The importance of the pets in the lives of people stems from that unconditional love that they give us, that commitment to us and eagerness to spend every moment with us, even though we were absent from their lives for only two minutes, they will impatiently wait for us to enjoy in our company.
To have a pet in your life who at the same time, will be your best friend is a wonderful and invaluable positive experience. Pets can easily recognize when we are sad, and in such situations, they approach us and give us a lot of love, and at the same time they entertain us with their tricks, and they always make us laugh.
Painful farewell to your pet
People who have never had a pet in their life will never realize how painful it feels to say goodbye to their pet after they die, and you have to face the fact that you will never see it again. You feel like you lost someone whо had great significance in your life and loved you and a friend who was faithful to the end, no matter how others see it.
That pain that people feel when they lose a pet, whether it’s a cat, a parrot, a dog, or some other pet, is a trauma and a great pain from which people find it harder to recover. This was an interesting topic for researching for a group of scientists, so they began to examine the extent or the strength of the pain felt by the owners who lost their pet.
What is the extent of the pain?
At the Department of Psychology at the University of New Mexico, a group of scientists began the survey by surveying owners whose pet died, and the questions were mainly about what the owners felt when they said it was a painful experience. Most of the owners stressed that this is immensely great pain and loss that cannot be described in words.
In the context of this, the pain that is felt after losing a pet lasts considerably longer than the pain that is felt when a loved one in our life dies. This is proven in an in-depth study run by a group of Hawaiian scientists.
According to owners, pain is undoubtedly great in both cases, but according to them, the loss of a pet is particularly painful and the feeling is the same as losing someone they wanted to spend their whole life together, someone who completely understood them and who did nothing for to hurt them, quite the contrary.
Even I can not reconcile myself with the fact that one day, I will have to say goodbye to my pet. For that reason, we need to accept that fact, that now when we are in the company of our beloved pet, we need to devote more time to each other by playing together, to go on a walk together, and we should enjoy those beautiful and funny moments that our beloved pets give us and to enjoy and laugh with their crazy ideas.
Have you had to say goodbye to your pet?
Nine months ago I lost my 12 year old to cancer, which was untreatable. She was never sick in her life. Unfortuantely the pain is still there and I still have bouts of tears that I cannot control. Ys it it hard to say goodbye and lose someone that has been one’s constantly companion, unconditional love, cares for one and does not judge one no matter what. I have since rescued antoher Newfoundland when she was 18 months old. Shockly her features look a lot like my lost dog and even some of the things that she does reminds me of her and others that I have lost. The pain never goes completely away; it onnly becomes a duller pain as the years go by. I miss them all but know that they are each with me in spirit!
So sorry for your loss Angela..
So sorry i lost my 15 yr old dog boxing day awful pain.🌷
MY heart is with you and know your sorrow. Having worked and loved MANY all my Life. YOU remember one and all forever with LOVE.
Thank you. It was so unexpected although she was older. This little kitty was a give away because she was born with a hole in her heart and nobody wanted her. I took her in, she was so small and undernourished. The vet told me she would not have a long life span…. I loved her so much and in time instead of getting worse her heart got better. She had a litter of kittens of which we kept one and gave the others to good families. By the time she was 6 or 7 her heart completely healed…. she lived until the age of 18 and a half. She was my sweetheart. I miss her already.
Oh Angela… you were her angel. My Frida K. , my Shih Tzu left me two months agao. I still go out and tell her how much I love her. Bless you for being a great mama to this lil’ kitty! You are amazing!!!
Im so sorry for your loss, I to loss my Shihtzu sweet Bella back in June after 13yrs years. I talk to her everday, the emptiness without her is just so painful. I hope to get another doggy someday. Till then Ill relish in all the great memories I have of her❤
I just lost my little China dog two days ago. I can’t hardly stand the pain..
So Sorry for everyone’s loss of their furbabies, I lost, my shih tsz Babie J 4 months ago. She was the love of my life. I rescued her at 9 years old and know that she rescued me. I just don’t want to live without her.
Love it! That’s a great story!
I rescued my baby boy, a black domestic short hair kitten at just 7 weeks old. At 1 & 1/2 years old he had 2 siezures, 2 trips in a blizzard to the animal hospital. After a weekend in the vet hospital & a week at his vet’s office, he came home, but his vet warned me, he probably wont live to see 2, 3 the very longest. He had right ventricular Cardiomiapathy. His heart was literally too big for his body. Too big of a heart! That was my P Mae. 2 years later he was 3 1/2 when my ex and I rescued another 7 week old black short hair domestic kitten. Pixie (named by my ex girlfriend at 7 weeks certain he was a girl!lol) passed away Oct. 21st 2017 in the passenger seat of our families minivan, in my arms, we were headed to the vet, before we made it out of our driveway. He was 14 & 1/2. Same age his brother Preston is now. I’m not a heavy crier but I cried infront of my wife & daughter so hard that day holding him. I miss him but know I’ll see him again!!!
Yes you will see him again at the Rainbow Bridge! He will be waiting for you. It sucks to lose a pet, I know, i just lost my black short hair in November,and right after that I found in the middle of the road a tiny black kitten ! I stopped 2 cars and got out my car and scooped her up and brought her home. I now call her Lulu. A beautiful black short hair! So even though it sucks that I lost weezer I found lulu. I call it the changing of the guard and she helps heal the pain. So keep your eyes open – you just might find your lulu!
That’s great
Such an amazing story, you were blessed to have her come into your life too. 💜
thank you SO much for this story. She was your sweet miracle baby! I had a cat who survived Kateina-she fled from the host house in Baton Rouge from being frightened by chain saw sounds . Sylvie, the Wonder Cat who also lived to be 18.5 years old. God love your heart! noone can take your memories from you – take care
I lost my baby in. June I cry for my fur ball baby I go to bed with h er ashes I’m seeing a dr for my depression I cry all
The time
Rosann. Feel better, love. You’ll get through it.
So sorry for your loss…I lost my beloved Tia, a lab retriever, two months ago… she was 12 and died in my arms…. I could go on for ever talking about her…I hope to see her again some day.
I placed my baby’s ashes next to me for a few days along with her collar. . Now their on my dresser . I lost two this past year.
My greatest loss was in 2012 Christmas.
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Rosann,
I know exactly how you feel. I am crying now just thinking of my wonderful boxer, Sampson, that I lost over 10 years ago. I still cry for him about once a week. My only comfort comes from the belief I share with Dr. Billy Graham that our pets will be waiting for us in heaven. Like he said, I can not envision a place of perfect happiness without my dogs being there. I hope you are a Christian and that you can share this belief and gain some small comfort from it.
I lost my baby Mischief June 2018. I sleep with her ashes. Her urn has her picture on it. I talk to her and move her irn around like she would mobe around when alibe. I had her at 8 weeks and lost her 2 weeks before her 18th birthday. Iiss her sooo much and stilll cry
Its been 8yrs since I had to have my Betty,3yrs old,put to rest and I am bawling now.I do a few times a year it seems.I even have a male,Gus, who my daughter got for me a couple months after Betty.I swore Id never have another pet to not have to go thru that again. But he helped me n he’s awesome too I just have a hard time getting over Betty.Harder than some family members passings. This was a good read.Thank you!
Omg. My Sweetie’s & Pookies ashes are by my pillow! They went across the rainbow bridge 2 years ago Sweetie had a sudden stroke at 12 & Pookie had cancer h I didnt know it until his eye swelled up in 15 minutes! I cant part with them. Sometimes I cry myself to sleep! I’m crying now. I’ll never get over it! I lost 3 dogs & 2 cats in one year. I have another do & 2 cats. I understand how you feel.
