And Death Shall Have No Dominion

[bunny_m]

A dear friend of mine had to put down her much beloved 20-year old cat today, and something about it all just utterly shattered me

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[staxxy]

Grieving is a process. It's not a goal or a destination. The every day pain lessens over time, but it can still pop up at any moment. Emotional pain is just like that.

Friends going through a tough battle and losing a pet brings back the loss of many critters I have been close to. I grieve with them.

[stephen_dedman]

Condolences: trust me, I know how you feel.

(I'm also a little miffed that in the year they revived the Best Fannish Cat Ditmar, they said it couldn't be awarded posthumously. I'm not saying Grey would have given a damn, but I think she deserved the honour.)

[logansrogue]

You are a beautiful man, J. *hugs*

[themink17]

http://www.kiplingsocietyaustralia.com/poem-archive.php#p2
Kipling wrote a couple of poems about this issue.

I don;t have pets, been there, done that, still hurts.

I'm sure there will come a time, when I'm ready to have pets again, but it may be a while