For as long as people have been grappling with the concept of death, they have wondered if humans have souls.
For as long as people have had cats, they have wondered if cats do, too.
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The concept of “the soul” is an extraordinarily powerful one. When we love a living being, who [...]
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Do cats have souls?
Do Cats Mourn?
Do cats mourn their cat companions when they die? Do cats miss people who go away?
Definitely.
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After all, we have no doubt that cats can love us, and each other. With love, there is also the recognition of loss.
It was a long time ago now, when I picked up a cat [...]
After a loss, how long before we get a new cat?
When we have a cat we deeply love, and then they’re gone, we can be counseled to “get over” our loss before we look for a new cat.
Why, then, do we seem to take so long to “get over” a gone cat? And why do we seem to crave a new cat “too soon” and [...]
Mourning a Cat Who is Gone
Mourning a cat takes a different shape from mourning a person.
Yet, with the cultural concept of “pet loss” only a few decades old, and with so few models to use from, many people are not always consciously aware of the similarities, and differences, between “person loss” and “pet loss.” This can interfere with our grief [...]
