My cousin lost her cat, and needs support...

[popcornbird]

Hi everyone.

I just recieved an email from my older cousin in England. Her 15 year old cat passed away yesterday, due to heart failure. She was a pure black cat, and as sweet as sugar. Her name was Juicy. My cousin, who is 31, had her since she was 16, and is obviously, devastated. I myself, am quite upset. I never really liked to go to England, because we go SO much...a little too much. Juicy was my only motivation whenever we went. I loved her so much, and I know that visiting my family in England will never be the same again, knowing my beloved kitty cousin is gone.

I thought I would post this and email my cousin the thread. Though I don't like to share PT with family, I feel this will mean a lot to her. Below is the email she sent me. She's heartbroken and needs support, and I know there's no better place than PT, to get support for the loss of a pet. Please respond and I'll email her the thread. I just want to do something to make her feel better.

RIP Little Juicy. We will miss you.

I just wanted to inform you about the death of my beloved cat, Juicy. I know you loved her tremendously, and felt obliged to let you know. She died of heart failure, yesterday. She was over 15 years old. I remember the day I brought her home, as a tiny baby kitten. I was only 16 years old then, and got her after the death of my childhood cat. She brought me such comfort when I was grieving over the loss of my first cat. She slept with me every night, for 15 years. I don't know how I'm going to cope with this loss. I just wanted to talk to someone I knew would understand. No one understands my feelings at this point. No one. Its at times like this when I wish I had more friends that share my love of animals. People don't seem to understand she wasn't 'just' a cat. She was my baby, my sister, and my best friend. She was with me from the age of 16 to 31. I don't know how I will live without her.

I don't know if you will completely understand how I feel right now, but I know if there's ANYONE in the family who will understand even a fraction of how I'm feeling, its you. I know you share my love of animals. I know you have pets of your own. I know you loved my Juicy, and that you will share my sadness of her loss. My heart aches to no end. I'm hurt. I can't do anything but cry. I didn't go to work today, and I don't think I can go for sometime. I don't want to cry in front of my coworkers. They will never understand. My own sister doesn't understand. I called her and left her a message about my cat, and she never responded. You're the only one in the family that I know will care. I just need support right now. I need comfort, and that's something I'm not getting from everyone who tells me, 'She was just a cat.'

Please respond if you understand how I feel. I am aching so bad and want to talk to someone, but no one understands. I hope you will understand my pain. The pain is just overwhelming. I miss my baby girl so much.