Healing | Healing After The Loss Of A Cat

The loss of a cat can bring tears and sorrow to your heart because you can no longer see their beautiful, intelligent eyes gaze into yours. You can't pet them or hold them or listen to them purr, but you can remember the way that it felt to have your companion by your side. It may seem hard to cope with the pain of losing a cat, but your heart will mend. Your soul will heal. It may take some time for you to be able to remember your cat with joy and peace, but eventually, you will be able to accept the end so that you can enjoy the past.

The hardest part about the loss of a cat is that you feel like you have lost an animal that you truly connected with, that understood you and accepted you. The acceptance and love that you share with an animal is often hard to come by in other relationships that you form, and it can be particularly devastating for people that have shared a number of years with their pet. Even if you were only with your pet for a short time, you may still feel pain, guilt, and loss as if you had been friends forever because the bond that you form with a pet is indescribable. It can happen instantly the moment that you connect. So any person that has ever loved an animal is bound to have to deal with the loss at some point.

The grieving process after the loss of a cat can certainly take its toll on your mind and your spirit. You want to help your animal, but you can't. You want to bring them back, but you can't. You may feel helpless and alone, but the healing will come in time. It may seem like it never will, but if you allow yourself to accept that your cat has gone to a place with no pain, no hurt, and simply love, then you will be able to remember them happily and without remorse.

Death is not the end of your pet. The only way that your pet will ever truly leave you is if they are forgotten. If you are experiencing intense grief over the loss of a cat, then you can rest assured that your cat will always be with you in some form because you will not let their spirit die. Their spirit will forever live in you.

About the Author:

By: Renee Wood, MSW

Renee Wood founded The Comfort Company in 2000. She is a social worker that has helped families deal with the loss or pending loss of a child, as well as aiding patients in the end-stage of renal failure. The gifts provided by The Comfort Company offer Pet sympathy gifts as well as hope for healing hearts.