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Thank you for your kind words. It is appreciated.Rest you gentle, Lotto, dream you deep. Your pawprints are on someone's heart forever.
Guilt is such a human reaction. "I coulda, shoulda, woulda," but the truth is we can only do the best we can do at any one time. Cats hide illness. That is who they are. They do it so well that many, many times we don't know something is wrong until far too late to do more than try to offer a good quality of life until they leave us. Don't beat yourself up for not being able to see past millions of years of protective evolution! Lotto was nineteen years old! That is a testament to your love, devotion and care for him. He lived long, he lived well, he lived loved, and he is remembered. What living creature can ask for more? If he could talk to you right now, he would say, "My love hasn't left you, only my poor body that was old and worn out. Don't feel guilt, honor the joy that we brought each other. I am with you. Love abides."