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Remembering Your Cat
Whether you are
alone or have a family to join you in thinking
about your cat, focus on the good times you had
together and remember the happiness and pleasure
you gave to each other. Talk about funny events in
your cat's life, not about the last few days or
weeks when your cat was going downhill. Think
about how you would like to be remembered - for
the good times in your life. There are several
ways of commemorating your cat.
You might choose a
memorial plaque or stone planter placed in your
garden even if you did not bury your cat there;
maybe it can mark a favorite spot where your cat
liked to sit. If you don't have a garden you could
have a small engraved plaque or a special urn for
your cat's ashes indoors. Some people turn this
into a small "shrine" with a photo or
painting and one of your cat's favorite small
toys on a shelf; and they light a small candle or
incense stick on important dates.
You might hold a
commemoration service with sympathetic family
members and/or friends; if you are a single person
this could be with any remaining pets - they are
not judgmental and expressing your feelings aloud
may help you.
Some people plant a
tree (or adopt a tree) or name a star after their
pet and receive a certificate in recognition. You
might sponsor an unhomeable shelter kitty or
sponsor a shelter pen - you will help many other
cats as well as commemorating your own; the
shelter may allow you to place a small metal
plaque on the pen or on a memorial wall.
Some
people express gratitude for the years of pleasure
their cat has given them by volunteering a few
hours a week or during a holiday to help out at an
animal shelter or other voluntary organization involving animal welfare.
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