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Thank you for that suggestion, and for sharing your experiences and loss with me. It certainly helps put things in perspective and as the days move along it gets a little less painful. I realize it's something that's going to always be a part of living for us, and reading the different stories of you all and ideas shared for coping has been truly helpful. Thank you, all of you for that matter. We are most grateful to be apart of such a great online community, especially in times like these.

Thank you, I really appreciate that.

Thank you both for sharing your stories, of the life you lived with your pets. I can tell from both of your responses, you obviously cared and loved them deeply, and in many ways still do. I know we are feeling that way right now, and are processing this loss as best as we can. It helps a lot to connect with others and their experiences. I cannot tell you how genuinely thankful I am to you both for sharing those experiences with us. You've given us a lot to think about, in a good way, and we will be taking some of your suggestions under much more serious consideration than we have/did before. I feel like all I can say is thank you, and I wouldn't hesitate to hug you both if I could. Sorry if this is coming off a bit short, I'm just letting your replies and their overall impact sink in.

Hey CoH Homecoming Community, Recently we lost our beloved pet of 9 years, due to complications stemming from cancer. After nearly three weeks of back and forth travel, overnight stays, and invasive procedures, our cat finally went under after a long hard fight. Unfortunately, while under anesthesia, she had regurgitated and liquid entered her lungs. We were told they did everything possible to remove it, but were unable to collect it all, which lead her to have breathing difficulties while she was recovering. They eventually recommended we move her onto a ventilator, while they plan to attempt another process to remove that liquid in her lungs, but unfortunately when they wanted to move her from the oxygen kennel over to that ventilation system, she went under and never recovered despite them performing life saving measures. We're deeply devastated right now, and because of COVID protocols still in place at the facility we went to, we couldn't be with her. We're having her cremated and plan on spreading her ashes once that process is ready. We don't go out much or have much company, so I'm just reaching out to see if anyone can share their experiences, and offer up some advice/insight on the road to recovery ahead.