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post #1 of 12
1/19/11 at 8:30pm
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Today, my beautiful 14 year old tuxedo cat, Roxy, was put to sleep. R.I.P

I also have another cat named Angel, who is 10 (and still alive, yes).
Her and Roxy used to be like two siblings (although not related) that bullied each other, usually playfully...and usually when it was time to eat.

My cat, Angel.... does not know about Roxy's death yet. How should I treat Angel when she starts to notice that Roxy is not around anymore? When my dog died years ago, her and Roxy noticed and acted a bit strange after his death and they also ate less for awhile. They acted normal after some time, although I don't remember what we did (if we did anything) to make them feel better.

Angel is now the last cat in my house. Should I give her much more attention to make her feel better? I was also wondering if I should get her more acquainted with my 5 month old pet rabbit? (I figure that maybe she needs a new animal friend.)


Advice is much appreciated.
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post #2 of 12
1/19/11 at 8:36pm
I lost one of my two cats that had been together for their entire lives this past July. After poor Blue spent months crying and all the attention in the world from ME wasn't helping too much, I finally went and got a kitten friend from the shelter for him. The first kitten has been wonderful! I went back and then got another kitten (because Rex likes to play and Blue is a bit old for the kitten play) but that poor baby is still recovering from giardia and can't be out in my house right now.

I would give your other cat some time and see how she does. If she seems lonely and your attention is not enough for her, then you may want to consider getting her a companion. I do not think the rabbit will work as a companion. Blue has my dog, but it just wasn't the same as having his cat buddy, Sissy.
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post #3 of 12
1/19/11 at 8:43pm
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Originally Posted by BlueRexBear View Post
I lost one of my two cats that had been together for their entire lives this past July. After poor Blue spent months crying and all the attention in the world from ME wasn't helping too much, I finally went and got a kitten friend from the shelter for him. The first kitten has been wonderful! I went back and then got another kitten (because Rex likes to play and Blue is a bit old for the kitten play) but that poor baby is still recovering from giardia and can't be out in my house right now.

I would give your other cat some time and see how she does. If she seems lonely and your attention is not enough for her, then you may want to consider getting her a companion. I do not think the rabbit will work as a companion. Blue has my dog, but it just wasn't the same as having his cat buddy, Sissy.
I agree, I would get a cat companion for Angel...but unfortunately it is not up to me. I still live with my parents and they don't seem to want another cat at the moment. I guess I'll have to see how things go. Poor Angel is sure gonna miss bossing Roxy around, heh.

I was also questioning about the bunny because I heard from a few places that "cats and rabbits" can get along.



EDIT: "but unfortunately it is not up to me" I didnt mean to say "but unfortunately it is not up to you" sorry, heh. Im not thinking straight today.
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post #4 of 12
1/19/11 at 9:15pm
LOL- Understood. You may give the cat and bunny a try. Who knows, right? And so sorry for the loss of Roxy.
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post #5 of 12
1/19/11 at 9:30pm
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Thank you, I appreciate it. She had cancerous tumors on her neck that kept growing back. We had it removed but grew back. We tried doing everything we could. She had a long and happy life.


And I will try to get Angel to meet the bunny more and see what happens. I wont let anything bad happen as long as Im there.
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post #6 of 12
1/20/11 at 1:06pm
I'm so sorry your Roxy died. I'm sorry that both you and Angel, lost your friend.

You should see if Angel and your bunny could get along. It might help take Angel's mind off of Roxy.
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post #7 of 12
1/20/11 at 1:32pm
They understand more than you know. Take Angel on your lap and talk to her. Tell her what happened, cry about it, whatever - she will understand and it will be easier for her to accept the loss. You might not want to get another companion right away because at times this can backfire and the resident kitty can look at the newcomer as the reason why the feline friend is no longer there. Wait a bit and just spend more time with Angel including play time.
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post #8 of 12
1/20/11 at 1:47pm
So sorry about Roxy I would also wait a bit before bringing another cat in the picture. When Pipsqueak lost his bf Potsie: suddenly last year it took him weeks to get adjusted and me too. Pipsqueak was home alone with Potsie when he went into cardiac arrest. So he saw his friend suffering. It was horrible.

Now we have new kitties and Pipsqueak is happy again. I have noticed though that he has taken on the daddy role with everyone and even bosses around the dogs. He was never like that with Potsie around. So he did change after that death. He seems more protective of all of us. Sometimes I don't like it because he gets himself all worked up over any household commotion.

Give Angel some time and for sure see if the rabbit might be some company in the meantime. Good thoughts and good
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post #9 of 12
1/20/11 at 2:00pm
I am so sorry about the loss of your kitty,I have cats and bunnies and my kitties love the bunnies, they have so much fun together, I definetely think its worth a try, I don't think its the kitty you have to worry about, bunnies can be quite evil when they want to beI have had no serious problems though just sometimes they get a bit too playful and my bunny will retaliate, no different to two kitties playing though. Again I am so sorry for your loss and I think its lovely that you are thinking of your other cat so much.xx
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post #10 of 12
1/20/11 at 3:10pm
I'm so sorry about Roxy.

My Jack died last week. I have two other cats and was surprised that they didn't react much at all. Jack slept on our bed (the other two wouldn't dare because that was Jack's domain) and the only reaction was that the first night he was gone Lily spent about 10 minutes with us sniffing around the bed, then she left, and that was it. Jack didn't react very much when our previous cat Mo died either.

I guess it all depends on the cat, and you can't go wrong with giving Angel extra love and attention.
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post #11 of 12
1/20/11 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by My4LLMA View Post
I'm so sorry your Roxy died. I'm sorry that both you and Angel, lost your friend.

You should see if Angel and your bunny could get along. It might help take Angel's mind off of Roxy.
My thoughts exaclty.

But give her time to grieve too. I'm sorry for your loss of your beloved Roxy. Yes you will want to give Angel a lot of attention. And after a few weeks, I'd bring her in for a vet check up if she does not seem to be doing well, this kind of stress can make a cat sick.

But, I think introducing her to the bun and seeing if they will bond is a good idea.

Welcome to the forum, please do keep us posted on Angel.
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post #12 of 12
1/21/11 at 9:54am
I think it depends on the cat.

When we lost Mistoflees a year and a half ago- I thought Sneaky would take it a whole lot harder than she did. It's like she didn't even miss him. True- I think he had been pretty sick the last 6 months or so of his life (kidney failure), but I thought she'd kind of grieve.

She did become more of a "lap cat".

When we got our new kitty a year ago- I didn't think she'd try to be "alpha". Because she was not alpha when Mistoflees was around. She quickly put Holly in her spot
Cheryl
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