I am not a cat person, but I didn’t know that when Jennifer Jurney and I adopted Loki almost 15 years ago. He and I have, over the years, strove and cuddled; fought and snuggled. Last night he passed, and today I feel the pain of his absence in our life.
I am not a cat person, but Loki was my cat. It can be hard to understand the way another fills your life until they’re gone, and the gaps are then suddenly incredibly stark. All the chores, and frustrations, and what-always-felt-like-nonsense that he required – now that they’re not required – don’t feel so nonsensical.
I am not a cat person, but over the last few weeks of winter holiday we spent a lot of time on the couch, and in the chair, and in bed at night cuddling with Loki. He was an enormous cat, a Maine Coon, and in our Brooklyn apartment we all knocked shoulders all the time. Tonight our home feels shockingly empty.
I am not a cat person, but I miss Loki. He was our guy.
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Sorry for your loss, Mike. I missed Chairman similarly.
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Sorry for your loss. I missed Tesla in a similar fashion.
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I’m so sorry for your loss, but I am thankful that you had 15 strong years together. That’s a tremendous amount of time and you gave Loki a loving home. He sounds like a pretty fantastic cat.
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Thanks for sharing this laudatio.
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Thank you for sharing that wonderful tribute. I miss Pumpkin and Mizzy the same way. (The cats I got for my 10th birthday) .
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I had a feline brother for ten years. It was against my better judgement I took him in. Not being a cat person. But he won me over, curled on my solar plexus, his purrs and gnaws tugging at my heart strings.
I know the void you speak of. It just visited me a moment ago. I don’t like that feeling. But I love what it means and what it stems from. I feel for you bro.
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My cat is almost that old. His two sisters died this year and last, and now it’s just him and me. I try to cherish every moment we have left. Except when he is pestering me and knocking things off the table on purpose.
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So sorry. We still daily feel the loss of Hamlet. No other could fill us like he.
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Sorry to hear that Mike.
I was not a cat person either until I married my wife (and her 2 cats). 2 years ago we ‘adopted’ a black baby cat from friends who found it at their door in the middle of winter. The cat jumped on my lap while we were visiting and decided I was his new daddy, so in a cardboard box home he went. Hobbes has been my best buddy ever since and welcomes me at the door when I get home. Our contract is simple; he provides snuggles, purring and comfort, and I provide an unlimited supply of cat snacks and catnip. I didn’t think I was a cat person, but I guess I am.
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So sorry for your loss.
I lost my cat (Mittens) a few years ago and it was really tough. hugs
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I’m sorry. 😦
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Our condolences, Mike. Unfortunately we bring animals into our families knowing the score (unless you fancy tortoises) but that doesn’t make saying goodbye any easier. know that Loki’s life was better because of you.
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