I recently lost all three of my old babies in a short period of time. I’ve had them since I was in middle school, so needless to say, I’ve been devastated…but I wanted to share how each of them gave me their own beautiful goodbye.

**Arley** (left)
- 2011 - 2024 | 13yo white Persian with beautiful heterochromatic eyes
- He was always a first floor dweller, but moments before his stroke, he popped up to the second floor onto my bed, circling around. He led me to his favorite sink to play. I transferred my work call to my phone and we played with water while I listened to the conference. Shortly after, the stroke rendered him paralyzed, and we said our goodbyes. He just wanted to play one last time… 

**Tahlia** (middle)
- 2011 - 2025 | 14yo white Persian, Arley’s little sister from the same litter
- Our esteemed, elegant Princess was never the cuddly type. She reigned over her kingdom (our home) and was always dainty, but a little distant. She began declining from renal failure this month, rendering her hind legs weak and unsteady. She could barely walk. We arranged euthanasia, but she decided that a Princess leaves on her own schedule. In her final moments, despite being near paralyzed, she somehow climbed onto me while I slept and curled up in my chest to say goodbye. She passed quietly not long after.

**Mochi** (right)
- 2012 - 2025 | 13yo orange fluffy majesty
- A week before Tahlia’s passing, we discovered Mochi had aggressive, metastasized lung cancer. He declined quickly, with lungs filled with fluid and heart also failing. He was my soul cat, so it tore me apart to arrange a home euthanasia. It hurt him to breathe, and tumors on his spine had paralyzed him. In his final hour, he perked up, we did a little tour of his favorite spots, and we looked out the window at the passing cars. When the vet came and I gave the okay for the injection, he relaxed and passed before the needle even finished entering his skin. It was as if he knew — _he was just waiting for me to say goodbye_. 

I miss them so much. I hope they’ve reunited. Until we meet again, my family. 🤍🧡🤍🪽




I received a unique goodbye from each of my 3 lovely babies