Said Goodbye To Our Sweet Reggie Today Options

[Aaron]

Our sweet Reggie lost his battle with liver illness this morning after being diagnosed Monday Oct 18 with fatty liver disease. He was able to pass in the comfort of his own home surrounded by my wife and me. This was rather unexpected as he had made good progress while at the hospital so that makes it hurt even more, although it always hurts to lose one of your best friends. It feels like the pain will never go away, but over time we will find peace.

Reggie "adopted me" back in Nov 2001 when he was just a kitten. I remember hearing a cat crying outside so I went out the backdoor of my townhome and looked around. I didn't see anything at first but then he spotted me looking around and dashed down to see me. He had a collar on, so I told him he needed to go home, but he knew where his new home was. He kept crying outside my back door so I let him in to hang out. And the rest, as they say, is history.

We bonded a few nights later when I laid on the couch and sat him on my chest and picked fleas off him, one by one. He sat there, patiently, with his eyes closed and let me remove fleas from him for what seemed like hours. From that point forward we were best friends until he left us today. I will always have a place in my heart for Reggie and will always remember the joy and happiness he brought into our home.

He was the sweetest cat I had ever known. He could be in a room with 50 people and would be hanging out like it was nothing. He was always there to greet us when we came home, which we will miss greatly. He was our best friend and we will try to take solace in the fact that he is no longer suffering. You will always be loved Reggie and you always be remembered. May you rest in peace, best friend.

[Cheryl83]

Hi Aaron,

I'm so sorry for the devastating loss of your beautiful boy, Reggie. In one of your posts, you said, "It feels like a piece of us died when Reggie left us, which is probably true" -- I can totally relate to that. 6 months after losing my precious house-bunny, Daisy, I still cannot shake that feeling. As my signature reads: "It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go alone, for parts of us went with you, the day God called you home." How true that is! They take the whole pieces of our hearts with them, but I truly believe we will be whole again one day when we our reunited with our precious pets. Until that day, we have to hold onto the memories and the love that we were blessed with. Be easy on yourself, Aaron, grief is a rollercoaster, with many ups and downs, twists and turns. We are all here to help you with your journey.

Take care,
Cheryl xx