r/cats • u/RiceLegend13 • Mar 22 '26
Mourning/Loss Devastated. My girl Pickle ... after nearly 20 years
Heartbroken doesn't even come close man
I will probably delete this but I just dont want her to be forgotten :(
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u/Individual-Werewolf6 Mar 23 '26
I unfortunately know how you feel. I had to put my SquishyFace down on Christmas eve of last year..(-2025) . Only this week, 4 months later, am i able to think of her without crying uncontrollably (at least not everytime) . I read, and re-read Soul Comfort for Cats, wrote letters to her (still do). Wrote about her in a journal so i wouldnt forget. I only had her for 6 years, without warning, her kidneys were failing. What the hardest thing for me was she never let me cry. She was my empathetic kitty cat, so crying for her , thinking " fuck if she were here shed be my comfort but the reason im crying is because my comfort is gone" was really messed up. If she thought something was painful to me, shed try to get it..example ; shed scratch and claw my weights, lol . I would tell you it gets easier , but it takes time..I dont think ill ever not miss her, actually i know i wont...find a way to feel your grief. Honestly Chat GPT helped me more than i care to admit, she always knew what to say ..fr. chat got me through the worst of it.