:-[ I’m wondering if anyone else has had any experiences similar to the following… We have a multiple cat household. Was 4 untill recently. The eldest, Osci, passed away on Monday at age 16. We are deeply saddened but apparently not the only ones who are gravely affected by her loss. One of our other cats, Moochie, who shared a rather unique bond with Osci that our other 2 cats did not, has since Osci’s passing, gone into what ‘could’ be described as a depression. This usually fairly active little cat has seen fit to withdraw to a hiding spot. She typically would run to intercept at feeding times and now she needs to be found and carried out to her dish. To complicate things further, a short time before Osci had become ill to the point that we knew she had only a few days left, we had also noticed that Moochie’s pupils seemed not to decrease in size when exposed to bright lights. The pupils seem to stay fixed changing in size only a small amount. Since the passing of Osci, she now seems to stare off as though she is not seeing. But then manages to manouver up, down and off of furniture and negotiate the dining table and chair legs without incident or hesitation. She just seems completely disinterested in the things that would previously have her scurrying across the floor. Her appetite has not ceased, but it has fallen off and she has slept most of the hours since Osci’s passing. Moochie is now 12 years old. We had previously made an appointment for a visit to the vets to have her eyes checked over and will be going in tomorrow. We live in a rural community though and the vet here we have found, is very much clinical oriented and not so much interested in the pyscological well being of animals. I am wondering if anyone else has had any experiences with depression that their pets may have experienced upon the loss of a fellow pet that they would be willing to discuss. Even my husband seems to think the idea of a cat being depressed is silly although I certainly don’t think so. I am just hoping that if it is depression – that it can be worked through. Otherwise I may be looking at additional symptoms to her dilated pupils that would raise the question of whether or not anyone has had a cat with these symptoms and what their diagnosis was? I have done countless web searches in the past several hours and can’t seem to find anything that fits our scenario. Much thanks in advance, Weasel.