Reply #28: I keep thinking about that [View All]

[Lorien]

I put down my 17 year old kitty Jasper last year when he went into kidney failure. I remembered how my father's cat had cried when he was unable to do the same for it (kidney failure is VERY painful) and eventually my father and his girlfriend rushed their kitty to the vet to have him put down; they were horrified that their beloved pet was in such horrible pain, with no chance for recovery. Yet, we allow the people in our lives to suffer horribly. I think Mrs. Shaivio has already "checked out", so she probably isn't suffering...still, I imagine my own shell being being kept alive in that manner, and it's a sickening and disturbing thought.