We lost our beautiful 1 yo cat earlier this year under tragic circumstances - he was hit by a car and killed (instantly thank goodness). A kind chap posted on our local village FB page that a cat had been knocked down and he matched the description of ours; sadly we had a gut feeling it was probably our little man. My poor husband collected him from the side of the road and, without going into detail, he had been pretty badly hurt before he passed. We do wonder if the car was speeding 😢
Out of of our three kids - 4, 14 and 17 - it was the 14 yo who was most affected although now he has accepted the loss and is ready to move on.
Tomorrow we are visiting a rescue cat and tbh I'm feeling a range of emotions - excited of course, but also it does bring the loss of our boy home again. But I'm mostly feeling excited and nervous so feel that's a good sign?
She was taken in as a pregnant stray and is currently in foster care. Her foster mummy sounds absolutely lovely! She is around 1 yo and is a semi long-haired tortoiseshell.
Any tips or advice?
It's lovely to be able to share my feelings here as, understandably, my husband struggles to talk about the loss of our first cat.