What affects us affects cats
I have compressed the results of a research project by Prof. Jennifer Vonk and Brittany Greene entitled: Is companion animal loss cat-astrophic? Responses of domestic cats to the loss of another companion animal, into an infographic in order try and get Google to recognise its existence as Google’s catastrophic algorithm changes four months ago …
Like many others, I grieved more on the death of my first cat than I did on the passing of my mother, father and sister combined. I think it’s normal or at least understandable but a lot of people struggle with this emotion. Because a lot of people grieve over the passing of their …
Anna Maxted is a well-known Times journalist. She is a cat lover and so are her children. She had until recently two domestic cat companions, one a non-purebred and the other a purebred Bengal. She has written a very long and detailed article expressing her grief on the sudden death of her Bengal cat. …
Is it okay to grieve on the loss of your cat companion? I am surprised that the question has been asked but Google found it and I’m going to answer in a way that millions of other people would answer it. It is entirely okay and entirely normal for a person to grieve on …
I would expect Sam Leith to say goodbye to his cat in a special way, eloquently and with passion and feeling. And he does. His words brought a tear to my eye because I know exactly what he felt and is probably continuing to feel. His children also felt the grief of the passing …
A grief-stricken teenager was fired from her job with a fast food chain following the death of her beloved dog. You’ll never believe the reason she lost her job. Emma McNulty, 18, from Baillieston, Scotland was devastated when her 14-year-old Yorkshire Terrier Milly died. She contacted her manager at 10 a.m. Saturday morning that …
I wonder how many committed and true cat owners feel able to share, on social media, their grief on the loss of their cat? Social media can be a cruel medium in which to wear your heart on your sleeve and open up about your feelings on a loss of a beloved cat. The …
You will see a ginger tabby-and-white cat looking at a video of the cat’s former owner who has died. The cat looks intently and then gently head-butts (nuzzles) the image and rests his head on the screen. It’s a wow moment. It is clear that this cat is looking at his former human companion, …
