Cats and bereavment

[keegs]

Our cat of 16 years passed last week and his liter-mate has been keeping us up at night with loud wailing sounds.

Anyone every dealt with this? They say that some cats do mourn the loss of a companion and that you should avoid any upset in daily routine and offer more attention.

Poor guy seems to be taking it hard.

 

[DutchHenryBrown]

Sorry for you loss, we had the same problem with two cats out of the same litter when the male passed. The female started making the most god awful sounds and then started spraying!! We went to the vet and he said yes they do mourn the loss and would get over it and spraying can happen in a female. Well she stopped spraying but made the awful sound the rest of her life just not all the time. Some times she would come in the house and just stand there and howl that weird sound then just walk back outside. We had her for 16 years also.

 

[joshuabardwell]

Sorry for your loss.

We had an older cat, who we thought might be lonely, so we got a kitten to keep her company. Biggest mistake we ever made. She hated the new cat with a passion until she died a few years later.

I don't have any helpful suggestions about the wailing. The "older cat" meowed a lot, but never kept us up nights. Personally, I would toss him outside at night and get some sleep.

 

[J F]

I hadn't heard of this before, but I'm sorry for both you and your remaining cat. As far as the cat, his/her constant companion over their shared, long life, is gone. It does make some sense.

 

[farmgirl19]

So very sorry for your loss. Pets become a bog part of our life. With the littemate being there all of the remaining cat's life, I am sure the loss is being felt by the cat, not just you.

 

[k0ua]

Sometimes they mourn and sometimes they don't. It just depends on the cats. Some look for them for days. Going high and low searching for their companion, Some seem glad the other one is gone. One thing that seems to help is for the survivor to see the lifeless body of the other cat. At least that way they know what happened to them. Not always possible when you take them to the vet to be put down. Sorry for the loss of your pet, I think it is generally harder on us humans if we were close to the companion animal than the other animals in the house, but not always.

James K0UA

 

[keegs]

Thanks all...I did some googling around and from what I gather it generally does pass. He's eating ..that's good.

 

[dave1949]

Sorry about your cat. No experience with that. I hope he settles down.

 

[creekbend]

To everyone that has lost a PET, I wish to offer my condolences. It is natural for animals to miss their companions. Pets thrive on Companionship and Love, just as we Humans do.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Sorry for your loss.

We had an older cat, who we thought might be lonely, so we got a kitten to keep her company. Biggest mistake we ever made. She hated the new cat with a passion until she died a few years later.

I don't have any helpful suggestions about the wailing. The "older cat" meowed a lot, but never kept us up nights. Personally, I would toss him outside at night and get some sleep.

I agree and I would apply this logic to any berieved cat owner as well. Do not get another cat to replace the one past unless it is for yourself.

 

[unbidden]

I have dealt with this several times. It will pass but your cat will be depressed until you provide him/her with another friend.

 

[brin]

Our cat of 16 years passed last week and his liter-mate has been keeping us up at night with loud wailing sounds.

Anyone every dealt with this? They say that some cats do mourn the loss of a companion and that you should avoid any upset in daily routine and offer more attention.

Poor guy seems to be taking it hard.

My Son's English Bulldog died of cancer a couple of weeks ago...he was 10 yrs. old...Then one of his cats, Lilly, was attacked and taken away by either dogs or coyotes...his one remaining cat, Tigger who was 14 yrs. old walked around lost amd moping for a week and then disappeared ...the last I saw here or anyone has was last Saturday she came to me and rubbed up against me and I petted her for a bit...then she was gone...We don't know if she died of a broken heart, went looking for her pal, Lillie or was also taken by Coyotes or wild dogs...So my son has lost all three of his pets in a month...he is taking it really hard...as we all are...so yes I have seen a cat mourn the loss of her pal and playmate first hand. I hope yours will be fine....

 

[keegs]

Sorry to hear this brin.

On a lighter note, my sister Peg had a cat named Theresa for many years ...fifteen or more. Peg would, on occasion, take in a stray kitten, usually much to Theresa's dismay. The older Theresa got, the less accommodating she was to the newcomers. One day Peg brought home yet another kitten and within a few days Theresa decided she'd had enough and moved in with an elderly couple that lived a few doors down. She'd been getting extra meals with them for some time and I guess decided that no matter all her years with Peg, she'd had enough and was going exercise her options.

 

[farmgirl19]

My Son's English Bulldog died of cancer a couple of weeks ago...he was 10 yrs. old...Then one of his cats, Lilly, was attacked and taken away by either dogs or coyotes...his one remaining cat, Tigger who was 14 yrs. old walked around lost amd moping for a week and then disappeared ...the last I saw here or anyone has was last Saturday she came to me and rubbed up against me and I petted her for a bit...then she was gone...We don't know if she died of a broken heart, went looking for her pal, Lillie or was also taken by Coyotes or wild dogs...So my son has lost all three of his pets in a month...he is taking it really hard...as we all are...so yes I have seen a cat mourn the loss of her pal and playmate first hand. I hope yours will be fine....

brin; that has to be so very hard. My thoughts go out to your son. Critters leave paw prints on our hearts.

 

[Mace Canute]

To everyone who has lost a furry companion I offer my heartfelt condolences.

 

[mjarrels]

I heard on the news the other day that the heir to the national inquirer bought two privte jets. One for her and one for her 18 dogs.

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