tldr: my pet died, I'll be working, but it'll be slower. Below is just elaboration.

On Saturday evening, we had to make the difficult decision to put my 5 year old ferret, Jiji, to sleep. She formed lymphoma last year, & had almost lasted an entire year on medication & a special diet to keep her from losing too much weight.

I scheduled the euthanasia appointment for Tuesday, but she seemed to be in pain & could barely move, among other problems. Thankfully, we have a wonderful vet who was still at the clinic after hours, so we were able to get it done quickly.

This is my first pet death since I moved out, with my first pet since not living with a parent, so it's a lot. I'm doing generally ok, knowing she's not in pain anymore, but it still sucks & I catch myself getting sad & thinking about her. She was a very special ferret who was loved by a lot of people, & turned around a lot of people's perceptions (mean stinky creatures) who met her. I miss her a lot.

We have her ashes & are just waiting on the urn I ordered to come in to complete her memoriam. It hurts to know she's gone, but comforting to have her home in that way.

I'll be distracted & slow, but still drawing. Frankly, I'll go nuts if I just sit around all day doing nothing, so art will still happen. I just ask for patience.

I'll also be spoiling & snuggling the shit out of our other 2 ferrets (who are doing fine, they've bonded so they aren't experiencing loneliness) cuz that's just what you do.

Thank you for reading.

EDIT: there will be no telegram sticker opening this month as well.