My Cat Died Today.

[kenai3000]

Today a sad event has happened to me. My cat Tiger died today. We don't know what happened we think a dog killed him as we think someone's dog bit him through the eye. I wish I could find out who did it, so I could have them arrested for animal cruelty.



I miss him so much right now

[Super Aurora]

My cat died about 4 weeks ago as well. lived for 20 yrs.


If a fucking dog did it, go kill it. Dogs are scums.

[TheValentineBros]

Some dogs, if not all, can go to hell for all I care.

I'm sorry about your cat. My cats are perfectly fine, as they aren't killed by a dog.

[pap64]

Some dogs, if not all, can go to hell for all I care.

I'm sorry about your cat. My cats are perfectly fine, as they aren't killed by a dog.

I'm sorry, but I can't agree with this statement.

I love cats. I have four of them inside of my house and many more outside. We take care of them, give them food and shelter, even though they are technically not ours. And yes, our dogs have killed a couple of them.

I understand that at the moment the feeling of anger and sadness is so devastating that you wish upon them death, you desire justice via violence, the same means that they used to kill the cat.

But let's not forget one thing... dogs are living, breathing, FEELING beings too. It's very likely that the dogs acted out of instinct or because they were TAUGHT by humans to act that way. Dogs can be taught to interact well with other humans and pets, and that lies in the hands of the owner.

So wishing ALL dogs deaths because of ONE is a very inhumane thing to do. This applies to people as well. Often we are consumed by our anger, fear and sadness that we wish ill upon everyone, even though not everyone was involved.

To go back to the dogs, watch this video by Siren:
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Now, tell me again if you wish that all dogs should go to hell. Yes, there are bad dogs, just like there are bad humans, but they are bad because they are badly influenced by bad humans, and bad dogs are often victims as well.

So please, next time, careful what you say as if may make you look heartless.

To kenai, I am deeply sorry by your loss.

[kenai3000]

Some dogs, if not all, can go to hell for all I care.

I'm sorry about your cat. My cats are perfectly fine, as they aren't killed by a dog.

I'm sorry, but I can't agree with this statement.

I love cats. I have four of them inside of my house and many more outside. We take care of them, give them food and shelter, even though they are technically not ours. And yes, our dogs have killed a couple of them.

I understand that at the moment the feeling of anger and sadness is so devastating that you wish upon them death, you desire justice via violence, the same means that they used to kill the cat.

But let's not forget one thing... dogs are living, breathing, FEELING beings too. It's very likely that the dogs acted out of instinct or because they were TAUGHT by humans to act that way. Dogs can be taught to interact well with other humans and pets, and that lies in the hands of the owner.

So wishing ALL dogs deaths because of ONE is a very inhumane thing to do. This applies to people as well. Often we are consumed by our anger, fear and sadness that we wish ill upon everyone, even though not everyone was involved.

To go back to the dogs, watch this video by Siren:
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Now, tell me again if you wish that all dogs should go to hell. Yes, there are bad dogs, just like there are bad humans, but they are bad because they are badly influenced by bad humans, and bad dogs are often victims as well.

So please, next time, careful what you say as if may make you look heartless.

To kenai, I am deeply sorry by your loss.

You took the words right out of my mouth as I too am a dog person. I have 2 of my own, but they live with my stepmother, and they are the sweetest dogs you'll ever meet.

[ajmrowland]

i have a dog and a cat and i feel for your loss.

our first cat was put down in january cuz of internal problems. she was 11.

the othe went missing a month ago and turned up nearly 11 days later.

hes a tomcat like urs.

[Kraken Guard]

I am very sorry to hear about you're kitty cat. I have one as well, and I love her dearly. She is still alive, though I know she won't be around forever. When the time comes, I will miss her terribly..

[Cordy_Biddle]

My deepest sympathies. It's always a huge loss when we lose a pet; quite often they DO become members of the family and when they die in dramatic circumstances (like your's) then it's often worse.

You are feeling very angry at the moment and it's normal. I hope you do manage to track down the person/s responsible but it's going to be a difficult thing to actually prove, I fear..

[disneyboy20022]

This Poem really helped me dealing with the death of my dog who died of hookworms and he was 14 years old. He died back in 2006 around Christmas. I sat with him in the house and sang to him...in his time of passing away...I still get sad and cry missing him...he was a great dog...when I was on a beanie baby website when I was obessed with beanie babies ( i got rid of them to get a 20GB PS3 at Launch sadly I didn't raise the extra $100 to get a 60GB) and as I was posting that my dog Pokey died someone posted this....It's a Lovely poem called Rainbow Bridge.

http://www.petloss.com/poems/maingrp/rainbowb.htm

[Jilted]

I'm so sorry for that. I have a cat and a dog, but they get along fine for years now..

