Context: I have a cat with feline AIDS.  She is slowly wasting away and I will need to put her down.
Speaker 1: I have a beautiful gray cat named Stormy.  Unfortunately she's contracted feline AIDS.
Speaker 2: Oh no, that sounds horrible
Speaker 1: Yep, she's pretty far gone now.  I now have to consider putting her down.
Speaker 2: I am sorry, that is a sad thing to go through