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Question

My beloved cat Maxine just died a few hours ago and I'm still crying. I got her as a stray from a neighbor when she was a few months old and we bonded immediately. She always made me and the rest of my family laugh and she loved to play hide n seek indoors and outdoors.
This morning around 5am I hear her screaming and I found her in a corner of a room yelping in pain. Before I could take her to the vet she was gone. She was only 4 years old. How do I cope? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks =(

Thank you everyone for being so supportive..

Answer 1

So sad- I see you took her in as a stray- wow- that was so nice of you . So sad her life was so short but at least she didnt have to live it outside - you gave her a warm home and food- she was greatful- Our prayers will be with you to help you through your loss.

Answer 2

First of all I would like to honor Maxine, and the fact that you both found each other!! I am 38 and have had alot of cats currently 3, and whoever else shows up at my door! I am an avid animal person. Right now you need to celebrate her life, and put her to rest where you can visit her. I have burried several of my pets with their favorite blanket, or toy. When you are ready for a new pet may I suggest the animal shelters. It may be too soon for you right now, but this time of year they are overrun with kittens! So when you are ready. There will never be another Maxine, but if you had so much love for a furry feline, you surely will have enough love in the memory of Maxine to love another feline. Nothing ever takes the pain away completely of a loss, but remember her and as time goes by it will get easier. So sorry for your loss, and your an awesome person to have brought her into your life! Bless you and I will pray to St. Francis(the animal saint) for Maxine. I also will pray for you!!

Answer 3

That's very sad, I'm sorry. I lost my cat just over 7 months ago - she was 18, but she went suddenly. She hadn't been showing signs of illness, but then we found her dead. She had a heart murmur so I could only assume it was her heart as it was so sudden. I still don't think I'm really over the shock - sometimes I find myself still looking around to see where she is.

I don't know what advice I can give to help you cope - really time is the only thing that heals. Eventually, you learn to adjust to life without them, and one day you find that you can smile at all the great memories without crying. Perhaps it might help to know what happened - from your description, it sounds like there's a possibility she had an embolism (a blood clot in an artery). This is the only condition I've ever seen that causes a cat to really scream, they're usually so stoic, even with broken limbs or jaws. Know that if this is the case there's nothing you could have done to prevent or treat it - it happens suddenly without warning, kills quickly and I've never seen a cat recover from it. It can certainly happen in young animals.

I'm really sorry for your loss, since I lost my cat knowing that other people are going through the same thing is now extra upsetting for me - I couldn't attend any cat euthanasias for a couple of weeks after I lost my cat! (I'm a vet nurse).

Think and talk about your cat as much as you need to, and cry if you need to. Perhaps you could have a funeral of some kind if you haven't already? I buried my cat and made her a lovely grave - I just put her name on it because I think that said everything. In time you'll find you're not crying anymore.

God bless,
Chalice

Answer 4

I'm so very sorry for your loss. It sounds like Maxine was a great cat. I've never lost a pet that was mine (only had to deal with my aunt or uncle's pets dying) but I'm to the point now with my 15 year old cat that I have to start thinking about it. I think the first thing I would want to know is how did my baby die? I would take her to the vet for an autopsy. Next, I would arrange a kitty funeral. They are just as important to us as humans are and deserve the same kind of treatment in a case like this.

If you need someone to talk to there are all sorts of support groups online or hotlines you can call.

I know you need to give yourself time to grieve and don't for even one minute feel silly for grieving over a cat. And don't let anyone make you feel bad for doing so. Also, when you are ready you may want to consider another pet but don't rush it just to fill a hole left by this one. We all know you can't possibly replace your baby but rushing into new companionship can be hard on you and the new pet. Blessings to you.

Answer 5

Go ahead and cry, it does help. My daughter lost her beloved cat a couple years ago and cried until her face was swollen. Then she put a picture of her precious baby by her bed and talked about her a lot. We also had a funeral of sorts with a memorial type service, and a prayer around her grave. My daughter planted flowers on her grave too.
The pain does get better with time, but you will always have a soft place in your heart for your cat.
After some time has passed, you can perhaps adopt another cat too, my daughter did, and it has helped a lot.

I'm so very sorry.

