Mental health struggles and grieving a pet
I have been feeling down the last few weeks.
This is the reason why i have not been posting lately. When your mental health is not in a good place all of your energy goes into taking care of daily tasks as best as you can. My apartment reflects my moods quite well, whether or not the dishes are done and the laundry is washed tells quite a lot about what is going on internally.
Upon reflecting on the causes of all this i have came to a conclusion that part of this unexpected mood change has been losing our beloved cat.
A Little over a month ago on Mothers day our older cat named Igor got a seizure on my lap. He began shaking and drooling uncontrollably,eventually fell to the floor and everything lasted for approximately ten minutes. I could not watch the ordeal so i had to move to the bedroom while my parents stayed into the living room looking after him. My dad called the vet and they said that if the seizures continued it could eventually lead to a heart attack and that would be painful. So at that point we had to make the difficult decision to get him euthanized. My dad drove to the nearest vet that was still open.
Losing a furry friend is challenging because pets become a family members but you do not want them to suffer and we as the owners have the right to choose what is best for them. Igor had other health problems as well he had been on thyroid medication for a while and the vets had found a heart condition before. He is in a better place now.
The whole situation was shocking because everything happened so fast and we could not do anything about it.
He was 16 years old so that is quite a good age for a cat. This is the difficult side of owning pets you have to let go of them at some point. I was only ten years old when we got him. He was the cuddliest cat ever always wanting to sleep on everyone`s lap. Rest in peace.
My moods have begun to stabilize slowly but surely and i am feeling better now. It makes sense that all of the reactions did not come immediately after the incident, because it takes time to process these unexpected life events. memories will always stay with us and thankfully we still have more furry friends to take care of. Igor has now joined our other cats and dogs that have passed away before him. ❤
