Stueyb

Hi All,

Its with a heavy heart I write this. As you may or may not know we have two cats a ginger one and a tortoiuse shell like one. On Wednesday night one went out and didnt come back and wasnt here the next morning. I came home at lunch and still no sign of it so we looked for it and knocked on some doors. We even showed a bad photo round because a guy had picked up a dead cat earlier that day. He said no it wasn't ours and we were so relieved. He'd put the corpse in the bin.

I did hundreds of posters and we did the entire estate, we did absolutly everything we could. Then we got some replies from our posters saying it was our cat that had been got. I don't quite know how to explain how it feels. I just burst into tears and ran into the server room and sobbed and sobbed until a female member of staff comforted me a bit.

The finality of it all, knowing we wont see that lovely cat again, and have it nudge us when it wants feeding, its beyond words. Id give everything I own, scooby, pc, everything just to have her back.

We dont even have a body to bury. If I ever got the tw*t I really really would beat them to death and I 100% kin mean it.

On the positive side, we did get some closure and we know that it was quick, rather than at the mercy of yobs or anything. But its so destroying. I cant even stop crying. To some people they are just cats but to me, they mean as much to me as kids do to some people. I know it sounds silly buts its very true.

Does anyone have any ideas how we can honour it, or make sure she isnt forgotten ?

RIP Cindy

jjones

i ran over a cat once. didn't have a chance to avoid it. i was doing 30 and it just launched itself at the back wheel of the car (it came from out a bush).

The_Gza

Sorry to hear that mate

Jye

Sorry to hear that m8, just hope this thread isnt overrun by the usual arseholes. Same thing happened to us, we took our cat and burried him in near by woods, a nice bit where we walk, no room in the garden tbo and I wouldnt fancy digging him up by mistake.

All the best.

imlach

Sad news
I worry about ours sometimes, but I guess you just have to let them get on with it

-=Buzz=-

Sorry your much cared for pet has been killed.

jjones

sorry meant to say i was saddened by the news.

Stueyb

we usually lock the catflap before bed but it didnt come home this night sio we thought it would make its own way home

babber

Edited


I know how you feel mate, my cat (Arnold) had to be put down this time last year!!! I still get upset about it from time to time, when I see a picture or the children talk about him. He was cremated and we have his ashes in a wooden box (or at least Ex wife has him, along with everyother thing in our house) I think being upset and crying does make you feel better, and you shouldn't take any notice of what some people may say on here about it all. I like you, feel strongly for animals, and as you say they become part of the family.

Gutted for you mate At least you still have the other one.

Wish

iTrader: (2)

Feel for you !
Reminds me of loosing my cat. Its not nice.

-=Buzz=-

most people won't understand, but a pet is a pet and you spend time looking after them etc, growing attached.. it's only natural to miss their presence when they are no longer with us.

bigsinky

the man likes his cats judging by the amount of pictures he has of them. sorry for your loss m8

cheers

big sinky

unclebuck

Redkop

Stuey, one night ours didn't come home either, found her next morning on the railway line, she had been hit by a train So know how you are feeling. She was identical to yours too we still have her sister tho, the one with white on her.

Redkop

Any more inappropriate remarks will be deleted btw!

Jye

So Lynne, can you delete the idiot posts please, all of mines as well as they add nothing to Stueys loss.

Cheers

John

Stueyb

do you think a big donation to the cat protection league is a good idea ? Any other ideas, we though perhaps a nice tree or something ? The sad thing is that the other one is waiting at the door for it to come home

weapon69

Really sorry to hear about your cat
My pets are like members of the family to me and i cry my eyes out if my rabbit gets ill. Alot of people would think i'm totally stupid but those animals have really comforted me through upsetting times in my life.

Hope you feel better soon.

Edited to add: i used to bury my pets and plant something nice over them to remember they are there Maybe you could do something similar?

Jye

Stuey that would be a nice gesture, my GF does a lot of work for the CPL and they need every bit of help they get. Dont let this put you off looking after another cat, the cats we look after are all strays and it's good to give them a kind home no matter what is said in this thread.

mj

I also had a look at the other pics, mint cats, unusual to see two cats that get on so well. Really sorry to read you lost one in such a way , the one thats left will be wondering where it's best mate has gone.

I can't really subscribe to the "cats should be kept indoors" argument, I personally think this is worse than than what has happened to your cat. I've got two cats myself, I am aware that one day one may not come back, its a sad fact of owning a cat. To keep a cat cooped up indoors must be torturous, cats like to get out and about, they are made that way.

As for a tribute to honour the cat, why not rescue one from the local cat sanctuary? You can make a donation there, why not pass the cat's name on aswell?

Cheer up,your cat looks like it had a charmed life, you should dwell on this.

Mike.

BexTait

Feel sorry for you mate , I was gutted when my rabbits died. I hope your other cat cheers up to. Our guinea pig was not the same and hardly ate for a few days after the first rabbit had to be put down, so much so that we went out and got another rabbit to keep her company. She settled down a few days after getting the rabbit though.
Bex

deanimus

Sorry to hear
Are you going to get another cat? you sound like a great owner which is getting rarer these days

juan

Really sorry to hear of your loss.

Had my current cat for 10 years and she almost died as a kitten from illness so its all a kind of bonus but she has such a personality as I'm sure yours did I'll be gutted when its her turn.

I'd like to get a couple more which might ease the pain when one goes.
Feel for your poor other cat also.

Not sure how it would react to a new addition replacing its friend too soon. Maybe after a bit of time?

I'm looking to get more from shelters myself. Its nice to give them a happy home.

Time heals things but unfortunately you can't rush it along.

Take care and enjoy the good memories.

Mr.Manchester

Yes cats are nice and iv been in your possition before BUT (and i know its harsh) its a cat! Lastnight i lost a very close family member due to cancer, i can guarentee i feel 10 times worse than you.

Neanderthal

iTrader: (6)

Took me ages to get over loosing my first *****. Was going thru a bad time in my life and stroking her when I got home after a hard day really helped relieve my stress.

Sorry for your loss

Stueyb

deanimus, the ginger one has had kittens (7 weeks ago) so we *may* keep one as we dont know how it would react to a new cat, but we can perhaps look into getting a rescue one. I dont know at the moment because I just cant line myself up to get hurt again and apologise to Mr Manchester, but bloody hell, cat it may be, but it was part of my family. I sympathise with your loss also. It will be many times worse, but this hurts bad enough for me at the minute

ProperCharlie

Mr.Manchester - prepare to have your post edited. Animals are as important as humans on this bbs.

Markus

Is this some kind of pissing contest? So because you have lost a human it's a much greater loss than losing a cat, let me quote stuey:

ProperCharlie

be fair, markus.

do you have kids, for example?

weapon69

Mr. Manchester, grief is grief as far as i'm concerned.