Looooovely kitty, Mariser & Schmoop!

P.S. Am at my parents’ (YAY!) and with 8 kitties and a puppy too! Expect pics on Vox once I get back …

CatFreak, you have a real nice touch with words. Thank you. Hubby has decided that we will not have any more pets cremated. He wants to bury them. The man hardly ever sheds a tear, but he cried for Scamper.

Many people say cats understand and process the loss of one of their friends a lot faster and with fewer problems when they can see the still little body.

Cats are predators. They know death well, instinctually if not experientially. They understand that dead things do not come alive again (even if you toss ‘em, like prey, up in the air a few times.)

In the past, I’ve let kitties sniff the body of a deceased “roomie”. They really *do* seem to get it, and are respectful and even a bit affectionate. I’ve seen a few give a “one last lick” or a “one last face rub” to a fallen buddy.

I know that, since you were rushing her to the vet when she left you, you didn’t have the opportunity to take her body home, though, so in the absence of Scamper’s mortal shell, just try … *telling* your other cats where she’s gone.

My friend the Cat Whisperer says to do this while holding a vision of what happened in your mind, as cats are telepathic. They’ll pick it up.

Sweet memories and heart’s peace to all of you. That “searching” can really twist your heart, can’t it? Especially when you’re half-searching, too.

My rescue kitty likes to sit in exactly the same places Amber sat. It’s sweet, and a little jarring, too.

thanks for the kind thoughts. our other two kitties are wondering where she is, i keep expecting to see her curled up sleeping somewhere.

Sorry to hear about your dear friend Scamper, Karen!

If I can go gushy here, may you feel her presence in your home still, and may you all meet again someday by the Rainbow Bridge. Just lost one, myself … and immediately had a tuxxy little rescue kit come into my life.

I love ‘em both, although they could not be more different.

Torbie, torbie, torbie! Torbies kick ass!

Beautiful cat.

She looks like my dear departed Amber, only with not quite so much red in the fur.

http://danceorelse.org/~dmick/amber.html

You can just barely see it in this pic, but Amber had a precious little squeeable lip-freckle, too.

Sad to hear it, Karen. Hope Scamper went peacefully (

No, Fatal Fluffy. Flanny doesn’t have whiskers. She has what we think of as whisker place-holders. Wherever a cat has whiskers, she has little bumps. And, yeah, there’s something distinctly alien about her.

That’s brilliant. XD

Redzilla — your kitty is spooky-cute. does s/he have whiskers?