Really sorry to hear about your cat my friend. I can only imagine how difficult that must be, sometimes I feel closer to my pets than I feel for humans. It's like no matter how bad the day was or what mood you're in they're always there to provide comfort and make you feel better.
You were doing really good though on the shredding plan. Maybe try and catch your breath again and go for it once you feel stable mentally. I always stopped in the process of getting extremely ripped (except when I competed 8 years ago, but I lost soooo much muscle in the process).
You still got the whole year, we're only at the 2nd month now. 2014 is the ''get-ripped'' year brah!
Btw, how the weather there today? I heard from a friend in Philly that yesterday was jus chaos!