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Our cat died last night, will we be able to get over it?

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My cat Mouta died last night, yesterday was also my birthday. I brought this cat home only few months ago (in February) it was only a few weeks old then, it's mom died and it was living near my office. I couldn't resist bringing it home even dad told us not to, I understand now why he said that :(

Mouta is the nicest cat I have ever known, very playful and cute it's hard to think that we'll not see it when we wake up and see him waiting next to the door, or play with us before going to sleep... It died too young, only 6 months :'( but we were all so attached to it, when dad returns home after work first thing he'll look for is the cat, same for me and my little sis, and mom.. the cat would follow her everywhere she goes around the house.... this is so heartbreaking.

Mouta was a male cat, it was acting a bit weird the day before, but since it was late at night we couldn't do much, I stayed with him for some time trying to feed him something but he refused to eat anything not even drinking also he vomited that night, he was fine during the day. Yesterday he was lying in the morning rather than waiting at mom's door as he usually does. We brought him to the vet but seems like nothing could be done, vet said the cat was poisoned and it was too late. Mouta died yesterday in the afternoon, even if he's gone, he'll always have a place in our heart. Just his thought is bringing tears to our eyes. Why he died? Who poisoned him? these questions are killing me...

I miss you Mouta. R.I.P I will never forget you :'(

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  1. I'm so sorry to hear that. I have 2 cats and I can't imagine the pain you are going through. I love them. Hopefully, you can get over it, just remember the happy moments. And that you gave it a family. It could have been abused or tortured by other people. Remember what you did for you cat.

    I hope you feel better!

    I'll pray for you.


  2. Im sorry for your loss hon, just be grateful that you had him in your life and you saved his life in the first place by giving him a home.  You will get over it, time is a great healer.  As for who poisoned him you will never know, but it may have been accidental - perhaps food poisoning or he ate something he shouldnt have...vet is just guessing at what killed the cat, he wouldnt be able to tell for sure unless a post mortom was done.  

    Take your time mourning Mouta - you will smile again, honest.

  3. I am so sorry about your cat.  I have had my share of dealing with death and animals.  It seems like you treated her like one of the family.  That is the way it should be.  You can find comfort in knowing that Mouta lived her last days under a nice warm roof with a wonderful and loving family.  She was so lucky that you decided to bring her home.   I know from experience that Mouta was at peace and found comfort in her last hours knowing that all of you were there for her.  

    You and you family were meant to have her for the time that you did.  Her life was brief but I think she brought something to learn for all of you.  I think she stepped aside to make room for another animal that is in need of you more.  You and your family should maybe think about rescuing an animal from the pound.  Mouta would have liked that.  Her sacrifice with her life with be so that another animal could be saved.

  4. No, you wont get over it but that's a good thing. The memories and emotions will stay with you for LIFE. Do you really want to just move on and forget? Of course you don't. You want to remember those 6 months you had forever. If that means having to deal with pain as well as pleasure, I'm sure you can.

  5. I am so so sorry for your lose. I lost my cat on august 10th, just a couple days ago :(. We found her as a stray she was only a few weeks old too when we found her, which was in July 2005, so she was about 3 when she passed away. My cat was also perfect, she was the beautifulest thing and the most sweetest cat, my dad, who doesnt care for cats, he even cried when she passed away, we have several other cats and some of my cats don't get along but they all loved her, even my whole family did! She got sick, with Hypocalcemia, which is like Milk Fever, when not enough calcium goes to her blood, we took her to the vet however it was to late.

    The pain may never go away, and you really don't have to get over it. You just have to realize that your baby is in heaven now, and once you get there he will remember you, he will come and give you all the hugs and kisses and love that he hasn't been able to give you. Just know that a little love goes along way, and it seems as if you all loved him, so he died knowing he was loved, and knowing he had a big impact on a family, and just imagine where he'd be if you hadn't rescued him, he may have died earlier, and if not he wouldn't have lived a happy life :(. Don't be concerned on getting over the lose, just think of all the happy things, and remember how happy you made him, he's in heaven, and he misses you jsut as much...  

  6. I love animals just like you ! I have been in your situation so I can understand what you are feeling & going through ! We had a young cat called Sabrina who was only 18 months of age when she sadly died ! She was impaled on a spike in the next door back garden of our neighbour who had passed away & who did not like cats ! This spike was an 'Anti-Cat' measure ! The house was unoccupied at the time it happened & we were told of the death of Sabrina by our prospective new neighbours ! I buried her in our back garden & this was the first time that I had done this to an animal of our own ! So sad an event !

