I realize too that there is no such thing as life without death. I’ve seen all sorts of critters squirtin’ out young: cats, dogs, people. And I don’t look at those babies and think: "Well, there’s some more gonna-be-dead-someday." Any more than I look at folks I’ve loved and think "You’re gonna be dead someday."

But we all die. I eat dead cows and chickens all the time. I eat dead soybeans too.

So some dead stuff doesn’t bother me all that much.

But dead kitties. Or puppies. Or beloved friends. It is all so heart-wrenching. Hamburger, not so much.

Thank you for putting this up. I’m glad you had the heart to do the right thing.

Glad you had help in dealing with this. It’s not your fault, but that doesn’t make it any easier.