Yesterday, I saw a kitten shed tears for a friend. - General

So, a few months ago, my dad and mother-in-law got a female Balinese kitten. They named her 'Dusty', and she was the epitomy of kitten-hood: cute and good-natured. Now, we live on an acreage here and our direct neighbors have two dogs. Last night, I guess Dusty strayed too close to the boundary fence; one of the dogs caught her, pulled her through the fence, and killed her. We weren't outside with her, but we're pretty sure what happened - there's a furrow in the ground under the fence, muddied with a bit of blood. When my dad was out looking for her when she didn't come in, he saw the owner of those two dogs carrying a bag to the bin, and asked him if he'd seen Dusty. She was in that bag, and he'd planned to just throw her in the dumpster and not tell us what happened. We buried her about ten minutes later. She was still warm. While tragic, I barely felt a thing last night. But let's go back a little way: Three days ago, we got a call off the breeder that we got Dusty from. The people buying her brother had backed out, and he needed a good home. We picked him up from the breeder, and named him Salem. For two days Dusty wouldn't have a thing to do with him, as much as he wanted to play. But yesterday afternoon, she actually started playing with him. They were tearing round the house, having a royally good time before Dusty went outside in the evening. Today, all day, Salem has been searching the house for his playmate, meowing, searching behind the furniture, scratching at doors. Five minutes ago, he came and sat at my feet, and looked up at me, and meowed just once. And I looked down, and he was actually crying. This little kitten, no more than a third of the way to fully grown shedding a tear for his friend at finally understanding she's gone. I didn't feel a twinge at my heart last night when I saw a cat buried, white fur soiled with blood and urine. And I'm crying right now for this kitten.

D'awww :3: Pics?

Aww, I want a kitten. [editline]05:44PM[/editline] [QUOTE=B1N4RY!;19848356]D'awww :3: Pics?[/QUOTE]Jesus christ, you didn't even read that, because I know I didn't.

Cat's don't cry. Maybe it was drool? Or it might have an eye infection, if it persists you should probably take it to the vets.

Yeah, kinda doubt that was crying sad story bout that cat though.

Awww OP that's terrible :saddowns: Have a hugzee :3:

What TH89 said. But still thats sad. Espicially what the neighbors planned to do, just cold. BTW, thanks TH89!

I'm amazingly sad now. I'm sorry :\

Your cat is going to die. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Shitposting" - TH89))[/highlight]

Yeah lots of young kittens or even adult cats get goopy eyes, you can buy medicine at your local pet store

That IS a cute story but like th89 said cats don't cry like humans do.

I love kittens.

I swear to god i would kill this neighbor. Having two fuckin dogs that kill little cats is one thing, but not telling the owner and trying to hide shit is just pathetic.

[QUOTE=Jimmg;19848351]So, a few months ago, my dad and mother-in-law got a female Balinese kitten. They named her 'Dusty', and she was the epitomy of kitten-hood: cute and good-natured. Now, we live on an acreage here and our direct neighbors have two dogs. Last night, I guess Dusty strayed too close to the boundary fence; one of the dogs caught her, pulled her through the fence, and killed her. We weren't outside with her, but we're pretty sure what happened - there's a furrow in the ground under the fence, muddied with a bit of blood. When my dad was out looking for her when she didn't come in, he saw the owner of those two dogs carrying a bag to the bin, and asked him if he'd seen Dusty. She was in that bag, and he'd planned to just throw her in the dumpster and not tell us what happened. We buried her about ten minutes later. She was still warm. While tragic, I barely felt a thing last night. But let's go back a little way: Three days ago, we got a call off the breeder that we got Dusty from. The people buying her brother had backed out, and he needed a good home. We picked him up from the breeder, and named him Salem. For two days Dusty wouldn't have a thing to do with him, as much as he wanted to play. But yesterday afternoon, she actually started playing with him. They were tearing round the house, having a royally good time before Dusty went outside in the evening. Today, all day, Salem has been searching the house for his playmate, meowing, searching behind the furniture, scratching at doors. Five minutes ago, he came and sat at my feet, and looked up at me, and meowed just once. And I looked down, and he was actually crying. This little kitten, no more than a third of the way to fully grown shedding a tear for his friend at finally understanding she's gone. I didn't feel a twinge at my heart last night when I saw a cat buried, white fur soiled with blood and urine. And I'm crying right now for this kitten.[/QUOTE] please don't cry, dusty is in heaven now.

Your cat cried? What a pussy. :hurr: [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Shitposting" - TH89))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=evilweazel;19848736]You're cat cried? What a pussy. :hurr:[/QUOTE] Looking at your grammar would make even a cat cry. :smug:

Dogs are better anyway... [editline]11:06PM[/editline] [QUOTE=seckzy;19848693]please don't cry, dusty is in heaven now.[/QUOTE] There is no such thing as heaven as there as no such thing as gondor.

Poor thing, this is why I like cats better. :3:

[QUOTE=Suttles;19848828]Poor thing, this is why I like cats better. :3:[/QUOTE] Because they are weak and less fortunate?

I want a cat.

and i was listening to a sad / life contemplation song while reading this :(

[QUOTE=Racid;19848847]Because they are weak and less fortunate?[/QUOTE] Cats are caring, peaceful, and loving, unlike most of the dogs I had. My favorite dog got ran over by a semi truck 5 feet away from me. It's guts were splattered everywhere, so I picked it up and kissed it on his head(It died a few seconds later), then I dug up a grave for him. [editline]06:14PM[/editline] My cats live longer.

[QUOTE=Suttles;19848962]Cats are caring, peaceful, and loving, unlike most of the dogs I had. My favorite dog got ran over by a semi truck 5 feet away from me. It's guts were splattered everywhere, so I picked it up and kissed it on his head(It died a few seconds later), then I dug up a grave for him. [editline]06:14PM[/editline] My cats live longer.[/QUOTE] Well then your dog wasn't the brightest dog, to bad, grow a pair of balls. It's natural selection, dogs are fighters, cats are defenders. If you want to be on the top of the food chain, you have to be a dog. Cats are easy to kill. [highlight](User was permabanned for this post ("Troll" - TH89))[/highlight]

Cats cannot cry because of emotional stress, as far as the scientific community knows. Take your cat to a vet if it does it again. Sucks about Dusty though :love:

Aww poor kitten D: That made me tear up reading it. And what the fuck, cats do cry. They don't cry like humans, but the tone of their meows makes it sound like they are crying. Although I've never actually seen a cat shed a tear besides when my kitten had an eye infection.

cant you sue your neighbors?

Cats don't cry. He's tricking you, OP, don't buy into it.

[QUOTE=Jimmg;19848351]When my dad was out looking for her when she didn't come in, he saw the owner of those two dogs carrying a bag to the bin, and asked him if he'd seen Dusty. She was in that bag, and he'd planned to just throw her in the dumpster and not tell us what happened.[/QUOTE] What kind of egotistical excuse for an existance throws away something like trash? [Quote=Racid]Well then your dog wasn't the brightest dog, to bad, grow a pair of balls[/quote] Its people like you who make me cringe when I see you eat, I would love to see you rationalize a situation where someone or something you love is thrown in the shitter. When your mother/brother/sister/wife/child has cancer and dies from their bowls backing up, or when they drown in their own secretions, I would love to walk up and say, "Grow a pair, they were a weak little piece of shit anyway, thank natural selection the little fucker didn't have any defenses".

Sue the owner of the dogs.

If a cat looks at you with wet eyes and meows, it means you have terminal testicular cancer.