Post by starburst604 on Jan 11, 2024 20:06:42 GMT -5
I am so sorry for your loss and completely understand. It broke me when I had to put down my cat who had moved all around with me and snuggled me through lots of hard times. Many hugs to you.
Post by midwestmama on Jan 11, 2024 21:07:31 GMT -5
((( meganew ))) I'm so sorry. It's so hard to say goodbye to a beloved pet. Saturday will be the 4th anniversary since we had to make the decision to help our beloved dog cross the rainbow bridge. (She was 13.5 years old and her health had declined over the last 6 months of her life, but her last weekend it declined rapidly to where she couldn't walk at all and seemed that she was in pain.) I still miss her, but after a time, we knew we had made the right decision.
I'm so very sorry, meganew. Losing a beloved pet is an incredibly deep pain, and having the choice in your hands to make is incredibly difficult. I have done it and understand the doubts that you could have done more, should have done something else, might have waited ... Those voices are hard to ignore, but you LOVED your cat. You KNOW you wanted only the best for him, even if the best was a peaceful passing in your arms. I hope that knowledge eventually sounds louder in your mind than the voices of doubt.
meganew - I’m so so sorry:( I in no way want to hijack, but we had to do the same thing last Thursday. Our best boy would be 17 this month. It was quick, he developed kidney failure and anemia, we tried fluids and a new medicine for anemia, but he just got worse.
To make it worse, we did Heaven’s Pets, our local cremation options for pets. A week went by, and they always call the next day. I called the vet office and they had forgotten to call them, so he had been sitting in their freezer for a week 😭.
Anyway, it really sucks, I was a big mess, and I know I will be grieving him for a while, they are family.
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Sending so much love and hugs to you and your family. Losing a pet is one of the hardest things in life. It sounds like you had a wonderful life together.
I'm so sorry for both your losses. I had to make the decision in July 2021 and even though I mentally know it was absolutely correct, I still have uncomfortable feelings associated with it plus the grief associated with the whole month and final week. I had to create a mental happy place visual to refocus my thoughts because I cannot handle retracing those events, even now.
Last night, driving home from work, I had my first ever brief thought that it would be nice to have a cat to greet me and I was finally ok with it being a new one. I don't plan to adopt because I have some travel stuff coming, but it was a breakthrough thought that took 2.5 years.
I'm so sorry. Losing a pet really is so heartbreaking. I'm glad you got 15 years with him and I'm a firm believer that fewer interventions can often be the the kindest path. Feel free to share any pictures of your sweet boy.
I would if I knew how. H has been going through 15 years of drop box and finding all our favorites. He was such a handsome boy.
meganew - I’m so so sorry:( I in no way want to hijack, but we had to do the same thing last Thursday. Our best boy would be 17 this month. It was quick, he developed kidney failure and anemia, we tried fluids and a new medicine for anemia, but he just got worse.
To make it worse, we did Heaven’s Pets, our local cremation options for pets. A week went by, and they always call the next day. I called the vet office and they had forgotten to call them, so he had been sitting in their freezer for a week 😭.
Anyway, it really sucks, I was a big mess, and I know I will be grieving him for a while, they are family.
Meatball, my orange man:)
I’m so sorry. They think our boy went into diabetic ketoacidosis and he just declined so quickly. I hate that you’re in this space with me right now <\3