Dear Queenie,
I am single and I don’t have any children or any other family near here where I live. I have a cat that has been my best friend and companion for many years, but I know I will lose her sooner or later but I don’t know how I will deal with it when it happens.
Queenie, can you help me?—Love my cat
Dear Love my cat,
I know just how you feel. It is a sad thing that our pets have so much shorter life spans than we do.
I too have a cat – in fact, more than one. I make it a point to always have two, an older one and a younger one (not a kitten, just younger). When the older one dies, the younger one is there with me to comfort me – and I can tell by its behaviour that it also misses the one that is gone.
Soon after the sad event, I will adopt another, even younger, cat (not a kitten) to keep us both company. Please note: I always adopt my cats from an animal welfare group, and take comfort in knowing that the loss of my older cat has resulted in a benefit for one in need of a good home. That does not make up for the loss I (we) have suffered, but it does ease the pain a little.
