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whispering hands

badbrains said:

This is by far the craziest thread I've read in a long time. Holyfuck, what did I just read? Some fucked up shit no doubt.

Well the warning IS in the title. :-D

Malroth

hedonist said:

My apologies, Malroth - something like that (at least to me!) would warrant a more urgent-sounding reaction.

Again, just me, a portion of the tail lopped off would strike me as ER-worthy!

I hope he's not been in too much pain and will be OK.

No problem.
270 dollars and a five inch shorter tail.
uuhhhh...can this be my wife's mother's day present?
She could hardly sleep last night worrying about the cat.

Amongst the Ani

Make the part of the tail lost into a key chain and call if a day.

whispering hands

Poor kitty!

northerndragon

What did you do with the "extra" piece of tail?

whispering hands

Poor kitty.. The Macabre thing to do, would be to tie a piece of string around it, and turn it into a kitty toy..

Amongst the Ani

I was thinking kitty collar. That way the cat is still whole.

whispering hands

cdysinge said:

I was thinking kitty collar. That way the cat is still whole.

Except it would be too stiff to round out.. Wait that's not what she said.. Lol

Malroth

northerndragon said:

What did you do with the "extra" piece of tail?

Wife has it wrapped up in a towel somewhere.
Incredible ideas for a cat tail

whispering hands

C'mon now.. If you made a toy out of it.. You could have a kitty that chases it's own tail!

Malroth

https://youtu.be/eZ7ygC9Avcc

PJ_Soul

Malroth said:

How much do you fear death?
I never thought I was scared of death, but I am 41 and still alive.

I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of the process of dying.... looks pretty awful unless you get lucky and drop dead or die from a "short illness". Most people rot away slowly and painfully one way or another, and that scares the hell out of me, and the only reason I am horrified about aging... and also why I am so happy about doctor assisted suicide not being illegal in Canada anymore. But death itself, and being dead? I figure the very worst it could be is nothing (me being an atheist, Hell is not a threat). Chances are greatest that it will just be total oblivion, which would be silly to be afraid of. But the possibilities of death only get better and more exciting from there in my mind. I am actually really looking forward to finding out what it's like to actually go through the moment of dying and be dead (or finding out nothing, because there is nothing). The curiosity/anticipation is killing me.

PJ_Soul

hedonist said:

My apologies, Malroth - something like that (at least to me!) would warrant a more urgent-sounding reaction.

Again, just me, a portion of the tail lopped off would strike me as ER-worthy!

I hope he's not been in too much pain and will be OK.

A cat losing a tail really isn't THAT serious an injury. My cousin's spouse's had a cat who actually chewed its own tail off and seemed perfectly fine. Was running around playing still. My cousin, on the other hand, was not fine when she came home to her entire apartment smeared in blood. She already hated that cat. This incident certainly did not help!!

jnimhaoileoin

PJ_Soul said:

Malroth said:

How much do you fear death?
I never thought I was scared of death, but I am 41 and still alive.

I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of the process of dying.... looks pretty awful unless you get lucky and drop dead or die from a "short illness". Most people rot away slowly and painfully one way or another, and that scares the hell out of me, and the only reason I am horrified about aging... and also why I am so happy about doctor assisted suicide not being illegal in Canada anymore. But death itself, and being dead? I figure the very worst it could be is nothing (me being an atheist, Hell is not a threat). Chances are greatest that it will just be total oblivion, which would be silly to be afraid of. But the possibilities of death only get better and more exciting from there in my mind. I am actually really looking forward to finding out what it's like to actually go through the moment of dying and be dead (or finding out nothing, because there is nothing). The curiosity/anticipation is killing me.

It's the idea of oblivion or nothingness that terrifies me! The thought of simply ceasing to exist. I know that sounds stupid as clearly I will have no consciousness at that point but I just can't get a hold of the concept and it freaks me out. So yes, I am very very scared of death!

PJfanwillneverleave1

jennycoyle said:

PJ_Soul said:

Malroth said:

How much do you fear death?
I never thought I was scared of death, but I am 41 and still alive.

I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of the process of dying.... looks pretty awful unless you get lucky and drop dead or die from a "short illness". Most people rot away slowly and painfully one way or another, and that scares the hell out of me, and the only reason I am horrified about aging... and also why I am so happy about doctor assisted suicide not being illegal in Canada anymore. But death itself, and being dead? I figure the very worst it could be is nothing (me being an atheist, Hell is not a threat). Chances are greatest that it will just be total oblivion, which would be silly to be afraid of. But the possibilities of death only get better and more exciting from there in my mind. I am actually really looking forward to finding out what it's like to actually go through the moment of dying and be dead (or finding out nothing, because there is nothing). The curiosity/anticipation is killing me.

It's the idea of oblivion or nothingness that terrifies me! The thought of simply ceasing to exist. I know that sounds stupid as clearly I will have no consciousness at that point but I just can't get a hold of the concept and it freaks me out. So yes, I am very very scared of death!

I think there is a lot of people who have your same thoughts jennycole.
Nothing after death is a very hard concept to grasp.
Forever is even harder to wrap your head around.
Time never ends but we will one day.
A lot of people think of Forever as a "time period",
this is so wrong - it is forever.

I had a science teacher that once scooped up a handful of sand and said "imagine that each piece of sand represents 1yr. Now imagine how many years are on a beach, on another beach and all the beaches in the world combined. How many years is that? Billions. That is still not forever."

Does anyone else ever talk/bring up forever to people?

hedonist

PJ_Soul said:

Malroth said:

How much do you fear death?
I never thought I was scared of death, but I am 41 and still alive.

