Subj : Felix
To   : All
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Thu Feb 11 2021 21:00:16

Hello All,

Felix is now in peace.  I was with him throughout the entire procedure and I was holding him as his soul left his body.  The vet gave me a hair clipping and the vet tech took a plaster paw print for me.  I am having Felix cremated and his ashes will be returned to me.  I'll also get the plaster paw print when I pick up his ashes.

My dad, who is quite the woodworker, is going to make me an oak box to put Felix's ashes in.  He will hold a place of honor on my desk.

I am still in shock and a bit numb about it right now but it'll hit me eventually.

This is the first time in 25 years that I haven't had a pet.  I already feel lonely.  I can't wait to get out of the motorhome now so I won't feel so bad.

Felix was in a bad way.  He lost ten pounds, half of his body weight, in six days and was having real problems breathing as he had to breathe in and out of his mouth.  He was so weak he couldn't use the litterbox.  Last night, he was trying to drink water and he collapsed in front of his water fountain.

I know that I did the humane thing but there is a part of me that is resenting my decision.  Felix was my first personal pet (one that I was fully responsible for) so this is hitting me hard.  You'd think at 48 and all the things I've been through it wouldn't be so bad but it is.

I'll get through this ... just will take longer than expected.

Later,
Sean

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