Recently, a dear friend went through the hardest of aspects of having a pet. A long time pet had to be euthanized, and my friend and her husband had to make the decision. How do you explain that to a pet you love, when that pet is just no longer able to maintain quality of life, and has no chance for improvement.
Tonight, I have a much smaller difficult task: Tomorrow morning, I will take Taki to the veterinarian for a spaying operation, and she has to be NPO after 8 PM tonight. I had originally thought to put her in a crate for the night, but that is a bit extreme, especially because it means no access to a litter box.
So, I have decided to close her into the computer room, where she started her life in our house. So far, she has not been to distressed. I am currently in the computer room with her, and will be for a while.
But this is the difficult part. I am not sure how much she understands English. She does understand some, but I am not sure how to explain the concept of what will be occurring. I have talked to her about it, and I am hoping this will not be too distressing.
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