Thanks everyone for your kind words. Reg you are right animals definitely grieve when they lose a member of their animal family. I had an awful time with the kitties when Raggs died (our dog), they were very close to him and Smokey had a very hard time after he died for almost 2 months.... he finally seemed to come around to his normal self when the spring came, but I've had to give him extra attention ever since. Smokey became a sucky cat wanting love all the time ... he had never been like this before.
Thankfully they all seem to have accepted that Tiger is gone, though occasionally I see them looking in his favorite hiding spots. Bailey is back to eating any flavour of treats and has been playing with her balls and catnip mice so I think she is through the worst of it. I still miss Tiger so much I think because he went downhill so fast...
thanks everyone for your support
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Willing Slave to: Sam 17 yrs; Bailey 14 yrs; and Smokey 10 yrs.
R.I.P. Raggs 1997-2012 ; Pepper 1997-2009 ; Tiger 2000 - 2014;
"Please do not breed or buy while shelter pets are left to die"
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