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If you enjoy
writing, write a poem or short article about your
cat and pin it up at home or share it with others
by posting it to a web-site, newsgroup or bulletin
board. You might keep a journal of your feelings
and memories to create a written tribute. It could
be a scrapbook or illustrated biography of your
cat or your life with your cat; this could be a
private book or some pages on the web to help and
reassure others. If you are artistic, you could
paint a portrait or make a model, tapestry, rug or
other item bearing your cats image.
How Soon Should You Adopt Another Cat and Where
From?
The timescale for
adopting another cat depends entirely on you. You
may wish to pass through the stages of grieving
first or you may wish to get another feline
companion as soon as possible. Most people need to
let several weeks elapse. Some people never get
another cat, feeling that they are being somehow
unfaithful to the memory of their previous cat.
Sadly they are denying themselves the pleasure of
continued feline companionship.
This may be due to
unresolved grief issues which require counseling.
People who work with animals frequently get
another cat much sooner (sometimes within in
hours), because they have "a vacancy"
for a cat which may face destruction. They feel
the same amount of grief, but for them the best
way to remember their cat (possibly also a rescued
cat) is to save another life.
Sometimes the
decision to get another cat is made because the
children, or possibly other pets, require a cat
companion. Some dogs and certain sociable breeds
of cat react this way; they may not even be best
of friends, but they rub along together and just
need each other's company. I have encountered 5
very grief-stricken Golden Retrievers who were
only perked up by the addition of a new cat to
rule the roost.
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