Joanne

💔I am sorry Mama Cat has passed, Joanne. Would you like to tell us more about that? We’d love to hear more about the good times you shared with her, and I hope that you can find a bit of comfort in your memories. Toni

Hi Toni, I had Mama cat since she was 6 weeks old, she had quite the personality. Her favorite thing to do was to climb up on the top of the doors, especially the bathroom door and look over the shower top when I’d be taking a shower. Towards the end of her life she started having seizures and , so to the point she was having them on a daily basis, up until she passed away.

Joanne, I have seen videos of cats that get on top of doors and it is always mind-boggling to me! My Mac and Roni sit outside my shower door, then go in when I exit leaving little wet paw marks everywhere😨
My BG was 18 when she had two seizures, one in my lap, which was the day I took her in to give her release and relief. It hurts so deeply to come home and not have Mama Cat there, but it is so good for her that she is out of harms’ way and not sufferieng. I hope that you find peace knowing that she is okay now, and that you can smile with joy and gratitude with her memories. Sending you {{BIG HUGS}}. Toni

Toni, your kind words bring comfort, I know she’s not suffering anymore. I just feel like I didn’t do enough for her, that I should’ve done more and that if I did, she’d still be here. She was 16 1/2 years old and still so full of life it seemed, I miss her, I had her cremated and sleep with her every night, I know that must sound weird, but it brings me comfort having her beside me.

Joanne, feeling that we could have done more is very natural. I think I tried to do too much for my BG and let her go on too long. She had a seizure that I thought was choking, but when she had the second one, in my lap, it was clear that I should have let her go sooner. It;s okay to second guess yourself, but I hope that you will instead remember all the great things you did for, and with, Mama Cat. I wish, we all do, that we never had to say goodbye but our babies are only “on loan” to us and we can only love them lots while they are here. And no, I don’t think keeping her near you is weird at all. You might look at Memory Vessels as a way to keep her close to you. And Joanne, I hope you will join our group meeting March 20th to talk about our feelings with us. Toni

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