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3catwoman3

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6. I'm so happy you decided to do this. I didn't comment in your...

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Apr 29, 2023, 02:38 PM

Apr 2023

…previous threads because I couldn’t think of anything to say.

I am one who usually get a new cat almost immediately, as it is the only thing that seems to salve the searing grief. I never regard a new family member as a replacement, because that is not possible. Rather, we consider them as successors.

It gives the free-floating love for the departed pet a new place to anchor.

One of our vets said the very best way to honor a departed pet is by providing the same loving home to a new animal as you provided to the predecessor.

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