Pets

[Leyyuce]

Agreed, Eltee- we don't wish to see you return to the thread any time soon with news not positive!

As for increasing a fish's longevity, it's my understanding that improper environmental control- as in water temperature and quality and things of that nature- leads to most of our gilled friends' premature demise. I'm no expert, of course; have we any long-time fish owners?

[The Loner]

My dog is my avatar now

[Leyyuce]

Cute! Might I humbly ask its name?

@Leilah- I just noticed your latest pic of Data- how endearing! My grandmother's pup Shadow often adopts a similar awkward position in sitting.

[Avron the S'wit]

Oscar was put to sleep today. I think it was for the best. Apparently he wasn't eating or drinking, so no need to suffer.

He lived a very long and very good life. It is hard to know I didn't get a chance to say goodbye given how long we spent together. But it is what it is.

Rest easy, buddy.

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[Gideon Dragontongue]

He looks a lot like my old cat.

You can cry on my shoulder if you want, Avron. I'm trying to avoid tearing up right now.

[yodah]

Avron, the thing that scares me is that Oscar looks exactly like my grandmother's cat.

You can cry on my shoulder, too. I lost my cat a few years ago, but it was in a much different way. Kinda just walked into my basement to find her dead on the floor.... I was more than a little off after that.

[Deandra]

Oh no, Avron!! I'm so sorry

[Eltee]

No, that's horrible!

I'm so sorry, Avron.

[Musicman247]

I have shed tears for my own cats before, and now I am shedding them for yours, Avron.

[Rose of Sithis]

I have shed tears for my own cats before, and now I am shedding them for yours, Avron.

Good, I'm not the only one.

[Frost Mage]

Oh my, that is such great news, Avron! Little thing is too precious to pass away!

[The Loner]

Cute! Might I humbly ask its name?

His name is Miller and he is the Devil.
Avron, I'm really bad at comforting people, so I'll just say I'm sorry for your loss

[Dark Lord Cam]

Oh my, that is such great news, Avron! Little thing is too precious to pass away!

[Dirty Spaceman]

Oh my, that is such great news, Avron! Little thing is too precious to pass away!

[Rose of Sithis]

Oh my, that is such great news, Avron! Little thing is too precious to pass away!

[Gideon Dragontongue]

Oh my, that is such great news, Avron! Little thing is too precious to pass away!

What. The. Hell.

[Avron the S'wit]

Relax, guys. I think he just misread it. No need to get angsty.

And thanks for all the love. Makes me feel so much better.

[Frost Mage]

... OH NO. God, I'm so sorry about that, Avron.

[The Loner]

You're always loved here Avron.

[Frost Mage]

Ugh, Avron, I'm so sorry about Oscar. He sounded like the perfect pet, to me. Any time you need to vent, or cry, we're always here.

[Avron the S'wit]

Thanks, Frosty.

He was pretty awesome. We had a good thing going for seventeen years...which also helps me know it is okay that he's gone. He was twenty-three, after all. T'was probably time.

[Gideon Dragontongue]

It's a shame that cats, for me and I'm sure countless others are as much a member of your family as anyone, should be comparatively so short-lived. I've had mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and best friends who were cats, and even those that are now deceased make me glad that our lives merely mingled for a time.

[Dark Lord Cam]

I've had mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and best friends who were cats, and even those that are now deceased make me glad that our lives merely mingled for a time.

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[Rose of Sithis]

I've had mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and best friends who were cats, and even those that are now deceased make me glad that our lives merely mingled for a time.

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[Frost Mage]

Thanks, Frosty.

He was pretty awesome. We had a good thing going for seventeen years...which also helps me know it is okay that he's gone. He was twenty-three, after all. T'was probably time.

Yes, I think it's best that the doctors put him out of his pain, which he was most likely enduring. He had a great life it sounds, and 23 is longer than most cats live. It sounds like most of those years he was in good health, too, which was amazing. Rest in peace, Oscar.