I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of the process of dying.... looks pretty awful unless you get lucky and drop dead or die from a "short illness". Most people rot away slowly and painfully one way or another, and that scares the hell out of me, and the only reason I am horrified about aging... and also why I am so happy about doctor assisted suicide not being illegal in
Canada anymore. But death itself, and being dead? I figure the very worst it could be is nothing (me being an atheist, Hell is not a threat). Chances are greatest that it will just be total oblivion, which would be silly to be afraid of. But the possibilities of death only get better and more exciting from there in my mind. I am actually really looking forward to finding out what it's like to actually go through the moment of dying and be dead (or finding out nothing, because there is nothing). The curiosity/anticipation is killing me.

I agree with this. What I also fear / dread is leaving behind those I love, especially my husband, and especially (oddly?) if it were quick, as it wouldn't give him a chance to prepare...which I know would be difficult in itself.

Argh. It's a tough subject to articulate my thoughts on this at the moment.

(and how can losing part of a tail not hurt? I hope you're right!)

Malroth

hedonist said:

PJ_Soul said:

Malroth said:

How much do you fear death?
I never thought I was scared of death, but I am 41 and still alive.

I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of the process of dying.... looks pretty awful unless you get lucky and drop dead or die from a "short illness". Most people rot away slowly and painfully one way or another, and that scares the hell out of me, and the only reason I am horrified about aging... and also why I am so happy about doctor assisted suicide not being illegal in
Canada anymore. But death itself, and being dead? I figure the very worst it could be is nothing (me being an atheist, Hell is not a threat). Chances are greatest that it will just be total oblivion, which would be silly to be afraid of. But the possibilities of death only get better and more exciting from there in my mind. I am actually really looking forward to finding out what it's like to actually go through the moment of dying and be dead (or finding out nothing, because there is nothing). The curiosity/anticipation is killing me.

I agree with this. What I also fear / dread is leaving behind those I love, especially my husband, and especially (oddly?) if it were quick, as it wouldn't give him a chance to prepare...which I know would be difficult in itself.

Argh. It's a tough subject to articulate my thoughts on this at the moment.

(and how can losing part of a tail not hurt? I hope you're right!)

My little bit of research indicates losing part of a cat's tail hurts a lot. Cats are pretty good at covering up pain. The vet did say our cat's tail may have healed by itself, but that is rarely the case.

hedonist

Malroth said:

hedonist said:

PJ_Soul said:

Malroth said:

How much do you fear death?
I never thought I was scared of death, but I am 41 and still alive.

I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of the process of dying.... looks pretty awful unless you get lucky and drop dead or die from a "short illness". Most people rot away slowly and painfully one way or another, and that scares the hell out of me, and the only reason I am horrified about aging... and also why I am so happy about doctor assisted suicide not being illegal in
Canada anymore. But death itself, and being dead? I figure the very worst it could be is nothing (me being an atheist, Hell is not a threat). Chances are greatest that it will just be total oblivion, which would be silly to be afraid of. But the possibilities of death only get better and more exciting from there in my mind. I am actually really looking forward to finding out what it's like to actually go through the moment of dying and be dead (or finding out nothing, because there is nothing). The curiosity/anticipation is killing me.

I agree with this. What I also fear / dread is leaving behind those I love, especially my husband, and especially (oddly?) if it were quick, as it wouldn't give him a chance to prepare...which I know would be difficult in itself.

Argh. It's a tough subject to articulate my thoughts on this at the moment.

(and how can losing part of a tail not hurt? I hope you're right!)

My little bit of research indicates losing part of a cat's tail hurts a lot. Cats are pretty good at covering up pain. The vet did say our cat's tail may have healed by itself, but that is rarely the case.

Aww. Is he doing alright?

After I posted, I was thinking about how I don't want a traditional burial. I'd rather just be cremated, ashes kept, strewn, tossed, whatever...or how Nate from Six Feet Under (one of my all-time favorites, and talk about macabre!) was laid when he died. Natural, and quicker to "feed" the earth.

Malroth

He's fine, but can't go outside for 2 weeks which will make him miserable.

PJ_Soul

hedonist said:

Malroth said:

hedonist said:

PJ_Soul said:

Malroth said:

How much do you fear death?
I never thought I was scared of death, but I am 41 and still alive.

I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of the process of dying.... looks pretty awful unless you get lucky and drop dead or die from a "short illness". Most people rot away slowly and painfully one way or another, and that scares the hell out of me, and the only reason I am horrified about aging... and also why I am so happy about doctor assisted suicide not being illegal in
Canada anymore. But death itself, and being dead? I figure the very worst it could be is nothing (me being an atheist, Hell is not a threat). Chances are greatest that it will just be total oblivion, which would be silly to be afraid of. But the possibilities of death only get better and more exciting from there in my mind. I am actually really looking forward to finding out what it's like to actually go through the moment of dying and be dead (or finding out nothing, because there is nothing). The curiosity/anticipation is killing me.

I agree with this. What I also fear / dread is leaving behind those I love, especially my husband, and especially (oddly?) if it were quick, as it wouldn't give him a chance to prepare...which I know would be difficult in itself.

Argh. It's a tough subject to articulate my thoughts on this at the moment.

(and how can losing part of a tail not hurt? I hope you're right!)

My little bit of research indicates losing part of a cat's tail hurts a lot. Cats are pretty good at covering up pain. The vet did say our cat's tail may have healed by itself, but that is rarely the case.

Aww. Is he doing alright?

After I posted, I was thinking about how I don't want a traditional burial. I'd rather just be cremated, ashes kept, strewn, tossed, whatever...or how Nate from Six Feet Under (one of my all-time favorites, and talk about macabre!) was laid when he died. Natural, and quicker to "feed" the earth.

Oh yes, I'm certain it would hurt... but they are still fine in the same way we're fine when we break our arm. Hurt, but still okay.