Thank you everyone! The messages really do mean a lot. I appreciate it.
It all happened so quickly last night that I didn’t even have time to process what was happening. He went from acting as normally as I’ve seen him act in weeks to being on the vet’s table getting ready to be put to sleep in a span of a couple hours.
I’m sad, but I’m also relieved that he’s not hurting anymore. There was no way he was going to be able to pull through last night, and we did everything we could for him.
It sucks because we only just rescued him in February, and he was seriously the friendliest, most affectionate cat I’ve ever seen. I feel like we got robbed of a lifetime of memories with him, but I’m grateful that we at least got to give him a good home for the short time he had left on this earth.
We will definitely continue to rescue animals, but I told my wife that I want to wait awhile after this. We still have a rescue dog that’s been with us for a couple years that could use that love and attention.