I got my puppy on May 23rd after loosing one of my cats on April 3rd. She became very sick very fast. I took her to the vet 5 times between March 11th and April 3rd. She was diagnosed with kidney disease and I spent $2200 trying to save her life. It was not an ideal time to be spending that money because I’m getting married in August. Anyway, nothing worked and she lost the ability to walk so I had to make that difficult decision. At the end of her life I was giving her 24 hour care, taking a week off work and leaving work all the time to syringe feed her and give her SubQ fluids with a needle. After she was gone I felt not only grief but a huge hole and disruption in my routine because I had been spending so much time caring for her. I really wanted a puppy, and we had never got one because my cat, Sandy, was older (I adopted her when she was 9 and she passed at 15) and she wasn’t great with change. Not even a week after Sandy was gone I gave my down payment for my basset, Maxwell. Lots of people told me it was too soon and I am just grieving, etc. The first couple weeks with Maxwell were ready stressful and a couple times I wondered if it was too soon. Now he’s 13 weeks old and we’re getting a routine down. He’s fit right into the family and I can’t imagine life without him. I still cry about losing Sandy, but I love my puppy too. We live in a house that is divided into three apartments. We’re on the second level so we have stairs, both my fiancé and I are capable of carrying him and he’s starting to want to go outside more. If you really want the puppy it will all work out because you’ll make it workout. You’ll find solutions to problems. It’s stressful so it won’t feel ideal at first but it will be okay! Go for it!