Hopes for My Beloved Cat

[paninogirl]

It's very weird and surreal knowing that Cocoa is gone now. I'm actually still ridden with guilt over my decision. This morning, she was eagerly eating the tuna I spoiled her with, meowing as usual to wake me up, purring on my lap, rubbing against Matt's feet when he got out of the shower, etc. Was she ready? Was it the right time

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[xiphias]

I have no idea what the afterlife is for cats. Or for humans, for that matter. I know, however, that you did the right thing by her.

And it will be awful missing her for quite a time to come, I expect.

And you did the right thing.

[minnesattva]

I don't think you have to worry about being forgiven. If ever a pet has known that she was loved, that everything done for her was done for that reason, then Cocoa knew. ::hugs::

[lietya]

*hugs*

In my own experience, the guilt never quite goes away, but it's a mark of how much you loved her - she would say that there is nothing to forgive.

You were brave and strong and did what she needed most. It's still going to hurt like hell to grieve for her, and I am so very sorry.

[clstal]

Hey, you did the right thing. Really. She's not in pain, and she went peacefully and without being scared, knowing she was loved, warm, relaxed, and in your arms.

That's the way I'd choose to go, if I could choose. That she couldn't choose just means that you thought long and hard about what she enjoyed in life and did the best by her that you could.

Peace will come.

[madscience]

I think it's a good end to a good life. I was just talking with my family about our old cat. She also lived to be over 18. My dad swore he saw her ghost in the house when he was dying of cancer. Good cats never die...