I Have Never Been Good At Goodbyes

Ginger’s last week with me wasn’t the best. She had a feline herpes outbreak. Beat her head raw. Wouldn’t pee in the litter box. Poor thing was not comfortable.

She’d stopped eating. Something was worse than usual, and I could not afford another vet visit. Sick pets are expensive. I had my drop-off appointment with Austin Animal Center for more than a month, and in that last week, I’d anticipated it more than ever. At one point I googled “DIY euthanasia cat.”

Ginger was a very talkative cat, and her every meow, squeaky and scarred by…