Here she is enjoying today’s afternoon autumn sun.

She was diagnosed with lymphoma in late April, and given weeks to days to live. She said fuck that, I’m not done here yet, and promptly added the entire summer (and many, many bbq’s, which were her absolute favorite for obvious reasons) to her lifespan in spite of her condition.

After returning from the vet, we laid her to rest in the exact spot she had chosen in the picture.

My heart is in a thousand pieces, but most of all I remember the good times and the 15 years of loyalty and love I was privileged enough to receive. It was never going to be long enough even if she lived to 30.

Goodbye my sweet angel. Thank you so much for all the joy you brought us. I tried my best to repay you in kind, because you deserved it. Now there will forevermore be a small cat-shaped hole in my heart that I don’t quite know how to ever fill.

  • CryptoKitten@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    7 hours ago

    That cat-shaped hole in your heart will heal with time but probably never completely, it is an indelebile scar on your soul so you can remember how much you loved that precious little thing. It is OK to learn to love another cat: if it loved you as much as you liked it, it would not want you to be in a perpetutal widowing state.

  • NotBillMurray@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 hours ago

    When pets go they take a part of us with them, but they’re worth it all the same. In the end, all you can do is give them the best life you can and appreciate all the love they give.

    Hug your pets everybody.

  • aichan@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    5·
    14 hours ago

    Up until 3 years ago I was unfazed by the concept of death, unbothered even when relatives perished. I did not think much of it. Now, every year that goes by, I am tormented by the idea that Blue is a bit older than he was before. I have not once cried since adulthood. Around my 40s however, I fear I will.

    Gonna pet my idiot a lot now 🥲

  • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    10·
    21 hours ago

    Every pet you take home is a tragedy waiting to happen. I’m sorry for your loss.

    The cat shaped hole in your heart has place for another cat. It won’t be a perfect fit, but it helped me every time i had to lay one of my sweethearts to rest. It does not make the pain go away, but it will be easier now that you have a new companion you can pamper.

  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
    21·
    1 day ago

    I lost my best friend this time last year too. Terra sounds like she enjoyed every part of life you shared with her (and even got some extra time in too). She’s special.

    • yak@lemmy.ml
      4·
      17 hours ago

      Well that’s made me cry remembering having to make the hardest decision a year ago.