Recent Content by heatherg

Thanks to all who sent warm thoughts. Between your advice, my own reflection, and my kitty's message to me, it was clear this morning that today was a good day to say goodbye. All is well.

***One resource that I have found invaluable is the canned cat food chart.***  Lisa Pierson, DVM analyzed and posted this long chart showing the carbs, fats, and proteins of many brands. Amazing! Here is the link http://www.catinfo.org/docs/FoodChartPublic9-22-12.pdf . I always pull it up on my...

That is a great post -- thank you! It totally re-grounded me in some of my own forgotten spiritual practice, namely the practice of Tonglen in Buddhism -- where it is indeed a service to take on the suffering of another.  For those who didn't see the post, the part that is the gist is really...

True! I "knew" so clearly with my dogs. This time it's really hard. It's apparently not always a case of "you'll just know." I guess I keep thinking about how in the moment animals are. Shouldn't he die on a positive note? To avoid him having ANY distress at all, even if he could have had more...

Cats want to be outside, but if you live in a higher traffic area, or areas with raccoons and coyotes, and are concerned with safety, check this out - "catios!" You can build a little catio, an outdoor play pen. In Portland, we recently had a catio tour, and there is an album on the web site for...

I have an appointment to euthanize at home tomorrow. This is so hard! With my two dogs, it was obvious -- crisis on the one hand, and the end of golden years on the other. My 13-year-old kitty (who I have only had less than two years, boo!) has lymphoma, chemo has stopped working, and basically...