Very sick kitty needs to be euth'd

[Maythehorsebewithme]

@JenJ

oddly, i find myself expecting to see him in one of his customary spots …on his favourite chair or besides my feet in my home office (i have nearly stepped on or tripped over him a few times so always look down before moving the chair or taking a step). …as if for a second I forget he is gone.

Not odd at all. I “heard” my kitty roaming the house at night for months after she was gone.

[CanadianTrotter]

@JenJ

oddly, i find myself expecting to see him in one of his customary spots …on his favourite chair or besides my feet in my home office (i have nearly stepped on or tripped over him a few times so always look down before moving the chair or taking a step). …as if for a second I forget he is gone.

I don’t think it’s odd. They say cats are independent, I disagree with that. As we grow and bond with them we adapt and take on certain movements of compensation to allow them in our space.

I still feel Smudge sleeping behind my knees sometimes. I also find myself walking a certain way or I make certain protective movements as I did with my much missed Tango.

[Alex_and_Bodie_s_Mom]

@JenJ

oddly, i find myself expecting to see him in one of his customary spots …on his favourite chair or besides my feet in my home office (i have nearly stepped on or tripped over him a few times so always look down before moving the chair or taking a step). …as if for a second I forget he is gone.

Not odd at all, no. For the longest time after I had my Beth euthanized, I would look for her before I sat down in her favorite chair. And for about two weeks after I lost Nigel, I would wake up in the middle of the night to see if he was on my bed - because when he was alive, if he was on my bed, he was feeling well.

[ThreeWishes]

Hugs @JenJ. I call that the echoes. It makes sense really. How could a living creature that was vibrant and a part of your world not leave echoes behind.

[JenJ]

you guys make me smile when I feel like crying.

[jonquil]

Sorry this was made even more difficult for you and him. He’s at peacenow, and I hope you will be at peace with yourself very soon. Obviously you have a big heart.

[Fiesta01]

I went months thinking I felt our girl kitty, Leia, jumping up next to me on the bed, right in her favorite spot. It always happened in that twilight period going from waking to sleeping. If I was awake enough, I would reach down my hand to touch her, but she was never there.