‘She and I were on the same wavelength - I understood her and she understood me’: The emotional saga of a grieving feline pawrent overwhelmed by guilt and anxiety over adopting a new fur baby who helps her get over her soul cat

Mourning a soul cat is a complex and time-consuming process. You have been together for a decade or even more, living entwined lives that have become so close that you pretty much slept, ate and went to the bathroom together. You were there for each other through the low points, and you celebrated together during the high points. And when it came time to say goodbye, you thought your heart would never mend.

Now, the healthy thing to do is to take your time and grieve fully. Much like a relationship the right thing to do it not to rush back into another one. Which is what this story's protagonist found out the hard way when she went ahead and adopted a kitten merely a month after her soul cat's passing. And look, we get it, the loneliness is savage, and it can feel as though things will never get back to the way that they were. But in time they will. Trust the process.

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Jheez, it is tough enough getting yourself to sync up with a new cat child, learning all the ins and outs of their subtle behaviors. But to do so after parting ways with your soul cat who has been with you for more than a decade has truly got to be one of the toughest things that you can do. It will take a lot of time and patience to get there.
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No, it doesn’t. As many of us feline pawrents can attest to, it is incredibly difficult parting ways with a cat who you held so dearly in your soul. And with every thing that happens with your new cat child, you will obviously wish that it was your previous cat child who you are doing it with. Not that it makes any of it any easier.
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