Still struggling with my emotions after losing a pet

I lost my cat last October, and every now and then my emotions spill over. This time it was after seeing a cartoon on Facebook about a person who lost her dog to old age.

I don't even know if I'm grieving my cat, or if I'm just sad about the themes of happiness turned to sadness, grief, the inevitability of death, the loss of an animal which provided support, which were brought up in the video. These are thoughts that came to mind when I lost my cat, so I am probably thinking of my cat as well.

I think this video also just made me feel lonely, and that's where a lot of the sadness comes from. Normally I'm ok with being a loner, but at times like this I feel very sad about it, and feel like I need friendship.

I saw my mother's dog today and he was happy to see me, but I started thinking about the inevitability of his death as well, and how that will affect me and others.

On the other hand, I feel that pets maybe just live in the moment, and it's really mostly their owners that suffer. If we can realise that our pets just take life as it comes, maybe we can let go.