Our boy got diagnosed with Leukemia last December and though I tried my hardest to live in denial and believe all his medicines would save him, my poor baby lost that battle today. This is by far the worst decision Ive ever had to make, I never thought the first animal Id have to put down would be my youngest kitty but he hasnt been doing good for awhile now Ive been holding on selfishly just praying that the medicine would start working one day but it hasnt and we have been watching him slowly deteriorate. I didnt want him suffering at all anymore or dying alone. On that note, I dont think Ill ever be the same again. If you know me then you know I value animals much more than humans and that my pets are my children. I live for those boys and I feel like I literally just killed my youngest child. I am most definitely not okay but Im choosing to remember him at his best and flood my mind with only the good memories. One of my favorite things about him is that he meowed every time I told him I love him, hims liked to say it back. Once when he was a baby he fell in the tub while I was taking a bath and he didnt freak out at all he just swam up to me and chilled on my chest. He always felt safe around me and all my problems went away when I was with him. Whenever I called his name hed come running to me, hed yell at me when he wanted to be cuddled, his favorite toys were water bottle caps, he slept on his own pillow above my head, and he loved with everything in him. I love all of my boys but since the moment I seen Poofs picture on the human society page I knew he was special and we rushed to get him immediately after I seen him. My boyfriend and I were living in a studio apartment with 3 cats already at the time and he most definitely didnt want to give in to getting another but as soon as we seen him, we both fell in love with that little ball of fluff and couldnt leave without him. I may not have known it then but Im realizing now it was in that moment I knew Joey was the one for me, Poof brought us together and made us who we are today in many ways. I wish we got to spend more time with him but I know neither of us will ever forget our boy and will always carry his love with us. He is one of the best decisions either of us have ever made hands down and Id do it a thousand times over even knowing how hard this is. Hug your animals a little tighter today and if you have a cat, even if it is an indoor only- get the FELV vaccine. They typically dont give it to indoor only cats because it is extremely rare that they catch it but speaking from experience, it can happen and its better to be safe than sorry. Learn from this please I will never make this mistake again. Your vet will tell you its not necessary if its an indoor cat, tell them you dont care and do it anyways. Thank you for the best 2 years of my life Poof, Im forever grateful that you got to live it with us. Hims is my darkness, lightness, and everything in between. Im so sorry I couldnt save you my sweet handsome man. Mommy and daddy love you so much, rest now our angel.