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Pets

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2. Awwwww...

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 04:01 AM

Nov 2025

We only have a cat these days. The worry about them outliving us is a big reason.

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Life without pets. [View all] Aussie105 Nov 2025 OP

... 2naSalit Nov 2025 #1

Awwwww... murielm99 Nov 2025 #2

I worry about that, too. zanana1 Nov 2025 #7

Such a sad post, for many reasons. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #3

. irisblue Nov 2025 #4

Here I am, at 76 years of age . . . Aussie105 Nov 2025 #5

I have 3 dogs... Trueblue Texan Nov 2025 #6

My heart is with you. Hope22 Nov 2025 #8

My last dog died in 2011 jmbar2 Nov 2025 #9

I'm deeply touched by your post. Aussie105 Nov 2025 #18

Nearly 75 Old Crank Nov 2025 #10

Love our pets, but multigraincracker Nov 2025 #11

I'm sorry you and your wife are going through this. callous taoboy Nov 2025 #12

I'm so sorry, Aussie. A home without furbabies is missing brer cat Nov 2025 #13

Sounds like us..... Karadeniz Nov 2025 #14

A poem for you Nigrum Cattus Nov 2025 #15

Many Blessings Richluu Nov 2025 #16

I'm so sorry. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2025 #17

These were the first dogs that we have had from birth to death. Aussie105 Nov 2025 #19