A beloved pet owner recreated a 20-year-old photo of him posing with his childhood cat before putting the animal down.
That guy, from America, took reddit To explain how he wanted to recreate the snap as a last memory with the beloved pet.
‘Putting my childhood cat to sleep today, and tried my best to recreate a photo from 20 years ago. ‘I will always love you Gandalf,’ he wrote.
The post was accompanied by an adorable 50/50 photo of the user posing as a child and then as an adult. In the childhood photo, Gandalf is a kitten, while in the more recent photo, he is an elderly cat.
In both the images, the Redditor is wearing an orange shirt as he lovingly holds Gandalf in his lap and smiles sweetly at the camera.
People flooded the comments with support, some sharing personal pet anecdotes, and many praising the late cat’s name.
It’s believed that this Redditor, who lives in the US, has tragically lost his cat Gandalf, but he made sure to share a sweet photo of his childhood cat in a before and after comparison.
One shared a quote from a poem by Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: “I will not say this: Weep not; for not all tears are evil”. ‘Gandalf’.
A different user replied: ‘Gandalf’s quotes always hit me in the right spirit.’
One said: ‘I have a dog who is getting old. I think about this quote a lot and it hits me every time’, in response to the film reference.
Another wrote, ‘I found out yesterday that my cat has cancer and I’m crying because of it. I don’t know how I would have gotten through the last seven years without him. I am very lucky to have him.
Meanwhile others were inspired to share personal stories about their loved ones.
‘I died in October. I still talk to her or send messages to her number when I’m watching something we watch “together” and send messages during that time.
‘This weekend is going to be tough because we would have been in Miami right now for the Formula 1 race. I couldn’t motivate myself to go as far as everyone told me I should go.
And another was fascinated by the cat’s name choice: ‘Oh my god, I love this name. my feelings’.