Rosann I feel your pain and the same for all here that have lost the love of their sweet beloved companion ( that’s how I see it… they may be pets but we see more then just a pet in them) I too lost my sweet girl Kalea 5 weeks ago Dec 29, 2019. Kalea ( Maltipoo) was 8 yrs old but 3 years ago was diagnosed with a heart condition. I did everything the Vet recommended, Kalea seemed healthy always ate a good diet, Only sign of her condition was the cough but then in December I could see she was in distress. But at the same time I became very sick also in December to the point I could hardly even swallow my own saliva without shivering in pain. Poor Kalea would be next to me and watch me in pain. Trying to kiss me and pawing me. So I thought maybe she is feeling the way she was because of me being sick. Unfortunately I had to be rushed to ER on Dec 29th before the sun came up. I carried Kalea to the couch to make her comfy before I had to go to ER. Told Kalea like I always do that mama would be right back and for her to wait for me. Her expression was sad. After checking in to ER. I had to be admitted. I was not happy cause I wanted to go home to be with Kalea. After I was all checked in I told my husband to go home so he could give Kalea her medication and feed her. I looked on the Pet Cam saw Kalea like always watching the door for me to come home. So I thought everything was normal, after my husband was home for a while I called him to check on everything. The worse news ever… hearing Kalea passed away on the couch. I cried so hard I couldn’t think of staying in hospital any longer. The guilt I felt leaving her, not being there for Kalea too. The hospital allowed me to go to the hospital parking lot to sit in my car to hold her body in my arms before she was picked up to be cremated. Rosann the pain I feel losing Kalea is the hardest till now. I don’t go anywhere, I can’t even walk down the street cause I get overwhelm with the memories… I know my husband misses Kalea too… when he sees me crying everyday he suffers too. So when he comes home I try to hide my pain but it’s hard…. I don’t see myself ever getting over losing Kalea. You said you are seeing someone for depression…. Is this helping you? I am thinking maybe I need professional help too. My son doesn’t see how this is so hard for me. Yet others say for me to take it one day at a time. How do I get though this loss?
You will get through it all prayers and love Ken
I lost my soul dog six and a half months ago and my heart is still crushed. Coby was just eight years old and went from being happy and healthy to dying of aggressive bone cancer in one day. It was inconceivable. A total shock to my system. I had to say goodbye to my bestfriend five days later. I haven’t been the same sense. I haven’t been able to get another Lab. I’ve tried, but backed away at the last moment each time. It just didnt feel right. I’m so sad. My broken heart is very real. I’d do anything to have this pain lifted from my body.
Don’t be sad any longer. The pain you feel is a broken heart with a great big whole right in the middle that was left when your pet died. The pain you feel is an overabundance of love that needs to be shared. Go get another. Share the love you have. Trust me when I say, you will not be sorry. You NEVER replace that pet but you can love and even laugh again. Share yourself with another.
It will be three years in May since I lost my soul dog. Harley Joe was the most beautiful majestic Ridgeback. He chose me and lived for me. He too passed at an early age of 8 from a quick moving cancer. It just came out of nowhere and he was gone within two weeks. I was devastated, crushed and heart broken. I had no words, all I could do was cry, for weeks. It took a long time for the pain to dull. It took well over a year before I could say his name or talk about him without being brought to tears. But it does get better and your heart does heal. Eventually your heart will be ready to love another furry baby. But I feel like there will only ever be one soul dog. I hope to be able to hug him again someday.
Over the years I’ve lost some very precious fur babies. Just a month and a half ago my duschhund MICKEY he was 18 yr. Old. My heart is left with a tattoo of his name alond with. The names of orhers. I’m blessed becaus they have all lived very long lives.ill always remember them and eventually give my heart to another because many furr babies in this world have no home. Some are abused by crule humans but as I’m able another fur baby cay our dod will join me and my love for them will be a badge of honer for those that has gone before.
Lost my lovely Caucasian shepherd luna three days ago. There’s no pain like it
So sorry to hear. Sending a big hug
Thank you
My dog Oso was killed in library park. He was seven. I had him from the day he was born till the day he died. I can’t even speak on the details because I’ll completely break down. I cry every night quietly and to myself. And I cry in the morning. And I cry when I think about it. Or speak on it. I am so fucked up behind it. I loved the hell out of him and he was devoted to me. Loved me with lol his heart. My life won’t be the same.
oh no, I am so very sorry about your boy! mine left me in November . it hurts everyday and all the time. our boys should be here!!! damit!
OMG how sad. I’m sitting here reading these beautiful yet sad posts of how much love our fur babies had for us and we have for them. I pray for all of our angel fur babies to have a peaceful rest until we cross the rainbow bridge and reunite with them. I lost my Brutus 10-6-2019. He died in my arms. 2017-2019 were horrible for me. He never judged and always loved me, no matter what. I cry a lot his death made me want to join him. It gets better a little everyday, but I have to agree for me losing him was worse than losing a human.
yep that’s so true i list my yorki i her something ferocious . i was so devastating when it happened .
8 years ago I said goodbye to my best friend my first love Cassey she was 25 when we lost her she came into our lives when i was 9 years old. She was my world still is my world. We went on to have her daughter and grandchildren. We lost her daughter 2 years ago in June and her grandchildren we have two of a girl who is her grandmas double in personality and looks. And a grandson who is like his mam. Losing Cassey and Lucie still hurts badly today. We have the father to the pups too. He’ll be 12 before we know it. And the pups will be 10 in October. Every single one of them has meant the world to us and always will mean more than words can say.
I’m so sorry for your lost. What kind of dog was Casey, 25 years is a very long time for a dog?
so sorry ,did you say 25? that is realy something
I’m so sorry Anita.
So sorry my pittie 15 boxing day🌷
So sorry my pittie 15 boxing day🌷
I know how you feel samazing die in my arms 1 19 2020
I am so sorry you lost Luna.. nothing i can say will take away the pain, but just know how happy you made her and all the love you shared.♥️♥️♥️
We lost our 14yr old yorkie, one month & 2 days ago. The pain is just too much to bare. Most people don’t understand it, even some dog owners that have lost their dogs. To me it has been worse than when any family members have passed. Our Yorkie was everything to me, she was with me 24/7/365, except for a few moments that I couldn’t take her with me, other than that ALWAYS by my side. So now not seeing her or her being by my side daily, it’s just so depressing knowing she is not with us & never again will she be. Our house FEELS & IT’S soooo empty without HER. I see myself falling into depression. I cry myself to sleep every night. I miss her sooooo very much. I Pray that she is with me in spirit & that she is in peace.
💔💔💔💔💔😥😥😥😥😥. Deepest sympathies. Truly understand that level of grief.
I just lost my 8 yr old yorkie Bella on the 19th and I don’t know what I’m gonna do without my baby.I miss her so much all I do is cry
I feel your sadness and Sorrow. I also lost long ago my best friend a German Shepard. I know it won’t be easy but I managed through by raising another one naming him the same. I made a new friend that could not replace my passed dog but brought back dogs kindness and love to our house.
Ditto, I try to put it in perspective with young people dying leaving small children behind , but he was different to our children and grand children, and he was attacked by two killer dogs while on a leash with me, and I couldn’t protect him. I wake every night and go over and over it 6 weeks on and it is eating me up mentally.. such defenceless little love givers, but I could not live without one even knowing we face losing them at some stage 🐾💜🐾
I lost my Yorkie, Abby of 17 years on Saturday the 18th. I know the pain you are experiencing. She also was always next to me and I miss her dearly. The loss is incredible. It’s amazing that such a little thing took up so much space in my home and in my heart.
