Aw, Allyson, I'm so sorry. You did the best thing for him, and you gave him a lot of love.
All right, yes, date and shop and hang out and go to school and save the world from unspeakable demons. You know, I wanna do girlie stuff!
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Nov 26, 2010 12:03:21 pm PST #7508 of 30001
Because books.
§ ita § - Nov 26, 2010 12:06:34 pm PST #7509 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That Scooby Doo is great. Love, love.
I drove past Fry's on the way home. Parking lot was backed up into the street. No Black Friday shopping for me. Still never done it. I don't think the tradeoff for my fragile mental health against the discounts is worth it for anything I have to buy right now.
eta: Oh, Allyson, that's awful. It's good you could be there to help him.
Allyson - Nov 26, 2010 12:08:22 pm PST #7510 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Thank you guys. I'm wobbly.
Scrappy - Nov 26, 2010 12:10:29 pm PST #7511 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Oh, Allyson. The pain you are feeling now will someday be worth it in exchange for the great comfort and care you gave Oliver, but I know right now it's just pain.
Cashmere - Nov 26, 2010 12:14:43 pm PST #7512 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Allyson, I'm sorry. But I'm glad you found him and took care of him at the last.
sj - Nov 26, 2010 12:17:49 pm PST #7513 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Allyson, I'm so sorry. He was lucky you found him.
Pix - Nov 26, 2010 12:19:23 pm PST #7514 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Allyson, I am so sorry. You truly did the kindest and best thing, but I know how horrible that decision is. I'm so sorry.
Consuela - Nov 26, 2010 12:22:38 pm PST #7515 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, Allyson, that's so sad. But I'm glad that he found you to take care of him and give him yummy turkey and a warm bed and some cuddles for his last days.
You done good.
Spidra Webster - Nov 26, 2010 12:28:07 pm PST #7516 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Echoing others. You certainly gave him a better life than he would have had abandoned in the cold, Allyson.
Allyson - Nov 26, 2010 12:33:53 pm PST #7517 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I want him back. That's the shittiest part. I wish i could have had him another day to spoil him and I would have slept with him on the couch his last night and stuffed him full of treats, instead of having him sequestered in the bathroom.
The vet wrapped him in the towel I brought with his toy.
I keep going back to the fact that he trusted me, let me hold him and put him in a carrier, and then I brought him to a strange place and killed him.
I know that he would have been cold, alone, and miserable outside the last few night. When we were watching the news there was an advisory to bring pets inside, and Oliver was asleep on his blanket next to his food bowl. He was warm, and I said to Kristen, "he must feel safe and content, because he's completely passed out."
When they scanned him and he had no chip, I told the vet I would like to get him chipped before we left. I was so confident that he'd be okay. Coming back to the house without him was not okay. And he's only been here for two days. I had no idea how much it was going to hurt if he was sick. I just thought I could take him to a shelter and it would be okay. But not with fip, and the vet said that he would never recommend putting an animal down if there was another option.
I'm going to go hug Ruby until she begs to be let go.