Hey,
I recently lost my furry friend... It was a tough period and I'm still sad, even if time is healing slowly.
It's the first time I had to deal with such a situation where I have to decide when to go to the vet for the final journey... It was so hard....
Today I can talk about it without getting too emotional. I've also written a blog post on my website to express what I was feeling about that.
People are telling me to adopt another one, but to be honest, I don't feel like I can do it now... Maybe it will come back, I don't know.
All I can say is that it was one of the hardest thing to endure. We love so much those small little animals... Maybe too much.
And you, how have you dealt with such situation? Did you end up getting another one at some point?
Edit: I spent this morning going through each of your messages individually. Thank you so much for sharing your stories and advice. I'm at a loss for words, except to express my heartfelt THANK YOU for your kindness and support. One phrase from your comments deeply resonated with me: "Grief is the price to pay for love." How profoundly true that is... I believe our Izumi lived a joyful life, and he brought us joy "every. single. day. of. his. little. life." Making the decision to end suffering is incredibly difficult, but I believe it's a part of being a responsible pet owner. In such moments, selflessness, not selfishness, is the choice to do.
I was in the same situation last august, also the first time I had to deal with it. All my hugs and condolensces, it totally tore me apart. I have the sister - Pepper - left now (she's 13), so at least I'm not quite alone, but wow is there a hole in this flat as Chili was always the active one doing all kinds of shenanigans. Missed dearly :'(
Months later, it's... okay. I am happy about the time I had with Chili, not sad about the loss. It's a difficult perspective to take at first, but it's how I want to remembered, so it's how I shall remember others, too.
Thank you for sharing your story and your kind words.