Posted on 05/09/2012 9:57:24 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
A grief-stricken pet owner killed himself because he struggled to cope with the death of his beloved cat, an inquest heard.
Bachelor Michael McAleese, 44, was devastated after 13-year-old tabby cat Sophie died in his arms after suffering a stroke.
The recluse - who was not known by his neighbours - was so traumatised by the loss that the dead cat 'slept' on his bed for three days afterwards.
Mr McAleese then told a man who came to collect Sophie for cremation that he would kill himself.
Five days after the cat's death Mr McAleese posted a moving video in the moggy's memory on YouTube, which featured pictures of her backed with sad violin music.
Unemployed Mr McAleese captioned the video with: 'This is in her memory. She was such a wonderful little cat.
'This is a montage tribute to my beloved Sophie cat. I loved her so much and still do.'
Mr McAleese's body was found eight days later on December 21 last year at his rented lodgings in Poole, Dorset.
A post mortem examination revealed Mr McAleese had taken an overdose.
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24? Wow!
This brings tears to my eyes.
Well I’m glad Pumpkin is better....My Ozzy was diabetic and I gave him insuline for 8 years...he was 17 years and Gregio couldn’t walk so I had to let him go as well....The vet thinks he had a clot...I have both their remains....I did go visit Stellaaaaaa today and she is a beautiful 2 year old Calico....I will pick her up on Tuesday.....She is well cared for at “Tabby’s Place” in Ringoes NJ....It’s like a cat resort.....
How sad....Too young....They are over the Rainbow Bridge(: Another pet is always a good thing....
Five years ago I lost a cat who was my best friend. He was fourteen years old and done in by that blasted poison Chinese cat food. I still haven’t completely gotten over it and I doubt I ever will.
I have another cat named Leopold. He’s a Manx and doesn’t have a tail. He hops like a rabbit! He’s becoming more affectionate and he’ll sleep next to me. He’s like a rock and doesn’t want to move. But he’s so cuddly. :)
Oh he sounds soooo cute.....I love puttys(:
He’s adorable.
> 24? Wow!
Yeah, 24. The vet told us that he was the oldest animal of any species that he’d ever had to put down. What was amazing was that he never went through all the long drawn out end of life problems that many animals experience. He was healthy, active and happy right up to the last few days of his life.
Cats are the funniest creatures.
Did you ever notice that cats look like they have their head on a spring? I’ll be playing with my two cats and pretend I’m throwing something or tossing something in the air and they have the bobblehead thing going on. It’s so funny.
Thanks for sharing that awesome dream. I think that sometimes dreams are just dreams but sometimes they’re more. The night my grandpa died, he appeared to me in a dream and took his leave. It was very cool — changed my spiritual life completely, actually. No actual words were exchanged, it was all like telepathy where I just knew everything — but in my dream he was VERY excited and happy to be going where he was going. Really pumped! And then the next morning we found out he had indeed passed on overnight. So . . . maybe your spokeskitty told you some good stuff there! A lovely story, thanks.
I wonder if your new cat Stella, is Gwen Cooper’s cat that she had to give up? Gwen Cooper is the author of a book called “Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat”. She adopted a calico cat named Stella from a shelter in NYC (I think), but Stella did not get along with her cat Homer, so she had to take Stella to a cat rescue. I wonder if this is the same one?
I don’t think so, Stella is from Tabby’s Place in Ringos NJ....
I don’t think so, Stella is from Tabby’s Place in Ringos NJ....
I don’t think so, Stella is from Tabby’s Place in Ringos NJ....
That’s where she took Stella, was to Tabby’s place!!! What a small world! Check out her facebook page, and scroll down to about mid February, and she has pictures of Stella as well as stories about her. She was devastated that Stella did not work out for them, and was even more hurt that she had to give Stella up. You should send her a message and let her know that you adopted Stella and that she’s got a wonderful home. Also, if you haven’t read her book, I highly recommend it!
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