Sometimes things in life are just unfair. They don’t make sense and no matter what you do you can’t change the situation. I have always loved cats and they will always be my first choice as a pet. My cat passed away yesterday. During my dark I times it felt like he was my only friend. Pets never judge you and they don’t care how you look. They don’t care how much room you take up in a bed as long as there is room for them. Sebastian was a different kind of cat. Even people who disliked cats fell in love with him. He would let babies that visited pull his tail and wouldn’t care. He would sit on my Dads lap when Dad came over to watch the footy. Whenever I watched TV he would lie on my side. I watched a lot of TV so we spent many hours together. He always slept with us. Quite often he would try and sleep on my pillow but he wasn't exactly small so he would gget put in between my feet. He was only 5 when he died so he still had a playful side to him. For some reason he loved playing in the bath (when it was empty of course). He probably scratched the shit out of the one in our old house but I didn’t care. He had a lovely shiny jet black coat and the most gentle of natures.
Pets become such a part of the family. As silly as it may sound to some I feel like a part of me has died with him. I am not liking being in my house without him around. Granted it is still early days but I will never forget a cat that loved me and everyone else unconditionally. I will cry my tears because I loved him and no one will ever take that away from me.
Pet or no pet Sebastian was the king of our house and I just hope that he knew that like I do.
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Michelle, I cried tears for you and your pet also. As you may remember we lost our family pet at the end of April, after 16 wonderful years. Our dog Taffy had grown up with our two sons, now adults. I was a mess when Taffy passed away, and had it not been for the support of my sons, I would not have coped. I understand how you feel and I thank you for sharing your grief, and allowing others to feel for you also. They say time heals, but I dont know .. over time you greave a little less, but you never ever forget. We still come into our house after work, expecting to be greeted by our beloved Taffy.
hi Michelle,
This blog bought tears to my eyes. I have been a cat person all my life and although my menagerie now consists of cats, dogs, and lizards, cats will always be my favourite.
I had to put down one of our old cats earlier this year and even though he had little quality of life left and we were doing the right thing, my daughter and I cried buckets; taking him to the vets, at the vets and coming home without him.
The funny thing was that amongst other things, he had really bad breath and the next day I caught a whiff of that dreadful breath. It was like he was saying goodbye and letting me know that he was okay now and at peace. I hope Sebastian is able to do the same for you.
Even though he will never be replaced, do get another one as soon as possible, because it does him honour to give that love to another animal that needs it.
i was feeling very sad reading your blog about your cat & i hope you are doing ok.i know some people will say to get another straight away but.....i dunno. in my case we lost our German Shepard unexpectantly 6 yrs ago & i still cannot bring myself to getting another dog, i just feel that for me personally, i could never go thru another loss like that. he was our 'child' for so long & it broke my heart, i still think of him very often.
Hi Shell, sorry about Sebastian, a couple of years ago one of our cats died from Liver failure at the age of 5 and I remember crying for days when it happened. I am sure he knew he was king of the house, my female Devon Rex knows that she is boss of the universe. Pushes the dogs around (even our Roti while she was alive)and gets her own way pretty much all the time. I dont think I ever remember a time without pets but we tend to have multiples and for some strange reason when one dies a stray arrives to replace it. Remember the great cat you had and when your ready for another one consider the RSPCA for a replacement. My sister got 2 very grateful cats from there a couple of years ago and certainly better than pet shop ones which I think encourage irresponsible pet ownership. If people can sell the kittens for several hundred dollars there is little incentive to desex animals.
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