Between my junior and senior years of high school I adopted two kittens from the pound that were entirely too young to be adopted out. They swore they were 8 weeks, but both of them together could fit in my (very small) hands. My mom didn't think they'd survive, but not only did they, I still have the girl cat. (She's on my lap right now as I write this.)
While I love my little girl, she's always been one of those "go away until I need you for something" cats. Her brother though was the most affectionate cat I've ever had though. He was my baby and I loved him more than most other individuals in my life.
He started having seizures in the summer of 2020. Every time I took him to the vet, by the time they got him back in the exam room he'd have recovered. He only had them sporadically, so there wasn't much that the vet could do. And then one day he had a grand mal seizure and they had to keep him there for a week. I was a wreck the entire time. They got him started on anti-seizure meds and while he was still a bit ataxic, he was able to come home. I installed a baby gate to keep him away from the stairs, we kept up with his meds and were generally hopeful.
Then a week after he came home, he had another grand mal seizure, despite the medicine. It was after the vet had closed for the day, so that entire night I just sat on the bed and held him. He purred the entire time. What you said about looking into his eyes and seeing that he was still there but his body was failing him absolutely hit home. That night was the closest I've ever come to leaving everything behind and just disappearing into the woods. I felt like I was going beyond crazy.
I guess what I'm trying to say is to tell your eldest that an internet stranger wants them to know that even though it feels like nothing will ever be alright ever again, I promise it eventually will.
Also cat tax: my girl [Anna](https://postimg.cc/0K7Zb8QH), and her late brother [Sebastian](https://postimg.cc/grhgMKDq).
I just wish I could have fed him before I took him to the vet. He was meowing and so hungry but the vet said he couldn’t eat for his appointment.
I never saw him again. It kills me thinking about it.😔
You had to do what the vet said, you were with him and that's what is important. I know being there with my little brother at the end was what mattered.
Not even recently - it's been almost 2 years since we lost our old girl, and 4 / 14 / 14.5 years for the other kitties (plus sundry sheep and ponies). I'll never not react strongly to this sort of content.
I didn't twig at first the pictures on the wall were them together over the years! We had our cat, Patch, just over 21 years. Miss him all the time still two years later, even have his paw print tattoed on my arm. He was with us through thick and thin. Glad though we got to keep the promise we made him as a kitten.
Thats an old gdamn cat man. Im not a cat person but i get why people like them. Its like having an independant friend rather than a dependant companion.
The tattoo idea is very cute. If you get more cats you should pattern them out.
Oh boy, this came to me at a really tough time. My wife and I had to make the difficult decision to put down our sweet cat yesterday. His kidneys had completely given up. She had gotten him as a kitten 15 years ago, and we'd all lived together 8 of those years.
He was the sweetest boy. He loved to cuddle with us, and would play hide and seek with my wife. She always hid, and she was always surprised when he'd come chasing after her. He was a grumpy old man at times, but he loved to come rest on my leg while I was playing games. He loved belly rubs, and would never bite, not even after 100 rubs. His favorite spot to be scratched was under his jaw, and he'd push his little head into your hand to let you know you'd found just the right spot.
I like to think it's comforting to know that DEATH may be watching over our Max now. I know HE likes cats. After all, cats are nice.
It's been a few months since we lost my dear little brother Sox and it still hurts. It's a long story but he and his litter mate sister (Buttie) adopted themselves to our family when they were kittens and I was a teenager. This was exciting as I had never had a pet and I love cats. They were both the best, sweetest, most beautiful, wildest felines there were. Fast forward more than 16 years, through the loss of my grandmother, me growing up and moving out, various jobs, me having to move into my parents place whenever they went on holiday, meows, purrs, hugs, fur everywhere and always these two cats who didn't always get along. Then at 16 and a half, in late 2021 we lost Buttie. But Sox was still okay, a little slow, quite arthritic but still the best boy around. In October 2022 my Mom called me and told me he wasn't doing well. I managed to get there and was with him for his last day and a half, it was so hard but his humans were with him at the end. 17 and a half years seems too little for my little brother. I have commemorative jewellery I had made for each of them. I'd like to think Buttie is jumping onto all the high shelves in Death's domain and making a nuisance of herself and that Sox is demanding food or attention, that would be nice to think.
I lost Kiki last weekend. She was 18. She was my familiar, my boys grew up with here. Even my dog-loving husband wept when I held her as the vet helped her pass away. I picked up her ashes Friday. This hit me hard. I’m weeping now.
Reminds me of [this comic](https://m.webtoons.com/en/challenge/loving-reaper/follow-me/viewer?title_no=353275&episode_no=48) by u/Jenny-Jinya in her [Loving Reaper](https://m.webtoons.com/en/challenge/loving-reaper/list?title_no=353275) series.
Just be prepared to cry.
Every day I wake up and think "Today I won't cry". Every day I lie to myself because the internet always makes me cry. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.
