taberFeb 11, 2023
if anybody is writing a book that explains how we got to this place of astonishing perversion in this country where we're willing to put household pets through fucking chemotherapy, I would like to pre-order it
Show threadParker BenchleyFeb 14, 2023

@taber In principal, I agree, and when our cat’s kidneys failed acutely and they discovered he had a heart condition that made treatment impossible, we decided to do what was best for him and let him go.

That said, the impact on us was 100 times worse than the last time we lost a pet, and the hole he left in our lives is incredibly painful. I worry about his other daddy, and am haunted by the irrational thought that we could have done more.

Show threadParker Benchley

@taber I think that sometimes you also need to consider the impact on the pet’s people, especially when losing the pet can cause profound issues with depression.

And I know there are many pets waiting to be adopted - our little boy and his sister were feral rescues - but for many people animals are not fungible. They are little people with whom we already have too few years.

Feb 14, 2023 at 2:44amWeb