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On October 11th I had to send Sparky to the Bridge. Now, after losing 6 cats in 2017, I have lost 3 cats a year until this year. I had hoped after losing my wife in February I wouldn't lose any cats, but... Sparky was a bit special, he had my wife's name in his fur, so... yeah. Back in mid-September the vet gave him a steroid shot that should've lasted a month. It didn't. It lasted about 2 weeks and while he was still eating some, it wasn't like he had been eating a lot. The vet felt him and thought he might have cancer. I have lost a sad number of babies to cancer now. In fact, all 3 of the cats I got from a certain area I have lost to cancer. I've had a lot of people say that Sparky will be waiting for me at the Rainbow Bridge. I, however, really hope that when he crossed it, my wife was there, finally healthy and happy and took him in her arms. Now, I had expressed to the vet about how I had hoped to go a year without losing a cat. And, in a sense, I had since the last cat I lost in 2021 was in July. But the sympathy card I got from her was just so special that I want to share it with people. I hadn't opened it when I got it, I felt I needed to be in a better spot then I was at. The card read as such: I'm so sorry for your loss of Sparky. It is never easy to say good-bye to a loved pet, but can be especially hard when we share a connection between our pets and other lost loved ones. I know Sparky will always hold a special place in your heart and will be missed in the days ahead. Holding you in my thoughts during this difficult time. Gads, just typing that made me tear up and my head hurt.