Isn't it interesting how cats know what's going on? When my P Bear passed away last month, Phoebe (aged 10) wouldn't leave her side for the last two days she was alive. After P Bear left us Phoebe moped around the bedroom for days, looking for her friend. She now has adopted P Bear's spot on my pillow as hers, and has taken over as my "groomer".
It is. It's also interesting how Jumper completely ignored me for 9 years, then became inseparable from me when Missy was dying. She still spends a lot of time with me, even 3 years later.
I'm sorry about your P Bear. I hope she had a long life with you; the ones whose lives are cut short are always the hardest to lose.