I am sorry for that it is very sad. Our cats are family members too. In our family we pet cats for over 25 years. Four of the cats left already.
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I'm sorry, Soraiah. The hardest part about welcoming a pet into your heart is having to someday say goodbye, but please take comfort knowing that you gave Lee a good life, full of warmth and love. <3
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I'm very sorry for your loss, my condolences :c
I've lost my 11 years old cat almost in the same way some years ago and reading your post made me tear up a bit...
big hugs and take your time, always remember your friend and the good memories you made with him ♥
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I'm very sorry to hear of the loss of your cat friend.
He won't suffer anymore.
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Sorry for your cat, it is really sad.
Two weeks ago I also lost my cat, but it wasn't by disease or old age. Someone is poisoning cats around where I live and one day I found her dead outside my house yard. =/
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I am sorry you lost one of your cats. I lost one of my cats of 11 years last month from a sudden heart attack I believe. I ended up getting another cat from the shelter so I have 5 cats again, but the ones we lost can never be replaced. It sounds like Lee was very loved and that is all you can do. Sorry again and thanks for being nice to cats.
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This is so sad... for me pets are like family members as well. And I know that I will cry a lot, when time for my dog will come... I even cried, when we had to put to sleep our rats, cute little fellas...
Sorry for your loss, hope you'll get better soon ♥
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Very sorry for your loss. I have had a few pets pass. Our 13 year old cat was very loving of me but defensive and aggressive towards visitors. Very territorial. We joked that she believed that the house was hers. For years afterwards I still heard her and sensed her in the house.
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So sorry for your loss... I was basically raised as a member of a small cat colony, so I understand how important they can be. I'm hoping that if there's anything after this it'll include our animal friends.
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my ninja black cat died young (2 years) poisoned , made very sad , i still miss him but made me like cats more , now i have 2
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Sorry for your loss.I know,pets are family members.
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i'm not a pet person. i don't like the extra work and my allergies don't like their hairs all over the place. my black clothes don't like hairs either.
however i know quite a few people with pets and i see how pets bring joy into their lives.
as long as you do everything possible to give your pet(s) a good home they will live happy lives and that is all any pet can ask for. sadly there will be a time to part ways and let go. there is nothing we can do about it and it's true for animals and people alike.
i remember a picture like this from years ago when my gf at that time lost her bunny to cancer & infection.
funnily enough after that it didn't take long for us to part ways and let go as well. such is life.
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I'm sorry for your loss, Soraiah. It's difficult to see it this way right now, but it's all about the good times you shared. Just keep remembering those.
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I do understand your loss and sorrow. I was fortunate to have a cat I called Tonto for 13 years before the vet told me it was time. I miss him and all the other cats I have loved and lost. They are forever in my heart and I know yours is too.
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Really sorry to hear that
I don't know what to write, but..
You made him happy, he made you and your family happy
So don't be sad, I mean it's ok to be sad but not too long
He had live his life to the fullest because of you
P.S. Your cat is really cool-looking, especially with that eyes
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My sincerest condolences. "My" cat, Houdini, died 3 years ago (throat cancer), and I still miss him, but I'm so glad for the 13 years I got to spend with him. "My wife's" cat, Genghis, is just about 20, and he's clearly winding down, and we're expecting to lose him soon, too (which just makes us appreciate him more). It hurts so much to lose them, since they truly are family members, but the years of love and joy they bring us make it totally worth the pain and suffering at the end.
I'm glad for the many years you got to spend with Lee. He sounds like a wonderful little buddy, and I'm sure you gave him a great life full of love. I'm truly sorry for your loss.
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that's pretty depressing, just make sure you are ok while you're mourning.
i also lost my 18yo cat last august and it destroyed me, i didn't go out for 1 1/2 months and barely talked to people.
just remember you'll get better ^^
you will never forget it, but give it time and you will end up with happy memories instead of grief. ❤️️
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You know what is the great thing about pets? They don't talk. And no, I don't mean that sarcastically.
It makes them always be there for you, and they can never say something wrong.
Cat pictured below is the cat I grew up with (and her mother, although she already passed away when the picture was taken). She used to climb into my neck when I cuddled her and I could just walk around the house with her in my neck, while 'cuddling' my head from behind (don't know what the English word for it is when a cat puts its head against you). She was as old as I was. :)
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I'm very sorry for your loss, I get very attached to animals.
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I understand your pain, we went through the exact same situation 2 years ago with Miky, my mother's cat. I wrote 'my mother's cat' just because I have not been living with my parents for a few years, but Miky and I grew up together.
Now I have 2 cats that I love, but I will be sincere:
probably if I had known before the pain in these cases, I would have preferred not to take them not to suffer.
A hug <3
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I am sorry for your loss. I usually try to avoid reading such posts because it makes me sad but I am glad that I have read yours in the end. Lee has gotten a lot of love from you and you got a lot from him and I am sure that he has enjoyed his life with your family. It's always sad to say goodbyes no matter what though.
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Next month will be 2 years since my Smoochie died. She was around 4 years old. She had a sudden heart attack, she screamed from pain and seconds later she was dead in my hands. She was a stray I had saved from inside a car's engine. She showed no signs of sickness so I couldn't know. There isn't a day that passes that I don't remember her.
I understand how you feel. Give your love to your other cat and when you are ready go adopt one more stray/shelter kitten. Give it the same love you gave Lee and his brother. They need it. We are all they have.
Counting the strays I help (we don't have shelters where I live) I have 15 cats.
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Today, one of my beloved cats, my dear little Lee, fell asleep forever. He was sick and the vet said he could not help him anymore. My mum and my brother took him to the vet while I stayed home with my other cat.
Lee didn't have to be alone in his last moments, I only wish, I could have been with him as well. But I'm glad that not only for me, but also for the rest of my family, our cats aren't just pets, they are beloved family members.
Lee was sick and me, my family, the vet... we all thought it was better to let him go instead of make him suffer for the sake of having some more days with him.
For 12 years, he made my life better every day. He purred all the time, he was the sweetest cat, never hissed or was aggressive. He was clever and knew how to open doors. He loved unconditionally.
I miss him already and I would do everything to see him happy and healthy one last time... but I know that it would have been selfish to make him endure a treatment that would not cure him. He would have been suffering so... goodbye, my beloved little kitten. I'll never forget you.
I know, for some here, pet's might not be as important. But please, allow me to grief. For me, my cats are important, they are family and I just need a little place to be sad and to cry.
Thank you.
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You all moved me so much with your kind words. Thank you so, so much.
I'll try to answer all of you. Just not today. I still try to realize that he's truly gone and everytime I see his brother, or the places he used to sleep, I start to cry again.
I wish none of us would have to say goodbye to a beloved one and I'm sorry to hear that so many of you also lost some friends already. At the same time, I'm glad that all of them had a loving family and I'm sure they were very happy.
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Dear flutesong made a Giveaway. Thank you so much, that's very sweet of you hug
In memory of Lee and our other four-legged friends and family members.
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