Thank you all for your thoughts and well wishes. They have meant a lot to me as I learn to deal with my loss of my "handsome boy" as I always called him. The grief I feel is indescribable but knowing I'm not alone has made it a bit easier.
I have had Gus since he was days old. He was the runt of his litter and wasn't expected to survive cause he was so sickly. I was determined to save him though and he went everywhere with me. Over the next few months he outgrew his two sisters and became the Alpha male of the family. He and I...