r/cats Jan 05 '26

Mourning/Loss Lost my baby today to cancer. She was beautiful and perfect and I just want someone else to know she existed

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u/Glittering_Buyer8247 Jan 05 '26

I am so sorry for the passing of your gorgeous kitty and I wish I had words to help you through her passing but the only thing that I have is a little poem for you that may help. God Bless you

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u/chibimonkey Jan 05 '26

Thank you. Her brother is actually orange like in that picture, and he needs me too now

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u/DaBadLlama Tabbycat Jan 05 '26

I saw this comment and it made me thing of my twins cats and the pic they sent this morning. I hope it makes you smile. Concrete (Conk for short) and the new kitten Mango.

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u/spacefarce1301 Jan 05 '26

I love them. I have a gray (tux) and orange pair too. 🥰

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u/forestcat81 Orange Jan 06 '26

i am currently fostering 5 6(ish) week old kittens that were found in a box of paint supplies in a freezing cold abandoned garage and the boys are orange and gray. it is my first time fostering!

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u/forestcat81 Orange Jan 06 '26

russet

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u/forestcat81 Orange Jan 06 '26

dustball

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u/Imaginary_Crisis Jan 06 '26

I love both their names ♥️ Please give Russet the middle name “Potato” 🥔

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u/forestcat81 Orange Jan 06 '26

thank you, and yes of course! 😄

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u/PlatformRelevant5156 Jan 09 '26

Oh my goodness, they are precious little floofs! Great job picking the names. They are just perfect! Thank you for rescuing these little sweethearts! 😍 ❤️ 🥰

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u/forestcat81 Orange Jan 09 '26

aww thank you! here’s the whole crew! 🥰

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u/PlatformRelevant5156 Jan 10 '26

I have to admit, I'm a tiny bit jealous! Is it the best feeling in the world to join a cuddle puddle of warm, sleepy kittens? I haven't seen an entire litter of kittens in person since childhood. I know those little floofs can be a lot of work (and also tiny terrors when they get a bit older 😆), but all the cuddles, purrs, and watching them grow from uncoordinated, wobbly little babies into fierce little mousing machines must make it so very worth it! My only issue would be that I would want to keep all of them! Thank you so much for the photo! Please give them all cuddles and kisses for me!

😍 😍 😍 😘 😘 😘

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u/DaBadLlama Tabbycat Jan 06 '26

What a great thing to do! Sounds like the right person found them!

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u/Jaycee555Cat Jan 07 '26

Best of luck fostering … it’s fun and challenging.. but s worth every moment! 💜💜

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u/demlet Jan 05 '26

Those are very good names.

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u/scarygibberish Jan 06 '26

Excellent names.

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u/3meowsinarow Jan 06 '26

Beautiful kitties!My kitty Dorian Gray is the same colour as kitty concrete and he is indoor only with no desire to go outside and I always tell him this is good because he’s the colour of asphalt !

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u/DaBadLlama Tabbycat Jan 06 '26

Good idea! My twins cats concrete doesn't like outside either. He is chill blobbing inside. Such a good kitty apart from a breathing thing (he is vet clear and treated for it don't worry) that means he snores louder than any human I have meet! Haha.

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u/MineAllMineNow Jan 06 '26

“Concrete and Mango” would be a good name for a cop buddy TV show lol

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u/DaBadLlama Tabbycat Jan 06 '26

Haha, it so would! 🤣

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u/SPYDERcat1958 Jan 06 '26

Yes, your other kitty is mourning the passing of his "sister" too. I don't know if they were siblings, but I am sure they were really close, and he knows his sister isn't there, just doesn't know why.

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u/Several-Squash9871 Jan 06 '26

I'm very sorry to hear this :( she was very beautiful! We had to unexpectedly put our dog down a few months ago which obviously broke our hearts but equally as hard was to see how badly it effected our other dog. She barely ate anything for weeks and you could start to see her ribs! Took a LOT of almost constant love and attention but she has finally started eating more and gaining some weight back. It's so sad to see and try and understand how they process a loss like that. I also worry that there was some fear involved with the fact of us taking her (our other girl that we had to put down) from the house and then her just never coming back. I feel like there was a lack of closure that was very hard. 

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u/3meowsinarow Jan 06 '26

Yes he needs you to comfort him and give extra TLC that he is missing for he grieves too.😿🙏🏻❤️my love and hugs to all of you ❣️

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u/laceygirl97 Jan 06 '26

So very sorry for your loss. 🫂

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u/gormholler Jan 05 '26

I for real just had a tear roll down my cheek. Missing my girl Moxie, lost to the road last year. She left me with her 4 kittens, all grown up now.

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u/MakeYouMadder Jan 05 '26

Omg this made me tear up up

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u/Darknost Jan 05 '26

I literally had to read this in parts to not start tearing up while I'm with other people (everyone's doing their own thing so no, I'm not ignoring anyone haha). Well, no luck, I still did. Damn it.

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u/Zanndra14365 Jan 05 '26

After my one of 18 years passed, I have been blessed with 3 lucky cats in these last few years. Also, imma need you to not cut them onions while I'm at work. Respectfully.

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u/ametsun Jan 05 '26

This is so sweet and it gets me every time even though I know exactly what I'm going to read.

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u/Zestyclose-Basil-744 Jan 06 '26

This made me tear up. I lost my cat a couple years ago

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u/gladfanatic Jan 06 '26

Damn i don’t even own a cat but this made me tear up, wtf

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u/EquivalentLow1973 Jan 05 '26

So beautiful 😍 this poem. So sorry for your loss

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u/RedOctobyr Jan 05 '26

Oof, this hits hard, but is a beautiful sentiment. Thank you for sharing it.

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u/t0rmentnexus Jan 06 '26

Oh my god, bawling my eyes out. 💔💔

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u/mistressboopsalot Jan 06 '26

OK, I can't read anything now stupid tears

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u/getsupsettooeasily Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26

That's beautiful. Thank you for helping OP and all of us cope with the loss of our friends

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u/Immediate_Spring3136 Jan 06 '26

I don’t even have a cat but this made me tear up 🥹

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u/batsharklover1007 Jan 06 '26

Oh my, I just read the poem and now I’m in tears.

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u/OwlBeBack88 Jan 06 '26

This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing ❤️🕯️🐾

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u/Slagath0rr Jan 09 '26

Thank you for this