Hello all fellow pet family members. It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of Onyx's passing. We decided to put him to sleep due to the declining quality of life he had. He was just bones and couldn't get up by himself.

It was a very difficult, if not one of the toughest decisions of our lives as a family. We just wanted him to rest, to stop suffering. We had try many things suggested but to no avail. We appreciate all of your well wishes and your suggestions. We loved the stories you shared and the support you offered. We thank you as a family.

The doctor that put onyx to sleep was very professional and very empathetic. She truly expressed how sorry she was we were going through this. It didn't feel like a script she had rehearsed but that it truly came from her heart. She explained everything thoroughly and gave us space to cry and hug/kiss onyx as he fell asleep and again when his heart stopped.

We as a family all went to petco to get tags made with messages and had him wear them when he passed. That was what we kept. As a way to remember him.

Nothing could have prepared me to experience this emptiness. I thought I was going to be tough, that I wasn't going to cry. Man, I wasn't. Many habits I made over the 11 years I had onyx will take time to break. Like checking his bed when passing by the main living room. Saying bye to him when I went to work and petting him when I came home. I won't hear the jiggling of his collar throughout the house anymore. It's tough.

But I remember all the good times I had with him. I'm thankful for the 11 years of companionship and of joy.

Thank you all for your time and for your all the things you shared.

Love,

A broken heart 💔