Goodbye Nietzsche

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“Her body is here, but she’s gone,” Strudel said, when it was over.

She purred until the sedative knocked her out. I really can’t say enough nice things about vets who make housecalls.

38 thoughts on “Goodbye Nietzsche”

  4. My condolences. I’m glad that the snowpocalypse didn’t muck up the vet. (happened to us a couple years ago. meh.) I hope the girls (and you and P) are taking it okay now that you’re in the period after.

  6. I’m so sorry, SJ. It’s so hard to lose a friend whose been around that long. I’m so glad all of you were there for her.

  7. No amount of sympathy made me feel any better last year when I went through the same, so instead I’ll say that I hope your family’s time with her was full of many thousands of happy moments, purrs, pettings, and hilarious spazzy-cat action.

    Also, is it just me, or does she looks like a velvet painting?

  8. My condolences. I just went through the same thing 2 weeks ago and cannot say enough how wonderful some veterinarians are when it comes to this. Glad your kitty had a long, happy life and a peaceful end-what we all hope for, really.

  10. Lucky Nietzsche to have lived such a long life with such a fabulous woman, to have gotten to see so much of those beautiful girls growing up. THAT was a life, hey. So much going on, so many interesting things to dip whiskers into. I am sorry for your loss, and I know this sucks. I also know you did everything to make it as real and right for everybody in these pictures. And for yourself, I hope.

  11. I’m so sorry to hear it; my condolences. My best friend also had to say goodbye to her cat this year, who she’d known well over half her life, and vets who make housecalls are fantastic. Thank goodness for them.

  15. When Josephine, our 17-year-old cat, was put down early one Saturday morning several years ago, it was hard to think of what to do with the rest of the day. My son was 16 and my daughter 7, and it was not easy to find a way to spend time together as a family that wouldn’t be oppressive to one or the other. But fortunately, “Fast, Cheap & Out of Control” was playing at the Film Forum, and it was, oddly, the perfect movie to watch while grieving for poor old Josephine.

  16. Mia: yes, I was in a baking frenzy all morning while she slept, with breaks for when she woke up, until the vet came. About an hour after it was over, I shut down and took a short nap because I felt like I had been awake for about 3 years.

    Thank you, everyone. I know this is a pretty universal experience so it’s nice to hear from others. I put a cat down 13 years ago as well (one of Nietzsche’s old buddies) and I still feel that one, too. I getcha.

  17. So sorry, SJ! So hard, even when it’s for the best and what needs to be done. And I agree, thank God for vets who get it. Peace

  21. Oh, man. I’m so sorry. Saying goodbye sucks. Glad Nietzsche got to spend her last bits at home, surrounded by people who loved her – vets who make housecalls are freaking treasures.

    I think I need to give extra treats/love to my own little geriatric furballs tonight. It’s been too easy to take them for granted lately.

  26. Punk, I am so sorry. No-one understands how big a part of your life and heart the fur kids become until you have one and Nietzsche sounded like such a special one.

    I hope you’re doing okay.

  27. Sending you lots of sympathy from Australia. I’m glad she was able to go peacefully, in her own home, in the arms of people who loved her. I know she had a wonderful life with you, and will take her place in heaven to romp around unrestricted. There’s just a place that cats fill in a household that is uniquely theirs.

  30. Oh, I’m so sorry for all of you-tough times, especially around the holidays. Love sent your way.

  31. Yes, the holidays. I admit I considered waiting until after, but you have to weigh that with what’s humane, I think. That would only have made me feel better, and only somewhat.

    Again, thanks everyone for the nice comments.

  35. Oh, god, I’m so sorry. Like practically everyone else in the world, I know how much it sucks to say goodbye to a dear friend.

    I agree with schmutzie, pets should never die!

    Have some sympathy tears and fake internet hugs from me.

    (BTW AND FYI: Your nose warmer is finally going to be mailed to you tomorrow)

  36. So sorry to hear about this. I know it’s always rough. I’m glad that it could at least happen at home, where she was comfortable, and with her loved ones.

    I find myself wishing pretty much every day that they would all live forever, and I’ll never stop missing the ones that have gone.

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