re: Super sad

I think the dogs know Hope is gone. They are being very affectionate and loving. More than normal. I appreciate their awareness.

The scene is from a movie but based on real life.

The dead man is John Belushi in real life and his friend (Bill Murray) was a mourning his dead friend in the way Belushi's people did in real life. If you have a EMT or State Trooper friend you would be appalled at the words and humor out of their mouth until you understand it is a coping mechanism.

Some mourn sadly
Some mourn with humor
Some mourn with sexual congress
Some with negative observations (Like Murray does with Belushi)

We all mourn, just in different ways and with different methods.

I've been through the exact same situation with my cat. She was 13 though. She got oral cancer, and it was like a ping pong ball in her jaw size. I fed her the absolute best treats and gave her her favorite food, tuna in a can, for several weeks at the end. It got to where she slobbered blood everywhere. I then put her in the car and was balling on the drive while she was clueless as to what was happening.

When we got to the vet and were in the patient room waiting on vet, she was meowing a lot. I think she could tell even though she may would've meowed even if she was healthy there.

I held her down while she was euthanized then cried more. Vet gave me a trash bag, and I was like there is no way in hell I'm putting my cat in a trash bag to go home. Give me a box y'all have leftover from shipping items or something. I then took her to backyard and dug a grave in the center. She was such a nice cat. "Kitty".