Answer 6

I recognize what you are going via. Our loved ones cat died 6 months in the past elderly 18 a million/two. It could were her nineteenth birthday two days in the past. She had kidney issues now not lengthy earlier than she died and matters were not watching high-quality so I knew the tip was once close nevertheless it was once nonetheless rough to manage. It was once less difficult for me even though as she was once residing at my mum's and I reside miles clear of her so I wasn't there on the time which helped. I suppose had I been on the vet's along with her whilst she was once placed down and been within the condominium afterwards seeing all her matters like her toys and blankets it could were tougher. I acquired her ashes a couple of weeks in the past whilst I visited my mum and they're now on my bookcase. I take alleviation in the truth that she was once pampered and good adored for nearly 19 years and that she was once an excessively completely happy cat. The finish was once really peaceable (most well known to plenty of cats' deaths akin to being hit by way of a automobile for illustration - which was once constantly a colossal worry for me) and she or he is now not in any discomfort or pain. I nonetheless omit her however I'm grateful she was once our puppy and that we had been capable to supply her this type of best existence. Maybe you'll be able to take alleviation realizing you gave your cat a best existence and cared for him correct till the tip.

Answer 7

http://www.petsupport.net
http://www.2ndchance.info/grieving.htm
http://www.pet-loss.net/index.html
These pet loss support sites may be of some help to you. I'm so very sorry about Maxine.
I know how you feel, I have lost some beloved pets too. Nothing is going to help but time.

Go somewhere quiet and peaceful and grieve for her, then send here on her way. She knew she was loved, and she always will be in your heart.

Soon, get a new kitten from a shelter. It will never replace Maxine, but you will be saving a kitty from possible death and giving it a chance to have a home, know love, to maybe catch it's first mouse. It will replace the emptiness in your home and heart that losing Maxine left.
You can also make a donation to a local shelter in her name.

Look on solved questions in Yahoo! Answers. There are other people who have posted the same question about dealing with their pet dying. If they have the e-mail option selected, e-mail them. I'm sure they will respond, and can tell you how they are coping, and it would give you a chance to talk to someone who knows how you feel.

Again, I'm very sorry about Maxine.

Answer 8

Oh im so so sorry of your cat's passing! I know how hard it can be because my cat just died a few months ago also =( What I would try to do is just think of the good times you had with her and just remember that it might have just been for the best. You can also try some new hobbies or do more activites to get your mind off of her. I know it must be very hard for you to deal with this. I really hope this helps a little!
R.I.P- MAXINE

Answer 9

Dearest:
I feel very sorry about your cat Maxine. I'm sure she was great and you will remember her for as long as you can. There wasn't much you've done, don't feel so bad. I'm sure if I had Maxine, I would've cried too.... Take it easy... just wait a couple of days. You will get over this soon.... again take it easy, try to go away from the pictures, or she'll remind you more and it will take longer. I'm very sorry.

Hope you feel better =)

Answer 10

I am crying with you. In the past 10 years I have lost 8 cats to cancer and one to heart failure. The last one on Easter Sunday while I held her at the emergency vet. It hurts because you loved her. I promise you that soon the hurt will not be so raw and you will only feel love when you think about her. She must of loved you so much to cry out for you when she was sick. Some cats hide to die, those who love their human will let them know when it is time.

There are many ways to cope. I put some fur in a locket and wore it for awhile. I put all the pictures in an album and put one in a fancy frame on the wall. I made donations to shelters that took in stray cats in the name of my cats who passed. You will find some way that will help. You are in my prayers.

Answer 11

My heart goes out to you---I know you are crying. I lost my cat in December and I still cry for him and want him back. I don't think I will ever get over losing my Felix.
Do you know what happened? Maybe if you knew what happened to her----you could possibly reason in some way why she had to die. I know my cat died from anemia and he went down fast---but the vet was never able to tell me what caused it. I kept thinking maybe I could understand if I knew the cause of the anemia.
Death of a beloved pet is a hard thing to go through and I don't think you ever fully recover---time makes it easier to bear----but I still cry sometimes when I thik about him. One thing that helped me alot was Petloss.com. It is a great website.
I will keep you in my prayers---God bless you.