BigBallChunkyTime posted:

Have to put my seal point Siamese down tomorrow. We've had him since the summer of 2006. He was the only one of his litter of barn cats not killed by a tomcat.

He was this little tan ball of fluff when we got home...just old enough to be away from his mother. We got him a week before my wife and I closed in our first house.

He's the last thing left from before we truly became "adults" with a house and eventually kids, bills, added responsibility, etc. That part of our life will be gone tomorrow afternoon.

He was the most chill cat ever. Nothing phased him. He was a little standoffish when we first brought home our other two cats, and the only time I ever saw him hiss was at one of the "new" cats who decided to attack his tail when he was eating. He was great with our kids picking him up, carrying him around, etc.

He's been in poor health for a few months, and he stopped grooming himself weeks ago. But he really took a turn this weekend and declined pretty rapidly. I'm dreading taking him to the vet tomorrow, but I know it's the right thing to do.

I love you, Gizmo. I'm so sorry. You were such a good boy.