The other day, my heart broke. Again. Over a cat that had crossed the rainbow bridge. One that I had never met in person. When I saw the video on social media and I saw the guardian’s tears as she informed her followers that her beloved baby had passed, I felt her pain deeply. Anyone who has loved and lost a beloved kitty knows the pain that I am talking about. It is never easy to lose a pet, but there is something different about losing a cat. Cats are just special.
A Different Kind of Love
Our pets love us no matter what. Whether it is a dog, cat, rabbit, or even hamster. Our pets love us. I have had many pets in my life. Up until a few years ago, I have always had cats and dogs. For me, the love from a cat feels differently. It is easier. Almost like there is no expectations. A friend, Sylvie Sterling, recently made a post about this very thing. She connected with the Cat Collective, and they had a lot to say about this topic. Cats get us. They understand us. And because of that, we get to just be ourselves. There is something refreshing about that.
Hemingway giving me cuddles. Hemingway has a paw for me when I need one.
When Sylvie shared that post (Losing 3 of my beloved cats in the span of a few months was a lot to go through. It explained why I still have days when I cry over the loss of my soul cat, Monti who passed 2 years ago. With the passing of each of my cats, I lose of piece of myself. Another soul that sees my own soul and loves and accepts me faults and all.
Get to Be Me
Realizing just how much my babies accept and love me for who I am just makes me love them even more. There is a sense of peace and calm that takes over whenever I am around my cats, or any cat for that matter. Yeah, they can stress me out at times, but they also understand why I am stressed out. They know when I am having a bad day and help me work through it. With my babies, I truly get to be myself. Who I truly am, quirks and all. And they love me for it. They want me to be myself, who I am meant to be. And for that, I love them even more than I did before. Because cats are just special.
Lora Lee 
