Cecil, six years in the peaceful land

It was on this day in 2014 that I held my beloved Cecil in my lap as the vet gave him a shot that sent him on his way. It happened too fast. That was six years ago, and it still blows me out of the water. Coming just a few years after I said goodbye to Orson, it was among the most emotionally painful moments in my life.

With Cecil, it was different. It w…