A couple of months ago we put our oldest fluffty cat down.
She was old and losing her marbles - the vet's scientific opinion was that she was "going doolally".
17 going on 18, not a bad innings for a mankey old fluffty bitch!
Here she is a couple of years younger - oi44.tinypic.com/4vkaw1.jpg
It was an agonising decision for my missus & I but there was no question that Molly's quality of life was going downhill very rapidly.
My daughter & I constructed this to put over the place that we buried her in the front yard.
oi42.tinypic.com/vr6n7l.jpg
Sorry about the pic quality - a Nokia 6300 workphone leaves a lot to be desired.
Apologies - having worked in an high-care aged care facility with people with dementia recently, absolutely none. If I get that bad, please take me to the vets, snuggle me a lot and give me a couple of injections to send me off into the Great Sleep.
EDIT: As to the mediocrity - feel free to ask AB, Shambles, Janet, Turtle et al. what they've made recently.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Tue 22 Nov 2011, 9:03, 14 replies)

Good work there
I get very silly when it's time for a cat to go.
We plant a tree for each cat, problem is that our garden is starting to look like a fruit orchard.
(SpangoTheWonderBadger is brewing beer, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 11:41, closed)

Stop killing all the neighbours' cats then

(LetsGetDownToIt, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 12:17, closed)

But it's soooo moreish!

(SpangoTheWonderBadger is brewing beer, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 12:47, closed)

well, i wasn't going to say anything, actually.
but if pushed, i'm sorry your cat died.
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 12:31, closed)

Me too
Thanks janet.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Tue 22 Nov 2011, 17:00, closed)

Based on this,
I would say that AB, Shambles, Janet, Turtle et al. have made fun of you.

Bless.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 13:31, closed)

b3ta.com/questions/amazingprojects/post1442559
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 20:55, closed)

Wow I got pwned.
*stings*
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Tue 22 Nov 2011, 21:11, closed)

Ahhhh the Legless defence.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 22:24, closed)

I love how you've got your own lexicon
with examples. It's so.... you AB.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Tue 22 Nov 2011, 22:39, closed)

Get a room, you two.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 23 Nov 2011, 8:01, closed)

^That.
and, also, last week I'm pretty sure Shambles made a woodburning pizza oven. But, still, y'know.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 23 Nov 2011, 8:39, closed)

we too lost a well loved cat who was more of a pain in the arse than a good pet but we miss the dead mice or half eaten birds and the frogs bats and every thing else the blood thirsty little bastard bought to the house

( fluffybunnykiller Is feasting on the clitoris of life, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 21:00, closed)

Several years ago I drove a friend to a rock and aggregate yard.
She spent several minutes rummaging around among the granite slabs, finally picking up a smallish piece in a generally oval shape. She walked to the main office, put the piece of rock on the counter and asked the man there, "how much for this piece?"

He said, "you're putting me on: you only want that one?"

My friend said, "my pet ferret Missy died 2 days ago and I just want a nice rock to engrave her name on for a headstone."

The man choked up and very quietly said, "no charge."

I feel like that man right now. Have a hug and condolences for the loss of a dear friend.
( Felis Concolor, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 4:12, closed)