Our poor cat has passed away

[Hyperthyroidkitty]

My DH found out 18 year old beauty deceased outside on Friday afternoon. She looked very distorted and her eyes were wide open and she had defecated. I can't seem to shake the image from my head.

I miss her dearly. I keep thinking I see her around the house. We have no pets now, and I know how lonely it will feel when I'm WFH and everyone else is out of the house.

I've cried so hard my eyes are so swollen. I know grief gets easier with time but I find it hard with pets as people don't want to keep talking about them.

How awful.

Be glad your DH found Dcat all the same, as they sometimes hide themselves away when they sense the end is near.

I hope you'll both be kind to each other in the coming weeks, and help each other through this.

I had my previous Dcat cremated and keep her ashes in a little pot I bought, along with some of her favourite toys. Could you do this? I felt it would be a way of keeping her close.

Sending you sympathy xx

I am so sorry for you, they absolutely break your heart when they go. It is so hard.

That is such sad news, I am so sorry for you and your husband.
Our beloved pets leave such a hole in our lives and hearts. You must have so many precious memories of your dear girl and I hope they will bring you comfort. 💐

They leave such a big hole in your heart, don't they. 18 wonderful years, you must have so many special memories to treasure. Sleep in peace little lady 😿

I am so sorry. Try to picture all the times she was happy with you.

Thank you everyone. Aren't we so lucky to be blessed by these fluffy animals

I went through it two years ago, so I know how much it hurts. Be comforted by the love you had and the home you gave. I have a lovely photo and was sent another boy to comfort me. The pain gets less each day and soon you should be able to treasure the memory. Sending sympathy and well done for giving puss a long and good life

I’m so sorry, we had to have our 18yo dcat pts as she went into kidney failure and just wouldn’t go on her own. It was heartbreaking. We have her ashes and a little area with her photo and one of her toys next to it. We adopted 2 rescues about a month later as they had been in the shelter for a long time and the house felt horribly empty, I don’t regret this at all as we have a loving home to two girls who needed one even if it was so soon after our loss. Sending you love x

so sorry @Hyperthyroidkitty our lovey cat died about 2 months ago. She was 18 and was the only cat our boys had ever known.

She went down hill very quickly and when DH came home to take her to the vet she had died on the kitchen floor.

We buried her in the garden and in the spring will plant some lilies on her grave.

I still think I see her out of the corner of my eye. Our beautiful Mini ❤

Sorry to hear about dear cat. It sounds like she was very loved, so a lucky cat to have 18 years of love and care. Hopefully that gives some comfort.

Oh I’m sorry. My cat is 16 and I’m absolutely dreading this. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

It’s possible she defecated post mortem as my darling cat did this after passing away after several hours as rigor set in. I’m so sorry for your loss

So sorry to hear about your loss. You gave her a safe and loving home and she had a wonderful long life with you.

I know it must have been distressing to find her like that, but to me it sounds like she had a stroke and went very suddenly without a long painful illness.So probably very much less distressing for her than it was for you.

Thank you everyone for your kind words, we got her ashes back today so that's some comfort

We lost our cat of 18 years on Friday, we came down in the morning and found him. He had been poorly for a while so it wasn't a surprise but it has still left a huge hole in our lives and the energy in the house feels flat and empty.
I have been talking lots about him with my daughters to remember what he was like and why we loved him so much. It does help to talk to people especially remembering happier times.

@sportymum12 I'm so sorry, they really do leave hole in your life. I keep imagining I'm seeing my cat around the house and my heart does the horrible drop when I remember. I hope you're as ok as you can be