TIFU by getting my best friend a furry Cameo

Hi all. I needed to share this because it’s so not appropriate but I can’t stop cringing and hopefully someone will find this funny.

My best friend and I have been close for almost 10 years now and are two halves of the same person. I was supposed to celebrate my best friend’s birthday this evening but unfortunately as I was leaving she called and told me her dog had to be put down. She’s had her dog for 17 years, almost her whole life, and they’re literal soulmates. Her dog has been having some health problems this past month and unfortunately it accumulated in her passing. I’m devestated for her and her family.

Right after we hung up, I got a notification from Cameo telling me the video I bought for her as a birthday present was ready. It was kind of expensive and I’m broke but I will do anything for a bit. I paid a furry to wish her a happy birthday and give her advice on joining the furry community. I am not making fun of furries, I swear. I fully respect the community. I just thought it would be a great gag gift. The furry in question has a fursuit that looks exactly like the animated version of her dog, which at the time I thought was sweet, but now it looks terrible. Not only that, but the guy told my best friend to stay out of the hospital and all this stuff that seems in bad taste now. I feel fucking AWFUL!!!!

I know eventually she’ll find this hilarious and we’ll laugh about it but I feel like this was the worst time to buy this gift. I guess I’ll have to wait a bit to send it her way. In the meantime I’m sending flowers, books, and food to help make things easier for her in this period.

TL;DR I bought my best friend a Cameo for her birthday that I thought was the perfect gag gift but after her dog passed it looks like salt in a wound.