my heart

they are putting rocko down now. he has gi cancer and the vet says he is in  lot of pain. how do people do with this??? i cnt stop crying. he was my baby.

I am so sorry.  You do this out of love for him, because you do not want him to suffer.  For you, it is almost easier, I would think, knowing he was in a lot of pain, and is now free .  There are some who grapple with the question..."did I do the right thing?".  You never have to ask yourself that.

You loved him enough to let him go, even though now your heart is broken.

Again, my sympathies.

Run free,  Rocko

My condolences on your loss. It is not an easy thing to deal with and there really is no "way" to do it. Everyone has their own method. You need to realize that you gave Rocko the best life he could have had and find some solance in that. He will always be with you in your heart. There is no replacing a loved companion, but finding a place in your heart for another dear friend helps. With all the love that a cat has for us and their house mates, I am sure he would want you to give another deserving cat a home like he had.

    I have had many cats and lost a few at too young an age for them. I will never forget them and I miss the terribly, I keep their pictures around the house so I can see them, even though they are no longer here. Know that you did the right thing for your beloved cat, it is the hardest decision to make, but  it was done out of love, his comfort and well being is the most important and when their quality of life has gotten to that point that there is none, it is the most loving thing you can do. You did not take anything from him, you gave him relief from his suffering.

   The picture on my post is my "Baby", I had her from the day she was born, and 2 years ago, she suddenly dropped a lot of weight due to a large GI Tumor. From the day I found it till I had to say good bye was only 2 weeks, I miss her and will never forget her but I am thankful for the time we had together.

I'm so, so sorry. What an awful time for you right now, but know that you had Rocko's best interest at heart by not letting him suffer

I'm so very, very sorry for you , it's always so heartbreaking when we have to let go. Rocko's free of pain now, and knows you loved him and did what was best for him. Please let us share your pain so it is not so overwhelming, know that we know what you are going through and want to help comfort you. No amount of tears will bring them back, but they live on in our hearts. RIP beautiful Rocko, you were much loved!

Thank you all it has been really tough but I'm making it. After your cat's passing did you find yourself listening for them without even realizing it? Rocko was such a vocal cat and I would take the noise over silence any day. We went ahead and got him cremated. (I can't even type about him without tearing up!) We don't have him back yet. Now I am just comtplating the best spot to put him in. I might just go out and buy  nice selfy thing to put him on. It's like nothing is worthy of him. It seems like my words made it seem like no one knows my pain? I aologize if anyone was offended. This is my first time really dealing with grief such as this. Also I knew Rocko was sick but it was sudden. Maybe that's what hurts the most? Like he was dxed with hyper and she thought he had IBD. Well he throw up really baddly yersterday. I mean it was pretty voilent. So we took him in and thats how we found out bout the cancer. Actually I was in too much of a state to go. Luckly my mom did it for me. The vet just said he is in too much pain...Mom even said he was shaking right before. The vet thinks a seziure. Sorry for all the misspells.
 

What a gorgeous boy. It must have been such a shock to get the diagnosis and then have to make such a quick decision to do the best for Rocko. I'm very sorry you're going through all this pain. RIP, Rocko.

I lost my Sven a little over a year ago, and I still tear up when I think of him .  It will get better, the pain will never completely go away.  That's the truth of the matter.  But you still have Bear, and he needs you too.  He has also lost a friend.  The two of you can help each other get through this.  And we are here too .  Sadly, most of us have been through this

Don't let anyone tell you how to grieve, there is nothing wrong with grieving terribly for your furbaby. We Do know how you feel, we've all lost one that we have loved. It too was my first time dealing with death 4 months ago and I still cry when I think of it. There's no getting over it, you learn to adjust and live with it. Sudden death is the worst,but even though knowing death is coming you can't prepare yourself for the heartache. I'll pray for you to find some comfort, and I'll cry for you because I know how badly you hurt. Please accept my condolences.

Sending ((( HUGS))) for you. I'm sorry you had to go through this.

I had to put my kitty to sleep 2 years ago due to liver failure.  It was so painful, but with time, I was able to smile instead of cry when thinking about him. I hope it's not too long until you can smile too, even if it's through tears at first.

Give little Bear extra hugs and kisses . You can help each other through this.

Beautiful Rocko

Thanks everyone for your kind words. It is nice to hear from people who share the same feelings toward their own cats as I do/did for mine. It was last Tuesday that my baby passed and I can't believe I'm actually functioning. God is my strength.

I still miss up so so so so so much though and would give anything to give him kisses one more time.

Our pets are such a huge part of our lives! People who do not or have not had one, have a hard time understanding our feelings towards them. I will forever hold the memory of all my girls and boys I have lost, from my 1st love Cleopatra, who I was blessed with for 20 years. She found me at a car dealer, it was lovew at 1st sight. A wonderful and compassionate companion, she came running if you would say ow. in pain. She sat by my side for 2 weeks when I broke my shoulder, only getting up for a drink or food or potty. I would look for her for weeks after she was gone. 

    Your feelings are what so many of us go through, and it is nice that there are people on this site that help comfort you through your greiving process. Just think of how blessed you were to have rocco and remember that bear lost his friend too, cats and dogs have feelings like we do, and though they do not understand what has happened, they do know that their friend is gone and will mourn for them, so give bear some extra love, he'll need it.