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33. Try thinking about finding new homes for 7 cats and a dog the size of a great dane!

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #26)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 10:25 PM

Oct 28

That's keeping 2 cats with me and letting the others go? Nah... can't do it. I'll muddle along and if when I can get enough saved up maybe I can hire someone to help me clean house. I AM beginning to look at those meal plans, tho... I need to do a cost analysis as to what they'd cost a week vs TV dinners and a from scratch meal once or twice a week. IOW, I really need to sit down, think quietly, and come up with how I can make "retirement" life easier on my body and mind.

We had to put down our Border Collie a few years ago. He was SO old, and in such pain from his rear legs and hips and spine... but when I saw him fall backwards off the couch as he was trying to jump up onto it, I knew then it couldn't wait any longer. Still, I think hubby and I zombie walked through the whole vet visit. Intellectually I knew it was the right thing to do, but damn... letting that dog go was one of the hardest things I ever did in my life.

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OK I'm in my new retirement home and I am getting DU just fine. Star membership is intact! [View all] CTyankee Oct 28 OP

Congrats, hope all goes well ! Will need to look into this option soon for Mother, so I'm paying more attention ... eppur_se_muova Oct 28 #1

The top level is CCRC IbogaProject Oct 28 #11

Thanks, I'm in the *very* preliminary phase of information-gathering. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 28 #27

My dad had a saying about moving, get your beds set up and the coffee maker ready, everything else will wait lol questionseverything Oct 28 #2

Great! Thanks for checking in. Hope you can livetohike Oct 28 #3

Glad to hear everything has gone smoothly! Diamond_Dog Oct 28 #4

❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 28 #5

My moving day strategy: first make the bed so I can drop into it whenever I'm just done with moving work. Scrivener7 Oct 28 #6

💐 blm Oct 28 #7

Oh hooray!!! Nittersing Oct 28 #8

Wonderful news, CTyankee Grim Chieftain Oct 28 #9

Good to hear. 1WorldHope Oct 28 #10

I'm so glad to hear things are going well. badhair77 Oct 28 #12

Fantastic 👍👍😁 TommieMommy Oct 28 #13

Yay!!!! mountain grammy Oct 28 #14

Hugggggggs. So glad to see that you made it safely, and are back with us! niyad Oct 28 #15

Yeah! I'm happy for you, CTyankee! slightlv Oct 28 #16

I know the awful sorrow of losing a pet. I mourned for a dog who had to be put down b/c she was suffering and CTyankee Oct 28 #26

Try thinking about finding new homes for 7 cats and a dog the size of a great dane! slightlv Oct 28 #33

Sad. I am sorry. 😢 peacebuzzard Oct 29 #37

sad. I know this pain too. peacebuzzard Oct 29 #36

The Rainbow Bridge soldierant Oct 28 #34

Congrats! I'm glad to hear things went well. QueerDuck Oct 28 #17

Good to hear. Gore1FL Oct 28 #18

"" AllaN01Bear Oct 28 #19

Thanking Dog for small mercies... ultralite001 Oct 28 #20

Good For You! ProfessorGAC Oct 28 #21

Thanks for letting us know! calimary Oct 28 #22

That's good news, hope you find some like minded friends in your new home. dem4decades Oct 28 #23

Great to hear! FemDemERA Oct 28 #24

Congrats! 2naSalit Oct 28 #25

Thanks. My oldest daughter is helping. She downsized recently and can relate to what I am going through. CTyankee Oct 28 #29

Congratulations ! mgardener Oct 28 #28

Congratulations on a successful relocation. yellow dahlia Oct 28 #30

Congratulations, CTyankee! MIButterfly Oct 28 #31

You're my role model. JohnnyLib2 Oct 28 #32

Right? Mine too. Love her. Scrivener7 Oct 29 #39

🌈❤️. So happy for you! Hekate Oct 29 #35

Happy to hear the move has gone well. mnhtnbb Oct 29 #38

Happy new home 🔑 Clouds Passing Oct 29 #40

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