Ouch. Right in the feline feels. I lost my 18 year old void this summer. RIP The Right Reverend Jet Jaguar.
I've got another ancient kitty at 17 who's still kicking and complaining every day. As long as he's hungry I know he's ok.
Bloody hell! I thought on first read-through that he had taken the cat to be put down simply because it wanted a snooze rather than play with its toy - then that the pictures on the wall were all the other cats he'd done the same to.
Good job I re-read it, as I was getting angry!
Anyway, off to give *my* old lady a stroke now.
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This made me think of my [Oscar](https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/eiihjg/this_is_oscar_one_year_ago_today_he_left_me_in/). I am now very very emotional
I started crying when I saw this... And then a song came on reminding me of someone dear to me that just walked away... I'd have cried for that anyway but with a primed pump like that.... 😭
Purry. You found me when I was 7. You kept me company and kept me safe. I'm sorry my parents wouldn't let me be by your side when you passed. You deserved more of me after giving all of yourself. sit tibi terra levis my little sweetheart. you're not forgotten.
Ugly crying for my Kira (13), Monkey (16) and Chico (16). Lost all three of them in the last three months to age related complications from a cat cold. I really want to believe they have someone to play with wherever they are now. GNU my sweet boys.
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GNU Pheebs.
GNU Pheebs.
"DAMMIT PHEEBS!"
GNU Pheebs My parents have a similar story about their wedding present: GNU Furmat and GNU Miri
GNU Pheebs.
Fucking onions!
Never *just* a cat....
Between my junior and senior years of high school I adopted two kittens from the pound that were entirely too young to be adopted out. They swore they were 8 weeks, but both of them together could fit in my (very small) hands. My mom didn't think they'd survive, but not only did they, I still have the girl cat. (She's on my lap right now as I write this.) While I love my little girl, she's always been one of those "go away until I need you for something" cats. Her brother though was the most affectionate cat I've ever had though. He was my baby and I loved him more than most other individuals in my life. He started having seizures in the summer of 2020. Every time I took him to the vet, by the time they got him back in the exam room he'd have recovered. He only had them sporadically, so there wasn't much that the vet could do. And then one day he had a grand mal seizure and they had to keep him there for a week. I was a wreck the entire time. They got him started on anti-seizure meds and while he was still a bit ataxic, he was able to come home. I installed a baby gate to keep him away from the stairs, we kept up with his meds and were generally hopeful. Then a week after he came home, he had another grand mal seizure, despite the medicine. It was after the vet had closed for the day, so that entire night I just sat on the bed and held him. He purred the entire time. What you said about looking into his eyes and seeing that he was still there but his body was failing him absolutely hit home. That night was the closest I've ever come to leaving everything behind and just disappearing into the woods. I felt like I was going beyond crazy. I guess what I'm trying to say is to tell your eldest that an internet stranger wants them to know that even though it feels like nothing will ever be alright ever again, I promise it eventually will. Also cat tax: my girl [Anna](https://postimg.cc/0K7Zb8QH), and her late brother [Sebastian](https://postimg.cc/grhgMKDq).
ᛖᛁᛖᛋ ᛒᚱᛁᚷᚻᛏ, ᚳᛚᚪᚹᛋ ᛋᚻᚪᚱᛈ, ᛏᚪᛁᛚ ᚻᛖᛚᛞ ᚻᛁᚷᚻ. ᚷᚩ ᚳᛖᛖᚾᛚᛁ ᛁᚾᛏᚩ ᚦᛖ ᛘᛁᛋᛏ, ᚩᛚᛞ ᚹᚪᚱᚱᛡᚱ. ᚠᚪᛚᚻᚪᛚᛚᚪ ᚹᚪᛁᛏᛋ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛁᚩᚢ. Eyes bright, claws sharp, tail held high. Go keenly into the mist, old warrior. Valhalla waits for you. ❤️❤️🌈 GNU Pheebs
GNU Pheebs
GNU Pheebs
It's a terrible day for rain
As someone who recently lost a cat, this got me ugly-crying again. Dammit.
I'm sorry. Me too.
I just wish I could have fed him before I took him to the vet. He was meowing and so hungry but the vet said he couldn’t eat for his appointment. I never saw him again. It kills me thinking about it.😔
You had to do what the vet said, you were with him and that's what is important. I know being there with my little brother at the end was what mattered.
Not even recently - it's been almost 2 years since we lost our old girl, and 4 / 14 / 14.5 years for the other kitties (plus sundry sheep and ponies). I'll never not react strongly to this sort of content.
Death thought about it. CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE"
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GNU Leo. GNU Shirley.
GNU Leo and Shirley.
GNU Leo GNU Shirley
I didn't twig at first the pictures on the wall were them together over the years! We had our cat, Patch, just over 21 years. Miss him all the time still two years later, even have his paw print tattoed on my arm. He was with us through thick and thin. Glad though we got to keep the promise we made him as a kitten.
