My family's last dog - not the ones we have now, but the collie we had before - had to be put down at only 9 years old because she got stomach cancer. Sometimes it's the kindest thing you can do for them... even if treatment exists, once they hit a certain age they're just going to die from one thing or another. And pets' lifespans are just short compared to ours. The best you can get, outside of parrots, is about 20 years for an indoor cat or small dog.
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Date: 2007-12-05 06:17 pm (UTC)