Thank you very much.
He is not suffering rather he is getting a bit fat and lazy since during winter it’s to cold to go out for long walks.
It is always odd weather here in the south, always had been really.

If he was really suffering I would suggest it. but from what I see here he looks fine and you take great care of him. Cats are my whole world. Good luck with your Simon [:

A picture of my companion Simon is my new avatar.
Isn’t he sweet!
Does he look to be unhappy or suffering?

If an animal is actually suffering, sometimes euthanizing is the right way to go. It doesn’t sound like Simon is suffering at all though. Your sister is crazy!

I certainly hope that you don’t give in to your sisters suggestions. We don’t all look the same. Some of us have been wounded and have overcome while physical evidence remains. Your sister is basing her opinion solely on appearance, which is understandable but poor judgment none the less. So glad you were able to locate Simon and protect him from any further injuries!

You should tell your sister that she needs to be put down the next time she gets an ugly scar….to stop the suffering. I’m only joking, I do think its ridiculous that she would suggest that if he’s living a happy healthy life.

Thank you so much for your help.
It is nice to get good advice when help is needed.

Should I do so?
My sister will not be in trouble will she?

Simon is very young, I believe he is to be three years old this year or is he to be four? *looks at calender to confirm*
Dear me! I still have my 2012 calender up! *starts to put up a Green Peace calender*
Ah. Much better now I just have to go through the old one to mark important dates as well as vet check ups.

To @LittleLotte

I have not done a single thing my sister has said so far, I do not think I will do so now nor in the future.

From what you’ve said, I agree, Simon probably has many great years of life still in him, don’t give in to your sister!

To @LittleLotte

I understand what you are saying. I once had a dog who was that way though she was very old indeed.
She was just sigh of the age of seventeen and I cared for her dearly. Truth I had not had her all those years but it mattered not for she had crept her way into my heart and there she stayed.
It was sad to let her go but she was old, had a lot of trouble and began to have convulsions for some unknown reason though I could see the beg in her eyes to stop her pain and so I had to let my friend go.

It is not easy to allow them to be free nor to let them go, it is very sad and sorrowful to lose a friend but it is better to let them go then to allow them to suffer in pain when you know there is no end for them over time.

But you see my companion Simon is not like that, he climbs trees, runs around freely and happily. In fact he seems better on his feet then I do.
Just on the matter that one looks not so well does not mean they would be better off dead. And I do believe my sister needs to learn this lesson.

Forgive me for my new burst of energy to rant. Something this week as sparked a new flame to join my inferno of fiery and I an no longer contain it so nicely as one would hope.
This weekend my sister decided to spend some time away from her home, in that time her dog had brought out all the leaves from her dog house in which where she and the puppies live (please note the dog house is one I had bought a few years ago and is in good shape so no worries on that).
Anyway I went down the road where a friend of my grand father’s lives. He owns a herd of cows for enjoyment only, I was allowed a bale of hay so I took it to my sister’s house and lined the dog house with fresh, dry hay.

Well once I was done I noticed my sister had returned home and she was as very angry with me.
I asked her what it was that I had done wrong and she screamed at me saying that she didn’t want hay in her yard, that it would get wet and cause a bad smell! I was beyond annoyed as I still am!

Answer me this question for it is a question I had asked her and the answer I received are unnatural. “Isn’t it best to have a warm bed of dry hay for your dog and her six puppies? Or would you rather she slept in the soaking wet leaves that were once in her dog house that she, herself, has brought out of her dog house because even she knows it is not good to sleep on?”

She then told me that it was none of my concern what she does for her pets and that my only job was to come and and feet them.
I just left for I knew if I had stayed a moment longer then I would have shouted at her that it was not ‘job’ in the first place to care for her animals.
But do not worry, even my sister’s anger towards me will not stop be from giving care to the dog and her puppies.
The puppies are four weeks old, when they are old enough I hope to give them to the animal shelter for I do not believe my sister will find ‘proper’ or ‘good’ homes for them.

Again sorry ever so much for my little rant, a lot has fallen on mine as well as my mother’s shoulders this year. And caring for seven animals that we have no ‘say’ in care for is very hard on us.
But one must stay strong in these times and I will not falter in the care for her animals as well as my own.
I must prove that I am better then her, rather she wishes to believe the truth or not.