I understand exactly how you feel I have a cocker spaniel who is 16 months old, my last dog died over 35 years ago and I still remember the day vividly. You never forget them and the love that they inspire. So sorry for your loss x
So Sorry you are going thru this pain. I lost my chihuahua 2 yrs ago. She was such a big part in my life it left a big blank spot. For me, It did help me to get another dog. I still miss my dog that has passed and feel her loss. But I love the bond with a dog and still want that bond so it does ease the pain some what.
I’m so very sorry for your loss Patty. They take a piece of our hearts with them when they go. The intense pain does lessen over time, but the loss is always there. Sending hugs!!
I lost my my little girl Eliza , a Yorkie also 2 yrs & 2 months ago . I lost her a week before her 12th B,day. Every thing you’ve said , I have to , everything your feeling , I am still feeling . The pain of losing Eliza is still so hard and still hurts very much . I am still not over losing her , she was everything to me and I was her everything. We loved and adored each other . She also went everywhere with me . I miss her so much and my home is empty without her . I still bare the pain , think of her everyday . I still have her bed in the lounge , her toy box open , her lead hanging up , her food & drink bowl out , her little coats & jumpers in her draw , the last cost she wore on the bottom of the stairs , it’s endless what I do to keep her alive . But it’s the guilt that’s killing me inside ….. I should of done this , I should of done that , if only this , if only that . I look for another rehoming dog but I find that I’m only looking for her . 2 yrs gone and I’m crying now writing this , I’m still grieving for her , I just want her back , I just want her home , I think of her up in heaven calling down to me , ” come and fetch me mom , I want to come home” … I’ve never ever loved like I loved her. I feel your pain I really do . It’s hard when you bottle your feelings up cos no one understands how you can love an animal that much . I’m so lost and empty .
I lost my Jack Russell in July. She always slept with me. Woke up in the morning and she’d gone. Died next to me in bed, I was absolutely heartbroken
I’m so sorry for your immeasurable pain. I do get it. We lost our precious Booboo a few years ago and it still brings heartache. The ONLY THING that has helped is when we decided to love another sweet Yorkie, our Whiskey Biscuit who is now been with us a few years. The though of losing him is too much to bear. Think about how much love you gave to your baby that you could give to another Yorkie.
I get it! I can’t stop crying when I’m alone for my sons beautiful Malamute Siri who passed on new years she was only 11 1/2. I just miss her so much because she of the three dogs we had was the one that would always find me when I was stressed and calm me down. She was the one that I would go to when I’m sad and now she isn’t here to cry on and have her lick the tears away. My sister said something that I am trying to remember and I hope this helps you. She told me Siri never wanted you to be sad. She spent her life trying to make it so you wouldn’t be sad. She would hate it if her passing made you sad so honor her love and try to be happy about her being in your life and let her memory be your joy because she was your joy, your support and she still would want to be that for you. It does make me try to dry the tears and remember she is here with me in spirit and is trying to lick those tears away. I hope this helps but I get it. These dogs are angels on earth and we are blessed to be in there presents for the short time they are here. True love!!!!
I can feel your pain Patty. I have a 14 yr old yorkie who is failing to the point of total blindness, his legs are giving out, he falls over often just trying to eat and falls into food.He has to eat baby food due to only 2back teeth and he is having seizures daily. The vet said she thinks he has a brain tumor. He doesn’T seem to be in pain, but his life is so hard for him. I know I have to take him to be put to sleep, but heart is having a hard time. I am crying non stop and my daughter understands but she is worried that I am going to get sick. I am 77 yr old ad just lost my husband of 33yrs and a month later I lost my only brother who was my rock after my husbands death.. I pray that I can be strong ….it will be next week. Thank you for listening.
My deepest sympathy. My yorkie is 14 years old and I would hate to think some or other time he will also leave me. I have decided to get another Yorkie from the SPCA. They have just let me know that they have a Yorkie for me that is still in quarantine. I will be fetching him on the 31st of January 2020..
Oh my gosh. We lost our 13 year old Yorker exactly two days before you. It was completely unexpected. She was so healthy and doing well. Just out of the blue, for no reason a valve to her heart burst and she died. Almost like having an aneurism. I feel exactly like you do. It’s so hard to believe she’s no longer here. I cry everyday
Oh my gosh. We lost our 13 year old Yorkie exactly two days before you. It was completely unexpected. She was so healthy and doing well. Just out of the blue, for no reason a valve to her heart burst and she died. Almost like having an aneurism. I feel exactly like you do. It’s so hard to believe she’s no longer here. I cry everyday
I had offered to foster a pregnant cocker spaniel and we said why not? We goy lily the next day and ten days later she had 8 puppies. My ex kept Lily and I picked one of the puppies. I named him Kevin.Kevin appeared to be a cocker spaniel/border collie. He became such a big part of my life. I loved him like he was my third son. When I went away on trips he who I looked forward to seeing when I returned home.If I was upset and cried he would lick my tears. He was a healthy dog for 16 year-and all of a sudden he was sick. The vet said that it was probably a brain tumor. He couldn’t walk more than a few steps and he would fall over and have seizures. It took 1 month for him to be too. sick to live and I had to make a horrible decision to put this member of my family down. That was 2 months ago and the pain is still so great. I can only compare it to losing my mother and I don’t know which is worse. I miss Kevin everyday. There is not a single day that I don’t think about him.
Party, I lost my beautiful border terrier a year ago after suffering heart failure, and I understand and feel exactly as you do.
The intense pain eases slightly with time but I have lost interest in life and cannot move on without my faithful companion to make me smile. The feeling of loneliness is overwhelming, but I’m so happy he is at peace and that is my only comfort.
Patty, I lost my beautiful border terrier a year ago after suffering heart failure, and I understand and feel exactly as you do.
The intense pain eases slightly with time but I have lost interest in life and cannot move on without my faithful companion to make me smile. The feeling of loneliness is overwhelming, but I’m so happy he is at peace and that is my only comfort.
So very sorry for your loss. I lost my boy Siberian Husky named Sherman 5 months ago and we are still grieving and aching inside. You are right there is no pain like it of losing our best friend 😢
Hi Anita,
I am truly sorry for your loss…It hurts so much…I know.
My dog Oso was killed in library park. He was seven. I had him from the day he was born till the day he died. I can’t even speak on the details because I’ll completely break down. I cry every night quietly and to myself. And I cry in the morning. And I cry when I think about it. Or speak on it. I am so fucked up behind it. I loved the hell out of him and he was devoted to me. Loved me with lol his heart. My life won’t be the same.
Condolence Anita . I agree it’s so very hard the pain we feel losing a pet. Mike passed 5 weeks ago she was was only 8 yrs old….. till now I can’t even go anywhere cause everywhere I go I see places her and I been too. Only my husband when home can get me to leave the house when he is home from work.
My cat was 16 years old when she passed two months ago from cancer. She was not sick one day in her life either until then. I held her in my arms at the vet when she passed and it was devastating. Just unbearable. I still cry about what she went through and how much I miss her. Her name was Maddie.
We lost our 15 almost 16 year old dog Honey Rose one week before Christmas. Needless to say the timing
Made for a real downer of a holiday. I look for her in her bed and it breaks my heart to not find her in it.
She left us with a huge void in our life but i feel her
Spirit with me always. She was a well loved dog.
