# My cat died today. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574 "2004-09-22T22:26:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/1 "2004-09-22T22:26:29Z")
She’s my old cat, the one who still lives with my parents. Lived. Lived with my parents. Her name was Isabelle, Izzy for short. She was my best friend in middle school when I was being bulled - I’d go home to her and she’d make me feel better. She loved me. When I was around, she didn’t want anyone else. She was eighteen years old, and the vet didn’t think she’d make it past ten. My mom called to tell me about a half hour ago. She found her in the dining room this afternoon. And now I’m waiting for my husband to come home, and I can’t stop crying. I’m glad she’s not hurting anymore. When I was home two weeks ago for my wedding, she dragged herself all the way up the stairs to sleep with me in the bedroom. She slept right next to me the entire night. Now that I think about it, it was probably her way of saying goodbye. I really miss her. I’m just sad right now. Ava ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/77aa72/32.png) [@Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_On_My_Sleeve)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/2 "2004-09-22T22:28:18Z")
Aw, I’m so sorry **{{{Avabeth}}}**. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/3 "2004-09-22T22:30:09Z")
☹ I’m so sorry. Losing a pet sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/4 "2004-09-22T22:42:23Z")
My sincere condolances. Losing a loved pet is a deep sadness. Sending warm thoughts your way. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/5 "2004-09-22T22:55:56Z")
:: American Male Suppressing Emotions :: Tough break, kid. Non-cat people don’t get it that any cat that makes it past 10 years is awarded a soul & cognizance approaching that of a human. Losing such a being is difficult. I was raised by a cat as well. Mr. Cancer got her when I left for college. Have kitty burned and keep her in a can on the mantlepiece. Or make yourself a clay urn and work some of kitty into the glaze, put the rest in the urn. Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/6 "2004-09-22T23:09:26Z")
I’m still mourning my tomcat, Clapton. Sometimes, he was the only friend I had. I understand that loss, **avabeth**. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/7 "2004-09-22T23:30:42Z")
**Ava** , my heart goes out to you. I am literally sitting here with tears on my face from crying with relief over my own cat. She is having a suspicious-looking place removed from the top of her head tomorrow. I misunderstood what the doctor had said and thought that her chances were pretty grim, but in talking with him just now I realized that most likely she will be okay. I had already wondered where I would go with my grief. And I thought about **Bosda** and Clapton and knew that I would come here if I had to put her down. Then I logged on just to distract myself and there was your post. It is amazing what these funny, gentle animals can do to us with the force of their constant presence in our lives. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/8 "2004-09-22T23:32:53Z")
\<\\> just lost my cat last week, so I know what you are going through. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/9 "2004-09-22T23:45:47Z")
My sincere condolences. I always say the reason it hurts so much is because you loved each other, and knowing that you were given love for all those years makes the sadness bearable. I know this is biblical, therefore some people will get bent out of shape, but I think it best describes the love a pet gives and receives. > [@](#): > > Love is patient, love is kind. Love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on it’s own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends Of course, Paul forgot that Love hogs the bed and Love lays on your book while you’re trying to read. Love always wants a bite of what you’re eating. Love insists on sticking her tail in your face. StG ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/10 "2004-09-23T00:19:05Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > I’m still mourning my tomcat, Clapton. > Sometimes, he was the only friend I had. > I understand that loss, **avabeth**. ☹ I’m so sorry, Bosda. Maybe Clapton is giving Izzy a welcome tonight. Zoe, please give your baby a kiss for me. I’m so glad that she’s going to be okay. My mind’s kind of wandering right now, so please excuse me for not thanking everyone personally. I knew I’d find kindred spirits on the SDMB if I came here with my grief, and I was right. I’m trying to work up the ability to call my mother and ask my parents to have her cremated. If I call right now, I’ll break down. Ava ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/11 "2004-09-23T00:28:07Z")
Ava, I am sory about the loss of yor cat. ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/12 "2004-09-23T00:28:48Z")
avabeth, my heart goes out to you. You are in my thoughts… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/13 "2004-09-23T00:31:26Z")
\*\* avabeth\*\* --your kitty owned a nice human. ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/14 "2004-09-23T00:33:40Z")
I am so sorry for your losses, **avabeth, Bosda, and aruvqan**. I know first hand what a good friend a cat can be. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/15 "2004-09-23T00:53:54Z")
I just gave my Maxx a hug for you, **avabeth**. He, Cassy and 'Lil send their condolences, along with mine. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/16 "2004-09-23T01:24:16Z")
I’m sorry, **ava.** I spent Saturday grieving in advance for my knothead dog Scout, who looked as though she might have to be put down. Dug her grave and everything. She miraculously recovered, but it was sure a rotten day. Just about as rotten as when our dear Miss Emily actually did leave us. I don’t know how I ever got over that. Eighteen years old? She’ll be snuggling up to you for a lot longer than that. Watch the couch for little cat-sized warm spots. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/17 "2004-09-23T05:17:23Z")
I’m so sorry, **avabeth**. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/18 "2004-09-23T05:24:34Z")
Hugs **avabeth**. ☹ My pussy posse says **Yo!** Well said, **StGermain**. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/19 "2004-09-23T13:42:07Z")
Sorry. I’m sure she was a happy cat. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574/20 "2004-09-23T13:52:30Z")
I’m sorry for your loss. I understand how you’re feeling. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-died-today/265574.md?page=2)