So very sorry.
Feline Diabetes isn’t an easy road.
Godspeed Duncan.
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I am very sorry for your loss. It is difficult to lose them. Pet the others, it will help.
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So sorry to read of your loss.
Duncan shines through your heartfelt memories of the Capital C cat he was.
Everything others have said about the wouldashouldacouldas is true.
We all feel this at every loss, when in truth we did everything possible.
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{{{{Shiloh}}}}
Godspeed Duncan.
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I am very sorry for your loss. Many hugs to you. Take care.
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So very sorry, Shiloh.
Duncan was very much loved and you did your best by him.
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I am so sorry to hear this news. You did all you could for Duncan. And in the end, gave him the gift of peace. Please give yourself grace in this transitional time.
Snuggle with Pearl and fondly remember Duncan.
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Thanks for all the kind thoughts. It’s been over a week and I still am looking for him. Still keep thinking I have to give his meds and lunch, etc etc. It’s still not really real.
I am becoming very aware of how much Duncan overshadowed the other cats and how much of my life and my decisions revolved around him. The things I wanted to buy but couldn’t because he would either tear them up or pee on them. Feeding time. Food preferences. Who ate what when - even me. It hit me this weekend. I wanted to buy something, initially said no, walked away then it dawned on me. Oh wait. I don’t have to think that way anymore. Yes, I miss him so so so much, but there is a sense of relief, too. I had built most of my life and activities around him. It’s going to be awhile to break those habits of 15 - 16 years.
I made a small bowl of popcorn last night and for once did not have to argue with someone over it. Jack and Baler only ate popcorn because Duncan did. Tried to get them to eat some but they did not want it. Duncan would have torn it from my fingers and tried to dive into the bowl to eat it alllllll. Especially the buttery pieces. I kinda miss that.
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Your memories of Duncan and your pain of losing him is bringing the reality of my Rotten Ralph’s hold on me to the forefront. He just turned 15yrs and and I cannot even contemplate my life without him.
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I’m so sorry shiloh.
After my Dane died I found myself holding the door open for him to come in when I came home from work. It’s so hard…
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I went and picked up his ashes last night. Being handed that bag - wow. It’s enough that I started to cry but that other people saw me and they were upset, too.
Had to sit out in the car and cry and cry. And then I got a bloody nose. A crap end to a crap day.
He’s home now. I haven’t had the guts to take his little box out or open the card from the vet.
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Hi Shiloh,
Im so sorry to hear about Duncan. I just had to put my dog down on Tuesday. He was a wonderful husky named Halo, just about 13.5 years old. I too am filled with guilt/what if. Slightly different reasons why, but still painful the same.
Hugs to you.
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I’m so sorry to hear about your loss of Duncan, shiloh. He sounds like an incredibly special cat who was lucky to have you as his human.
I just lost my Sylvester last week after a year-long battle with FIC and I can completely empathize with your second guessing and pain. It is so, so hard to lose them. Sending you my hugs.
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#kiwi19 and #barnesthenoble I’m so sorry about your pets. It’s never easy - it’s just little bits of your heart being ripped out.
I’m still dealing with the huge empty space where Duncan used to be. The house seems somehow larger and emptier. His meds are still on the counter top. While I love and adore my other four, none of them have the personality that kept me on my toes. They are content to be cats and aren’t plotting to take over the world.
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It takes so long to stop crying over a special one.
It has been decades and, while I’m past the uncontrollable crying, I still tear up when I think of my goofy Great Dane.
Hugs to you. I was lucky to have my special dog for the time that I had him. I try to think of it that way now.
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I’m so sorry, Shiloh 
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