I lost my dog Patches December 14, 2019. He had been declining slowly. He was 15 yrs. 5 mos. He was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure a year ago. He was on Ace Inhibitors and diuretics. He stopped eating & would vomit in his sleep & had black tar stool. I took him to the vet & it appeared to be G.I. lesions, cancer. I held him in my arms & he went quickly to sleep. I cry at the thought of him. I feel so lost without him. I had not planned on having him euthanized; I thought he could be cured. I feel like I never really got to plan or say my goodbyes. But I didn’t want him to suffer any longer. I feel guilty nonetheless. I adopted him when he was 8 yrs old, so I only got to spend 7 1/2 yrs with him. I loved him so much. I know one day I will get another, but it will be a long time.
So sorry Mary like you I lost mine 4 days after Christmas 2019. I was hospitalized the day she passed so timing also so bad and the guilt I feel. Horrible till today after 5 weeks it’s still so fresh the pain.
I just lost my 16 year old cat to cancer as well. His name was Madison, but I called him Maddie all the time. He was such a wonderful boy he never did anything wrong, he always brought me so much joy and comfort. And now I never get to see or hold him again and it breaks my heart. I feel like I’m dying inside.
My baby is 17.5, Roxy. She’s a Chi-Winnie. I love her so much! She’s been sick, cancer. The dr said that there isn’t anything more they can do. I’m heart sick because I know what I need to do. I’m crying just typing this.
I lost my handsome boy Bishop on jan 19 2020 he got hit by a car and I have been devastated. The fact that i found his body on the side of the road not far from house every morning on my way to work I ball my eyes out. It’s so hard I feel empty.
That experience would be so traumatizing. I pray you are comforted by more good memories of your furbaby, than that horrific memory.
💔💔💔💔💔
Same thing happened to me with my beautiful Tommy. He was a big, beautiful, cat. All white except his ears and tail, which were orange. He was so loving. On my way home from work one night, he was lying in his favorite spot right across the street from our house. Someone had hit him. I picked him up and carried him to my front porch. I just sat and held him and cried my eyes out, while telling him how sorry I was. I’ll never forget him.
It’s an unbelievable pain.
I lost a lot of humans in my life from parents to
other relatives to friends.
But with the exception of my dad dying unexpectedly when I was 9, nothing comes close to having a dog (in my case) die.
It is something you never get over. It’s just put away but ready to blow out your heart again at any time.
For a 9 year old, the depth of the sorrow is understandable.
But being 62 now, I remember being 9 and that happening; but having a dog die at this age just seems worse. Maybe because I’m older and supposedly harder now.
But as far as losing a dog, I’m more tender now than when I was 9.
It’s just so devastating.
Sunday morning my Aussie, Jack died in my arms on the way to the vet. It was unexpected, the pain I feel is unbearable. When he died a piece of my heart went with him.
Our 3 yr old dachshund was killed while on his lead with me, by two Sharpei cross dogs that got out of their owners car. It was the most traumatic and horrendous thing to be powerless over, and the council and police have got nowhere even though the owners are known. We are broken..
Go after him in civil court. Get a lawyer
Depar Angela
I can understand you even my 14 years old Goldenretriever MISHA still with us. I know I’m lucky but on the other hand the end is near to her, her action is very slow, hardly walking, althzeimer etc
Now I pray my God to take her away, I cannot accomplish euthanasia when need😢
I lost my
I lost my Scarlett two day ago I have never felt so sad . I miss her so much
I lost my cat in march due to a tumor in his kidney he was 13, then I lost my little dog suddenly I rushed him to the vet around the corner but by the time I got thee he was dieing . He died in my arms after we put him to sleep to speed thing up. The dog was 6ins high and he was my best mate. He left behind my other dog. It is still raw.
Lost my very special little girl, Angel on NYE just gone.
She has slept no where else but in my bed with me every night for over 12 years.
The pain is real, and it is hard. I have a friend’ who has not even acknowledged to me that my pooch is gone. I know it can be very difficult for others to know what to say to you.
I had three main coons that i lost to cancer first one four years ago furby was white. His brother a blue mac tabby he was 13.5 years that was june btw furby died at 9. Than in september micky was full of cancer different litter and different breeder. My heart cat was benny i still miss him. Last year i also lost a rescue on christmas he was 6 a munchkin he was 13.5. It does not get any easier.
I hope you feel better and in time your heart won’t ache so bad. I just lost my cat after 21 years. I feel like I can’t breathe. This is the 4th pet I have lost and I have one dog left who is 18. I don’t know if I can ever become a pet parent again. Its too much.
I just lost my 17 year old furbaby on 1/2 2020 Missing her terribly I cry everyday the heartache of losing her realizing she is gone is a hortiblr feeling..
4 days ago now. I was right there when he was killed and couldn’t do anything for him. Until I felt a neighbor’s hand on my shoulder and could hear her voice OVER ALL the screaming! She was telling me to get up and get out of the road before I got ran over! GOD was surely with me as I do recall car’s going past. My furbaby WOULD’VE been 5 yrs.old THIS year! My soul hurts.
I just lost my little fuzzball, jack a few days ago. His brother George and himself, came to me when I needed them the most. Jack was an older dog when I got him, maybe about 15 years old already but he gave 3 wonderful years. Jack had the most goofy looking face that just made you fall in love with him. He was a small little teddy bear. It hurt to let him go. The house feels emptier and a little less cheerful, but George and I move on together. I love you my little jack jack
My Lulu was rejected by her mother,Pomerania vet told me it was best I let her go,well the hell with that!she made it through the rough five weeks and was my best friend for 12 1/2 years and cancer took her from me,.never felt so much loss in my life!!looking for a rescue maybe still missing my girl though..
I lost my dog after 14 years it is extremely painful still can’t get over the fact that he’s gone I still go for a daily walk by myself his name was Biggie my best friend most people don’t understand
I have sat here crying while reading the sad stories about everyone’s deep losses of their furry family members. On December 29, 2019 I lost my beautiful Persian Gracie to renal failure. She was 15 years old.
I am alone in the world since I lost my husband except for my sweet kitties who are my world. I have cried every day since I lost her and feel like I will never get over losing her. It is so hurtful to have someone say “It was just a cat. Get over it’. You know that they are not pet lovers and cannot possibly understand how much it hurts.
I lost my girl dec 5 just shy of her 12th bday. My heart is shattered and I’m not sure I will find all the pieces. I have had several pets and I have loved them all unconditionally but Lily, well she was my ❤ . I will love another but there will always remain a shadow of a bloodhound that will follow until my journey ends..
August of 2018 I lost my Maltese, She was 17 years old and I still cry for her sometimes. I’ve had other Maltese die but this time it hurts more. Luckily my husband saw a flier offering a 4 year old male Maltese which we got and he really helps.
I lost my Corgi at 4 years old because of his back issue. There was nothing the vet could do. My dog’s front and back legs were paralyzed. That was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to go through. He was the best dog I ever had. He was smart loyal and so loveable.
The only thing that gives me a measure of comfort as I deal with these painful losses is to tell myself that they were never meant to out live us. We are there for them until the end because we need to make sure that they will ALWAYS be safe and loved. If we go first how could we be sure of this?
We just lost our fur baby to a coyote… my heart is broken beyond words… I have been crying day and night
Thank you for the article. I adopted two pitskys, sisters, in 2018. When they turned 8 months old I took them to a local vet hospital to get them spayed. Even though my dogs had gotten two rounds of the parvo immunizations, one of my dogs caught parvo from the hospital and she died six days later. It has been a year and a half since that happened, but just writing this has tears flowing down my cheeks. I feel responsible. There’s nothing anyone can say to take that burden from me. I feel like I walked her to her death. I’ll never get over this. Luckily my other dog didn’t get parvo and I still have her today. But I’ll never get over my other dogs death. When my dog was dying my mother looked at me and said, “she’s just a dog”. That made me so angry. She’s not just a dog. She was my baby
You are so right!the pain never goes completely away, it just dulls
Hi Angela I understand exactly what you are through Mon Jan 20, 2020 I lost beloved Jack Russell Lucy to cancer also worse feeling ever grieving is unstoppable. I know in time it will less pain but totally not go away There is not a day I do not think of her especially being my emotional support dog I am totally lost without but I know she is with me in spirit.
