Well, I didn't do very well in the photo sharing challenge, but it was fun doing the few posts that I managed! It's been a crazy year; gonna try to remedy that in the new year, but who knows?
I'm very sad to report that one of our two cats, Whiskers (aka Whiskey), passed away last Tuesday. He had cancer that was diagnosed nearly a year before, plus a host of other medical conditions, so we're grateful to have gotten that amount of time with him. He was slowing down and we knew his health was failing, but we kept him around as long as he still seemed to be enjoying life. Even 24 hours before he went into distress, he climbed into my lap and snuggled comfortably, and gulped down his favorite treats after taking his pills that afternoon. But Tuesday morning he vomited, lost all strength, and was meowing at us in a different way than he ever had, so we took him to the ER. He had a number of things going on that we could've tried to address, but he'd clearly reached the point where he wouldn't be enjoying life anymore, so we made the decision to put him to sleep.
The only other living thing I've watched die was my mom almost exactly 3 years before. There were a lot of similiarites, and also this was much better than my mom's hard few days before she passed, so it brought up some other emotions that probably mixed in with the grief.
The house is very quiet, tidier, and a bit empty feeling. We're all still getting over it. He was a big character and super affectionate and naughty, and he required a fair bit of care during his final year, so our lives are pretty different now.
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