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3catwoman3

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29. Just a thought. For our family, I came up with the terminology "liberating the spirit."

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:50 AM

Feb 18

Personally, I never liked put down because it sounds cold. Put to sleep isn’t accurate - we wish they were only sleeping. And euthanasia sounds so unemotional and impersonal.

Liberating the spirit has an element of kindness to it.

So sorry you don’t have any cats in your life now. I know they are still,in your heart.

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