The loss of my15 year old cattle dog is never ending. I lost both parents and a child and the passing of my Dingo was idk how to explain it. It hurts all the time. I. am a foster for a Boxer group, I have done this to give something back. Adopted a gorgeous pup, but my heart is so hurt I cannot bear it. I pray it goes away
I just lost my Rooney last week. I am hurting more than one will ever know. I have bouts is uncontrollable crying. He was my baby my best friend in the whole world. He loved me unconditionally. If so got up at night he got up with me. No matter where I was he was there right beside me. He slept with me. He never left my side. I’m so sad I don’t know if I will ever get over him. I have his ashes in a locket that I was all the time, I have his hair in a bag that I take out and smell. My best is completely Broken. Every where I look I can see him. This is a very true article. I could not function for a week. I stayed in bed and cried and cried. I still break down several times a day.
My heart is completely broken . This article is sooo true. I lost my parents and I mourned. But losing Rooney is the worst thing I have ever gone through. The pain is unbearable at times. God Love you sweet boy. I pray and pray you will be waiting fume T the rainbow 🌈 bridge. Please visit me somehow some way. Please let me know it’s you. 💔🥰
We just lost our Feisty 3 days ago. It was such a shock. He was the kindest most gentle soul you’d ever meet. All he wanted was cuddles , love and treats ❤ our hearts are broken💔
When I was 5 years old I walked out after school and in the car was a fluffy black and white dog waiting to meet me which I named him billy. I remember this moment like it was yesterday! In a blink of an eye I was 21 years old and saying my last goodbyes to the best friend of 16 years.. the pain remains the same as it was the day I said farewell but just learnt over time to deal with it better. I’m 25 now! Rip billy
My heart aches for my precious boy max, there is not a second in the day that I don’t think of him. I love him as much today as I did when I first held him.
He was my best friend and the last two and a half years have been very lonely without him. R.i.p max x
I lost my boy Hendrix after 10 yrs. that was a year & 4 months ago. Yet the waves of sadness still come over my heart still & leaves me in tears. He was by far My Best Friend & was loyally & lovingly by my side through 2 very abusive relationships. If I was gone 1 min or 4 hrs it was the same I was greeted with massive love & kisses. So to find out he had cancer & it was only days away I spent every minute with him. I tried to prepare myself but nothing does. He was truly at peace when he passed away but my heart still wonders if I could have done anything else. My heart goes out to you all that have lost there fur babies. Be gentle with yourself & I just try to focus on remembering
Hendrix & I Had a Amazing Life together & he will always be in my heart. Love you Boo 💔 🐾❤️
Oh, I am so sorry. Lost my golden 4 months ago and it’s been horrible.
Please never second guess what decisions you needed to make at that critical time. You made the right choice! I did the same with my Riley 4 months ago and second guessed myself. I think we all do it. I actually feel at that moment whatever decision is the right one. Not something we think of days or weeks later. I know how you feel, thou. Always go with your gut instinct. RIP Hendrix. 🐾💜🐾
I am so sorry for your loss. I believe when we lose our pets it hurts so much because we know that they loved us unconditionally no matter what. I was gifted with my first dog when I was a baby I named him Thunder he was a pure bread German Shepard all black and I lost him when I was 14 years old and it still hurts to this day and I have lost four dogs since Chevy, Bossco,Raffi and Rollie all who were just as important and loved as my first best friend but I believe I will see all my beloved pets in the after life as well as my parents and sister and all my other loved ones. This pain will always be with me but I believe I will always have a pet and I will love them unconditionally because in the end all we really have is family and the ones we bring into our families all we can do is try to love them as well as they love us and give them the best lives as we can. Just try to keep the ones we have lost in our hearts.
My beloved Trixie escaped through an accidently opened door. She ran 3 houses away and the SOB who lives there shot her in the head with a shotgun and killed her. Then he and his wife threw her body into a trash pile in their year. I am devastated, I feel it was my fault the door was open. My husband says I have to stop blaming myself but every time I think of her happy face, her loving attitude, her being such a snuggler I cry and cry. We are pressing criminal charges and he will be summoned to appear in court with a lawyer.
They are absolute trash. Just shooting them in the heads would be too humane for them
OMG, your story is horrific. Can you also sue him in civil court? I bet you would win! Go.after them real good! Please consult with a lawyer. I’m so sorry for your loss..
I’m so very sorry for your loss by the hands of someone so evil. Your husband is right it wasn’t your fault but the fault lies in the inhuman that took your baby’s life. Even though it won’t bring you fur baby pack I hope you get the justice you deserve. I ask God to forgive me whenever I hear of evil
People hurting an animal for the rage and anger I feel let’s me know what I’m capable of doing.. May God Bless you with comfort. Prayers sent to you.
My neighbor shot and killed my dog just a month ago. I called the cops and they told me no crime had been committed. What do I do. I know it is a crime.
Trump signed the bill to make it a federal case for abuse I’d say that is a case to go to trial over
That is so horrible. We talk about losing our dogs through natural causes, but losing a dog to murder is unfathomable. I am so sorry that you didn’t just lose a dog but you lost your doge to violence.
Unfathomable, makes my head explode. Glad you will have your day in court! So many People really are possessed by evil these days.
he will burn in hell. Why people are so cruel is beyond me.
Three times I have had to escort my neighbor’s dog back to their property. It was running and chasing our horses relentlessly all three times. As I knocked on the lady’s with the grinning, panting culprit in hand I could see the relief in her face that I hadn’t shot it. Sometimes people just need to take a little effort to rectify a problem. This lady has repositioned this escape artist in her daughters fully fenced yard. ( The “invisible fence” just didn’t work for this one of five dogs she had.). I’m crying just thinking of what it must be like to know your dear pet lost it’s life in the way it did. I’m so sorry.
I lost my sixteen year old Squirt n November after a long illness. On Saturday I lost my 17 1/2 year old Squeaks who just really became ill in the last couple of weeks. I’m devastated right now. I had Squirt since he was 5 weeks and Squeaks I got at 9 weeks. I don’t know how I’m going to go on without them.
Breath I was told…. Friday I lost my baby boy of 13 years. My heart is broken, he was my baby. People ask if I’ll get another dog, I’m 64 and afraid I may not be her it’s entire life. But then I think of all the love I gave my resume pup and yes I wii in time.
We had to put our 14 year old Hawaiian Blue pit down Monday January 20, 2020.
I feel so lost. I just want to die.
I cry cry and cry.
Seeing my dr next week.
I can’t sleep yet I just want 3lay down.
I made it to work today.
I feel so lost and scared of my depression.
I miss you Tyson so much.
This and all the stories make me also so sad. Crying now. I lost the love of my life(a cat, Baby)was her name 20 years ago and to this day I still feel the pain as if it just happened. Never a cat like her! In July a cat adopted me a male. A mainecoon. His little face won me over, said I would never have another! Here I go his name is Kitte. Already love him. Someone had dropped him off.
I lost my baby February 9th, 2016 and I still cry because I miss her so much every day. She was almost 19 when I had to release her. That was the worst thing I’ve ever gone trough. I’ve lost a lot of relatives over the years, even my father, but I have to be honest, losing my little girl hurt a lot more. I’d give anything to be able to hold her again.
