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I just got back inside from burying him. I put him in the yard near the deck so I'll always know where he is and I can visit him.

He was my best friend and the best cat you could ever ask for. Not a mean bone in his entire body. He never bit, scratched or growled. He was a cuddle bug right up until yesterday when he came and kneaded on me before bed last night.

We got him back in 2012 from a petsmart. Originally we planned on getting another cat but Wolfie won us over, he just looked so cute in his cage lying on his back. I remember the other cat jumping on him.

He loved butter and anything diary and would always pester me when I was having milk or cheese. Just 2 weeks ago he jumped up on the counter and took shredded cheese out of a bag.

He always had health problems. When he was young we had to have his teeth pulled due to infection. And his stomach had always bothered him. I wonder if that played a role in his death.

I was with him at the end giving him pets as I watched him take his final breaths.

I love you my little peanut head and hope to see you again someplace better when I pass on to.

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Sorry for your loss, friend.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 39 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Loss is a terrible thing. The loss of a pet is without a doubt one of the hardest forms it comes in. The unconditional, unwavering love a pet expresses takes up more space in your heart then you are even aware. It is as if they exist simultaneously as diminutive souls and as lumbering giants. It's the giant you feel the absence of, it's the giant that leaves its impression on you, it's the giant you will always remember.

Love, in all forms, from all sources, develops us as creatures. You are who you are in part due to the love this giant shared with you. Like a blessing from beyond the vale of the real, you have been touched and forever changed. Carry it with you, and you will always have them at your side.

I'm so happy for the life you shared together, know that it was beautiful.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 26 points 4 weeks ago

That's beautiful what you wrote and it's making me tear up all over again. Thank you for this.

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[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 29 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm glad you were able to help him find peace at the end

It's always so hard watching our pets go but take solace in the good times you had with him

You and Mr. Softie will always be loved

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 27 points 4 weeks ago

I have some great memories with him. He was like my last link to my mom who passed 3 years ago too. She loved him dearly as well and the two of them bonded when I went abroad to live with a girlfriend.

[–] Comp4@hexbear.net 29 points 4 weeks ago

My deepest sympathy

[–] el_principito@hexbear.net 29 points 4 weeks ago

Rest in power, Mr. Softie

[–] Carcharodonna@hexbear.net 27 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

meow-hug I’m so sorry. I know how awful it is to lose a pet, and I hope you’re hanging in there okay.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 25 points 4 weeks ago

I'm at peace right now but earlier on I was really going through it. But I know how weird grief can be having lost my mom, it isn't an all the time thing.

[–] AmericaDelendaEst@hexbear.net 26 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

i've cried several times today for you and your cat and i'm so sorry I wish he could have lived forever

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 25 points 4 weeks ago

Me too, it's always the thing. You wish you had more time or could have done something different. I'm at peace atm in the fact that I loved him and he loved me, I took good care of him and always had him as my priority.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

RIP Mr. Softie

kicking it with Biggs now

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 21 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

He would have loved Biggs-kun.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 17 points 4 weeks ago

They're 100% hanging out together now. Some based as fuck pets

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 23 points 4 weeks ago

I'm so sorry. He was a lovely cat, always enjoyed your pictures of him and I know he knew you loved him. That's our blessing and curse as cat guardians: we get all the love, but in return we agree to be with them until the end, to help ferry them to their deaths, holding them to their last breaths. I know Mr. Softie appreciated you to the last. Thanks for being there for him.

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 22 points 4 weeks ago

I'm so sorry for your loss.

RIP to a real one.

[–] PointAndClique@hexbear.net 21 points 4 weeks ago

Sorry for your loss. He sounded like the best companion you could ask for.

[–] Poogona@hexbear.net 21 points 4 weeks ago

His bones are earth

His flesh is dust

His breath is wind

[–] blunder@hexbear.net 21 points 4 weeks ago

That last moment with them is so annihilatingly painful but it is so important to be there with them as their rock during a confusing and scary time for them.

I'm happy you two had each other. meow-hug

[–] john_browns_beard@hexbear.net 20 points 4 weeks ago

So sorry for your loss. From your posts about Mr. Softie, it was obvious that you loved him dearly and I know you gave him the best life possible. I'm glad that you shared pictures of him with us, seeing other people's pets here always makes me smile.

