Tigger my main cat passed away today

[MaryB]

No shelters around here, I have been checking Craigslist and a local trader paper that comes out once a week. Oreo keeps meowing at the pantry door I carried Tigger through to put him in the freezer until spring(morbid yes but I cannot dig 36" of frozen ground by hand) wanting him to come and play... so I have to find hi a companion be it puppy or another cat. Keeping an eye out for a 4-5 year old lab of I can find one who needs a new home, but a puppy would work too. I like dogs and cats and have had my share of both.

[Driver man]

Sorry to hear of your loss Mary. Some pets are just so unique as to be part of your family and the loss is just as real. Words wont help you but sharing your grief will. You cant replace a loved pet but a new pet with their own character can add to your household. I have always been a dog man but when my last dog died I was given a ginger cat who turned into my best friend and filled my home with that companionship that is hard to describe. He also filled it with rats mice and rabbits but that is just what they do .

[scarry scarney]

Mary

Like others, I feel for your loss. A few years ago, I had to put down one of my cats after she had a stroke. The dog and other cat kept looking for her (along with my heart) for many days. It is always a sad day when one of our little ones pass over the bridge.

[Mytmousemalibu]

So sorry for your loss Mary, i feel your pain. We finally had to take one of ours, Baby, a flame point siamese to be put to sleep, she was about 18yrs old. So sorry!

[rancher1913]

If I could figure a way to mail one, I'd send you one of the 20 around here.

[LAKEMASTER]

our " pets " are actually family

the hardest thing is putting a pet down or watching them die. i pray my current pup will die in her sleep. the pain will never get easier for me.

[MaryB]

Oreo is just listless and not himself. He used to play tag with Tigger and they raced all over the house... looking at a 9mo old orange Bengal kitten...

[smokeywolf]

Dam it all Mary, can't tell you how much I feel your loss. Tigger was lucky to go with Mommy touching him and talking to him.

[bayjoe]

My heart goes out to you for your loss.
It is so hard to lose a pet which has been your best friend for so many years.

[Mytmousemalibu]

Oreo is just listless and not himself. He used to play tag with Tigger and they raced all over the house... looking at a 9mo old orange Bengal kitten...

I think a Bengal kitty is just what you need! I really want a Bengal, i love the ornery and inquisitive cattitude they are known for. A Bengal would probably make a good companion for Oreo to play with.

[shdwlkr]

If you want a cat that likes people and has a tendency to do the unexpected

selkirk rex might be just right
http://www.cat-breeds-encyclopedia.com/Selkirk-Rex-cat.html sorry about the bold couldn't get it to turn off

don't believe them when they say they are not vocal mine lets me know when I have missed time with him and doesn't like it I like cats, dogs really any animal that has a personality and isn't afraid to let you know that they do.

[woodbutcher]

Hi MaryB.Sorry for your loss.I also had a "Tigger",could have passed for a brother of your Tigger.He was about 12 years old when he left this old world.
I guess that his most favorite treat was to jump up in my sidecar with Pooch dog and go for a ride around the neighborhood when I got home from work.Got some really funny looks from the neighbors about that pair of passengers.The loss of a pet really leaves a hole in ones life.
Leo

[white eagle]

I am so sorry for your loss I know the empty
spot you speak of it does close but thankfully
the memories last forever he sounded like a true friend

[Multigunner]

From the photo I can see that Yigger was mostly Mau. The Mau is the oldest domestic breed of cats dating back to ancient Egypt. My Mau is as full blooded as you could find.
These cats were noted for loyalty and intelligence, acting more like a good dog than like a cat.

My boy is over 16 now, and from all appearances as healthy as a horse. he leaps six ft to the top of a kitchen cabinet with ease and from there to the top of the refrigerator about five ft away like it was nothing.
I don't know what I'd do if I lost him. On the upside a full blooded Mau can live over 24 years. He might yet outlive me.

I feel your loss Mary, I've got quite a Pet cemetery in my back yard.

[MaryB]

Tigger was a leaper too, in his prime he could dead jump 6+ feet straight up. I caught him up on top of the upper kitchen cabinets one day and wondered how he got up there... next day I saw him take a running leap to the tops about 7' up... Yes I think he was mostly Mau, he had that extremely loyal temperament they exhibit and yes he was very smart. He knew a couple dozen words and had about 50 vocalizations I learned from him for what he wanted. Often all he had to do was look at me and I knew what he wanted but we had a very deep mental connection, I have an absence in my mind with him gone and I felt him pass away. My neighbor has his brother who is all black(that mamma cat had a lot of lovers!) and he is exhibiting the same thyroid issues so I think it is a hereditary thing. My neighbor also has his sister who is a tortie... he had 2 other brothers who looked like him who died at 9 years old on the farm and he was 9 when the thyroid issues started. I treated him with diet and kept him going 2 more years but it took its toll on his kidneys and other organs finally. Treatment for it was far more than I could afford(they quoted $10k) and required me to leave him at the UofMN for 8 weeks for the radiation sequence that might have killed him. Better he was with me if he was going to die.

I got in the granite tile for his marker today so when I do a laser run this weekend I am going to get that made so it is ready for spring.

[WJP]

Sorry for your loss. I have a house full of them and 1 by 1 they're going. Never a good day dealing with that stuff. At least you gave him a good home and life.

[MaryB]

Hard when they bond with you as deeply as Tigger did with me. There is still a presence missing in my mind, we were that connected.

[gray wolf]

Hello Mary,
So Sorry for your loss. Julie and I know how important our fur kids are,
as do many other members here.
Please accept our condolences.

[The Goose]

May God bless!

[MaryB]

Found a shelter 45 miles away, going to go look at this guy Saturday. He is between 9 months and a year old. https://drpem3xzef3kf.cloudfront.net...&no_scale_up=1 they also have some kittens and other cats if our personalities don't mesh. Thought about a dog but I do not have the energy to chase one anymore...