I understand how you feel.i lost my dog, who was 15 1\2, six years ago. I have another dog who I adore, but I still miss my pluto
I’ve just lost my baby, a French bulldog – Betty. My babes Betty, it seems that her breeding into this world was questionable and damaging for Betty and sadly couldn’t be fixed. I am so sad it’s broke my heart. She was only 2. It hurts so much without her. I will miss her forever, she was my best mate.
Losing a loved pet is hard. I found it harder than losing my parents. They are with you 24/7 and depend on you for almost everything. They love you unconditionally. You want to comfort them in the end and yet your heart is breaking. I have lived and lost many dogs, cats and some horses and what keeps me doing it again and again is the joy they bring to my life. I fully understand that I will not see them on this earth again, but one day that rainbow bridge will be the best reunion ever!!!
I lost the love of my life, Indy to an untreatable cancer at the age of 13 or 14. We fought the battle for 7 months and on November 26 I made the most difficult decision of my life to say goodbye to him as the vets told me there was nothing else they could do to keep him without pain. It was hard to see him uncomfortable and the last moments of his life were very traumatic and I have been living with what ifs and sometimes doubting whether there was something different I should have done to have more time with him. He was my first pet, a stunning husky-shepherd mix, but so much more than that he was my best friend, the model of how I wanted to live my life. I learned so much from him, to be loyal to our loved ones, to see the good in others, and to be kind and thoughtful. I have never met a more beautiful and gentle big baby. The tears continue to flow everyday, never have experienced pain like this before. It was just him and I at home and since he left, i have yet to return and sleep in my own house. It’s up for sale now. It’s not home anymore without my Indy.
I Hope more than anything that heaven exists just so I can meet my Indy again. Love him more than anything or anyone.
Pat I;m glad you said that I thought there was something wrong with me mourning my Cockapoo Taffy more than I did my Dad who passed the same year.. My kids were so worried about me they found a little black cockapoo online and snuck her into our home to surprise me. I didn’t think I was ready for another pet at the time but she jumped into my arms and that was it. I love her so much and yet there are still times I cry for Taffy. Maybe because their personalities are so different. Well Skittles is 15 Years old now is the love of my life. Never replacing Taffy. Just joining her in a very special place in my heart.
My Cat Loki went missing jan.8 2020. I have went door to door and hung posters EVERYWHERE! Walked around 4 block plus drove everywhere searching for weeks….and nothing at all…only thing i have found out is that apparently coyotes live near by and maybe that could be the problem, I certainly hope not of course but its been weeks….i hope someone just took him in and will see my posters and return him. I miss him so so much…..it is a pain like no other. I lost my husband 5 years ago suddenly and unexpectedly and it is so weird how the pain is so different.
Please check animal rescues and animal control to see if your cat got turned in. Facebook has a lost n found pet page, the more shares ya get the better your chances
Yes coyotes get pets but cats get away climb trees whatever they have to do to survive. I’ve lost cats for a few weeks and found em.
I found Hubert after 2 weeks at a yard sale. Hope u find your cat good luck
I lost my cat in August of 2019. I am still coping with the loss of my beloved cat. The pain hurts me to my core. I think about her everyday I talk to her in my prayers. I am truly traumatized and I will never forget her. I vow to think about her until the day I die. Knowing one day I will be able to be reunited with her and hear her precious meows brings me some comfort. It’s truly a feeling that one cannot explain. I have another cat and dog and just even thinking about losing them one day brings me so much pain. I truly will never get over losing my cat.
In my almost 60years there is three dates in history that that define my entire life. They are as follows .9/15/93, I got married, 11/9/2010 , my wife passed in my arms. And 9/4/2020That is the day that completely took my heart.i had to kill one of my two babies in order to save the other one. Being that both were males and not fixed when a female in heat shows up even though they were inseperable for the previous 4years together the couldn’t be together again and I had to put my oldest one done least I lose both of them ( which I still almost did lose both cause Zeus was in very bad shape . By doing that that night I can honestly say took what was left of my heart and has made the rest of my life basicly meaningless even though I still have Zeus . The pain and loss has been more devastating than even the loss of my wife of nearly 20 years who I loved as much then as I
ever did. And I still love my wife more than life itself.
Lost 2 boys last year. One to cancer at 10 years old. The other sweet boy was 17 and just old age. Couldn’t get around anymore. Still have one boy who is 11. He misses his brothers. It tough. It’s like loosing a friend or a family member. I’ve been there. Sad🤢
I lost my 18 year old kitty on NYE and tonight I had to let my 19 year old kitty go.. I’ve had both since they were kittens and I lost my other kitty 3 years ago this month. My heart hurts so bad tonight
Im so so sorry for you. I know your heart will heal but it will take time, I just lost my Hershey as well. try to remember her silly moments, and joy, and love you shared with her. Both Kittens had Love lots of Love from you because I can feel your Aura from her.
“People who have never had a pet in their life will never realize how painful it feels to say goodbye to their pet after they die, and you have to face the fact that you will never see it again. ”
What about empathy? I can only recall crying over a goldfish that died when I was seven years old, but I’ve lost close family and friends, and I completely understand the loss of pets is equally and sometimes even more important. Perhaps I’m unusual, but when I used to supervise staff, I understood they needed time off to grieve when their pets died: something I think should be accommodated more broadly.
I used to haf to pet cats. When they turned 6years old, they eent outside and never came back. It’s been a year. I think someone harmed them. It’s really hard to accept that they’re not with me anymore. How happy I was back then having them in my life😔 I hope they’re doing well in heaven. :’) Many people got the chance to say their pets goodbye, but I didn’t even have that chance 😔
I lost my super intelligent unique sweet loyal Border collie Fen a beautiful girl who travelled everywhere with me the west highland way twice the Lake district dozens of times various places in Northumberland, local beaches , countryside walks she was so loyal and loving and just wanted to please me she watched television like a human would loved certain music we had cuddles, strokes and licks/ kisses together when we had to get her put to sleep i was devastated i was in the corner of the vets examining room on my knees crying my eyes out so much i could not see i said my last goodbyes and then she passed i did not want to let go of her we left and for the rest of that day i sobbed my heart out tears running down my face my wife had to nip out and i bawled actually loudly bawling shouting no no no why why she Fen tore a piece of my heart out i have this heaviness in my heart i have cried over losing people but with losing Fen i know now what true grief feels like💔💔💔😭
the loss of a pet is maybe one of the worst things in life we have to experience …..i was never a ‘cat person” as i was allergic to cats as a kid….but i took one in as a favor to my now wife, susan….he was a beautiful all white cat named ATOM….i was hesitant to take him in at 1st….i didn’t understaND THE NEEDS OF A CATG OR THEIR BEHAVIORS AND FEARS OF COMING IN TO A UNFAMILIAR PLACE…..BUT AFTER A FEW WEEKS I STARTED TO ENJOY SOME LITTLE CRITTER WAITING FOR ME WHEN I CAME HOME….I FELL IN LOVE WITH atom…HAD HIM FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS OR SO….ONE NIGHT HE WENT OUT..LATE…I USED TO WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HIM….JUST TO KEEP AN EYE ON HIM….THERE WERE SOME ASSHOLE KIDS JOYRIDING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT 11;30 AT NIGHT….DOING ABOUT 50 MPH DOWN OUR STREET…atoM GOT SPOOKED AND WENT TO RUN HOME, BEFORE I COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT…HE DASHED OUT IN THE STREET AND THEY RAN HIM OVER AND KILLED HIM INSTANTLY …RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME….I HAD FULL BLOWN PANIC ATTACK AND WAS DEVASTATED….I ALWAYS FELT LIKE IT WAS MY FAULT, ALTHOUGH I DON’T THINK I COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING, IT HAPPENED SO FAST……BUT IT TOOK ME MONTHS TO GET PAST THAT…NOTICE I DIDN’T SAY “GET OVER IT”…BECAUSE I NEVER HAVE GOTTEN OVER IT…..WE JUST HAD TO PUT DOWN OUR DOG sPIKE 10 DAYS AGO BECAUSE HE HAD LUNG CANCER….SO…IT IS NEVER EASY TO LOSE A PET…THEY’RE FAMILY, AND IN MOST CASES, BETTER FAMILY THAN HUMAN FAMILY….I RESENT THE COMMENT IN THE POST ABOUT “NEVER SEEING THEM AGAIN”…WE DON’T KNOW THAT WE’LL NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN….I HOPE THAT IF THERE IS A HEAVEN WE’RE GOOD ENOUGH TO GO TO…OR ACCEPT THE LORD AND MAKE IT TO HEAVEN…THAT OUR PETS WILL BE THERE TOO…DON’T KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY, BUT IT SEEMS A SHAME THAT THE BONDS WE HAVE WITH OUR PETS WOULD JUST END HERE……
So sorry to read of you’re loss of Atom and you’re dog. I believe we will definitely see them over the rainbow bridge. Our relationships with them are too special not to continue in the afterlife. I like to think it’s a better place pain free. My dog Walter suffered an ill health so we were always battling something together. There is a better place than here, just know it x
Oct 26th, 2011 I said goodbye (for now) to my Pepper Girl. I have thought about asking relitives on their death beds to tell her I said hello and I am coming. I have never actually asked but I find myself somewhat jealous of them, they get to see her. I function fine and have an amazing life, she taught me so much. I still cry once in a while when I think of her, like right now but more times now we laugh when we talk about some of the silly things she did. There have been 3 since her and I love them all, she will always be my Pepper Girl.
