I’m heartbroken. We found out he was FIV positive shortly after we got him, but that doesn’t make the loss any easier. He was only 1.5 years old. Hold your cats close for me tonight.
Edit: I fell asleep, so I’m sorry that I didn’t respond to everyone. I’m very thankful to everyone for the kind words and support.
I’m right there with you. Today I held my 16yo dog for the last time. 😭
I’m so sorry. I hope he went peacefully, knowing he was loved.
I’m so sorry to you both. Losing friends is incredibly hard!
Condolences on your pup 💔😞 hug your pillow extra tight tonight
That’s so sad but 16 years is a hell of a run! Lots of memories in there for sure.
And she wasn’t slowing down at all until this weekend. She just shut down.
Sorry to both you of you. 😢
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. Here’s our gray cat making our pup feel trapped.
Thank you. I see a lot of similarities between your cat and ours. I hope you have many* more years with yours.
I’m so sorry! My first cat had FCOV/FIV just as Covid happened in early 2020. His death really affected me but taught me a lot. I hugged him until the end. I know your pain.
Thanks for the reminder of impermanence and cherishing our family and pet family! I struggle with imagining my current pets’ future deaths.
I’ll add he is super cute! I can tell he was a very good boy :)
Since I saw someone else shared a cute photo I will too:
Thank you! I’m missing him so much right now. He should be in my lap, and he’s not 😭
As I believe with my cat, both we and they are lucky to have chosen us to go through this disease. He got a loving home. He must have felt very safe to sit with you such. And you got to take care of a special animal in need of love and care.
I’m so sorry! That is such a sad feeling.
Thank you so much ❤️
Sorry to hear about your boy, however short is our time with them, we do our best to make their life enjoyable and while it is painful, they do love us back. So remeber and cherish of all the good times you two had.
My about 8 year old girl (had her for 4), got diagnosed with an aggressive cancer last week. Nothing we can do but let her enjoy all the luxuries of her short remaining life. I am sure she knows she is cherished and had her best life with us.
I’m sorry to hear. Do what you can for her, and try to make her remaining time with you memorable and comfortable.
I lost my 20-year-old best girl in October and still feel the hole in my heart so strongly, even though I adopted a sweet new kitty two months ago.
As someone else here on Lemmy said to me: may his sunspot never move and may he rest in play. <3
I lost my 19 yo 10 months ago. I think about him every day. I’m still heart broken.
I tell everyone that it’s both, “I had her for TWENTY years!” with excitement and joy for how long I had her in my life, and how lucky I was to have her such a long time. AND, “I had her for twenty years,” so I don’t even remember who I was before her; she was so much of my life and it is so much harder to live without her now.
I’m sorry you’re also dealing with this kind of pain. It sucks. <3
Ditto!! <3 He was my best friend. He was so special. He tried telling us of our miscarriage before we knew. He knew when his adopted brother was going to die. He got me through a lot of past trauma. He was invincible; it was his name (Muteki, invincible in Japanese). But he couldn’t beat his failing kidneys. We buried him in our back yard. I still bring him pistachios to play with; they were his absolute favorite “toy”.
Thank you for responding and may the memories of yours live forever.
I’m happy for you two and the time you had.
Next year it will be 20 years since I lost my best boyo, but he is still in my daily thoughts, in the weight-memory on my lap & chest, and he visits me in my dreams from time to time.
His face is the only face I can actually ever recall at will.
The inevitably failing memory over time is … there, eventually it will win.
Beautiful boy. He was lucky to have known true love and have a forever home in you ❤️
Thank you so much for the kind words. They are truly appreciated.
I’m sorry for your loss. I’ll give Bella some extra blankie time this evening.
Thank you. Please give her a hug on behalf of this random Lemming.
I have a gray cat that looks a lot like him. He’s my everything. He is so sweet, wants cuddles & purrs so loud. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Thank you. He was so loving. Here’s a picture of him sitting in my lap.
Sorry for your loss. Rest in peace beautiful boy. 💕
To the downvoters of this post, I hope you get a really bad hangnail.
Thank you for the kind words. They mean a lot.
So sorry ☹️ Adopted and cared for even after such a diagnosis. He was lucky to have had you.
Sorry for your loss. Hopefully you can find peace in the fact he crossed the rainbow bridge knowing he was loved. Take care ❤️
Thank you!
What a hamsum boy.
Oh man, big ol cat hug squeezy incoming for my lil guy
I hope you’re able to transition through the grieving process well, friend. It’s never a bad moment to stop and take a real deep breath and feel the pain, it’s going to come regardless and it’s always better to accept it in these situations.
This is aweful. My condolences.
Thank you. I’m lost at the moment.
I understand, there is nothing worse then losing a part of your family.
Very sorry to hear this. I’m sure you gave him a wonderful life for the time he had with you.
Gone too soon. So sorry for you loss.
