2 Weeks Ago Since I Lost My Beautiful Bengal Ari Options

[kk0711]

Hello LS members,

It has been two weeks ago since I lost my beautiful Bengal cat Ari. He was young, would have been 7 in May. He was fine one day, stopped eating and drinking the next and we took him to the vet the day after that. After lots of tests and then 2 nights in an oxygen cage, lots of antibiotics he went into acute respiratory failure and had to be put down at the very end although by that time the vet said he was already so close.it was only 5 days after he first showed signs of being sick.Ari was our baby, my husband and I got him as a kitten soon after we moved in together. He was equally bonded to both of us and the absolute love of our lives. He talked to us in long conversations, greeted us at the door, asked for belly rubs and had to be in the same place wherever we were, following us around the house.

It was so sudden and unexpected and still not fully explained. I am in such grief and pain. My husband is devastated as well but I was the one with him at the end and keep relieving those moments. It still seems so surreal to me. I stayed in bed for 3 days after he died and couldn't eat. I am now functioning but feel like I am walking in a nightmare every day.

I just miss him so much, he was the one constant in my life and although I knew he would pass one day, I thought we had many more years with him. I am angry, disappointed and grief-stricken.

[moon_beam]

Hi, kk, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing. Indeed, the adjustment to not having your beloved Ari greeting you when you get home is painfully difficult. The sound of silence can be deafening. Sadly, all of this, and more, is a part of this painful grief adjustment journey. I promise you, kk, that it will not always be this way. One day when you least expect it you will find yourself thinking of your beloved Ari and you will find yourself smiling - - truly smiling - - and your heart will fill with the warmth of the many treasured memories you and your beloved Ari share.

But until this time comes for you, kk, please know we are here for you for as long and as often as you need us.

I hope today is treating you kindly and that you will have a peaceful evening blessed with your beloved Ari's sweet Living Spirit to comfort you. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers, and please let us know how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[kk0711]

Hi, kk, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing. Indeed, the adjustment to not having your beloved Ari greeting you when you get home is painfully difficult. The sound of silence can be deafening. Sadly, all of this, and more, is a part of this painful grief adjustment journey. I promise you, kk, that it will not always be this way. One day when you least expect it you will find yourself thinking of your beloved Ari and you will find yourself smiling - - truly smiling - - and your heart will fill with the warmth of the many treasured memories you and your beloved Ari share.

But until this time comes for you, kk, please know we are here for you for as long and as often as you need us.

I hope today is treating you kindly and that you will have a peaceful evening blessed with your beloved Ari's sweet Living Spirit to comfort you. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers, and please let us know how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

Thank you moon_beam, I always appreciate your kind words. It has been harder again these last few days since getting home from my trip. i have a lot of stress at work and the last few months have been punctuated with various losses. Losing Ari though has been one of the most gripping, devastating losses I can ever remember. I still forget he's gone sometimes and I talk to him everyday. Friday it will be 5 weeks since he died. I still don't eat well and need to take better care of myself but I am exhausted just getting through the work day.

kk