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NJCher

(37,743 posts)
Tue Nov 14, 2023, 12:41 AM Nov 2023

My Cat Oliver is Depressed Because his Friend Left (New Pic)

He would go to my neighbor's and hang out with his friend the skeleton every day:



I would come home, look to my left as I drove down the road, and he would be there with his buddy. True, there's a bit of a size difference but it didn't seem to interfere with the rapport the two had.

Unfortunately, Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is on its way, and the skeleton has disappeared.

Oliver is bereft. He just lies in a pile of leaves and sleeps.


Sigh. Hope he feels better soon. Maybe he'll catch a mouse and cheer himself up.

Here he is in better times:



Treats, skritches, nothing helps.

Poor little guy. It's tough losing a friend.

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My Cat Oliver is Depressed Because his Friend Left (New Pic) (Original Post) NJCher Nov 2023 OP
Did you tell him his friend will be back next year. Polly Hennessey Nov 2023 #1
He needs a skeleton of his own. nilram Nov 2023 #2
Yes, it's tough when you're ghosted by a friend. Poof! 👻Gone. Disappeared. 😢 thatcrowwoman Nov 2023 #3
Put skeleton back Rebl2 Nov 2023 #4
oh dear NJCher Nov 2023 #5
He's hard at work protesting fossil fuels. iscooterliberally Nov 2023 #6

nilram

(2,971 posts)
2. He needs a skeleton of his own.
Tue Nov 14, 2023, 03:42 AM
Nov 2023

Don’t you have a rocking chair that needs a skeleton, too? Or a bathtub?

thatcrowwoman

(1,230 posts)
3. Yes, it's tough when you're ghosted by a friend. Poof! 👻Gone. Disappeared. 😢
Tue Nov 14, 2023, 07:57 AM
Nov 2023

You’ll be okay, Oliver.
Let it go and move forward.
You have plenty of friends yet to find in this life, in all 9 of your lives.

Believe me.
There will be more bones in the yard.
Meanwhile maybe look for a friend with a bit more substance? 😉
Sending you love and sweet Shalom. And some virtual catnip.
🕊🩵thatcrowwoman

P.S. Thanks for sharing, NJCher!

NJCher

(37,743 posts)
5. oh dear
Tue Nov 14, 2023, 12:14 PM
Nov 2023

Things are getting worse. Now he is sleeping in a pile of leaves behind a car:



Is this a cry for help?

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