Hi,
If this is the wrong spot to post this, I'm sorry. I just could really use some help.
I lost my cat Tiberius at the beginning of February. He died of lung cancer and it happened so fast. The grief struck me hard but I started to feel better and get back to routine plus taking care of my other cat Sirrius. What helped me was that I believed that Tiberius came to say goodbye to me afterwards. He let me know he wasn't hurting anymore and that we'd be okay.
I felt better and began to get curious about other cats(big cat lover!). I thought really hard about the next step. It wasn't something I took lightly. I believed I was ready to adopt another cat. So to the humane society I went and came back with Casimir. He crawled into my arms and I was so excited to start another cat journey(currently on my lap). Not to say I was over Tiberius. I knew I would always miss him. Nor was I replacing him. Casimir is his own cat and I'm looking forward to building my relationship with him. And help build a relationship between Sirrius and Casimir.
But my problem. As much as I thought things through, I forgot to account for how I'd feel with having a "new" second cat in my apartment. All the memories and feelings from Tiberius just walloped me. I'd never before brought a cat into my home where I'd lost one(my first cat passed after I'd left home). I'm very confused right now. Has anybody ever experienced this? Do you have any advice on how to proceed?
If this is the wrong spot to post this, I'm sorry. I just could really use some help.
I lost my cat Tiberius at the beginning of February. He died of lung cancer and it happened so fast. The grief struck me hard but I started to feel better and get back to routine plus taking care of my other cat Sirrius. What helped me was that I believed that Tiberius came to say goodbye to me afterwards. He let me know he wasn't hurting anymore and that we'd be okay.
I felt better and began to get curious about other cats(big cat lover!). I thought really hard about the next step. It wasn't something I took lightly. I believed I was ready to adopt another cat. So to the humane society I went and came back with Casimir. He crawled into my arms and I was so excited to start another cat journey(currently on my lap). Not to say I was over Tiberius. I knew I would always miss him. Nor was I replacing him. Casimir is his own cat and I'm looking forward to building my relationship with him. And help build a relationship between Sirrius and Casimir.
But my problem. As much as I thought things through, I forgot to account for how I'd feel with having a "new" second cat in my apartment. All the memories and feelings from Tiberius just walloped me. I'd never before brought a cat into my home where I'd lost one(my first cat passed after I'd left home). I'm very confused right now. Has anybody ever experienced this? Do you have any advice on how to proceed?