    My thoughts are with you ! Please remember Mouta for all the happy times that you shared together ! You will go through a period of bereavement but you will come out of it on the other side ! 'Rainbow Bridge' is a Website that you can make up your own personal tribute to your departed cat !

    If something should happen like this in future then please seek the professional advice of your Vet as soon as possible !

  7. I am sorry to hear of your loss, they say time is a great healer even though you had Mouta for a short time you have I am sure plenty of fun times to think about these are also a great help in the healing process.

    Best wishes to you.

  8. My pet hamster, Chiki, died 2 days ago. I know how you feel. My mom and i are distraught over her loss. Even if we get a new pet, it wouldnt be and feel the same... Little by little, i say... Though it may have left us, they'll remain in our hearts.

  9. he might not have been poisoned on purpose, he might have gotten into something.

    you gave that cat 6 months of great life. which was better then the life he had when you found him.

    go to a shelter and rescue another one. shelters are full of cats just like mouta.

    i am so sorry for your loss.

  10. So sorry for your loss, I know how bad it hurts.

    I had a puppy who died from poisoning, it was so fast, he was fine all day then taken really ill and died.

    Theres no saying why your kitten died, I rather doubt anyone poisoned him on purpose, he probably got hold of something in the garden or someones elses garden, slug pellets for example.

    You will get over it but you'll always love him. Sounds like he had a good life with you, better than if you'd left him where he was, living wild near your office.

  11. i am sorry for your loss.i like animals very much.some day i had 2 squirrels.we wanted to free them in jungle but one of them died.his name was brad!BRAD & MOUTA ARE IN HEAVEN

  12. I'm sorry to hear.............unfornately only time can heal

  13. i am so sorry you lost your cat but remenber you gave her lots of love which she may not of had if it wasnt for you

  14. I'm so sorry to hear this.trust me i know what your going through.my female cat who i loved so much died by poisoning.we were all so close to this cat as we got him at only 1 week old and 2 days from cousins who told us the mother ran away they told us to put her down along with her 2 brothers but we couldn't.we fed them every two hours and they survived but then 1 year later after 4 beautiful kittens she passed away in my brothers arms.we cried and cried and its still making me cry now i am actually crying now over this even though it was about 6 months ago.last month my cat died top poisoning last month also we put him down.i still cant mention his name without crying.

    what I'm saying is that you never ever get over the loss but you find yourself easier to go on.different things help you to relies your cat passed away.what i did is wrote a letter to my cat who did last month saying how much i love him and will always love him and what i will miss about him and how sorry i am that we had to put him down i cried writing that letter but i felt happy that i could say a better good by rather than the one i said to him earlier as i was two upset.  

  15. Really sorry to hear of your lost, and only time will heal. You will always have a place for him in your hearts, and to me for you resucing him, and you seem to have made him part of you family, you seemed like good 'parents'.

    I always find that when my pets die, it's a sad time, but I strangely feel excited about filling my family again. The way your cat died is so sad, but it may have just been an accident, like he ate some rat poison or something.

    *hugs*

  16. You know people who hurt animals deserve to be tortured I absolutely feel for you.

  17. I am very sorry to hear about your loss, my cat Dino died in January so I can understand how you must feel. He could have been poisoned by flower pollen or something he could have eaten without you knowing. We have now got two new cats from a rescue centre but we still miss Dino.

    Hope you can move on and perhaps rescue some new cats-but always remember Mouta.

  18. I AM SO SORRY ABOUT UR LOSS. ANIMALS FOR ME ARE EVEN GREATER THAN HUMAN BECAUSE THEY HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL FEELINGS. THE TIME WILL HELP TO GET TRHOUGT THIS BAD TIME..!!! HOPE U GET CONFORT FROM UR LOST!!!

  19. Oh Im so sorry to hear this :'(

    My cat was knocked over and killed on the road by my house a year ago.  At the time I was heartbroken and cried for days, he was only 18  months old.  However time is a healer and even though you won't feel like it just now you will soon start to feel better.  You'll still have the times when you think about him and feel sad but there won't be so many tears.

    I'm sorry there's nothing else I can say really - losing a pet is like losing one of the family. x

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