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.

  • Reyali@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    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

    • nicky7@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      I lost my 19 yo 10 months ago. I think about him every day. I’m still heart broken.

      • Reyali@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        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

        • nicky7@lemmy.ml
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          2 months ago

          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.

  • Australis13@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    Very sorry to hear this. I’m sure you gave him a wonderful life for the time he had with you.

  • Botzo@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’m so sorry you had to go through that. Here’s our gray cat making our pup feel trapped.

  • kaosof@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    We lost our sphynx very dramatically two weeks ago, and he was only 10 years old with no prior health issues, so I know how it feels.

    You’re not alone.

    Me and my partner are still devastated and find ourselves sobbing uncontrollably every day.

    It was like losing a child.

    Life is on auto pilot these days.

    I hope I’ll see a good day again.

  • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    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:

      • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
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        2 months ago

        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.

  • DogPeePoo@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Sorry for your loss. Rest in peace beautiful boy. 💕

    To the downvoters of this post, I hope you get a really bad hangnail.

  • John Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    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.

  • 200ok@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Beautiful boy. He was lucky to have known true love and have a forever home in you ❤️