Image: Su Leslie, 2015
Dogs may be “man’s best friend” but cats understand the need for space in a relationship (their space at least). That suits me.
Our fur-baby died at the beginning of the year and I miss her terribly (cat allergy notwithstanding).
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I’m so sorry for your loss – beautiful cat. Hugs.
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Thank you so much. I haven’t written about her loss before now; it genuinely was a loss. She was really sick and finally went off and never came back. I still find myself responding to any movement in the garden like it’s her, and going to the cat food aisle in the supermarket.
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Oh Su. ❤ I'm so sorry.
I lost both my cats last year — one of old age and prolonged sickness, the other sudden and shocking — and I too still sometimes think I hear on of them moving in the other room, or expect to find one on the pillow when I wake up. All my sympathies for your loss…
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Thank you Alice. I’m so sorry you lost your fur-babies too — and in the same year.
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I’m so sorry. It’s so hard to lose our furry friends. ❤
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Thank you Andrea 🙂
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We always love them – and always they leave us. But it’s worth the pain…
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Absolutely. She was with us for over 16 years; most of the boy-child’s life.
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I’m so sorry for your loss Su. It’s hard to lose those furry family members. There is always a hole. ❤
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Thanks Amberly 🙂
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I know that heartache well. We have three right now, and I love them fiercely. I love dogs also, but I cannot live without a cat.
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It is very strange for us, having had our cats since 2000. They both died in the last 18 months, and T and I both miss them. But sadly, because both the boy-child and I turned out to be allergic to the cats, we can (literally) breathe more easily now.
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My brother is allergic to cats and is very sad that he can’t have them. There are hypoallergenic cats (Russian Blues) that are beautiful and also very expensive….
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Russian blues are gorgeous! I’ve always had rescue cats — total moggies — and I do like the idea of that much more than supporting a breeding industry. But I may have to think about it; I hate being without a cat!
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Check into it!
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That face is simply adorable!
I’m extra sad for you hearing that she just wandered away and never returned. Funny how cats do that when they are injured or not well … but so devastating for you. It’s like closure is more difficult to embrace.
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Thank you Joanne. I does torture me a bit not really knowing what happened to her. Her brother got sick the year before and died in my arms at the vet’s. We expected the same thing with her. She had a thyroid problem and her kidneys were failing, and every day we were looking for signs of distress to “know” when it would be the right time to take her to the vet. Instead, she spend her last few days snuggling with us and then just went outside and didn’t come back. I can only hope that was “right” for her, and that she didn’t suffer.
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Aww – poor thing. It sounds like she did what felt right for her. Sadly, a little rougher for you.
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My brother’s cat just passed and he has two new ones. It eases the pain for him.
Leslie
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Part of me would love a new kitten, but I developed allergies to our other cats, and I’m unsure about having any more. So difficult not to have pets any more.
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My brother developed allergies to them too. He was willing to put up with them just to have his cats.
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We found out after we got our fur-babies that the boy hold was allergic. Poor kid put up with it his whole childhood because we all loved the cats so much. My allergy only developed in the last few years.
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The things we do for our pets…..
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They are family. We wouldn’t get rid of the kids if the cats became allergic to them (hm, or would we!) Hehe.
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Good point Su. 😉
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My sympathies. Thyroid, kidneys – seems to be what cats are prone to. Both ours were. We haven’t had a cat for 8 or 9 years, but I still see one out of the corner of my eye sometimes. (It’s usually John’s work bag lurking in a corner, but it feels as though it should be a cat.)
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I know that feeling exactly. 🙂
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So sorry to hear of your little friend’s passing, Su.
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Thank you.
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Oh, I’m so sorry, Su! xxx
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Thanks Sarah. I’m getting used to not having her around, but I do miss not having a cat!
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So sorry for your loss. Our furry friends break our hearts, don’t they? I love my cat to the moon and back. Wonderful photo
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Thank you. Yes, there is so much love shared with our pets that losing them is very painful. I’m still waiting for her to appear at the French doors wanting to come in 😟
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The void that they leave in our lives is just inexplicable. But the one solace is that we at least got the opportunity to share a massive chunk of our lives with them. Only a person with a dog knows what this loss means because no matter how many condolence messages we receive that twinkle of the eyes will always be missed.
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