A loving pet owner has kindly recreated a 20-year-old photo of himself with his childhood cat before he had to put the animal down.
The man, from the US, took to Reddit to reveal how he wanted to recreate the snap as a final keepsake with the beloved pet.
“I put my childhood cat to sleep today and did my best to recreate a 20-year-old image. I will always love you Gandalf,” he wrote.
The post was accompanied by an adorable 50/50 shot of the user photographed as a child and then again as an adult. In the childhood photo, Gandalf is a kitten, while in the recent photo he is an elderly cat.
In both images, the Redditor wears an orange shirt and smiles sweetly into the camera as he lovingly cradles Gandalf.
People were quick to flood the comments with support, with some sharing personal anecdotes about their pets, and many praising the late cat’s name.
This Redditor, believed to be based in the US, tragically lost his cat Gandalf, but made sure to share a cute snap of his childhood cat in a before and after comparison.
One shared a quote in an ode to Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: “I will not say: do not cry, for not all tears are evil.” Gandalf’.
Another user replied: “Gandalf quotes always hit me right in the feels.”
One said: “I have a dog who is getting old. I think about that quote a lot and it destroys me every time,” in response to the film reference.
Another wrote: “I found out yesterday that my cat has cancer and I’m crying. I don’t know what my last seven years would have been like without her. I’m so lucky to have had her.
Meanwhile, others were encouraged to share personal stories about their loved ones.
“Mine died in October. I always talk to him or text his number when I’m watching something we’d be “together” and text during.
“This weekend is going to be tough because we would be in Miami right now for the Formula 1 race. I couldn’t bring myself to go as much as everyone was telling me.
And another was fascinated by the choice of the cat’s name: “My God, I love this name. My feelings’.
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