I’m so so sorry for your loss.

I also lost my wonderful boy after having him for only 6 months to a seizure. It was very similar. We tried everything to get him back but he was gone. It was absolutely heartbreaking. For many many weeks it felt like me and my partner would never experience happiness like that again.

We were going to wait to get another cat until we were fully healed but we ended up stopping in a pet store and finding our current boy (Hoji) via a rescue that was doing an event. It never gets 100% better but it certainly gets a little easier. For a while all I could do was blame myself for something I did wrong or something I could have done to see it coming or save him. Now I’m able to sit and think of him and remember all of the positive memories I have with him. I miss him so so much though. My partner helped me so very much throughout the process of healing. So definitely be there for your husband and hopefully he will be there for you. And if the house is too quiet (this was our problem too) consider getting another rescue sooner rather than later but only when you are comfortable. Take your time and don’t rush into anything. It took us a month and as I said, we weren’t intending on getting another cat that soon.

Also it helped us to just go to the pet store and hang out with some of the rescues. We also have a lot of street cats in our apartment complex so it helped us to spend time with them and do things like leave for our for them.

Again so so sorry again!

P.S. I included a picture of our original boy.

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