Cat passed away

Losing a pet
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my cat passed away yesterday and I’m not sure what to do now. she was my best friend and my shadow. I love her with every part of me. she was 17 years old. we grew up together and her loss has honestly broken my heart. im not sure how to carry on without her

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Hi @Holly22,

I can see you posted this on the Losing a pet thread, and I made it into a topic so it didn’t get lost. It was posted 4 days ago, so hopefully you will see this reply.

I hope you find the community to be a support to you. Yo may also want to get in touch with Blue Cross Pet Loss support. They have trained counsellors who can talk you through your loss. You can speak to them on the phone or online. Their helpline is 0800 096 6606 and it is open from 8.30am - 8.30pm every day. They also have a Facebook community which you may wish to join.

If you feel like you need urgent help:

  • You can call 111 and choose the mental health option to speak to a trained mental health professional (England, Scotland and Wales only)

  • Samaritans are available 24/7 to talk about anything that you are worried about in confidence. You can call them on 116 123.

  • Shout are contactable by text, 24/7. You can text REMEDY to 85258 and talk to them about anything.

Please do keep reaching out - you are not alone.

Take care,
Seaneen

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Hello Holly,

I am really sorry to hear that your cat passed away. My cat, Smudge, died 10 years ago. He was also 17 and I grew up with him. It is really tough and they are like family.

It does get easier, although you might not feel like it does now. I kept one of my cat’s toys to remind me of him.

I am sure your cat was lucky to have you as an owner and was very loved and cared for. :orange_heart:

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Im sorry your missing your cat. I had to put my little dog Myrtle to sleep last week. Tommorrow will be the first week anniversary and i feel like people around me were very understanding but that they feel i should be moving on with my grief. We went everwhere together she even came to work with me. Slept in my bed pressed herself against me if she couldnt get in my lap and sat and watched me on the loo. I live alone so her loss is unbearable. We love hard so we greive hard too. I hope we can both start to come to terms with our loss, i want to begin to remember the wonderful times and not dwell on the illness and horrible decision i had to make to ensure she didnt suffer but all i do is cry. Everyone says the only healer is time so just be kind to yourself and believe it will get easier to bear