Took Bela to the vet on Tuesday for a lump on her throat. They gave her antibiotic and steroid, so she has been eating like crazy and running around the house like crazy. The lump is getting smaller.
Pets die. It sucks. But it is part of life. Plan to get another cat and dog in a year or so myself. Glad yours seems to be doing OK. Totally know what you mean. My dog, especially, was a pain in the butt. So on the rare occasion that I'd drop her off with a Rover sitter because I had something out of town, I'd be like "this is going to be so nice, getting a break from The Dog." Then I'd get home and go "the place seems so empty and lonely without The Dog."