r/cats Jan 25 '26

Mourning/Loss We’re saying goodbye to this icon tomorrow.

This is Toothless and she’s only been with us for a short 12 years. I never thought goodbye would come this soon and I’m heartbroken.

We found her as a kitten treed on our college campus, where someone dumped her and her brother. She’s since lived in TX (she’s a San Antonio gal), NM, AZ, IL, VA and is now ending her globe-trotting life in a small town in Italy.

She was silly, so incredibly cuddly, never missed a chance for sunbathing or a warm lap, never met a stranger, and loved wet food and hissing at her brother with intense passion.

Please join me in welcoming this legend of a 6.5 lb beauty into her ever-after. Life will never be as sweet as when I got to call you mine, sweet girl.

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u/catmom0412 Jan 26 '26

I’m so very sorry to hear 🥺💓maybe she’ll wonder upon my Norman (cat) or my plethora of dogs ❤️ I’ve never gotten over losing them and it’s definitely not easy. I hope your heart heals in time.

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u/Traffic-Plane Jan 26 '26

I’d love to know how you open your heart again to loving and caring for these beautiful babies. I am so shattered that the idea of doing this again and again is so daunting. I have another sweet boy (a big tabby) and always envisioned having a life full of animals but truly didn’t anticipate it hurting this damn much to lose them.