After me and my family lost our first cat, Simba, we too decided to get another cat very soon after. It was only about a week, I think. I was devastated when Simba died, but Zig-Zag, the kitten we adopted, really helped me to think about something other than the fact that Simba was gone and that the house was empty. When you have a pet you can't sit around and be sad all the time - you have someone you have to look after. And that didn't mean that I had forgotten about Simba or stopped loving him for one moment. I still wish he was around, he could easily have lived to be 13 years old, as he would've been now, but Zig-Zag is so important too.

We're all different and I can see how it could be difficult to think about getting another cat so soon after you lost one. I hope you feel better soon, Azzy