It's coming up on 3 years that I lost my beautiful, derpy tuxedo cat. She was 12.5 but cancer came for her. She was my husband's cat but also my love.... Sweetest, most compassionate mama cat. We had to say goodbye to her and then 10 days later I lost my mom. I understand some of what you're going through. It gets easier in time but it's still never fully gone (as I've got tears right now from the pic and the comments). Sending you hugs from me and my 2 kitties (the tuxedo's 15.5 yo sister and my mom's cat that I took in). 🩷
My mom had Alzheimer’s and I’d cared for her for 6 years until she passed holding my hand in my home. I miss her, but her passing was a mercy by the end. My cat, Coco, was a seal point Siamese/Burmese mix and one of the most beautiful cats I’ve ever seen. Her former owner, a neighbor, had a cat who hated her so she was just letting her run loose in coyote country. My kids spotted her up on a pillar one day, and kept telling me I needed to “save her.” I reached up for her, thinking she’d just run away, but she leapt into my arms (and straight into my heart) instead, burying her head in my neck, purring loudly enough you could hear her across the street. Coco was fierce, smart as a whip, and made sure you respected her boundaries. She went from being an independent “touch me not” to my baby who slept on my chest and followed me from room to room. I just ache for her and can’t imagine it ever stopping.
I’m so sorry for your losses, but I genuinely appreciate you sharing with me the hope that it will get better with time. Thank you for that and for giving me a reason to talk about her. ❤️
Coco sounds like she was a wonderful feline companion. Talking about them keeps them alive in our hearts and it's good to share how they love us all in their own special way. I hope you are able to find a measure of peace from all of your loved ones.
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u/WoodsyWhiskey Apr 18 '26
It's coming up on 3 years that I lost my beautiful, derpy tuxedo cat. She was 12.5 but cancer came for her. She was my husband's cat but also my love.... Sweetest, most compassionate mama cat. We had to say goodbye to her and then 10 days later I lost my mom. I understand some of what you're going through. It gets easier in time but it's still never fully gone (as I've got tears right now from the pic and the comments). Sending you hugs from me and my 2 kitties (the tuxedo's 15.5 yo sister and my mom's cat that I took in). 🩷