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  1. Comment on How do/did your pets save you? in ~life.pets

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    Good for you! Get better soon, so you can help more cats.

    Good for you!

    Get better soon, so you can help more cats.

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  2. Comment on How do/did your pets save you? in ~life.pets

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    I don't understand this. My cat didn't show me anything. It was my own sense of responsibility toward him that kept me going. He was a very unsympathetic and selfish beast. Why do you want to see...

    I don't understand this. My cat didn't show me anything. It was my own sense of responsibility toward him that kept me going. He was a very unsympathetic and selfish beast.

    Why do you want to see pictures of him?

  3. Comment on How do/did your pets save you? in ~life.pets

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    I'm sorry for you in your situation. That's sad news about your cat. Treasure the good memories of her. Some places have pet-fostering, so you can look after a pet on a temporary basis. Might that...

    I'm sorry for you in your situation. That's sad news about your cat. Treasure the good memories of her.

    Some places have pet-fostering, so you can look after a pet on a temporary basis. Might that help you?

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  4. Comment on How do/did your pets save you? in ~life.pets

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    A long time ago, I went through a depression that lasted for about 6 months. It was bad. Every Sunday afternoon, I would end up crying on my bed for hours because I couldn't face another Monday...

    A long time ago, I went through a depression that lasted for about 6 months. It was bad.

    Every Sunday afternoon, I would end up crying on my bed for hours because I couldn't face another Monday and another week of the same miserable empty life.

    I considered suicide quite a bit. But every time I thought about it, I ended up at the same place: who would look after my cat after I died? Nobody would take him in. He would end up at an animal shelter, and then he would be put down.

    Ten years earlier, I had saved his life as a kitten, which is how I ended up with him. I couldn't let him die now, after saving him.

    So I kept living, for his sake.

    I got over the depression eventually.

    And the cat lived another 8 years.

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