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Sadly my cat Charlie died last Thursday evening, he was only five.
I am not sure what happened to him, he either fell off the roof, or was run over, there were not really any marks on him. I found him dead on the drive.
He was a great cat, and will be sadly missed.
His sister doesn't seem to be coping too well.
She has always lived with other cats, and seems to be lost without him.
I am not sure if she would be happier with another male younger cat living with her, or living on her own? She does not get on well with the neighbours cats, and always treated Charlie as her own offspring, letting him eat first, and letting him get fuss, as a priority etc.
Any advice would be welcome.
I am not sure what happened to him, he either fell off the roof, or was run over, there were not really any marks on him. I found him dead on the drive.
He was a great cat, and will be sadly missed.
His sister doesn't seem to be coping too well.
She has always lived with other cats, and seems to be lost without him.
I am not sure if she would be happier with another male younger cat living with her, or living on her own? She does not get on well with the neighbours cats, and always treated Charlie as her own offspring, letting him eat first, and letting him get fuss, as a priority etc.
Any advice would be welcome.
Sorry to hear of your loss. Always a wrench. We've had a number of pairs with varying success. When we first moved in together we combined households, one cat from each. Kamba and Mignon pretty much ignored each other. When my cat (Mignon) died we got a kitten, Aurum. Kamaba pretty much ignored Aurum despite the Aurum wanting to play all the time. By the time Aurum was 5 Kamba had died of natural causes. Got new kitten, Nimbus. Played together like long lost siblings for 6 weeks, then Aurum suddenly took a dislike to Nimbus (no idea why) and beat the crap out of her at every opportunity. About a year later Aurum got run over and we got another new kitten, Nova. Nova is now 3 and she is best mates with Nimbus who is 5. So I guess there is no guarantee any pairing will work out as you plan, but when you do find a pair that get along it is very rewarding.
mike80 said:
worries me about letting mine outside!
There's no doubt that cats are at a degree of risk if they go out on their own, the risk will vary from cat to cat and from one location to another. At the moment we live in a cat-safe environment and can let ours out in relative safety. But in the past, especially when we lived near a road, we built an outdoor run for them, something like a conservatory but with wire netting instead of glass. The cats loved it, spent hours in it, and didn't get attacked by other cats, dogs, neighbours' children with air rifles or road traffic.
That is sad
I have become quite protective of mine though it seems I dont need to worry too much as he has pretty much become top cat in the neighbourhood.
He doesnt seem to go too far either. Im not sure if its the breed or the fact he is neutered but he really only goes into my garden and the adjoining ones plus occassionally into the car park that adjoins my garden. He does steal food apparently from a cat a couple of doors along too.
I have become quite protective of mine though it seems I dont need to worry too much as he has pretty much become top cat in the neighbourhood.
He doesnt seem to go too far either. Im not sure if its the breed or the fact he is neutered but he really only goes into my garden and the adjoining ones plus occassionally into the car park that adjoins my garden. He does steal food apparently from a cat a couple of doors along too.
Sorry to hear about Charlie.
We lost one in April last year to cancer and then one, as mentioned in this thread, in June. The remaining one seemed to sulk for a while and spends a lot of time outdoors but seems back to his old self now.
Not sure he'd get on with another one at his age.
We lost one in April last year to cancer and then one, as mentioned in this thread, in June. The remaining one seemed to sulk for a while and spends a lot of time outdoors but seems back to his old self now.
Not sure he'd get on with another one at his age.
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