Heart of the City by Steenz for February 22, 2012
Transcript:
Vet: Hello, Dean... I'm Dr. Phipps. I'm told you're here to visit Spock one last time. Dean: Yeah... Vet: Saying goodbye to a favorite pet is never easy...would you like to be with Spock when we put him down? Dean: yes.... Dean:...he spent most of his time sleeping anyway. I might as well be there for the big sleep.
runar over 12 years ago
I’m coming to a similar point with one of my cats…he’s 17. The vet’s coming to see him tomorrow.
artybee over 12 years ago
They lie. They say the animal just goes to sleep. Phooey. There’s a jolt and an abrupt end.
hildigunnurr Premium Member over 12 years ago
no, this is life! I applaud MT for this story line, sad as it is (my cat’s only 8 and I hope she has many years left).
Nachikethass over 12 years ago
Even though she was 22 when my cat died, it was hard. 2 months on, I still see her in the house, in her usual spots…
mhgbear over 12 years ago
God, what a brave kid! This kind of thing is hard enough when you’re an adult. Yes, the end is abrupt, but far better than an animal to keep suffering or have to undergo treatments that will only prolong the inevitable. The vet gave me the option of staying and explained what was going to happen. I felt I needed to be there for Foudini, and I was able to hold him one last time. I would’ve regretted it for the rest of my life if I hadn’t. Any parents who are follow this story line, please sit down with your kids and explain this as gently as you can. Make sure you tell them that love doesn’t die, no matter what.
aedra6 over 12 years ago
I want to feel stupid for crying over a comic strip, but one of our cats had to be euthanized a few months ago and I still feel the pain. This is ripping my heart out.
PuckerbrushCity over 12 years ago
Wow, mhgbear…you have got it right. I have lost a few kitties this way, and it does take a certain amount of courage to be there at the end. Their love deserves your courage and empathy in return.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 12 years ago
good boy Dean.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 12 years ago
My 16 year old cat Hannah Bee died in my arms on the way to the vets to have her put down. She looked me in the eyes, meowed and died. I think she was saying goodbye, I really do.My yellow lab Susie died in my arms, and my dog Charlie Girl. My dogs Teddy and Gallagher both 17 were put down at the vets office.
THIS STORYLINE IS TOO TOO TOO SAD!
deluca212 over 12 years ago
Have ‘lost’ 2 fur-friends. Last one died in my arms on the way to the vet to be put to sleep. cannot imagine a more gentle passing. Never easy…but when they say ‘forever’ home think they also mean our hearts!
magicwalnut over 12 years ago
Ok, I’m done reading Heart until this is over. I can’t bear to redo my morning make up one more time.
thomk8 over 12 years ago
I had my first cat Snowy put down at the Humane Society after 21 great years, seemed painless, we were with her when she went. I had two more cats, Maxi and Inscissor, die at home after 22 and 21 years of loyal loving companionship. I must admit it was better for us both having them in our arms at home when they slipped away.
evilstepqueen over 12 years ago
I know this is a big moment in everyone’s lives, but…omg this is a comic strip…please stop with the sad!!
tcity over 12 years ago
Ugh, I can’t take it anymore.
anorok2 over 12 years ago
No,No, don’t do it,Mark!! (Comics aren’t supposed to be real.)
lkcelleo over 12 years ago
what’s Maraduke and Garfield and Snoopy’s secret on avoiding the big sleep?
David Smirh over 12 years ago
Maybe I’m just a stupid, uneducated American dolt, but golly gee, I thought the root of the word comic was comedy.
bobrsahlen over 12 years ago
That is just part of the deal having a pet. Having experienced these things many times, I really feel for Dean. Our animals give us unadultered love. To be with them at the end is the very least we can do for them. Kudos to you all!
cybergal29 over 12 years ago
I know :-( I still miss my dear sweet kitty, Seven :-(
Charles Weir over 12 years ago
We’ve done this with to several of our cats over the decades. If I know in advance, I wear the same shirt for a couple of days and they lie on that for some sort of comforting smell. And yes, we stay with them. It’s never easy. Our Starclan can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22772439@N04/sets/72157620074096335/
dvoyack over 12 years ago
Would be better if Bogey and Becall were there.
monawarner over 12 years ago
I have a question. If animals deserve a dignified and painfree end, why don’t people? Aren’t we all God’s creatures?On to other things. The strip is sad enough, but the comments have done me in.
Yoda11 over 12 years ago
This is so awful! I cannot believe you are killing off Spock! I euthanized two cats of six in October, and this is breaking my heart.PLEASE make it a “bad dream”!
melmarsh9v over 12 years ago
When Nimrod, Sylvester 2nd, and Pandora (Boo-Boo) were in that situation, I told them that I did not want to have that experience. I could not have handled it…
katrina.obrien over 12 years ago
This is so sad. My neighbour’s cat (my buddy) died on Saturday and the timing is just too much.
dramac333 over 12 years ago
So proud of Dean, so proud of Heart. Been there, done that way too many times.
celeconecca over 12 years ago
this is heartbreakingly sweet
Shikamoo Premium Member over 12 years ago
I’ve said this before, but better to put your pet to sleep than watch it die an agonizing death like I did. ;-(
pam Miner over 12 years ago
.True. My cat may have a failing kidneys. If she has to be put down I will try to get another cat because she has brought to my life the joy and friendship of a companion anima, and made my life fuller.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 12 years ago
The vet performed the Final Act of Kindness on my dog outdoors under a tree. I would not have her depart from a cold metal table. The syringe was full of a pink soapy-looking fluid. It took effect quickly and she quietly stopped breathing. Her once intelligent and soulful eyes clouded over and sank back into her head. She became cold very quickly. After a while her eyes flew open and she fought to start breathing again. The look on her face was one of pure terrror. This was in 2001. I never got another dog; I can’t go through this again. In memory of Dammit, 1987-2001
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 12 years ago
About a week after my dog died I saw the obituary of the old man who owned the dog before me and couldn’t keep her. God took the dog so she would be there when the old man got to heaven.
Jerry McGee Premium Member over 12 years ago
I’ve had to put several cats and dogs down due to illness or poor quality of life. It was very peaceful and they looked like they were going to sleep. I stay with my animals. They were with me through thick and thin.
lynnskay over 12 years ago
I did NOT need to know this! Our beloved Rusty is in a little blue box by my husbands chair where he always lay when my husband was sitting there watching TV. I will not tell him about your comment here. It would break his heart to think that might not be Rusty.
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 12 years ago
Hmmm – maybe Dean goes in, and its the wrong cat? Tags were mixed up?
pam Miner over 12 years ago
Heart is a really good friend, comforting Dean in his time of need.
Decepticomic over 3 years ago
………Are we really doing this?