Where do Old cats go when they die?

Philippines
August 15, 2010 8:23am CST
I've been a cat lover for so many years and there's still one question left in my mind. Where do cats of old age go when they die? All my cats of old age would just suddenly disappear without knowing where they went. Got any ideas?
6 responses
• Indonesia
15 Aug 10
I don't have any clue either. there were many cats around our house back then. they grew old, and suddenly they never came around anymore. they just disappeared. my Dad said that the most possible case that cats already knew they would die and they quickly went to places where they chose to become their last resting place. sounds mysterious and weird, really.
@julsie (70)
15 Aug 10
i knew when my cat teeny was ready to die, she kept disappearing into a neighbours garden and they kept bringing her back. even though i hoped every day she would just pass away in the end it got too much and i had to take her to the vet put to sleep. R.I.P teeny
@cait4678 (10)
• United States
23 Aug 10
Cats & other animals alike don't like to be around their pack/family/owner, whatever you want to call it, when they since that they are dying. They like to go far away and just allow nature to take its course. I have no idea why this is, but even animals in the wild will take off and leave so they can die in peace. But when you have an indoor animal, like a cat, they like to find a hiding spot.
@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
15 Aug 10
my cats don't go anywhere, because I keep them in the house. I find their little bodies places, Chalube was hiding but Kit was in the middle of the floor
@jugsjugs (12967)
15 Aug 10
When my cats have got old they have either been soo ill that they had to be put to sleep or they have been ran over.They do say that cats tend to go off and die away from the place that they love and call home.I hate it when any of my cats go walk abouts and i do not know where to find them.
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
15 Aug 10
Hi paopaolar! I've said this before. I share your sentiment. I've reared cats as pets before. They all disappeared mysteriously when they got too old. I never get to see the last of them. By the way, welcome to myLot! Read the FAQs and Guidelines below to make your stay here fun and enjoyable.
@noodleboy (222)
• China
22 Aug 10
I am so interested in this topic. My own cat was missing and I don't know where he went.I just hope he had a happy end without pains.