Post #1042235
2026-04-10 00:00 UTC
Today we said goodbye to one of our oldest and dearest friends. Yes, I mean one of our cats. He was, we think, 24 or 25 years old. Here's a picture of him from back in 2011.
We got him when he was abandoned by his family and ended up at our farm. He was pretty wild, but eventually we got him to settle in.
When I went back into uniform he went with us, travelling all over the country until I retired. He got to live the last couple years in a big old house with huge windows and lots of squirrels and birds to look at outside.
Today we took him to a more advanced vet clinic to see about some masses in his abdomen. Turned out that he was worse than we thought, so we let him go.
I was with him in the end, and he stayed happy while he took his last sleep.
He was a good boy.
Replies (6)
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@nigga_tyreese@poa.st 2026-04-10 00:44
He is beautiful, and I'm sure he was a good cat for you. <3 May he never be forgotten.
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@SarahGation@nicecrew.digital 2026-04-10 00:48
My condolences 🙏
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@scenesbycolleen@poa.st 2026-04-10 00:50
:hugs:
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@Starcodecaser@nicecrew.digital 2026-04-10 01:04
I'm very sorry to hear that. But at least he had a long and apparently good life. I wish I could say the same for all the stray cats that I have come across - and tried to take care of - over the years.
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@bloggerski@poa.st 2026-04-10 01:16
Man that is hard. Very sorry
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@Dagnar@nicecrew.digital 2026-04-10 01:30
24 is a very long life for a cat. It says something about you and your wife that he lived that long. Excellent work on your parts and may he rest in warmth.