Post by: loulou on September 25, 2004, 05:08:58 pm
Not a happy subject i know. I am typing in black not my usual bright colour in respect to my neighbours cat who has died while i have been looking after it.
my neighbour is on hols(Prague, Vienna and Budapest). Now to me this seems a sort of depressing holiday(please feel free to disagree bounty cos i know you will)
. Anyway i am not sure how to break the news the cat is dead and at which point do i mention the £125 vet bill ?Any suggestions will be gratefully received.
Thankyou
Post by: edelweiss on September 25, 2004, 06:11:11 pm
the same misfortune happened with my neighbour's fish a few years ago, luckily it was a guppy, so i actually replaced it with an imposter, without saying a word. now how shameful is that? 
guess that doesn't help much... how did it happen?
Post by: loulou on September 25, 2004, 06:25:29 pm
What a good idea.Where can i find a 17 yr old skinny black and white cat?
Well the cat was off its food and wouldn't leave the house from day one so i suspect she had been poorly for a while. I tried tempting her with pilchards, tuna and ham but she would only eat a little. She was walking ok but would not let me stroke her, probably because she was so skinny and frail. Anyway i kept her going for 12 days then she collapsed and could not get up. Her breathing was poor and she was vomiting so I took her to the vet who put her to sleep.
I have a letter from the vet saying she advised euthanasia as the cat was confused to its surroundings, had breathing problems and was distressed so it's not like it was my decision but i am so not looking forward to tomorrow.
Post by: on September 25, 2004, 11:49:36 pm
Anyway it got sick. When I took it to the vet, I told her what I had been feeding it and she said it was a clear case of mixingmitoasties.
Post by: loulou on September 26, 2004, 12:10:43 am
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Post by: oldspice on September 26, 2004, 11:04:23 am
Post by: oldspice on September 26, 2004, 11:05:04 am
Bounty - that joke was really funny. It made me laugh so much.
Post by: loulou on September 26, 2004, 11:15:22 am
Post by: on September 26, 2004, 11:37:45 am
These things do happen, except it's normally in sitcoms. Just be straight down the line with your neighbour, they will have had a good holiday and so should be in a good mood. Get them some flowers or something.
Think on the bright side. One less cat means a few more Robins and Blue tits.
Post by: loulou on September 26, 2004, 12:15:45 pm
Post by: edelweiss on September 26, 2004, 02:25:32 pm
Post by: 100% coca solids on September 26, 2004, 05:51:16 pm
Post by: loulou on September 26, 2004, 06:58:01 pm
Post by: on September 26, 2004, 09:37:11 pm
Well, how did it go Lou?
It is like those 'tip toe out and close the door very quietly' situations!
Post by: loulou on September 26, 2004, 10:43:42 pm
This has been such an awful day. just waiting for my neighbours return. She only turned up an hour ago and I think I handled it really well. I knocked her door, she opened it and I burst into tears.She had noticed the empty litter tray and the cats bowls all washed out so had a sneaky feeling something was up.So the short version is I cried, she cried, she apologised for me having to deal with the dying cat and then I apologised for the vets bill(don't know why i apologised, i was getting muddled).She didn't think it was too much to pay, said she would write me a cheque. I then told her how the water board want to dig her kitchen floor up because they say there is a leak. Told her how the wind blew her pear tree over, and she cried again.Tried to cheer her up by telling her that £50 of the vets bill was for the cat to be cremated
and have its ashes scattered over the pet cemetery and she cried some more.Anyway she enjoyed her hols
.Prague was beautiful, Vienna was beautiful, Budapest wasn't.
Post by: 100% coca solids on September 26, 2004, 10:47:52 pm
Bobs fine in himself just keeps sh*tting everywhere so he has to stay outside, he understands.
sorry to hear about your predicament lou, you should have added another 50 quid on to the vets bill for yourself your friend wouldnt have known.
Post by: loulou on September 26, 2004, 10:50:23 pm
Post by: 100% coca solids on September 26, 2004, 10:52:29 pm
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Post by: 100% coca solids on September 26, 2004, 10:58:38 pm
Post by: oldspice on September 26, 2004, 11:01:41 pm
Post by: loulou on September 26, 2004, 11:01:46 pm
It was that sensational no-one knew about it.
Post by: 100% coca solids on September 26, 2004, 11:02:48 pm
You noticed
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Post by: chocolate chick on September 28, 2004, 11:08:49 am
Post by: on September 28, 2004, 01:44:24 pm
True choc chick. The only downside would be having to go to the bottom to read a thread previously unread.
It is ok for broadband users. Think of us poor narrow band mortals!
Post by: loulou on September 28, 2004, 02:26:20 pm
Post by: lemoneye on September 28, 2004, 06:34:31 pm
Post by: chocolate chick on September 30, 2004, 10:14:50 am
Thats true, I have broadband and I forget how quick it is!