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.