“I think Sen knows she is gone,” Emma said to The Dodo. “She often sits at my window next to my front door just looking out for hours on end. She will also walk around the house looking into rooms where Alesana would often sit.”
A couple of days after the cat passed, the family received her ashes, paw prints, and a piece of her fur.
Alesana will never be forgotten and will always have a very special place in the Pearce family home. When mom Emma received a patch of her fur, she actually had an idea to help Sen deal with the situation.
She decided to show the piece of fur to Sen, and her reaction is just absolutely sweet and touching.
Right away, the cute cat started to smell and lick the patch of fur. It smelled familiar, it smelled like home.
“When she saw Alesana’s fur she instantly started to lick it and rub her face on it,” her owner recalls.
Sen definitely seemed to realize that this was the fur of her sibling Alesana, and even though it’s always hard to predict how cats would react to this, mom thinks it has actually helped her cope with the loss.
In any case, the family does its absolute best to take care of the feline, overwhelming her with attention and hugs.
“We try and give her as much love and cuddles as we can so she doesn’t feel too lonely,” Emma said.
Mom shows the patch of fur once in a while, and Sen’s sweet reaction is the same every single time.
Everybody is just so incredibly happy and thankful that they’ve got this piece of fur to remember Alesana by, and to have something tangible for Sen to hold on to.
The cat’s ashes have been stored in an urn with Alesana’s collar around. It’s actually the same one that Sen still carries, and it’s just a wholesome and satisfying feeling knowing that Alesana will never truly be gone.
Luckily, Emma was able to take pictures of Sen’s reaction, and they’ll definitely warm your heart.
Alesana may be gone, but Sen is proof that she certainly will never be forgotten.