RIP AC. (Arrowhead Cat)

[Mackaydon]

A stray cat wondered into our lives 16 years ago. A month ago she passed. I feel your hurt. They certainly do become part of the family.
Don....

 

[TheHarleyMan2]

Animals are family too! Sorry for your loss!

 

[DeepseekerADS]

When I retired and came home to the holler, Mom had an old cat Leroy, and I had Bowie & Missy - they were old too, middle teens. They passed one at a time. We'd get up in the morning and one of our critters would be laying in the floor gone forever. Leroy's passing nearly killed Mom - took the life out of her. A gal at the Farmer's Market tipped me off to 3 kittens and those kittens were all over Mom. Mom is 94 now and has a cat in her lap most all the time. Pets absolutely do have an enormous impact on our lives.

They're an "ingredient" which helps make life happy.

 

[antmike915]

I was a "Dog" person until Simon passed. It was so hard to accept. I missed the companionship, but I could not replace him with another dog, it just was to hard to think about. We had gotten Simon at the Animal Rescue League when he was 11 months old. We decided that maybe a white cat would help. We went to the ARL and they had a white cat who was a bonded buddy with a Black British Bombay. So we took them as a pair. They did not replace Simon, but they proved to me they were an important part of our family. Whether it be dogs or cats or something else, they provide us humans with an attachment.

antMike, back in 2018 I begun a post on pets. Many have posted both their current pets as well as pets who have passed. You are more than welcome to post some of AC on it as well as any stories you would like to share. Many on TNET are extremely proud of their companions, as you are with AC.

Sorry for your loss.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/pets/589348-post-your-pet-pictures.html

Thanks Simon1, I'll check it out.

 

[antmike915]

When I retired and came home to the holler, Mom had an old cat Leroy, and I had Bowie & Missy - they were old too, middle teens. They passed one at a time. We'd get up in the morning and one of our critters would be laying in the floor gone forever. Leroy's passing nearly killed Mom - took the life out of her. A gal at the Farmer's Market tipped me off to 3 kittens and those kittens were all over Mom. Mom is 94 now and has a cat in her lap most all the time. Pets absolutely do have an enormous impact on our lives.

They're an "ingredient" which helps make life happy.

I know what you mean Deep, My mom's Himalayan passed 4 months ago, He was 16 and it tore her apart, she wants another but she's the type that won't take just anything. She'll find one soon, glad your mom found some to keep her happy.

 

[HCW]

This past winter we had a gray bullseye tiger stray living in our shed. Over the last few months I've fed her and gotten to the point where she would come and sit on my lap. I found out she had a chip using my vibraphone. So I knew she belonged to someone.
Last week I took her to our local shelter and they found the owner in an adjoining town who came and claimed her. If it doesn't work out I'm still prepared to take her.

 

[HCW]

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sorry to hear of your loss, Thank you for sharing the story.

 

[Trezurehunter]

I'm sure you gave him the best 5 years of his life. By giving him food, and a loving home, you made him happy. My wife and I get our pets from Rescue's or Society's. They need good homes also.

 

[Willee]

Great story ... yep the cats seem to know which people to pick.
Thank you for sharing AC's story with us.

here is my adopted stray kitten ... well now he is a cat.