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HI,

Not sure if this is the right section but I will post anyways. My husband got up this morning to find out three year old himilayan (Pheobe) had passed away during the night. What I was wondering is do other cats mourn the loss of on of its house mates and if so, for how long? I have One Kitty Kota who acted like Pheobe was her mother. She has benn crying and going nuts all morning since it happened. Her and my other two cats actually woke us up at 4am, they were crying and going nuts. Thats when we found Pheobe. I am giving a the three cats as much attention as I can to help them calm down. I just want to know how long a cats grieving process is if they have one.

Attached is a Photo of our beloved Pheobe.

aww! so sorry for your kitty that passed away. do you know why??? i can tell you about my cats. i recently lost my mokie. she was 22 years old and i had to have her put to sleep. i have 3 other cats an my sister has 2 cats so we have 5 other cats in the house. my cats did show some grief when it first happened, this was oct 28th i had her PTS. shadow would wonder around meowing. although they didn't really hang out together that much shadow and mokie would lay next to each other occasionally. she knows mokie is gone. i just gave her, and still do, extra attention an she seems fine now.
my other cat daisy has been grouchy and restless. she didn't hang out with mokie either but knows the routine in the home is different. smokey was on meds an i fed her anytime she wanted. daisy would wait to get a bite of smokey's food. no matter what time it was, day or night. so i'm very sure daisy misses those times. i was trying to get into a different routine with my cats but find i have to keep to the same routine as much as possible. so now instead of feeding mokie before bed i feed daisy a little snack to calm her down. she seems to be adjusting now.
its very hard and i know how you guys feel. BELIEVE ME. everyone says it take time. well for me time is nothing. you have to work through this process.
my thought go out to you and you kitties...Jean

Thank you. We do not know why she passed away. The vet has an idea that her heart might of gave out on her. I found out today from the guy who had her before me that she had a irregular heart beat, but didnt need meds for it. So we think that might be it. I know that two of my three litties will miss her more as they are kittens and she used to clean them, the other one is an old man and doesnt seem to bother him as much. Again thank you.

I am so sorry about Pheobe. I know that something sudden like that is especially hard to bear.

Best wishes to you. Again, I am very sorry about your loss.
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