why i hate animals

[amw]

I was going to do a picture post of my weekend up the river, but i'm currently sitting in a house with my nerves shot to shit thanks to a job i took that will save me about a grand in accommodation costs

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[sweetmeow]

I think you summarized it. Basically we can't put the worms back in the can after so many years of domesticating animals. So we do the best we can to minimize the mistakes that have already been made: keep the animal inside, and do not allow it to breed. All my cats have been neutered / spayed and are inside only.

When it comes time for my cats' lives to end, I don't allow them to suffer just because I can't part with them. With the death of Felix a little more than 2 months ago, I made the decision because he was suffering and it was unfair to keep him alive for my pleasure. I gave him a chance to take to the treatment needed for his feline diabetes, but it didn't work. He was such an amazing cat - the most interactive and affectionate cat we've ever had -- a very "human centered" cat -- exhibit A for domestication!

Oh - and I meant to say that taking care of a 19 year old cat is not for the faint-hearted. For sure you're earning your lodging! I've been there, and it's that time when you make those life and death choices. And, Felix's refusal to eat in conjunction with the insulin medication was part of what ended his life (though, sadly, Felix never came close to reaching 19. He was not quite 12 years old)