Tips for Coping With Your Cat Bereavement

I have a 7 year old female kitty that I dearly love and I dread the day that something happens to her. I am already worrying about that day as i once had a minature collie for 14 years and I was so depressed when I had to have him put to sleep that i swore I would never have another pet.Well somebody dumped this little kitty in our yard 7 years ago and I just couldn't turn her away. I guess it is better to love and lose than to never love at all.

I lost my sweet calico kitty Fig Newton on 2/15/11 about 2 months after being diagnosed with Lymphomasarcoma. She was a very special girl in my life. She and my 7 year old daughter were like sisters, always teasing each other, getting annoyed with each other, but they still were best friends. It was the hardest thing for me to watch as my normally spry cat slowly got slower and weaker. My family and I had all ready decided to give her painless and peaceful ending on Valentine's Day. She was to the point where she no longer ate or wanted to even walk. We had called that day to schedule the appointment to have her euthenized the next day as we could not watch her suffer any more. That Tuesday morning I went and got her from her favorite spot on our bed and as I was walking down the hall to put her into her carrier for the last time she died in my arms. She never enjoyed the vets office or the ride. My angel decided she was going to go peacefully in her own way. She is now with us for everin our hearts remembered as a fun, energetic four legged terror that made us laugh.