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i wish i had advice to offer you, but i'm in a similar boat with my senior cat.
i was devastated when my senior dogs & cats passed away and i was able to weather it each time it happened thanks entirely to my other pets commiserating with me; my 16 year old cat is the last one left alive and he's been by my side through all of those deaths.
the bar for approval to get another pet from the shelter is far too high; too long; and too invasive were i live for my attempts to be successful, so i've only adopted pets that i found on the streets and those that others wanted to surrender to the shelter.
i'm on the spectrum which makes human relationships very difficult to create and maintain, which means that my cat is my life.
i cannot express how much i dread the inevitable day that i have to see him suffering once he gets ill and i have to decide to it's best to end his life.
i hope you're better prepared than i am.
I glad you have cat. I don’t know if we can ever be prepared.