# My cat died last night **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 8, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672 "2026-10-08T15:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/21 "2026-10-08T19:41:01Z")
We lost our dog a few weeks ago, and she was in the prime of life. Anyway, I feel your pain, my condolences. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/22 "2026-10-08T19:41:33Z")
I’m so sorry for your loss! That must really have hurt. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/23 "2026-10-08T19:43:58Z")
It still does. I will share elsewhere so as not to sidetrack your thread. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/24 "2026-10-08T19:47:52Z")
My deepest condolences. I still feel my kitty Merlin’s death six years after the fact. You just don’t forget them, I think, ever. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/25 "2026-10-08T21:35:07Z")
My heart breaks for you. Pets are my favorite people. They are so pure and genuine, and their love is unconditional. I’m so sorry for your loss. May her memory be a blessing. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/26 "2026-10-08T22:12:11Z")
Hugs to you. Rachel, say meow to all our beloved pets over on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/27 "2026-10-08T22:21:48Z")
So sad to hear this. You truly made her last bit of time as comfortable as possible. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/28 "2026-10-08T22:40:30Z")
A lovely farewell tribute to a friend. May Rachel rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/29 "2026-10-08T23:05:29Z")
Very sorry to hear this, puzzlegal. My last cat was adopted from the no-kill shelter at an advanced (but unknown) age. I only had Sylvester for about a year, he had definite health issues. Anyway, sorry to hear about Rachel. Pets are like members of the family. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/30 "2026-10-09T03:12:57Z")
My condolences to you and your family. The last time I lost a feline friend, I swore I would never go through it again. And then a couple of years later, I brought a 3-month kitten home (who is now 7 years old). I believe that the joy outweighs the sorrow, even if it doesn’t seem like it at the end. Take care of yourself. ---
**Author:** ![SpinyNorma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SpinyNorma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinyNorma)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672/31 "2026-10-09T05:36:03Z")
This reminds me of the passing of my Bubba. I’d had him since he was about 4 weeks old. I had to teach him how to drink from a bowl. We were very bonded. He was about a month shy of turning 19 when he passed. For no particular reason, I’d had the feeling for a couple of days that he was near the end. Like you, I didn’t want to take him in to be put down because he hated going to the vet’s. (He could be a right horse butt there too so I suspect they weren’t really crazy about seeing him either.). He didn’t seem to be in any pain. He just seemed to be…winding down. I decided I’d just watch him closely and if he seemed to be uncomfortable, I’d take him in. My nephew (late teens or so then) lived with me. He was in kidney failure and I took him to dialysis 3 time a week. This was one of those days and I hurried back because that feeling that Bubba didn’t have much time was stronger that day. He didn’t meet me at the door like he usually did so I called out to him. He called back to me. I followed the voice and found him in the bathroom, lying on a small rug in there. I knew in my heart that the time had come. I sat on the floor, petting and talking to him for a few minutes before picking him up and taking to the living room and just held him while talking to him and rubbing his belly. (He was a weird cat and really like that.) After about 15 minutes he seemed to be unconscious and at 20 minutes he had passed. I totally believe that he knew his time was nigh and he waited for me to get back home to be with him. In that same way, I believe your friend knew it was his time and he went, as you said, on his own terms. Both you and Puzzlegal gave your fur buddies not only a good life but a good death as well,. They went out the way they had lived, knowing they were well-loved. Dammit, now I’m getting teary too and I am not a person who cries. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-last-night/1033672.md?page=1)