Oh god, where do I begin? Today was one of the hardest days of my life. Me, my mom, and my brother, had to put our sweet and loving boy, Gary, to rest today… He has been dealing with thyroid problems for some time now (I think over a year, I’m not exactly sure), but just last month he was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. The past few days he didn’t eat or drink anything, and kept crying and squalling. We knew he was in pain… The doctor told us it was a matter of time, but I didn’t expect it to come this soon… None of us did. I thought I had more time. I couldn’t even stay in the room when he was being put down… but I made sure to give him one last hug and kiss and tell him I loved him and goodbye. I already miss him so much and it’s only been a few hours.
A little bit about our sweet Gary. He was found on the side of the interstate in Virginia by my mom’s husband. He used to work on interstate construction and stuff like that. I still vividly remember the day we got him even though I was only 4 years old (That’s how long I’ve known him, I’m 21 now.) We got the name Gary, of course, from Spongebob, his pet snail. Something about Gary is how much he loved to purr. He purred so loud, even if you just said his name or looked at him. I mean, he purred every single day. What broke my heart the most is today when we were at the vet, he did not purr… not even in the slightest. He was a pretty talkative kitty when he wanted to be, but for the most part, he was pretty laid back and a very sweet cat. He loved canned food so much, he would go crazy over basically any can being opened. Another thing he really enjoyed was sneaking outside through the window screens haha. I can’t remember just how many window screens we had to replace. He was a menace when it came to that. The human he adored and loved the most? My mom. My mom was basically “his human”. He would let her do things that he wouldn’t let anyone else do, like rubbing his belly for instance. He would also just talk to her the most out of anyone else really.
All in all, my mom is the most heartbroken over the whole thing… I feel so bad for her. I’m doing all I can to stay with her and make sure she’s alright. We’re all going through something unimaginable right now. I still haven’t even processed the fact that he really is gone… no more of our sweet little Gary… I’ve cried ever since it happened and I even cried at work when my mom broke the news to me that we would have to make this decision… Every time I look at his pictures, my heart hurts. I can’t believe it’s all we have left of him. I feel like part of me is missing. Me and my brother grew up with him.
I just want the world to know how much Gary meant to us. We’re going to be hurting for a long time… He was such a sweet boy. I love you so much Gary, I’ll never stop missing you, but I thank you for the amazing memories I’ll cherish until the day I die. Rest peacefully sweet boy… ❤️