I think they are. I notice on depression websites, people often have cat avatars. I know my depression would be worse without my cat.
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chrijo
done
- Feb 8, 2019
- 329
Animals in general. Some people care more about their pets than they care about themselves.
What happens to my pet when I'm dead? etc...
What happens to my pet when I'm dead? etc...
Soul
gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha
- Apr 12, 2019
- 4,705
Yes I love all animals but cats are my favourite.
FauxEmotions
Tod durch das Seil
- Mar 28, 2019
- 194
One of my favorite rap lines comes from Aesop Rock "Fifteen years taking prescriptions, now the shrink like, 'I don't know, maybe get a kitten'".
inconsequential
Enlightened
- Jun 1, 2019
- 1,011
Yes.
I had to put my cat down last month. Heart failure. He was 18, and kept me alive for as long as he was old. I'm convinced he was a psychic alien cat.
He always laid with me when I was sick. If anyone got near me, he would hiss at them and stand as if he was protecting me. Every time I had pneumonia, he only left my bed to eat & go to the bathroom.
When he was dying, the last two weeks, my chest felt so heavy. I ended up in the ER because the chest pain was so bad that I thought I was actually having a heart attack.
When I put him down, the pain stopped. As it did with the tooth pain that I had, that stopped when one of his teeth was removed.
I miss him. I have a new cat, but you know, it's not the same. He's still adorable, though.
I had to put my cat down last month. Heart failure. He was 18, and kept me alive for as long as he was old. I'm convinced he was a psychic alien cat.
He always laid with me when I was sick. If anyone got near me, he would hiss at them and stand as if he was protecting me. Every time I had pneumonia, he only left my bed to eat & go to the bathroom.
When he was dying, the last two weeks, my chest felt so heavy. I ended up in the ER because the chest pain was so bad that I thought I was actually having a heart attack.
When I put him down, the pain stopped. As it did with the tooth pain that I had, that stopped when one of his teeth was removed.
I miss him. I have a new cat, but you know, it's not the same. He's still adorable, though.
chrijo
done
- Feb 8, 2019
- 329
That's true love, and it goes beyond death. The surviving part will no longer be the same - I think.
HitchHiker
Student
- Jun 23, 2019
- 140
Yes. I'm working on a plan to adopt 20 and train them to help me take over the world. Or at least my street.
But really I miss having a cat around the house since mine passed. Hoping for a new one soon.
But really I miss having a cat around the house since mine passed. Hoping for a new one soon.
puppy9
au revoir
- Jun 13, 2019
- 1,238
my cat seemed aloof most of the time, but when I'm sad, she will come to me and actually take care of me. Cats are some kind of hero, it is there to aid you, when you are in trouble.
Conflicted Cat
Experienced
- May 23, 2019
- 256
Alchemist
Warlock
- Apr 3, 2019
- 709
ExitTheDay
We fight to live or live to die
- May 26, 2019
- 336
Cats aren't too bad but I think dogs show a bit more loyalty and companionship, every cat I've had as a child only seemed to want attention when he wanted food or some catnip lmao
Oblivion Lover
No life, no suffering
- May 30, 2019
- 360
Not the best things in the world for me, but cats are definitely more likeable than other human beings. And dogs. I don't like dogs. Too dependent and energetic for me. Their emotions are too developed for my taste as well.
not_a_robot
"i hope the leaving is joyful, & never to return"
- May 30, 2019
- 2,121
Yes they are.
Dogs are ok. But they're not cats.
Dogs are ok. But they're not cats.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I had a cat like that too. By my side in my most intense pain. If he wasn't I called and he came running. He was my best friend in the world. I had him almost all my adult life. It hurts really bad to suddenly have that void. Anyone who hasn't been there doesn't understand. It is not "just a cat".
This is a face. I did not feel ready to CTB until my senior cat died as I knew there would be no one to take care of him. He gave me a reason to get up in the morning and made my heath issues more tolerable by providing comfort. I have a new cat, but it's not the same.
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wanttodie
Enlightened
- Apr 19, 2018
- 1,780
not-2-b-the-answer
Archangel
- Mar 23, 2018
- 8,008
I think cats are awesome. If I wasn't serious about CTB I would have one. I have had two different cat avatars since I've been here.
Though I think originally I didn't have a pic.
That is how I feel. I would worry about what would happen to it when I'm gone.
I feel the same.
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I hate dogs with a passion. Mainly because they are dangerous (some 25000 people die of dog attacks each year) and so obnoxious. Never heard a cat kill anyone. Really cats have everything to love about them.
ProhibereDolor
Cloak and Dagger
- May 21, 2019
- 88
If cats were bigger they would definitely kill us. I have two of the bastards that I absolutely adore. I've had cats around my entire life due to being far outside of the city and they kept the damn ground squirrels in check so they didn't eat our feed for the animals my siblings and I showed during our times in FFA. Right now I have a male black dsh and a female tortoiseshell calico. The female, Chloe, is probably the cat I have been the most attached to. And that's saying a lot because I've had so many. Back when I was still married I was a mechanic/outside supervisor for a family fun place called golf n stuff. I repaired the bumber boats and go karts. I left to go to work and there was this super pregnant cat sleeping on my welcome mat. And being a softie for cats I took her inside and went and grabbed her food and litter quickly before work. So I got her set up and when I came home she had somehow acquired six kittens. 4 females and two males. We enjoyed our time raising the kittens and then they all were adopted by friends except for the tortie that I had decided to keep. 13 years later throughout the nasty divorce and custody battle that cat saw me through it all. She's super neurotic but is the best companion I could ever ask for. But yeah, if they were as big as a lion or other large cat your throat would be missing the first night you accidentally left your bedroom door open. Nothing says I love you like being throttled in your sleep.
not_a_robot
"i hope the leaving is joyful, & never to return"
- May 30, 2019
- 2,121
Dogs can't help it though.We created them. They co-evolved with us.
ProhibereDolor
Cloak and Dagger
- May 21, 2019
- 88
This is true. One could argue that cats domesticated us. We've been wrapped around their claws since day one. And the damn things know it.
not_a_robot
"i hope the leaving is joyful, & never to return"
- May 30, 2019
- 2,121
Cats are more civilized than humans. We should be flattered that they even tolerate us.
ProhibereDolor
Cloak and Dagger
- May 21, 2019
- 88
Hear hear!
WinterIsComing
Fragile...
- May 27, 2019
- 256
I get your point. I'd be very concerned if my neighbour had a puma for pet. But as long as she's a regular old housecat, we're good.
HitchHiker
Student
- Jun 23, 2019
- 140
blanketyblk
Mage
- Jun 9, 2019
- 574
I would of checked out at the end of last year. if not for my old nearly blind, deaf wine loving cat.
TheNorthernSilence
Arcanist
- Nov 13, 2018
- 430
Probably. I personally just have to settle for cat videos because I struggle to take care even of myself at times.
