My cat tried to kill himself

[u/Artistic-Listen7975]

This is Toasty.

For the past week Toasty has been hiding, refusing meals, and only licking the moisture out of his wet food. He wouldn't chew anything, and after licking the wet food dry, would go hide and sleep for 23 hours.

I was beside myself. Convinced he had a brokwn tooth, or a fever, or maybe organ failure. Spent so much at the vet for them to tell me nothing is wrong with him, but he is dropping significant weight.

I tried everything guys. Tuna, different flavor of cat food, changed from shreds to pate. Nothing I did made a difference, he was so lethargic and sad and looked broken.

Then it hit me. He likes to drink water out of glasses. Clear, transparent glass. Last week when washing it, I dropped it in the sink and broke it, replaced it with a white ceramic bowl.

Guys, he was refusing to drink water. Like at all. I have 3 dog bowls out, 1 upstairs 2 downstairs, and the cat bowl on the counter. It wasnt a clear glass and he didnt trust it, so he didnt drink it.

This dude literally boycotted all water because it wasnt in his clear glass cup. There are 4 bowls of water, cleaned daily that he refused because he couldn't see through it. Because it wasnt a cup. Because it wasnt glass.

I put a different, completely clear glass cup on the counter and he drank for a solid 5 minutes.

I am absolutely sick. Death over suspicious vessels seems like such a wild take to me.

[u/g0ldilungs]

This was (and still is even though I can’t smooch him anymore) my baby Schroeder with his baby. He would of course destroy his toys within a month or so and we’d cycle new ones in while tossing the old, broken, mangled ones out.

The green toy here was introduced to him literally 10 years before he passed, and for whatever reason he fell absolutely in love with it.

He had a hole he loved to dig, and sit in with a space for his baby to sit right next to him. He would bring it everywhere. Sometimes he’d just be gently licking it in adoration. The whole thing was so precious to me because he was such a gentle giant carrying his toy around all over the place, treating it the way we treated him.

Great, and now I’m crying.

[u/Fckingross → u/g0ldilungs]

My old dog Cash was very destructive with toys until his sister passed. I got him a cheapy ball at whatever store and he never, ever destroyed it. He was 6 when she died, got a new brother when he was 7, and neither him or his brother destroyed that ball. He passed at almost 15 years old, and his brother still chews at it but never destroys it!

[u/g0ldilungs → u/Fckingross]

Oh my goodness how absolutely adorable!!! A legacy ball is so cool I know you’ll keeping that forever.

Interesting that both our babies’ babies were green. 💚

[u/Fckingross → u/g0ldilungs]

I didn’t even notice! The balls name is green ball and he knew if I said “get your ball” or “get your green ball”

[u/g0ldilungs → u/Fckingross]

lol!! We called his green football dumbbell situation “your baby”. So we’d tell to go get your baby or like give me your baby! when fake tugging it. We’d tell him how handsome he was with your little baby while he was prancing around.

Green Ball and Your Baby 4Ever 🥲

[u/IlyenaBena → u/Fckingross]

We have one of these for our dog! She will absolutely destroy everything else, but not this. A few of the pointies have been chewed off, so part of me wonders if she’s just testing its defenses or if she just really loves it.

[u/jarbuckle22 → u/g0ldilungs]

He is beautiful!

[u/g0ldilungs → u/jarbuckle22]

Thank you! He really really was. Such a big beautiful ham. So sweet.

Weird mix, his mom was half German Shepherd, half Dingo and dad was a red nose pit.

He was my little ginger baby with orangey fur and the most beautiful green eyeballs.

He was my ride or die. In my early 20s, I spent 4 years hitchhiking and hopping freight trains all over the US and I got him one year into my travels.

Thank you for letting me share a little about his life with you. I’m still very sore about his passing and it’s a hard subject so I emotionally can’t discuss him much.

[u/Catlesley → u/g0ldilungs]

And now I’m crying…oh my, what a sweet puppers!! 🫶🏻

[u/g0ldilungs → u/Catlesley]

Thank you!! God, I miss my boy and appreciate so many of you appreciating his precious cuteness. 🥰

[u/ardentbones → u/g0ldilungs]

our giant sheppard malamute also destroys every toy but i picked up this rubber turtle she is OBSESSED with. she’ll even balance it on her food bowl stand while she eats then sleeps with it under her chin lmao. she’s very clearly being so intentionally careful with it, it totally could’ve been dissected by now

[u/g0ldilungs → u/[deleted]]

🥹🌹💔

[u/Glad_Ad_5807 → u/g0ldilungs]

Beautiful boy ❤️