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The funeral of a cat.
Our neighbour in our apartment had a cat. Today morning, I found this cat lifeless in our basement - no signs of injury, nothing unusual, a year-old healthy cat, but the animal was lifeless. I immediately told their owner, and we had a pit dug up in the open space of our apartment, and buried the cat along with the chanting of hymns and offerings of milk and water. The owners of this cat were inconsolable. We prayed that this cat get a better body in its next life, and sent the cat. (In the Indian system, we believe in transmigration of the soul, or reincarnation).
Not a physical pain, but indeed a painful experience bidding goodbye to the cat.
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Since pets are family members, loosing a pet is loosing a family member. As a pet owner, thank you for honoring your neighbor's pet.
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Just a thought. You might want to check CO levels in the basement. A faulty water heater or furnace could be producing lethal levels at floor level. CO is heavier than air.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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We are in the tropics, and there is no need of water heater or furnace at any time of the year. The basement is open to air and is used for vehicle parking.
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Then you might check for spills of anti-freeze from the cars. Cats are drawn to drink it, but it will poison them.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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I am not sure whether cars in the southern part of India use anything like anti-freeze. Outside temperatures rarely go below 20 degrees C.
However, I feel that the cat ate something which turned out to be poison. Not sure what.
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Antifreeze is the coolant used in all vehicles, internal combustion or electric.
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Also, antifreeze does more than just lower the freezing point. It also helps raise the boiling point of the coolant and it also has lubricants (to lube the water pump) and anti-corrosion additives to keep the radiator from clogging.
Kelly Herald
Software Developer
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Parents often say "you won't understand until you have children of your own."
I think that goes for pets as well.
And as a pet owner who's lost pets before, I totally understand 
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Not even close. I see these statements from people who have never had children and the thought that pets are comparable to kids is laughable. I would sacrifice myself in a heartbeat for my kids. No one does that for a pet.
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Yeah, I'm not saying pets are like children (although they are in some aspects, especially babies and toddlers, but pets are way cuter  ).
I'm saying people who don't have them don't know what it's like to have them.
Some people downplay the loss of a pet by saying "it's just a pet", but they wouldn't say that if they had pets.
Pets are part of the family and my cat Jiji can make me laugh out loud and I love cuddling with her.
When my last cat died I tried to not be at home for a few weeks, couldn't even talk about it without instantly bursting into tears.
Unfortunately, you'll most likely outlive your pets 
Luckily the years of joy and memories make up for it
The joys and pains are very real.
I hope to never find out what it's like to have children, can't stand the little buggers 
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Sander Rossel wrote: I hope to never find out what it's like to have children, can't stand the little buggers
There is a big difference between other people's "little buggers" and your "perfect little angels". You'll have to have kids to understand it...
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Yeah, I get that a lot.
I'm still not convinced though 
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Insanity is hereditary. Your Kids are guaranteed to drive you crazy!
Not Joking - Father of 2
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Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Amarnath S wrote: we had a pit dug up in the open space of our apartment, and buried the cat
Wait, what?
I have to assume "open space" refers here to something outdoors...
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Just home after two weeks at the hospital.
Got a gallstone that was painful enough that I had to go to the emergency room.
Turned out it didn't plug the gall bladder, but rather the whole bile duct, aka cholestasis which leads to jaundice, which I can assure is also unpleasant.
So, I got scheduled for a double surgery. One part was the removal of the gall bladder, the other part was a gastroscopy where they "chimney sweep" the bile duct for stones.
That gastroscopy part isn't exactly standard routine, but you're normally going home after two days.
But in my case I got contrast fluid up the wrong way to the pancreas, which doesn't like that at all. So add pancreatitis to the rest of the list of ailments.
Any way to top that off properly?
You bet!
It turns out that I'm hypersensitive to morphine as well.
I mean, what the actual f***!
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Ow! You poor sod - get well soon!
I hate morphine though - it messes with my short term memory for a few weeks after I have it, so it's like a jab of "Instant Alzheimer's" for me. That's probably genetic: my mother had the same problem when she broke her wrist.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Short term memory, hallucinations and pain.
Took me a bit to long to realize that it gave me pain though. 
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: Any way to top that off properly?
You bet!
That's the kind of the moments when one says:
GO TO ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) ING HELL, MURPHY
(I know what that is...)
I wish you all the best.
Take care of you.
P.S. I gave you the ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) because you said it was pancreas, not hepatorenal  
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I'm actually allowed to eat and drink what I want.
The doc told me I have to find out for myself what works and what doesn't.
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It sounds like you've been through the wars. I hope you're feeling better now.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Well, they let me go home.
The only values that are not normal yet is CRP which is only at 15 times normal now. Used to be through the roof.
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I have no reaction to morphine. No pain relief, no sedation, nothing.
When I complained I was told I was given the maximum dose. Doc said it's some sort of reverse allergic reaction.??
My sister told me my father also had the same response so it's genetic for me, but she has normal reaction. Go figure.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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