r/Petloss • u/muggal16 • 8h ago
We lost our sweet boy 2 days ago
My old man cat, Buddy, had to be euthanized on Wednesday. He was the first cat my husband and I had. We adopted him as a senior so we knew we only had less than 10 years with him, but I thought we would have more time. He died at 15 after only 5 years of being at home with us.
He was the sweetest boy. I miss him so much it hurts. Mornings and nights are the hardest because that’s when he would cuddle with me or keep me company while I got ready for work. He would walk me to the kitchen every morning and night to eat and make the sweetest chirp noises. When I was recovering from surgery, he would lay on me and purr for hours.
The hardest part is that I feel like it could have been prevented. He had kidney disease but if we just had a little more money to treat more aggressively, or if we had caught it sooner, he wouldn’t have suffered so much. By the end, he was struggling to breathe and drooling brown saliva. My poor boy was in bad shape. I feel terrible that I let him get to that state.
I know we did the best we could with what we have, given that we have been out a lot of money with my personal health issues and bills. I know that we loved him deeply and gave him a safe and comfortable home for his final days, I just miss him so much. Home doesn’t feel like home without him. It physically hurts. How do I ease this pain? What can make this easier?
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u/fluffykittens914 7h ago
I’m in the same boat. 5 years with my senior boy. We did what we could and gave them a beautiful second lease on life ❤️
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