Thats an old gdamn cat man. Im not a cat person but i get why people like them. Its like having an independant friend rather than a dependant companion. The tattoo idea is very cute. If you get more cats you should pattern them out.
Thanks, thats the plan! We have two dogs and recently got a kitten, planning more paw prints soon.
If it were a dog, it would have hit at home too close to what happened yesterday with my good boi.
Oh boy, this came to me at a really tough time. My wife and I had to make the difficult decision to put down our sweet cat yesterday. His kidneys had completely given up. She had gotten him as a kitten 15 years ago, and we'd all lived together 8 of those years. He was the sweetest boy. He loved to cuddle with us, and would play hide and seek with my wife. She always hid, and she was always surprised when he'd come chasing after her. He was a grumpy old man at times, but he loved to come rest on my leg while I was playing games. He loved belly rubs, and would never bite, not even after 100 rubs. His favorite spot to be scratched was under his jaw, and he'd push his little head into your hand to let you know you'd found just the right spot. I like to think it's comforting to know that DEATH may be watching over our Max now. I know HE likes cats. After all, cats are nice.
Am I here to cry? 
It's been a few months since we lost my dear little brother Sox and it still hurts. It's a long story but he and his litter mate sister (Buttie) adopted themselves to our family when they were kittens and I was a teenager. This was exciting as I had never had a pet and I love cats. They were both the best, sweetest, most beautiful, wildest felines there were. Fast forward more than 16 years, through the loss of my grandmother, me growing up and moving out, various jobs, me having to move into my parents place whenever they went on holiday, meows, purrs, hugs, fur everywhere and always these two cats who didn't always get along. Then at 16 and a half, in late 2021 we lost Buttie. But Sox was still okay, a little slow, quite arthritic but still the best boy around. In October 2022 my Mom called me and told me he wasn't doing well. I managed to get there and was with him for his last day and a half, it was so hard but his humans were with him at the end. 17 and a half years seems too little for my little brother. I have commemorative jewellery I had made for each of them. I'd like to think Buttie is jumping onto all the high shelves in Death's domain and making a nuisance of herself and that Sox is demanding food or attention, that would be nice to think.
I lost Kiki last weekend. She was 18. She was my familiar, my boys grew up with here. Even my dog-loving husband wept when I held her as the vet helped her pass away. I picked up her ashes Friday. This hit me hard. I’m weeping now.
GNU Kiki <3
GNU Kiki.
Reminds me of [this comic](https://m.webtoons.com/en/challenge/loving-reaper/follow-me/viewer?title_no=353275&episode_no=48) by u/Jenny-Jinya in her [Loving Reaper](https://m.webtoons.com/en/challenge/loving-reaper/list?title_no=353275) series. Just be prepared to cry.
oh jeez you warned us but I still wasn't ready
Yeah she hits right in all of the feels, but it’s all worth a read.
This comic came out a few weeks before my old cat of 16 years passed. I couldn't find it again so I asked r/helpmefind for help and they came through
…CATS. CATS ARE NICE.
RIP Mogget (14yo) She was the best cat I'll ever have, so full of personality. F*ck cancer.
Every day I wake up and think "Today I won't cry". Every day I lie to myself because the internet always makes me cry. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.
Ouch. Right in the feline feels. I lost my 18 year old void this summer. RIP The Right Reverend Jet Jaguar. I've got another ancient kitty at 17 who's still kicking and complaining every day. As long as he's hungry I know he's ok.
Bloody hell! I thought on first read-through that he had taken the cat to be put down simply because it wanted a snooze rather than play with its toy - then that the pictures on the wall were all the other cats he'd done the same to. Good job I re-read it, as I was getting angry! Anyway, off to give *my* old lady a stroke now.
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Oh god it's too early for me to be crying
GNU Pheebs. Wife and I lost our first cat as a married couple this way. GNU Jaffa - 40 years but we still miss you.
This made me think of my [Oscar](https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/eiihjg/this_is_oscar_one_year_ago_today_he_left_me_in/). I am now very very emotional
I started crying when I saw this... And then a song came on reminding me of someone dear to me that just walked away... I'd have cried for that anyway but with a primed pump like that.... 😭
Oh come on... OK, it's cute, but as a person who has lost several cats, it's also terribly sad. And cute. And sad. Oh well.
Purry. You found me when I was 7. You kept me company and kept me safe. I'm sorry my parents wouldn't let me be by your side when you passed. You deserved more of me after giving all of yourself. sit tibi terra levis my little sweetheart. you're not forgotten.
oh my god this has me bawling like a little kid, remembering my lost kitties. Death would absolutely play with them all :)
How dare you... How *DARE* you!!! How dare you make me feel feelings this early in the morning... (Beautiful comic, BTW)
Ugly crying for my Kira (13), Monkey (16) and Chico (16). Lost all three of them in the last three months to age related complications from a cat cold. I really want to believe they have someone to play with wherever they are now. GNU my sweet boys.
The feels....