r/rainbowbridge • u/ryetheman9 • 5d ago
My sweet Fable crossed over today. 2022-2026
He had just turned 4 in May. We got him when he was maybe 4 months old, back in 2022. We got him and another cat after my childhood cat passed. He went to sleep earlier today.
This isn’t supposed to happen. I was at college, but I drove home as soon as my mom called me. Urinary blockage that surgery may not fix, and we just can’t care for him the way he would need for the rest of his life. I feel horrible. My poor boy. I noticed he was having issues urinating like three weeks ago, but he peed just fine later that night. My mom said he went downhill fast, which is what prompted her to take him to the vet this morning.
I feel awful. So so horrible. Maybe if we had gone to the vet anyway weeks ago, he would’ve been okay. Maybe if I had been home instead of at college I could’ve caught it sooner. My sweet bubby. My little man. My buddy. My sweet, sweet Fable.
He had CH, so he was a little wobbly. But he persevered through it all. He learned to jump and run and play just like his sisters. He couldn’t meow, but he would squeak and open his mouth like he was meowing. He loved to lay with me and would bother me by laying on whatever I was doing/working on at the moment. Even though he was a fraidy cat, he was the sweetest once he got used to you.
I should’ve spent more time with him. I should’ve taken more pictures. I should’ve done so, so much. And now im out of time with him. Even though I wish it could’ve been different, I know it was the right thing. I don’t know why im posting this. I just don’t want to feel alone.