Lost my furbaby :-(

catmagick · March 2014

Yesterday morning I had to put down my best friend in the whole world, my beloved cat Stanley. I was talking about it with the girls in chat last night and I was on the fence about making a post about it. The thing is, so many of you love and care about your furbabies and understand what it is like to lost them. Whenever I see your posts about it my heart truly breaks. For us, we have no children and our cats are our little family. There is a hole in the unit now.

I brought three cats to my marriage. One of the things that made me fall in love with H was that he was a big cat person and immediately loved my cats. They truly did become our cats. These three cats saw me through my twenties and early 30's. I moved countless times with them in four different states; they saw me through three live in relationships including my now H. They got me through everything. My Stanley was very special; as much as I love and adore my other cats he and I had a special connection. He was twelve years old--old, but not that old.

He was completely fine one day and the next morning I was putting him to sleep. You just never know what is going to happen in life. Please give all your furbabies big hugs in honor of my sweet boy.

mmb248 · March 2014

I'm so sorry. Big hugs!

MrsG713 · March 2014

I am so so sorry @catmagick. My pets have always been like family. I'm sending you lots of ((hugs)) today. It's such a hard thing to do.

I'll be thinking about you.

MusicFanatic · March 2014

I am so so so sorry

I've lost several cats (in the past 5 years) and they were part of our family just like yours, I know how badly it hurts (and also how quickly it can happen with the snap of the fingers). Thinking of you today (((((((((big hugs)))))))))

shlittertoots · March 2014

I'm so sorry--losing a pet is so heartbreaking.

augusta17 · March 2014

So sorry, hugs!

kmaty13 · March 2014

I am so sorry. Hugs!

ksz_3 · March 2014

I'm so sorry for your loss. ((HUGS)) Ts and Ps headed your way.

mommy2C · March 2014

Oh Cat...I'm so sorry

We had to put down 3 of our cats in a 3 year time period and it was brutal. We're left with only 1 now and I miss the other ones terribly so I understand how you're feeling.

MrsP924 · March 2014

I'm so very sorry hun!! *hugs*

Gizmo36 · March 2014

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Lynzdice21 · March 2014

I am so very sorry for your loss

emsrdh03 · March 2014

So sorry about your loss, pets are definitely a part of the family!

mockingjay1 · March 2014

I am very sorry for your loss. Sending T&Ps your way.

TeeJ526 · March 2014

I'm sorry @catmagick

catmagick · March 2014

Thanks guys. I'm literally sick with grief right now. It is almost worse today than it was yesterday. Perhaps because it's really hitting me. I just can't believe he is gone. I was really dreading this stupid snowstorm we're suppose to get because I didn't want to have a snow day tomorrow but now I'm kind of welcoming it. I really don't want to go to work tomorrow.

catmagick · March 2014

@mommy2C that sounds dreadful; I'm so sorry! I am afraid that's what's going to happen here. The other two are 13. I always knew this day would come but it was just so sudden. and honestly I thought he was in the best health of the three of them.

Belou52579 · March 2014

I'm so sorry, Stanley was a very loved boy and very handsome...please remember all his great years with you and that he knew you loved him!

catmagick · March 2014

yes @fuzzylogic! He and Tolstoy are hanging out with @happyhour73 's cat Gustopher.

brettanomyces · March 2014

Sorry to hear this @catmagick Sounds like Stanley lived a great life and was loved a lot!

I have a cat that will be 15 this year. I got him in my early twenties. At some point he bonded with my H and now follows him around the house and always has to sit next to him on the couch. We'll both be devastated when the time comes.

WinningColors · March 2014

I am so sorry for your loss. I had to put my cat down a few years ago so I know how heartbreaking it is.

BabyCowbell · March 2014

Oh no! I'm so sorry.

frenchy816 · March 2014

::hugs:: I'm so sorry.

ngolimento · March 2014

I am so so sorry ((hugs)). You both were blessed to have each other in your lives.

icaughtfire · March 2014

I'm so sorry

lebradford · March 2014

Aww, I'm so sorry. I'm sure not having any advance indication of a problem just makes it that much more heartbreaking. :-(

themrsJRD · March 2014

Many hugs to you. I'm very sorry for your loss.

Milagros315 · March 2014

Oh no. Losing a pet is heartbreaking. I am so sorry for the loss of your Stanley. Hugs

BankerBSN · March 2014

I am so sorry for your loss.

dr_pr · March 2014

I'm so sorry, @catmagick. We've had a rough 3 years here, and just put our third cat down. It never gets easier to do, and you will always miss him. He is most definitely in a better place--a land of endless naps, playing, and eating anything he wants. Lots of ((hugs)) to you and your H.

beckynsean11 · March 2014

I'm so sorry sweetheart. Big hugs to you.

nswain85 · March 2014

Oh no... I'm so so sorry for your loss

We lost our sweet doggy last summer and my heart still aches but it's comforting to know that they are at peace and that they loved you just as much as you loved them. ::big hugs:: PS When you're stronger, google the Rainbow Bridge, it's a beautiful poem about pets when they pass away and brought me lots of peace

sthrncharmer · March 2014

So sorry to hear this! It's so hard when we lose our babies! Nothing makes a loss better but knowing he had a happy and love filled life with you helps. Your in my thoughts and prayers.

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RazzyRN · March 2014

So sorry!!!! Stanley was such a cutie!!

GoaliesWife123 · March 2014

I'm so very sorry. No words will truly comfort you, but I'm sending thoughts and prayers your way.

littleboyermoose · March 2014

I am so sorry to hear about Stanley! Hugs to you!

MmmPopcorn · March 2014

I'm so sorry for your loss. I never understood how people love cats as dearly as they do until I adopted my sweet kitty boy, and he really is a part of my family. T&P are with you.

catmagick · March 2014

kap617 said:

I'm so sorry! Big hugs to you! ((( )))

So you mind my asking what it was? We had to put our last cat down due to renal failure

I'm so sorry to hear that @kap617 . It was a complete and total shock. In the middle of the night I was vaguely aware that he jumped up on the bed and sounded like he was breathing funny. I thought if it was still happening in the morning I would take him to the vet and I fell back asleep. It was still happening when I woke up. He was laying between our heads (his favorite spot) but he as very listless. When I brought him in they x-rayed him and told me he had advanced stage heart disease. His heart was so big it was crushing his windpipe and his lungs were filled with fluid. The vet told me that is frequently how it happens with cats and heart disease--they are fine until one day they aren't. She told me I could go take him to the big fancy vet and get an echocardiogram but that the prognosis would not be good. We might get a few months out of him or he might die from the stress on the way to the other vet. She said at this heart disease is managed not very well with medication and that we would still run the risk of coming home and finding him dead and not knowing if he suffered or not. He was really sick and we couldn't have even known. We opted to put him down because he was suffering so much already; the stress of bringing him there had advanced his condition in such a short amoutn of time. I went home to get H and was gone for maybe 20-30 minutes and even in that time I couldn't believe how much worse he was by the time we got there. I know it was the right decision but I just can't right now.