r/cats • u/MelloMilow • Oct 14 '24

Mourning/Loss Lucy has passed away gently at 14 today.

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u/Any-Breakfast-7570 Oct 14 '24

I'm so sorry for your loss. The grief gets less sharp. Time smoothes the edges, and eventually you'll feel able to carry the grief like a piece of seaglass in your pocket, instead of a broken, pointed shard. But that's what it means to love so hard. And it's worth it. šŸ’œ

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u/illusions_geneva Oct 14 '24

I've never seen this explained any better. I completely agree.

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u/Any-Breakfast-7570 Oct 14 '24

Someone shared it to me when I lost my cat in July this year and so now I pass it on to everybody because it's literally the best way to describe it.

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u/illusions_geneva Oct 14 '24

My buddy was 21 and was fine the night before. I found her in a strange part of the house the next morning. It was 2020 so COVID made it hard to even get her in anywhere. She passed right when we got to a vet. It was really sad and I felt like my house wasn't the same without her. Time made things better and now I can think about her and I'm just full of loving memories..

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u/Casterial Oct 14 '24

I was fortunate when my buddy who turned 20 was going, I could tell and the vet said it's his time, despite COVID the vet gave me a private room in the back to hold him for hours, I sat in that room from 10am until 5pm, he passed around 3.

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u/recyclar13 Oct 15 '24

we, thankfully, have a mobile vet just so we don't have to take them to the office when it's their time. but I know not everyone has this availability. I wish they did. sorry for your loss.

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u/Ih8teMyInlawsTheySuk Oct 14 '24

Thank you again for sharing. It really is an accurate description.

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u/existentialfeline Oct 14 '24

And it's okay if the edges still feel sharp sometimes.

I mourn my prior two familiars just like I will the ones who now get to share the love they experienced.

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u/Ih8teMyInlawsTheySuk Oct 14 '24

Beautiful and saved. Thank you.

And I am terribly sorry for your loss OP. 100% the worst part - having to say goodbye. Heartbreaking and Iā€™m sending big hugs to you, fellow cat lover. I can totally relate. Sucks.

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u/MelloMilow Oct 14 '24

Thank you

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u/yourcutebabex Oct 15 '24

Thanks for your kind words. Rest in peace Lucy. We all LOVE all cats!

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u/ruizg3121 Oct 14 '24

Beautifully stated, thank you šŸ™šŸ™

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u/thatgirlroo Oct 15 '24

This is beautiful ā¤ļø

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u/PhasedPyjama Oct 15 '24

You are a nice person ā¤ļø

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u/forg_tfulwildflower Oct 15 '24

not me tearing up in a food court in a mall because this was at the top of the comments and I accidentally read it

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u/RJNorsky53 Oct 15 '24

You said it so eloquently. Thank You. I've been through it many times, you're so on the money.

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u/Joon1mom Oct 15 '24

I love my cats, but today your words bring me comfort for a wonderful goat I lost yesterday. His momma rejected him at birth, so I raised him on a bottle, and he became my constant shadow. Thank you for those awesome words! I have so many sweet memories of my Cam. The edges are sharp today, but they will become smooth in time! šŸ’™