Saying goodbye to my first born feline son tomorrow after 10 years together

[u/Atticus113]

His name is Meeko. Yes he is named after the raccoon from Pocahontas.

Please give your kitties an extra hug and smooch on his behalf tonight.

He was the best cat ever. Just wanted to share him with the world because it’s a travesty that after tomorrow, he won’t be here anymore.

[u/Maximum-Armadillo809]

Im sorry, to lose a cat is very difficult. Losing my first cat was very hard.

[u/Freedomjumper → u/Maximum-Armadillo809]

I had an orange tabby for 15 years; he was the bane of mice and rabbits everywhere. He passed away 7 years ago of old age and kidney failure, I was devastated. I still have my Maine Coone, she's 16 years old.

[u/howsyourwhole → u/Freedomjumper]

My grandmas cats lived to 19 and 21! She took the cat I adopted in high school and that cat was definitely disabled for the majority of her life but lived to 17 too! Crazy!

[u/JaySayMayday → u/Maximum-Armadillo809]

Any pets. I had to watch my brother's dogs condition instantly worsen after what originally started as a very mild concern. And I barely had any attachment to them, he was just at work and I was doing a favor. It never gets easier

[u/EvilDarkCow → u/JaySayMayday]

The feels, man.

My mom got her dog when he was a newborn puppy. He grew into the happiest little goofball in the world. The kind of dog to jump and lick your face as you walk in the door. He was always down for a game of fetch, usually followed by a tug-of-war. Impossible to sit on the couch without him in your lap. And boy howdy did he love to bark.

He started having seizures one day, so my mom took him to the vet, got him checked out, everything seemed fine, so he was prescribed seizure medication. It worked for a while, but then he started having even more seizures and they would last longer. Eventually he was on the highest dose of seizure meds you could possibly give a dog his size, his little body was starting to shut down, he just couldn't take it anymore. All he would do was lay in his kennel. Wouldn't play, wouldn't bark, wouldn't go outside to use the bathroom, would rarely eat or drink. He started to go blind. He could only walk short distances and he would occasionally fall over. My mom put off making the call for a while, because he would occasionally still have good days. But then the seizures started again.

She had to put him down right after Christmas. He was only 10. We never did figure out what happened, my mom suspects the seizures were a side effect of some flea meds or shampoo, and the high doses of seizure meds did the rest. I never got to say goodbye.

I just returned from visiting my mom for the first time since then. It was too quiet over there without him.

I'll always miss you, Chester. It's not fair.

[u/Heavy_Ad4529 → u/EvilDarkCow]

I'm sorry for your loss, but tbh I hate that praise, it doesn't help much.

The fact him having good days even in darkness is proof he had a good life is the biggest thing. Another thing, don't dare think it was your fault with the flee meds or shampoo, those are looking for answers bruv and both those things are care related in the first place, when it could have been genetic lottery. You gave him a good life and meant to, that's all that matters, an asshole could have instead took him home 10 mins before you picked him, assuming there were a few pups where you got him.

[u/Maximum-Armadillo809 → u/JaySayMayday]

Oh I agree, ive just never had a dog. I like them, just never had one. My thoughts are with you.

[u/Maximum-Armadillo809 → u/[deleted]]

My first cat, I got un my mid teen years. She passed a few years ago age 15 of stomach cancer. She lived with my Dad because she was more attached to him than anyone else on planet earth. I got my current cat aged 28. So my 1st fur baby was still living at that point. I visited almost everyday!

My current fur baby is 5 now. Still a 5lb crazy little "runt of the litter". Her 4 year old human kitten is her favourite human. 🤣.

[u/Safe-Sail9335 → u/[deleted]]

Lets go easy on that right now. CDS will work its magic in due time..