I’m so sorry Rush, certain pets can get to a place in your heart that nobody else can reach. When they leave, we think they have left a huge hole in our hearts, but it’s not an empty hole, it is so filled with love that we can live for years off the love they have left behind. That is their gift to us, You were lucky to have Punkin, and she was lucky to have you.
You’re so right.
I doubt I will ever have a dog or cat in my life as those who both died about 17 years ago. Never before, for sure.