Last night we said goodbye to the Goddess Athena, my 17 year old kitten. She is on Olympus now.

EssentialCoffee, 5 months ago

ᛖᛁᛖᛋ ᛒᚱᛁᚷᚻᛏ,

ᚳᛚᚪᚹᛋ ᛋᚻᚪᚱᛈ,

ᛏᚪᛁᛚ ᚻᛖᛚᛞ ᚻᛁᚷᚻ.

ᚷᚩ ᚳᛖᛖᚾᛚᛁ ᛁᚾᛏᚩ ᚦᛖ ᛘᛁᛋᛏ, ᛁᚩᚢᛝ ᚹᚪᚱᚱᛡᚱ.

ᚠᚪᛚᚻᚪᛚᛚᚪ ᚹᚪᛁᛏᛋ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛁᚩᚢ.

Eyes bright,

claws sharp,

tail held high.

Go keenly into the mist, young warrior.

Valhalla waits for you.

Siegfried, 5 months ago

Im sorry for your loss OP… I just recently lost my siamese to renal disease. I shared 17 years with her as well. She was my friend and my sister and i will miss her a lot. We will all meet again at the End of time…

Thekingoflorda, 5 months ago

Sorry for your loss, she will be awaiting you in olympus.

celeste, 5 months ago

Lost my cat to cancer this week, too. They give us so much, don't they? Whenever I come home and there's no cat to trip over, it hurts.

I adore the handsome cravat Athena wore. How regal!

bmsok, 5 months ago

I’m so sorry. Most of my cats lived to be 20 but one of them passed very unexpectedly at 9 years due to cancer. You’ll heal from this and the good memories will be with you forever.

technologicalcaveman, 5 months ago

My girlfriends dog, Athena, died this morning. Complications with a tumor in her organs.

Shayreelz, 5 months ago

We lost our Athena 2 years ago now. I have fond memories of her and how it felt like her name got to her head (definitely felt she should be treated like the goddess of wisdom)

moshankey, 5 months ago

Remember the good, and bad (all times with pets are good really).

Athena Rules!

Long will she reign in your heart.

BroBot9000, 5 months ago

My sincere condolences. I lost my 16 year old cat to cancer this year. Try to remember the good times.

thesprongler, 5 months ago

This was a large growth that was likely cancerous in her bowels. Operable but not without great pain. I am focusing on the great times and pictures I have with her. https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/cdf7f9f0-555e-4f74-9e86-9f85c3b1c9f8.jpeg

Ashyr, 5 months ago

For what it’s worth, I think you made the right call. Knowing when to fight and hold on and when to help them go is the hardest part of having pets.

She had the best life a cat could ask for and you gave that to her.

thesprongler, 5 months ago

Thank you for saying that. I told the vet I felt guilty, and she just responded “Don’t.” You can’t ask them to make the decision for you, but hearing that made me feel like I made the best of two terrible decisions.

Narrrz, 5 months ago

17 years! you must have given her such a wonderful life

thesprongler, 5 months ago

My entire adult life has been spent with her. She gave me so much comfort over the years.

dmtalon, 5 months ago

Their lives are too short!!

thesprongler, 5 months ago

Indeed.

whinestone_cowboy, 5 months ago

What a beautiful girl. So sorry.

thesprongler, 5 months ago

3 white socks (one got lost in the laundry), a perfect bib and raccoon tail. Thank you.

Uranium_Green, 5 months ago

Sorry for your loss, she looks a very determined individual in the first picture

thesprongler, 5 months ago

She was wise beyond her years. Not always the best behaved but always perfect.

ItchySunItchyKnee, 5 months ago

My condolences :(

thesprongler, 5 months ago

Thank you. Hug and kiss your pet extra for me today.

ItchySunItchyKnee, 5 months ago

I will pet both my kittens (also named after Gods (of destruction)) ❤️