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Sorry to hear about Buster and Autumn RIP - I know how you both feel as we have over the years lost a few cats out of our control and the rest due to having to take them in when the time was up.
It is always a sad time and you just have to get through it but it does take time.

My eyes are misty at moment.
 
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Thanks all for you kind words

Pumpkin, her sister (and our other two) are some comfort but still had to come to terms with

Pumpkin sunbathing in the fresh washing :)

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I wonder how Pumkin is feeling about her not being around...maybe take a while to realise? Not sure how cats grieve tbh, ours was always snuggling up with our dog that we lost last year...now she she just curls up on the sofa behind us most of the time.

So sad for her to be gone at such a young age...seems such a waste :(
 
gingergundog said:
I wonder how Pumkin is feeling about her not being around...maybe take a while to realise? Not sure how cats grieve tbh, ours was always snuggling up with our dog that we lost last year...now she she just curls up on the sofa behind us most of the time.

So sad for her to be gone at such a young age...seems such a waste :(
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We were wondering the same. The were very close and played and slept together all the time

She did meow a lot wandering round henhouse and outside the few days afterwards as if she was looking for her :(

They both were and pumpkin still is very affectionate and she definitely wasn't herself for a.good few days afterwards - she's getting back to herself but not sure if she understands what's happened - in some ways I do hope not ....
 
{SAS}TB said:
They both were and pumpkin still is very affectionate and she definitely wasn't herself for a.good few days afterwards - she's getting back to herself but not sure if she understands what's happened - in some ways I do hope not ....
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When we bought Buster back we made sure to show our other cat Lola, she spent a few minutes with him and then went and sat on her own.

When we buried him, she came to where we were putting him to rest, and was watching and meowing at us, which she isnt usually a "talkative" cat.

I wish I knew what she was trying to say, was she saying goodbye to her friend, or giving us words on comfort? They might not understand the concept of life and death but they certainly know the loss or absence of a friend or family member.
 
kindai said:
When we bought Buster back we made sure to show our other cat Lola, she spent a few minutes with him and then went and sat on her own.

When we buried him, she came to where we were putting him to rest, and was watching and meowing at us, which she isnt usually a "talkative" cat.

I wish I knew what she was trying to say, was she saying goodbye to her friend, or giving us words on comfort? They might not understand the concept of life and death but they certainly know the loss or absence of a friend or family member.
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Bless. Yes pumpkin watched (from across the garden but could see she was watching) as I buried her :(
 
My maine ****'s are now over a year old (I think ~15 months), and getting bigger each day! Last weigh, one was just under 8kg, the other just above.

I'm struggling to get pictures of how long they're getting, so I thought maybe a video would show it better :)



e: sorry, didn't see the mood. RIP :(
 
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RIP Buster and Autumn. @NVP - can't believe how much those two have grown since I last saw them.

Winston having guy time whilst my mum and I are away.



Being the cat fanatic I am, I've tried to feed and give water to the street cats nearby here in Amman. But you can't really stroke them, as its not worth it with the chance of rabies. Quite a number of them are kittens and gave some extra TLC to a clearly pregnant one in Petra.
 
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Hyburnate said:
So this is my first post in this thread as an owner... I adopted two kittens this week, 11 weeks old... they're really starting to settle in now after coming out from under the sofa, both sisters from the same litter and their personalities are already starting to show through, in such awe of these two!

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I see new wallpaper in your future.
 
All im going to add to this at the moment is if you have insurance, make sure its a good one.

I was moaning about the cost the other day, but, this week when Buster was seriously ill, knowing that he was basically covered by a blank cheque made every decision easy for us. We didnt have to look at "what is this costing" every step of the way and even consider it. It was "what does he need, do it" "whats the best option, do it"

To put it into context, it cost nearly £1000 in diagnostics to find out what specifcially was wrong.

It was then going to cost another ~£4500 on top for the surgery and ICU aftercare with my vet doing the surgery.

It was going to cost ~£6500 to have the referal to a specialist to do the surgery and ICU aftercare. And thats assuming they didnt want any extra CT or MRI guidance.

As my vet put it, having that insurance in place gave me the option to give him the best possible chance and care that was available to him.

And despite all that, it unfortunately wasnt enough to save Buster. If I then had to add on top the possible guilt of having to have him put to sleep because I cheaped out on insurance, I dont think I could live with myself.
 
I haven't got a photo to post, at least I haven't hosted one anywhere but I lost my beautiful boy Yinka on Thursday night. I got back from work to find he'd had some sort of fit and his hind legs were paralysed. I took him to the vets straight away and they said he'd had a blood clot, Saddle Thrombosis and that it's was extremely unlikely he would make any recovery and the best thing was to not leave him in pain any longer. It was the day before his 2nd birthday. My 9 year old boy and I were in floods of tears. I still am. I'm absolutely gutted. He was just the sweetest thing, a majestic mackerel tabby, green eyes, gentle, clever. He would jump onto the bed any wss as me me up every morning, and lay on the bed as I read books to my boy at night.
 
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