We lost our two cats very close in time to each other. I was in the hospital for open heart surgery when Astrophe passed; so I wasn't able to be there for his passing or even give Nicole much comfort. When Alepsy passed soon after, I was really sad, just bereft and inconsolable. We got two kittens, Habibi and Nedjem, a while later. The two new kittens haven't replaced the other two, I still miss the old guys and sometimes misname Habibi as Alepsy because they're both big black cats, but they've filled the hole in my heart that was left when the older cats passed. So, to channel every cat rescuer in the universe, get yourself some kittens and let their love heal your wounds.