I’m 60 years old I’ve always had cats n dogs. I’ve been through the pain of losing em. All I know is my husband is right the only way to heal the pain from losing a pet is to get another one to love.
Give yourself some time to grieve and then get out there and find another pet to. love. No you can’t replace the one you lost because they are all different but you can find a new love that will help mend your broken heart so it can break again
There are lots of good pets waiting for a loving home
Please check animal rescues and animal control to see if your cat got turned in. Facebook has a lost n found pet page, the more shares ya get the better your chances
Yes coyotes get pets but cats get away climb trees whatever they have to do to survive. I’ve lost cats for a few weeks and found em.
I found Hubert after 2 weeks at a yard sale. Hope u find your cat good luck
My cat was run over by a car in April and I am still devastated after 9 months.
I wonder if I can ever live with that feeling.
It is a comfort to read words of grief that mirror my own. My 8 yr old male tabby Bronte has oral cancer. I will take her to the vets in two days to end his life before the pain is unbearable. But, my pain is soul shaking. I cannot bear being without him. What will his cat brother Lord Byron do without him? How can I explain? Too sad to bear.
I lost my Hershey on January 15, 2020. She was 18yrs. Her birthday was on February 3. We adopted Hershey in Austin Texas at the Animal Shelter. My husband Joe saw her immediately and Angel my daughter was with us. Hershey was 4yrs and had run away from previous owners. She was scared, very skinny, and had her jaw kind of silly. But we fell in Love with her. Hershey was always there with us everywhere we traveled. She always knew when we were moving to a new place because she would be in the back of the U-Haul waiting silly for us. We moved a lot. lol. So Hershey traveled a lot as well. One of the things I did notice about Hershey is she never ever Barked? We thought she was a Mute? To our surprise she did Bark one time & one time only and it was a very soft woof? Non of our neighbors ever knew we had a dog because Hershey never barked. I was the one who had to put Hershey down at the Vet. Hospital & let me tell you, I stayed with her way into the night because I couldn’t leave.
I lost my Tuppence 5 years ago. The pain is still very real, even as I write this reply, the tears are hard to hold back.
I’ve been told by many to get another dog, but I know there will never ever be another Tuppence. I just can’t bring myself to have to endure that pain over again. I’ve lost many people in my life and have seen death close up, but nothing compares to the death and lost of my beloved companion and friend.
We had an american bulldog, Jake. He turned 3 on Novemeber 29, 2019. We had a baby in April, and the two of them loved each other. They would play at bedtime together and he would always be close by to her. We were excited for them to grow up together. We went to get a christmas tree in the Bush on December 7th, and he ran in front of the truck. My husband didnt see him and ran him over. He died instantly. It is like we are mourning the loss, but also mourning the ‘memories’ we were expecting to make.
It kills me that he is not here anymore and he was taken so young. But I remind myself that I am lucky to have had the 3 years that we had with him. It could have been less time and the 3 years that he did have, he was pampered, babied and loved VERY much by everyone.
Lost my boxer Jack almost two years ago, that wound is still pretty fresh. A week after losing him I came down with shingles that caused me to have face paralysis on one side of my face and intense nerve pain. The docs said it was brought on by stress. I miss my boy everyday still.
Thank you for sharing this, I had to say goodbye to my beautiful boy Walter last May. He was 14 years old and 9 months and was put to sleep by my vet in my arms in his bed at home. He was my best friend and loyal companion and I would do anything and everything I could for him regardless of cost. He had his own credit card. I took him everywhere with me apart from work. I was his full time carer at the end. We went through life together, all the ups and all the downs and he was always there to give me on of his special slobbery special kisses to cheer me up. I lost my sister aged 33 from cancer and although I was devastated the loss of my dog is worse and the pain is just so suffocating. So I know what you mean. The love of a pet is truly the greatest love of all but hardest loss to bear. I have two cats Walter and I rescued as kittens and I’m so grateful I have them. God bless all our fur babies for sharing our lives and we will see them again over the rainbow bridge xx
List my 3rd fur baby today it never gets easier. Even though now I’m familiar with the process the hole they leave in your heart is not like humans at all. The loss is so much more intense because let’s bring you unconditional love and joy. Maya was a good girl who lost her battle with hepatitis far too soon. It’s worse when you think they’re gonna make it and suddenly pass. I’m so sad it hurts more than any person ever will. Truly. And I can see why! All of us here in the comments know the loss. You remember them fondly and those good memories are wonderful. I think about my previous fur babies often and the hurt is still there. I think about my passed family members who were human and the hurt is much less serious and feels healed. Dogs though ugh I’m never gonna heal it never gets easier. I don’t know why that is just that it is.
My heart broke on 12/18/19 as I held my loving Yorkie, Charlie in my arms for the last time. He gave us 15 wonderful years of happiness and unconditional love. The time had come to let him go. Age had set in, causing seizures, blindness and deafness. As recommended by his vet, letting him go was the humane thing to do. As much as I wanted him to stay with us, it broke my heart to see him in this condition. I’ll never forget the peaceful look in his eyes and the wag of his tail as if he was saying thank you for the wonderful years but it’s time for me to cross that rainbow bridge, as he passed peacefully in my arms. I still listen and look for him missing him everyday. We brought him home and buried him in our yard where he grew up. His grave is marked with a flower made of river rocks which serves as a beautiful reminder of the joy he brought to our lives. Although he is gone from our lives his memory will live in our hearts forever! We love and miss you Charlie…🐾❤️💔
I am 53 years old. I have had Several pets, pass away. Both Dogs and Cats, mostly cats. I loved each one very, very much. I never had actually Human children. My pets are my children. I get teary eyed, EVERY time I think about each of them. I miss each and Every one of them!! And I believe I will see them again some day, in Heaven. I currently have 2 dogs, and six cats.
