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.

  • kaosof@lemmy.world
    6·
    20 hours 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.

  • Botzo@lemmy.world
    32·
    2 days ago

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

    • darkdemize@sh.itjust.worksOP
      19·
      2 days ago

      Thank you. I see a lot of similarities between your cat and ours. I hope you have many* more years with yours.

  • Australis13@fedia.io
    8·
    1 day ago

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

  • Reyali@lemm.ee
    17·
    2 days 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
      9·
      1 day ago

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

      • Reyali@lemm.ee
        5·
        23 hours 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
          5·
          21 hours 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.

    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
      4·
      21 hours ago

      I’m happy for you two and the time you had.

      Next year it will be 20 years since I lost my best boyo, but he is still in my daily thoughts, in the weight-memory on my lap & chest, and he visits me in my dreams from time to time.

      His face is the only face I can actually ever recall at will.

      The inevitably failing memory over time is … there, eventually it will win.

  • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
    23·
    2 days 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
        13·
        2 days 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.