[kenai3000]

Thanks for all of your wishes to him. I know that he would love them. He was a great cat. We raised him well, and he was the sweetest cat that you would ever meet. Disneyboy2002 that poem really touched me, and I believe that's where he is now.

[Siren]

I want to say I am very sorry to hear about the death of your cat

But I also want to help you understand you are wrong to think the dog owner could or should be charged with animal cruelty and those who are blaming the dog are also wrong.

I worked in an animal shelter along with animal control. Yes, I made the video Pap posted.

People who let their cats roam freely are at least 50% responsible for their cats' deaths. Cats are domestic animals. They are not natural predators ANYWHERE. They can also be a nuisance to your neighbors.

If your cat entered the dog's yard and the dog was contained, well then, you are 100% responsible for the cat's death. This is why many cities include cats in leash laws, though rarely is it enforced. A dog killing a cat is not an act of cruelty. It is the dog's natural prey drive. Let's say someone has their pet hamster outside and the cat kills it, do you now say that cat is scum, evil, and made an act of animal cruelty?

Unless you can find the dog owner, and prove the dog owner actually commanded the dog to kill the cat, you have NO gas on the animal cruelty charge. Even if you find the dog owner, if the dog was in its own yard, then you can't even successfully charge them for the cost of the cat.

Pet owners need to act responsibly. And if you don't, then you need to understand, your cat's death was no one else's fault but the person who let the cat outside.

Outdoor cats life expectancy is LESS THAN HALF that of an indoor cat. Sure, there are really old outdoor cats, it happens, but its not very common.

Cars, animal attacks, poisoning (purposeful by spiking food with poison or accidental such as licking antifreeze off the ground), disease, and injury from falls/strangulation/etc all happen to outdoor cats.

No animal is evil. Evil means you are saying that animal has a consciousness similar to our own. Evil is a trait only seen in humans. A dog attacking another animal either by prey drive or territorial protection is natural. We bred dogs to take down game, do we say a foxhound is evil when it rips apart a fox? Do we say a cat is evil when it kills a dove? Obviously some of you are ignorant enough to think that and that is kinda sad.

I own 4 dogs and 2 cats. They all get along great. And yet, my dogs chase the neighbors' cats when they come into the yard. They once nearly caught it and it got away up a tree, just inches from my dogs' teeth. I have no doubt, they would probably injure or even kill a cat. My 3 big dogs all have prey drive. Two are shepherd mixes. Both breeds with prey drive. The other is a pit bull/hound mix, two breeds with very high prey drives. If they killed someone's cat, I would feel terrible for the cat and the owners, but I wouldn't blame my dogs nor myself. My dogs are in a fenced in yard, contained. If the cats come into my yard, I can't control that. That is up to the owner to deal with it. But because cat owners tend to blame dogs and dog owners for their own irresponsibility I can't tell you how many dog owners these days are going with the "shovel it and shut up" motto. Because of the ignorance going on right here in this thread. Apparently its perfectly okay for cats to kill rodents, birds and small reptiles, but when a dog kills a cat, its cause for banning dogs, killing dogs, and all out hate on dogs and their owners. One of my friends, both her dogs were STRANGLED TO DEATH after they killed the neighbors cat. They could never prove who did it, but after an unsuccessful attempt to sue the dog owners, a few night later, while his dogs were in the fenced in yard, someone called them to the fence, tossed ropes around their neck and hoisted them up. The scratches from their nails as they struggled to live were etched deep in the wood. This is what happens when people ignorantly think dogs are evil, they themselves do evil acts. The cat and the dogs died all because a cat owner felt their cat had more rights to roam than those dogs had rights to live in their fenced in yard.

If you get another cat, keep it indoors, it won't ever come in contact with that dog.

[kenai3000]

We don't really know how he died. I was only assuming that. My grandmother was the one who let him out the night before his death. I begged her to keep him on our porch several times before, but she didn't listen to me, so I do partially blame her for it as well.

[PixarFan2006]

I am sorry to hear about your cat. I know it's never easy to lose a pet. Our oldest dog (Fancy) died almost two years ago (Mainly due to old age). Also, when I was a kid, we lost a dog (Casey) due to him getting hit by a Granger truck. That was a pretty sad loss for us.

[jennydumas]

Sorry I'm late on this....sorry about your cat! I had to put my black cat down in 2008. He had FIV..