u/nataliecherry

I was wondering if anyone has attended the pet loss grief support group that the Huron valley humane society offers. I recently lost my kitten very suddenly and unexpectedly and am having a really hard time coping with the loss. I was looking for support groups or other resources in the area and saw one was offered there but I’m kind of nervous about going and don’t really know what to expect. If anyone has attended and could share a bit about the experience or any other resources, it would be appreciated, thank you 💕

I lost my sweet baby last night and it has been absolutely devastating. My boyfriend and I adopted her a month ago, and she has been the sweetest and most amazing girl. She was almost four months old. She was so funny and curious and loved to get into everything but was so sweet and loved to cuddle. She would follow me everywhere and I was calling her my velcro cat. I already loved her so much and she and my other cat were getting along well and playing together and it made me so happy to see they were friends.

Two days ago we noticed she was sleeping a lot and she was making some grumbling noises and so we took her to the vet. They said she had a lung infection and gave her steroids, pain meds, and antibiotics. The next morning when we woke up she was very lethargic and was making noises everytime she breathed and was clearly working hard to breathe. We took her to the emergency vet and she stayed there all day where the gave her more medicine, kept her on oxygen, and nebulizer treatments. They called us around midnight to say despite evrything she was declining rapidly and they believed she would pass away in a couple hours and we had to make the painful decision to euthanize her.

I am absolutely devastated by this. She was fine two days ago and now she’s dead and I don’t know how to cope with that. I feel like my world has been shattered and the grief and pain is just so strong. I have lost pets in the past, but it was always due to old age and was not an unexpected death. She was a happy kitten and then two days later she’s dead and the sudden and complete unexpected loss has just left me in shock and denial and just reeling.

She made me so happy and she had so much more life to live. It just feels so unfair and I don’t understand why this had to happen. She deserved so much more and it breaks my heart that her life was cut way too short. She was such a happy little kitten and I feel like not only am I missing her and mourning her but I’m mourning the future we were suppose to have together. I love her so much and will miss her forever

Don’t really know the point of this post, just looking for any advice/ support during this really difficult time