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SheilaT

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13. So true.

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 11:14 AM

Sep 2014

I've been through this with a total of four cats as an adult. Currently I am pet-free because I'm doing a lot of travelling and can't be around as I should, but someday I will be a crazy cat lady and have many more.

What is even more heartbreaking than having to say goodbye to our wonderful companions is when a person goes into a nursing home, or dies and there is no one around to take in the dogs or cats, and they wind up in an animal shelter. I will do my best to make sure there are long-term arrangements made for my darlings if they outlive me.

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