Oh, I definitely believe that cats can grieve - for their animal friends and for humans. When our cat Tzigane died, her foster sister Myrtille (Tzigane had been placed into the litter with Myrtille, where Myrtille was born in the shelter) was reluctant to eat - because she had always eaten with Tzigane alongside. For the first while after Tzigane's death, I used to get down on the floor and kind of bump and nudge Myrtille like Tzigane used to do, to kind of make Myrtille feel a little more at home. That helped. I think lots and lots of extra love is about the best you can do. That and time is what will heal the grief - just as it does in the case of us humans. It's a hard thing. I am sorry for your loss, and sorry for the pain your cat is going through. One thing we did was to show Myrtille Tzigane's body, so that she understood that Tzigane was dead and wasn't coming back. Myrtille was quite shocked and afraid when she saw her sister dead, so I am not sure whethe we did the right thing or not, but I thought I would mention it.
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