Members blueyedmule Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 .22 long rifle. It was a hard morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 .22 long rifle. It was a hard morning. Why? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Shouldn't you have brought them to a vet and got them put down in a nicer way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 yeah wtf is wrong with you speak up whilst I 'round up a mob . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted January 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 They both had real bad mouths. I'd already gone the oral surgery route with them both and had teeth pulled and large vet bills. We couldn't afford to go through it again, especially not now. Unfortunately, nearly everything is technically operable with cats since they can do anything to them they can to people. For a price. And the vets here in town were telling us that they wouldn't put them down for us if it was anything they could "correct". And with cats, once they start having severe gum disease and having to have teeth pulled, it doesn't get better and you end up with a cat with no teeth and bad health. As it was they were dropping hair and weight like tweekers on a binge. It's a slippery slope that was headed to hell. I just lit the match a little earlier than they would have. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Psilocybin Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Shouldn't you have brought them to a vet and got them put down in a nicer way. Thats how my dad put down our cats when they got to that point. I don't see anything wrong with that. Then again, I'm some savage from Idaho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted January 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Thats how my dad put down our cats when they got to that point. I don't see anything wrong with that. Then again, I'm some savage from Idaho. Properly administered, it's no nicer or meaner than rendering them unconscious and then stopping their heart. But it sure looks worse. It wasn't my first choice, I would rather have had them put down at the vet's. The vets dictated otherwise with their policies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 RIP kitties. FWIW, I had to put down my Black Lab in high school with my hunting rifle. He'd been hit by a car, and his back was broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 In the former Soviet Union (and I still think in Russia) when a death sentence is carried out, here's how it works: A single executioner from a pool of executioners volunteers to be the trigger man. The condemned convict is led out to to a courtyard. He is hooded and his hands are tied behind his back. He kneels down. The executioner puts a handgun to the back of his head and shoots once. Simple, quick, humane, and utterly effective. For carrying out an execution, I have no problem with a single, well-placed bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baracuda2004 Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Why use a .22? Why not a .308? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Wow, what a heartwarming story.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted January 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Why use a .22? Why not a .308? 1) I don't own a .308. 2) You'd be suprised (maybe) at how much death is packed in a .22 LR. It's enough for cats. I had other weapons options. I decided my grandad's single-shot bolt-action .22 was plenty. Grim decisions. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Psilocybin Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 1) I don't own a .308.2) You'd be suprised (maybe) at how much death is packed in a .22 LR. It's enough for cats. I had other weapons options. I decided my grandad's single-shot bolt-action .22 was plenty.Grim decisions. . . Yeah. A well placed .22 is plenty of rifle to kill a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 1) I don't own a .308.2) You'd be suprised (maybe) at how much death is packed in a .22 LR. It's enough for cats. I had other weapons options. I decided my grandad's single-shot bolt-action .22 was plenty.Grim decisions. . . That sucks man..for you and for the cats. There are plenty of people that would just toss them somewhere and let them starve to death. In your case I think you did the humane thing. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Why use a .22? Why not a .308? Because you don't use a {censored}ing Howitzer when a hair pin will do.C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted January 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Because you don't use a {censored}ing Howitzer when a hair pin will do.C7 I can always rely on you to get the point, C7. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted January 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 That sucks man..for you and for the cats. There are plenty of people that would just toss them somewhere and let them starve to death. In your case I think you did the humane thing.Dan Thanks, Dan. 'Preciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Sorry about your kitties. Sounds like tried to do right by them - that doesn't make it any easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted January 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 Sorry about your kitties. Sounds like tried to do right by them - that doesn't make it any easier. Thanks, Bob. It wasn't easy, they were my buddies for a good long while. I'll miss them quite a bit. We're all wearing sad faces around this house today. My wife and I keep not looking at each other so we won't cry. I'm drinking Coke like water to keep myself up, cos if I go on the bourbon chaser I'll probably melt down. I don't wanna go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted January 12, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 That was a hard decision and even harder action to follow through with. I'm sorry for your loss and hope tomorrow's a better day for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members psychobilly451 Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 you did what is best for them. they should be glad you loved them enough not to make them suffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassgirl9 Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 That sucks dude. It's a hard thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RIC N BACKER Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 sorry for your loss. I had to have my Cat of 10 years put down when he became very violent and beligerant towards my son shortly after his birth. I dont have a problem with how you carried this out. I saw them inject my Cat and its an image I will never forget. either way it is easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted January 12, 2008 Members Share Posted January 12, 2008 No way, no how could I ever do that to my baby girls here... No, I'm not the brave kid that went out and had to put Old Yeller down. I can't imagine how hard it was for you to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted January 13, 2008 Members Share Posted January 13, 2008 Really sorry to hear about your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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