Originally posted by: daveytod
Thanks for all your kind comments guys.
I'm 31 years old but this Gizzy was my (and our) first proper pet. The kicker to this whole thing is that we got a new kitten last friday, a little noisy 6 week old shitbag. Obviously, at first, Gizzy was a bit put out by this, however just yesterday he was slowly starting to come round, but now my girlfriends is stricken with guilt over the possibility that he died feeling replaced and unhappy.
The bright side is that he came from a rescue home, so at the very least the life we gave him (he was one spoilt cat) was a lot better that the one he was due to have
Pictures of the fat fella.......
Thanks for all your kind comments guys.
I'm 31 years old but this Gizzy was my (and our) first proper pet. The kicker to this whole thing is that we got a new kitten last friday, a little noisy 6 week old shitbag. Obviously, at first, Gizzy was a bit put out by this, however just yesterday he was slowly starting to come round, but now my girlfriends is stricken with guilt over the possibility that he died feeling replaced and unhappy.
The bright side is that he came from a rescue home, so at the very least the life we gave him (he was one spoilt cat) was a lot better that the one he was due to have
Pictures of the fat fella.......
I see no reason for you or your girlfriend to be guilty. He was a cute happy fat cat, he lived a great life. I'm sure he was smart enough to know he wasn't being replaced, the fact that he was slowly starting to come around is a great sign, that would indicate to me that he accepted the addition to the family, knew it was no threat to him, and now had to figure out how to establish his superiority and dominance. He was already over that "feeling replaced" feeling, believe me I've had cats my whole life. Always one or two even since I was a baby. I've had Sulley for right at 6 years now, Savannah just got added this May. I went through all of that and I assure you Gizzy didn't die with pain in his heart, he was mearly plotting how he was gonna show this kitten who's boss. You call that new kitten a shitbag now, but you'll feel the same way about that one soon I'm sure.