This obviously isn't something any of us like to think about if we don't have to, but whenever I read of someone's loss, I think of what I will/would do when faced with that trauma. I'm a relative newcomer to cat/pet ownership, and have not had to deal with that loss. And frankly, I can't imagine it.
The thing I ponder most though, is whether I would/could get another cat at any point, until all of my original family has passed on. My "gang of four" is so sacred, that I can't imagine trying to fill any "void" with another kitty. There's a part of me that feels like the five of us are "in this together" and I can't imagine altering that chemistry.
Funny part is, I had a fifth kitty that I inherited, that didn't work out (she REALLY needed to be an "only cat"), and a friend of mine was able to take her. It worked out swimmingly. So, I could have five cats, but did it not work out for a reason, and now leave me realizing the "perfection" of my family?
The more I read my own words, the more I wonder if it's possible to love your cats too much.
The thing I ponder most though, is whether I would/could get another cat at any point, until all of my original family has passed on. My "gang of four" is so sacred, that I can't imagine trying to fill any "void" with another kitty. There's a part of me that feels like the five of us are "in this together" and I can't imagine altering that chemistry.
Funny part is, I had a fifth kitty that I inherited, that didn't work out (she REALLY needed to be an "only cat"), and a friend of mine was able to take her. It worked out swimmingly. So, I could have five cats, but did it not work out for a reason, and now leave me realizing the "perfection" of my family?
The more I read my own words, the more I wonder if it's possible to love your cats too much.