It touches me that so many people care about our little girl. We took her in early this morning and released her from her suffering. It was one the hardest things we've ever had to do, but we knew it was the best choice at this point. We were not willing to make her stay at home and let it happen slowly and painfully. It was a very tough day, I had to work and then we both tried to catch up on a little bit of sleep that we very much needed. Thanks to everyone here we were able to spend a last week with Mittens, and while that week was stressful and difficult for all us, it was none the less another week with the mama cat. Her body failed her and we had to face that, trying to keep her any longer would have been selfish and not fair to her. It is without a doubt the worst part of having a pet, but we are extremely grateful that we had 16 wonderful, perfect years with her. We lost Mittens' sister Tabby several years back, now they are together again. I'm so happy that even if it was in bad circumstances and you never got to meet her in person and see how sweet she was, she touched hearts. She was that special, she could touch people without actually coming into physical contact with them.
We want to thank everyone again. We still cannot get over what we received when we joined this message board, it was so much more than we expected. We got so much advice and support it just blows our minds. We never thought we would meet such wonderful people at such a difficult time in our lives. You guys are amazing!!!!!! We seriously cant thank you enough for everything. Even if it didn't work out how we were all hoping it would, you helped more than you will ever know. The support, advice and hope you gave us were exactly what we needed. I don't know how we would have gotten thru this without all of you, I really don't.
It's difficult to express just how thankful we are for all of you. You truly are special people and we are lucky to have met you all.