Fly high Mr. Softie

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 20 points 4 weeks ago

Losing a pet is so hard, but know that he loved and appreciated you being there with him at the end. You gave him a wonderful life.

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[–] viva_la_juche@hexbear.net 19 points 4 weeks ago

Sorry for your loss heart-sickle

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 19 points 4 weeks ago

Solidarity in your sorrow, comrade. meow-hug

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 19 points 4 weeks ago

I’m so sorry :(

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've only ever seen him in pictures you've posted but I will miss him. May he rest in peace.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 17 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks comrade.

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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 18 points 4 weeks ago

Sorry for your loss, rip. meow-hug

[–] kittin@hexbear.net 18 points 4 weeks ago

Goodnight Mr Softie

So sorry for the pain. I love my cats so much.

[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 18 points 4 weeks ago

I'm so sorry for your loss cuddle

[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 18 points 4 weeks ago

I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm glad you were able to be with him in his final moments.

I'll give my own cats some milk tonight.

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 17 points 4 weeks ago

Rest In Power Comrade Softie

Hope the grieving process isn't too brutal penguin-love

[–] PaX@hexbear.net 17 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Been thinking about him on and off throughout the day since I saw your post earlier and I could not think of anything to say until now that could even begin to address it, am so sorry for what you must be going through :(

It obviously brought you so much joy having Wolfie in your life and I know he felt the same about you. We may take care of animals and call them pets, but it just doesn't describe the literally outsized relationships we develop with them. Really, we are mutual life-companions and miss them so, so dearly when they're gone. I didn't know him except for the pictures and the little stories you would share with us but even I'm crying rn, he sounds like such a sweet and silly cat ;w;

I'm glad that when his time was up, he got to leave our world in the company of his best friend ;w;

meow-hug

Hopefully he's with biggs now, I will remember them both ;w;

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

I was wondering if @WhyEssEff@hexbear.net could use this picture of him and make him an emoji for the site? We should have a hexbear pets pantheon, including Comrade Sasha from @happybadger@hexbear.net and Comrade Bailey from @corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net

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[–] ayamohamed@hexbear.net 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm sad about this, rest in peace 😞

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 15 points 4 weeks ago

Thank you Aya, really appreciate it Care-Comrade

[–] LeylaLove@hexbear.net 17 points 4 weeks ago

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's so difficult to lose a pet. I still have nightmares about losing my first real pet again.

[–] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago

I am so sad for you. My deepest condolences. :cuddle:

[–] peppersky@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

So sorry to hear, sending you all the strength and love I can, I am sure he was the happiest and most loved cat in the world ♥ cuddle

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago

I’m sorry for your loss. I always loved seeing the pictures you would post, and I’m glad to hear you were with him to the end.

meow-hug

[–] plantifa@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago

meow-hug My heart goes out to you

[–] buh@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago

sorry to hear sadness his memory will live on among hexbears meow-hug

[–] principalkohoutek@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago

You gave him a home and a family and love

[–] dualmindblade@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago

Condolences, losing one can be so unbelievably devastating, I hope your pain is not unbearable. RIP wolfie/Mr softie

[–] blashork@hexbear.net 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm so sorry, wolfie was the best and cutest and most loving cat anyone could ask for. I'm sending you a beam of hugs across the border, meow-hug meow-hug meow-hug meow-hug meow-hug meow-hug meow-hug meow-hug meow-hug

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[–] Seasonal_Peace@hexbear.net 15 points 4 weeks ago

Rest in peace, dear Mr. Softie. You will forever be in our hearts. cuddle

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[–] Castor_Troy@hexbear.net 14 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

He was beautiful. I'm sorry for your loss, comrade. He sounds a lot like my own little boy, with his love of cheese, health problems, and very long limbs kitty-cri

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 13 points 4 weeks ago

I'm so sorry comrade. Your love for this beautiful creature was clearly so deep and I know he felt it. You gave him a full and wonderful life. I'm gonna miss seeing all the Mr. Softie pics he was such a cutie pie. I'm glad that his passing was relatively quick and that he got to do it alongside you getting as much comfort as you could give.

This kind of thing really sucks. Don't be afraid to lean on your communities, including and especially all of us. We're here for you.

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