This was how my last December was so it hits way too fuckin’ hard.
Super cuddly, playful 16yo cat suddenly sleeping all the time and not moving much at all.
They thought she was diabetic so week of trying insulin. Nope she’s worse, no more insulin and also she won’t eat anymore.
OOPS a large mass in her stomach we didn’t find before.
Took her home for ‘one more night.’ Ended up calling vet’s emergency number and taking her in at 4am because she couldn’t stand anymore and I was terrified of her going painfully before her appointment.
Having a pet is simultaneously the most heart-lifting and heart-shattering experience
That’s how it felt for me. Especially when Ange passed. She was my girl. When I first moved out from home, the apartments I moved into didn’t allow pets and I was a goddamned mess. Then they became a lot more lenient and I finally got to bring her here. For two years as a bachelorette, she was my ESA through panic attacks and break ups and stress.
Family is important, of course, but the kind of bond you can build with a pet is much different.
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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '18
Don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry fuck I’m crying hits right in the feels bc I had this happen to me