So sorry to hear of your loss...I am in my 60s....I grew up from a small child, in a household full of cats and dogs...I carried on that tradition with my own boys....there was no sound or sight in the whole world that was any better than hearing and seeing my two boys, burst through the back door, with their cats and dogs trailing right alongside of them...by my age, you can tell, I have had so many fine and furry family members, that filled my life for many years, and then passed on...
They are all gone now, each one special, each one remembered fondly, each one mourned...
Its so very hard, when one of these wonderful beings leaves us...their lives are generally so short in relation to our own lives...yet in their short lives, they give us so much love, that when they pass on, we can hardly stand it...we love them so very much, and they loved us...
I am so sorry that you have lost such a fine friend and family member....I will think of you and say a prayer for you...
Thank you - thank you.