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Your cat loves a clean toilet -- don't we all? Catster's singing Cat Lady, Sarah Donner, explains why.
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What Helps When You Have the Blues? How About Kittens?
— During a difficult couple of weeks, a continuous supply of baby feline cuteness has kept me from spiraling into big-sadness overload.
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Leonard Nimoy RIP: A Black Cat Charmed the Emotionless Spock
— At the venerable actor's passing, we revisit a "Star Trek" episode involving Spock and a black cat.
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How Do You Keep the Memory of Your Cats Alive?
— I have rituals to remember the special cats in my life, and they really do revive happy times.
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Is There a Way to Prepare for the Sudden Passing of a Beloved Cat?
— We never want to think about the death of a pet, let alone go through it, but maybe we can prepare.
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Build a Temple for Your Cat: Post-Death Pet Care in Japan
— The Japanese approach death is a strong reminder of how lucky I am to have my cat in my life.
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These Pet Video Memorials Are the Damnedest Things We've Ever Seen
— PetPhotoFun will animate your dearly departed cat and make him sing. Sing!
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How One Little Black Cat Is Saving Her Mom's Final Days
— Joan was rushed to hospice, leaving Isis stranded in her apartment; a group of people worked to reunite them and find Isis a new home.
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Would You Be a “Fospice” Volunteer for a Cat?
— Some shelters run special foster programs to give elderly and special-needs cats a loving home. Next time I have a vacancy, I'm signing up.
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Can Navigating End-of-Life Decisions With Cats Help Us Later With Human Loved Ones?
— Each require courage and compassion; does experience in one arena help in the other?
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How I Lost JD, My Heart Kitten, to Megaesophagus Disorder
— I worked hard to help him gain weight, but at four months old, I knew it was time to say goodbye.
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Have You Ever Helped a Friend Through the Death of Her Cat?
— My best friend's cat -- my "godcat" -- is facing the end of his life. Here's how I'm helping my friend.
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We Talk Pet Hospice and Palliative Care with Coleen Ellis
— The founder of Two Hearts Pet Loss Center wants there to be no regrets in facing the loss of a pet.
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RIP Quasi, Founder of the Ugly Kitty Movement
— Quasi the self-proclaimed "ugly cat" is gone, but her spirit will live on in efforts to raise money for less-adoptable, special-needs cats.
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A Green Alternative to Cremation: We Talk With Jerry Shevick of Peaceful Pets Aquamation
— Shevick believes his eco-friendly process will change our conception of after-death pet care.
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Do People Show More Sympathy for the Loss of a Dog Than a Cat?
— Our dog recently passed, and people were much more concerned than when my cats have died.
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Confession: Sometimes We Mourn a Cat More Than We Would a Friend
— I'll admit, it's happened to me. Here are four reasons why I think we mourn pets so deeply.
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Did You Remember a Cat on National Pet Memorial Day?
— This weekend, I took time to remember my late cats, and I thought up some ways, simple and otherwise, to memorialize our pets.
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We Remember Peat the Glenturret Distillery Kitten
— After only 6 months as official mouser at the Scotland distillery, Peat dies in an accident.
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Win a Furever Tree Eco-Urn From the Collar Project
— The device creates a meaningful cat memorial by combining ashes with soil and planting a tree.
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5 Tips to Help a Friend Facing Grief After the Loss of a Cat
— Death leads people into a sensitive time, and different friends might need different approaches.
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Have You Ever Faced the Sudden, Unexpected Death of a Cat?
— We had only moments to say goodbye to our beloved Harley, and I still haven't accepted her passing. How do you cope with such a loss?
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Has Your Family Ever Had to Face the Death of a Beloved Cat?
— After our 3-year-old cat died of a sudden illness, it was touching to see how it affected each member of my family, including my son and daughter.
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Let's Talk: Would You Join a Grief Support Group to Mourn a Cat?
— We should respect the grieving process, whether it's for a human or a beloved animal companion.
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We Chat With Caitlin Doughty of "Ask a Mortician" About the Death of Her Beloved Cat
— "Being there with the people or animals that you love is a really important, transformative, and healing experience."
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A Peaceful Eternity for Pets: We Chat with Dan C. Harberts of Bubbling Well Pet Memorial Park
— The loss of a pet is painful, but Harberts offers comfort during that most emotional time.
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What My Cats Have Taught Me About Death and Grieving
— I recently talked to a woman about her son dying, and I found myself digging from my well of experience in grief with the passing of my kitties.
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The Feline Quality of Life Scale Helps You Determine If It's Time to Say Goodbye to Your Cat
— A pet hospice devised this method of adding some objectivity into this highly emotional situation.
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When Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Your Cat?
— Although I wanted Nixie to live forever, I couldn’t be selfish -- I owed it to her to spare her pain, but I also didn’t want to say goodbye too soon.
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5 Unusual Ways to Memorialize Your Cat
— Pet memorials can be cat-hair jewelry, taxidermy, or a portrait made from your cat's ashes.
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How Do You Cope With Your Cat’s Mortality?
— My Siouxsie is ancient as cats go, and even though she’s still healthy, it sometimes hits me that she’s going to die sooner rather than later.
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