wanted in those few final moments.. where she would've appreciated them the most..... but try not to beat yourself up, because you couldn't have known =\
(0)Sick cats go hide in a corner and die. If a cat keeps coming up to you and asking for you to pet it, it means they're happy. FYL.
(0)dunno if this is FYL or a YDI... your cat was probably trying to say goodbye. YDI for not noticing it and i guess FYL if you were fond of your cat and just not in the mood to mingle. get a new cat and this time pay attention.
(0)You don't deserve it, my cat meows all the time for attention, food, to go out..everything
When I go for a walk he follows nd he mewos then to as he trots beside me.
some cats just meow..just to talk really..pets often hide when they are about to die so id this fml is true, the OP had no way of knowing what was going to happen..
#364 - On 09/17/2009 at 10:24am by BeyondImage
(0)OMG I ALMOST CRIED AFTER READING THIS I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR YOU... Was it an old cat?
How did it know he was gonna die..?
If I were you I would feel REALLY bad for not like "listening" to him.. But you shouldn't, it's not your fault...
#365 - On 09/19/2009 at 7:34pm by tiffany1018
(0) I'm guessing everyone who commented "OMG your so mean!" or "woow you dick!" either don't own pets or are 76 year old grandmas who have 700 cats
sometimes your pet can get annoying and you push it away cuz you want some space it doesn't mean you don't LOVE them.I love my dogs and they're healthy as can be but sometimes they get annoying so I don't think the OP deserved that at all...you guys gotta think how it would feel before telling the OP to burn in hell
#370 - On 10/16/2009 at 10:09pm by XxCoolPersonxX
(0)i agree with subtext.
i mean dude for reals? its not like its ur fault. we dont know anything about the cat either. itcould hav been in heat or something.
#371 - On 10/25/2009 at 2:08am by alexthedude
(0)I feel sick.. I would be devastated and hearbroken if I knew that I couldve helped it in some way. would you not think op that it was meowing a little bit worse than normal? my god the poor thing.. I mean you weren't to know but I'd never forgive myself if I did that
(0)I'm sorry that happened, but you should have paid more attention to your cat. YDI. If a cat is meowing nonstop AFTER you give it plenty of attention and it is plain to see that it is not in any pain, THEN you may want to ignore it, because it may just be doing that to make you feel guilty and spoil it.
#374 - On 11/26/2009 at 2:18pm by sayheyyybabe
(0) Everyone just stfu! It was obviouly shot
by a sniper!
sarcasm
YDI
#375 - On 12/03/2009 at 12:26am by Bloonbloon
(0)Oh no poor kitty! Well, at least you saw her dead, unlike me. I was told my cat died and spent two weeks saying it was all a trick and being paranoid about it. She was my best friend, too.
(0)You deserved it bitch. Wtf were you doing upstaires? Masterbateing cuz nobody else would fuck you?? Poor cat didnt do anythimg to you!!! BITCH!
#388 - On 04/19/2010 at 3:29pm by Pacocanrocko
(0)yeh cats always know when there about to die and then want to be with someone they love...
tobad yours didnt found anyone
