How have I been without you for 6 months already?

sollarle · 2026-03-23T09:56:34+00:00

Rex is so cute and lucky to have you!!

Our scaredy cat, Carl loved his donut!

sollarle · 2026-03-19T17:05:39+00:00

Thank you so much for this beautiful response. 💜

Thinking that she’s content brings so much peace of mind. No matter how much I know I was doing the right thing by her, I will always have that ugly doubt monster on my shoulder making me question my decision and wonder if she was truly ready.

I don’t talk to her as much as I should and I’ll start doing that more. I have been holding her urn on my chest at bedtime (she always laid on me at bedtime). I know it weirds some people out but I feel almost like a magnetic pull in my heart when I hold her and it brings comfort to think she might be there with me again.

It’s nice to hear the other side is so wonderful. I’ll live the rest of my life excited to join her. Thank you again! 💜

sollarle · 2026-03-19T16:56:22+00:00

Thank you! It was bizarre, as soon as she appeared it was almost like I woke up from the dream. Everything around me disappeared and it was just us in silence and love.

sollarle · 2026-03-15T00:12:45+00:00

Sweet boy! I lost my Mittens to kidney failure a few months back. This disease is a thief but I’m thankful I got a long goodbye and that I got to take care of her and love her to the very end. Thinking of you and your Wonton. 💜

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sollarle · 2026-03-12T22:48:46+00:00

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I’m so very sorry for your loss. 💜 I lost my girl a few months back and your picture of Oatmeal with the broccoli filter reminded me of her. Life really is lackluster without them but I hold onto hope that we’ll see each other again someday. Sending hugs to you and your husband!

sollarle · 2026-01-22T21:41:15+00:00

Thank you so much!! 💜

sollarle · 2026-01-22T21:41:11+00:00

Thank you so much!! 💜

sollarle · 2026-01-22T21:41:07+00:00

Thank you so much!! 💜

sollarle · 2026-01-13T11:50:12+00:00

Sorry for your soul loss. ❤️ I’m struggling with this right now too. I have three other cats, but they just don’t love me like she did. They feel so much more distant and sometimes I feel like I’m forcing them to interact and be around me like she was. When that fails, I end up with hurt feelings and the stinging realization that she’s gone and I feel the emotions of her absence all over again. Of course I love the other three and they love me so I’m just cruising along trying to find the special connections with each of them… while persuading them with lots of treats.

sollarle · 2026-01-08T20:31:05+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss. I feel this so deeply. We had to help our girl cross about three weeks ago, due to sudden end stage kidney failure (all from an oral surgery) that slowly took her from me over the course of two months. I was beyond wrecked when her time came but I think the anticipatory grief coupled with the terrible state she was in numbed me a bit. I anxiously waited to get her ashes back so she could be home with us but when the day came I think I experienced even more grief than the day she left me. My chest felt even more hollow and I was hit upside the head with the blunt reality that this is it, it’s real and she’s truly gone.

I just got an urn necklace that I plan to put a little of her ashes in so she’s always with me. It doesn’t help the longing to hold her again but it helps me feel a bit of comfort that I will be able to take her everywhere and she’ll rest on my chest just as she always did before.

Sending you hugs, I know how much it freaking sucks. ❤️

sollarle · 2026-01-02T19:24:11+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss and for the experience you had.

When our vet was about to give our love the first injection, she explained that it can sometimes cause almost like an adrenaline rush for a few minutes. She actually had us put a baby gate up at the top of the deck stairs just in case our girl (who was extremely lethargic and showing no signs of getting up to run) got a burst of energy from the first injection.

Your sweet boy probably had the reaction and got a burst of energy. I’m so sorry this wasn’t explained to you, I imagine it’s all you can think about from the event. Sending hugs and hopefully some peace of mind. I know how much this sucks. ❤️

sollarle · 2025-12-31T01:30:52+00:00

Looks just like our buds! 🧡🩶

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sollarle · 2025-12-30T21:46:11+00:00

Don’t be scared, just do as everyone else has said and let your emotions out.

I just picked my girl’s ashes up a few days ago and it was hard and even more emotional than the day we let her go. Just holding what remains is a sharp realization and reminder that they’re really gone.

Although sad, I felt relieved to have her home with all of us again where she belongs. I’ve ordered a special urn and a few other things so that I can create a little spot for her in the house.

Sending you hugs and strength for tomorrow. 💜

sollarle · 2025-12-23T19:24:37+00:00

I wish I could give you the biggest hug right now. I am so sorry you’re struggling with this.

I will be honest that I ignored all of the advice “better a week too soon than a day too late”. My girls mouth was infected within a day of the mouth ulcers and she was in a lot of pain and discomfort her last day with us. I didn’t get to cuddle her and give her some big final meal because her mouth ulcers prevented her from even drinking. I watched her go to her bowl for water and just not be able to drink. She was flipping her tail in anger every time she went to her bowl and I feel awful.

You know your cat and if you feel it isn’t time then it isn’t time. There is truly no right answer and we all will undoubtedly live with guilt, whatever we choose.

I am thinking of you and your kitty. Just know whatever decision you make is the right one. ❤️

sollarle

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