TW for pet death The photo on the left is from October 25, 2020 and it’s the first photo of Alex’s face that I have on my phone The one on the right is from today (April 6, 2026) Some stories about him below
Alex was put down this morning. He was a fair bit past the life expectancy for a house cat, he was older than me!!. He was in fairly good health, besides needing a few medications, but he stopped eating a few days ago. We got him to eat something again after that but he stopped again last night. I’m sort of in denial but in a weird way I’m happy. I would’ve rather he gone peacefully than slowly withered away. He was my absolute best friend in this house, he never needed much tlc (which I’m the worst at) and was content with just sitting next to me. I would just call his name, pat the spot next to me, and he’d come sit. He went deaf recently so I wasn’t able to call him anymore but that never stopped him from standing on me and blocking my view. I didn’t really care though. When I would cry, whether it be a scraped knee or emotional stress, he’d come right up to me and sit with me until I stopped. Even though he wouldn’t come to me when I was crying anymore, he never had a problem with me sitting next to him to recalibrate. He used to walk with my sister and I to the bus stop when we were in elementary school, and he’d be waiting there when we got back. He went trick or treating with us once, he ran ahead to the next house and would scratch at the door. He nearly got hit by a car! We had to lock him inside every year after that. When we first got Zoki and he didn’t know his way around yet, he would follow Alex to get to know the area around our house. Now he knows how to get back home, because of Alex. Alex hadn’t been too interested in going outside in the recent days and when he did he never went far. I loved you more than anything Alex and you were and always will be my favorite.
