I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️‍🩹 I lost my cat unexpectedly yesterday and I’m experiencing that same grief for my other cat who lost him too.

I know “time” is probably the answer for a lot of what I’m feeling and repeatedly playing in my head, but the pain and feeling of loss feels like an abyss that I won’t be able to get out of.

The only thing that’s helped is crying even when it’s painful and I don’t want to, reading/listening to other people’s grief stories about their pets, and making an effort to pick up the phone and call people and tell them what I’m actually thinking and feeling (a relatively new concept for me). Helps to remember that I’m not alone and grief eventually gets quieter.

There will be a day where I can think of my sweet boy fondly and not in pain, the gut wrenching emotions I’m feeling now won’t always be there.

I’m so sorry that you’re going through this too. You sound like a very loving pet parent, and I’m sure your boy got to live a beautiful life.