Losing a pet is not an easy experience. If you have recently gone through this, or someone near and dear to you has, finding the right words to express how you are feeling can be difficult. Although this may be an overwhelming time for you, may you find some light and inspiration during your time of grieving.
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You may have left my life, but you will never leave my heart.Unknown
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.Dr Suess
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Khalil Gibran
No amount of time will ever erase the memory of a good cat. Unknown
Some angels don’t have wings, sometimes they have whiskers. Unknown
May memories of love, and friendship maintain and comfort you in the loss of your beloved cat. Unknown
Grief is so painfully real, regardless of its origin. The love of, and attachment to, an animal friend can equal that of human relationships. Likewise, the loss of an animal can be just as devastating. Pastor Joel Morgan
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.An Irish Saying
Heaven will not ever Heaven be, unless my cats are there to welcome me.Unknown
Your favorite chair is empty now, where you would lie and sleep. But the memory of our happy times is mine to always keep. Unknown
How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.Winnie the Pooh
Reflective Cat Loss Quotes
Remembering when your cat was just a kitten, cherishing every moment you spent watching them grow, and, reflecting on the impact they’ve had on your life can be incredibly therapeutic. Their memory will forever live on in your heart—and that in itself is beautiful.
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When the cat you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure. Unknown
A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.Ernest Hemingway
The loss of a cat is immeasurable. But so is the love that is left behind. Unknown
If you have a cat, you will most likely outlive it. To get a cat is to open yourself u[p to profound joy and prospectively, to equally profound sadness. Unknown
A home without a cat — and a well fed, well petted and properly revered cat — may be a home, perhaps, but how can it prove title?Mark Twain
The people who say “it’s just a cat” do not understand, and it is I who feels bad. Unknown
To anyone who has ever been owned by a cat, it will come as no surprise that there are all sorts of things about your cat you will never, as long as you live, forget. Not the least of these is your first sight of him or her.Cleveland Amory
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. Anatole France
No one can truly understand the bond that we form with the cats we love until they experience the loss of one. Unknown
It’s funny how…cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do, isn’t it?Eleanor H. Porter
It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more.Anges Repplier
Christian is the Editor-in-Chief of Excited Cats and one of its original and primary contributors. A lifelong cat lover, now based in South East Asia, Christian and his wife are the proud parents of an 11-year-old son and four rescue cats: Trixie, Chloe, Sparky, and Chopper.
