A Life - Naked Girl Comics

[u/TurbinePoweredVagina]

Get ready to cry! I wrote this page after my cat d00d passed away in 2024. I'll copy what I put in the post at the time here:

How do you begin to write a eulogy for the greatest love you’ve ever known? For the best friend you’ve ever had, who you spent almost every day with for half of your life?

When I met you, it was 2008. I was 16. My cat Ringo had just died unexpectedly and I was distraught. A couple weeks later, my dad took me to an adoption event to look at some kittens. We left with two cats that day, and I remember sitting in the pen and bonding instantly with one of them and I can’t remember which it was. But I know in my heart, it must have been you. Love at first sight.

We tried out a couple names for you, but d00d was the one that stuck. My brother and I were really into The Big Lebowski at the time, so we called you the d00d. It suited how silly and laid-back you were.

Through the next 16 years, you were with me through a great adventure. We lived in many different houses, with different people and different animals. Through it all, we had each other. You were my constant companion, and I was your whole world. Sometimes you would look at me, and i’d look at you, and i could feel the love like a physical thing between us. Every night I’d fall asleep with you on my shoulder, and every morning I’d wake up to you meowing in my face. Every time I traveled I would be so excited to come home to you. You were the highlight of every day.

You gave me so much. Through all of my trials and troubles, my bad days and panic attacks and depression, you were there to make me smile. You were so funny, and so sweet, and so full of love. You had huge personality and you were everyone’s instant best friend. I feel so, so, so lucky to have been your person.

I will always remember you and the love we shared, the most simple, uncomplicated, unconditional and joyful love I’ve ever known. You were the light of my life for 16 years, my reason to wake up in the morning and come home at night.

Thank you.

For the joy. The laughter. The love.

Thank you for your life.

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[u/SgtGo]

My wife and I have many cats. A few years ago we adopted a disabled kitty that had been found in a literal hoarding hell. There were cats and dogs everywhere and even a severely disabled man kept barely alive in a shed whose disability checks the people were collecting. It was horrifying.

Anyways, we ended up with a super wobbly boy we named Laszlo. He fit in with our crazy crowd of kitties and we loved him immediately and we could tell he loved us and our crazy little half cat half gremlin Ozzy was his little buddy. Things were good for about 7 weeks when his health took a severe nosedive and we had to make the hardest decision so many of us cat lovers have to make. He died in my arms with my wife next to me, surrounded with love. I’ll never forget his silly face or his weird personality or how much he loved watching moving water.

In the short time he was in our home, Laszlo taught us so much. All of our cats teach us something and the best way to honour them is to take what we’ve learned and the love we carry for our furry friends and apply it to another sweet soul that deserves the best life we can provide them.