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Hello all,
Back in March, I made the decision to put my cat, Oreo, to sleep. He'd been ill for a while and had kidney disease, cardiomyopathy, and arthritis. He'd suddenly declined over the course of about a week and I took him into the vet to get checked out. Unfortunately, they found multiple masses upon palpation and in the X-rays and we concluded that he almost certainly had cancer. I'd already made the decision that I'd let him go if he was ever diagnosed, but it was still an incredibly difficult thing to have to do. Thankfully, a few hours later, my foster mama gave birth to seven beautiful kittens who have all since grown up and been adopted. I don't know what I would have done if they hadn't shown up when they did as they really helped me process my grief.
All was going well until a couple days ago, when I checked the mail and found something addressed to me from Chewy. I didn't use the site much and had honestly forgotten that Oreo had a profile on my account. I opened it up and found a birthday card telling my little guy that they hoped he got lots of treats and cuddles on his special day. Normally, I would've thought it was really sweet, but given the circumstances, it was a punch in the gut. He would've been 18 early next month and I'd had him since I was 10. I know I made the right decision—his quality of life had deteriorated drastically over the course of the past year—and I know I gave him a good life over the 17 years I had him, but I still miss him terribly. I've been crying quite a bit since I got the card, but I can't bring myself to throw it out for whatever reason. I miss my baby so much.
Back in March, I made the decision to put my cat, Oreo, to sleep. He'd been ill for a while and had kidney disease, cardiomyopathy, and arthritis. He'd suddenly declined over the course of about a week and I took him into the vet to get checked out. Unfortunately, they found multiple masses upon palpation and in the X-rays and we concluded that he almost certainly had cancer. I'd already made the decision that I'd let him go if he was ever diagnosed, but it was still an incredibly difficult thing to have to do. Thankfully, a few hours later, my foster mama gave birth to seven beautiful kittens who have all since grown up and been adopted. I don't know what I would have done if they hadn't shown up when they did as they really helped me process my grief.
All was going well until a couple days ago, when I checked the mail and found something addressed to me from Chewy. I didn't use the site much and had honestly forgotten that Oreo had a profile on my account. I opened it up and found a birthday card telling my little guy that they hoped he got lots of treats and cuddles on his special day. Normally, I would've thought it was really sweet, but given the circumstances, it was a punch in the gut. He would've been 18 early next month and I'd had him since I was 10. I know I made the right decision—his quality of life had deteriorated drastically over the course of the past year—and I know I gave him a good life over the 17 years I had him, but I still miss him terribly. I've been crying quite a bit since I got the card, but I can't bring myself to throw it out for whatever reason. I miss my baby so much.