When will it stop???

[Pipe_Dream]

Originally Posted by charlie_the_tuna

all you who have had to put a beloved pet down, how long does this last? when will we be happy again? can we ever get back to normal? why does this hurt so much? he was just a cat, right? then why cant i stop crying?

You're in the toughest phase of having a pet. I believe your grief will pass with time. How much time I can't guess, but obviously you and your family loved this cat very much, and it will take a while because you've lost a member of your family. It's perfectly normal to feel this way. My calendar tells me that it's almost a year since I lost my dog, and I still think about him every day. In time your thoughts will shift away from grief and more to happy memories about him. But for now, it's okay to grieve.

My sympathy to you and your family. This may help:
http://helpguide.org/mental/grieving_pets.htm