Donna, I too, am very pleased that you have apologized.

I feel exactly as Slick does. People I care about a great deal were hurt by your comments. As a result I was hurt for them too.

Of all the people on this board, surely Phred and ZippyKat stand out as exceptional, loving caring pet owners. Of course, most of the people on this board are just the same caring owners. It is just that we have been able to share so much more from Phred's own experiences with Cinder and Smoke and Boots and if someone here doesn't know who Sophie or Clarice are......that is a shame.

It is always easy to stand from afar and say "you should have", or "why didn't you". Obviously there was so much more to Midnight's story that couldn't be easily explained. Phred owes us no explanation. He was there.........he was dealing with the situation.........and when it comes to a pet's life and his decision, I would trust his judgement every time. Certainly Zip and her family were well aware of all that was going on.

Donna, your apology will go a long way to heal the hurt feelings that have taken place.

And now, we can begin to move forward, away from this very unfortunate event.