Goodbyes are so hard...

I can hardly type for the tears, we all miss Harvey so much. He was at the vet Monday for a repiratory illness which he was expected to recover from. He was given medication and I was told to keep him in a room by himself because he was contagious, he rested well the rest of Monday and seemed to be improving. I spent all night with him curled up asleep beside me on my pillow with Norman crying, scratching at the door and finally just sitting by the door with his paws stuck as far under it as he could get them. Norman adopted Harvey as a baby 7 years ago and never quit bathing him, making sure he got his share of treats, protecting him from the others and even bringing him in grasshoppers to play with. He was Norman's baby and Norman is devastated. Tuesday morning Harvey went into shock and there was nothing that could be done for him, we are not sure what happened, perhaps a adverse reaction to the medicine. We are all in shock and as much as I am grieving for myself, I am also grieving for Norman who has never been separated from his baby. He is so sad and still a little upset with me for not letting him in to see Harvey.
All of you have been so kind, the gifts of love that decorate his page touch our hearts so deeply as well as all of the kind messages of support. I don't know what I would do without all of you, your friendship means the world to us and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Bless you all, we love you very much.