I just had to put down my 10 year old cat a few days ago. She passed peacefully in my arms and not a minute goes by that I don’t think of her. I was there the day she was born and have her brother, as well. I remember telling the vet as she put an end to my cats’ suffering that I felt like a piece of me was dying as well. I wish more people who have never felt the loss of a beloved pet would understand more about the pain. I still cry at the drop of a hat and sometimes just out of the blue. Mostly, I do this when I’m alone because I just can’t bear being told to just get over it or that it was just a cat. That little cat was a piece of me as much as the others that have gone before her in my life. It never gets easier
One cannot “just get over it” when losing a pet, person, or anyone who has loved so unconditionally as our fur babies! Have had many fur babies in my life and know beyond a doubt that I will see each one in Heaven! God did not give such a perfect gift and not let us be reunited in Heaven. I have found the only healing process is to get another fur baby to adore, enjoy and love as long as we are alive! Each one has a personality and place in our heart!
It was the most heart breaking thing i had to do 1.12.2020. My dog was 10 she was a pretty easy keeper until one day she started getting sick and went down hill fast we made and emergency trip in on a weekend and found out she had Addisons Disease and the vet said she wouldnt make it through the crisis and if she did it would have been thousands and on monthly expensive meds just to wind up back where we were. So we made the choice to put her down and have her cremated. She was so loved..our hearts ache every day. Love your babies.
My heart hurts for you and all the millions going thru the pain of loosing our
Pets. I lost my dog Princess on January 2, 2020, she was 9 years & 8 months old.
She was a beautiful Yorkie we rescued when she was 2 years old. Love at first
Sight. Diagnosed with Yorkie Encephalitis and after MRI’S, Spinal tap, three days in hospital and 3 months of trying multiple medications we made the decision to let her go to heaven as she could not walk without falling, she had no control of her bladder as ghe steroids was too much. She would look at me with that desperate look of help me
And realizing i needed to let her be with the Lord we set her free but my heart is broken beyond belief. She sits on my mantel where she belongs. 😭😣❤🍷
I lost my dog just one week ago and the pain is unreal and to make it even worse… seeing my three teenage children go through the pain of loosing their first dog is breaking my heart.
“A dog never really dies. They are sleeping in your heart… their wagging tail becomes the heart beat you hear.”
The Strength of Love
I always knew this day would come
I knew it from the start
Now here we sit together, me with a heavy heart
The time has finally come my friend,
to release you from your pain
There’s nothing more the vet can do,
nothing more for you to gain
As I look into your eyes, I feel the pain I see
I know that you’ve been holding on,
just to stay with me
We’ve been together for so long
I don’t want you to go
But my love for you includes this task
I can’t let you suffer so
Your love gives me the courage
to see this through for you
Because of you I’m brave enough
to face what I must do
As I stroke your head and say your name,
I pray that you will know
The strength of love is my last gift…
Today I let you go
(Author unknown)
I am about to lose my labbie boy of 10 to lymphoma. The pain I already feel is immense. I don’t think i will ever be the same again. I cant imagine life without him. He made me the person I am today and since getting him I have rescued 10 other dogs which I still have. I became an animal activist because of him. I have him on cannabis oil and homeopathic powders and supplements and although he seems a bit better a bit early to say .
He will leave a big gap in my life that can never be filled.
I am about to lose my labbie boy of 10 to lymphoma. The pain I already feel is immense. I don’t think i will ever be the same again. I cant imagine life without him. He made me the person I am today and since getting him I have rescued 10 other dogs which I still have. I became an animal activist because of him. I have him on cannabis oil and homeopathic powders and supplements and although he seems a bit better a bit early to say .
He will leave a big gap in my life that can never be filled.
We lost our beloved American Bulldog Allie on Januart 20, 2020 she was 7 1/2 years old. It was sudden she was perfectly fine up to that evening and 10 hours later she crossed over to the rainbow bridge. This pain is nothing I can even put into words. We dont even want to be in the house to many memories and routines we had with her. She was the queen of our house. We loved her so dearly. I would do anyhting to have her back. I think about her all the time and dream about her. My heart aches for her. 💔💔🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
I lost my dog Buster 2 months ago, he was diagnosed with Cushing disease and on medication for it. Come to find it out he was missed diagnosed and it was SARS which he went blind and a tumor behind the left eye. My Busty was with me 24 hours a day seven days a week and he knew if I was upset, worry or sick.
He loved to eat especially salmon and rice or chicken and Busty was part of our family a grand son I never had. You see Busty was my son dog until he came to live with me when I had breast cancer three years ago and he pulled me threw that and I could not save my beloved Busty with his sickness except the day of November 21 ,2019 he was in so much pain I had to help him by letting the doctor put him down. I have not gotten over that and my heart aches for him every day. He was special a blond Cockapoo that loved everybody and all my neighbors and kids loved him too.
I miss my Busty badly.
We had to put our westie Mac to sleep on his 18th birthday. It seemed wrong on his birthday. I miss him so much and am not coping well. I feel so guilty. Maybe he could have lived a little longer. I can’t express the depths of my sadness.
My dog Hunter is dealing with cancer right now, he is 14 and I know he is getting old but the thought that I will have to say goodbye is killing me and I am a little embarrassed to admit it to friends. I lost my husband 16 years ago and I feel like I am living that nightmare all over again. I am spoiling him the best I can and he is doing some treatment and is showing signs of helping, but I know the day is coming and I will have to deal wiht it.
I hope you feel better and in time your heart won’t ache so bad. I just lost my cat after 21 years. I feel like I can’t breathe. This is the 4th pet I have lost and I have one dog left who is 18. I don’t know if I can ever become a pet parent again. Its too much.
I just lost my 17 year old furbaby on 1/2 2020 Missing her terribly I cry everyday the heartache of losing her realizing she is gone is a horrible feeling..
Thank you for this page, I just had to let my beloved chiwauwa go she was loved by many she was 18 and going good but here eyes and ears got worse but was copping and learning how to get around being elderly it got so hard to see her this way had to let her go got her ashes and the void was less painfull so getting thru this has been a challenge
Lost our boy two weeks ago. He was 12. Miss him everyday. Sometimes I think i hear him walking on the floor or the big heavy sigh he made when he was getting comfortable for his nap. I never had children so he was my baby. He will be with me forever.
Thank you.
I lost my dog Taro, a husky cross Feb. 1, 2019. He passed suddenly and in two minutes, He went everywhere with me! All across Canada (every province and one territory), hiking in Newfoundland, in the Rockies in BC, in the prairies and the lakes of Ontario, up north in Yellowknife, always with me. He was a kindred spirit and a former rescue dog. I will always love him and tear up all the time thinking of the great memories we had together! He will always have a special place in my heart since he was my first dog I owned myself. We traveled together down to the USA (he had been in 13 states)and met my family in Atlanta! I cry about him still, and will forever, but I gave him the most loving life I could…..he was a happy, friendly, loving dog! So when I pass, hopefully him and I can be together again forever!!!
I miss my Black Lab Tucker, he was 14, It was just me and him the first year I had him when I met my now wife and son Zach. He was another child to us and he went everywhere with us. It still hurts to this day.
Two and a half years ago we said goodbye to our 18 year old beagle mix, Dallas. He was absolutely a sweet heart and we adopted him at 8 weeks.. I did not want to get another dog because of how devastated I was from his death. My husband wanted another dog immediately. Then 18 months after his death, I gave in and we adopted a rescue who looks remarkably like our Dallas and named her Dahlia. She will never replace Dallas but bringing her home had two benefits. First we have another dog to love on and secondly, and most importantly, there are so many unwanted animals out there that need people who will take them in and give them their best possible life. The latter is what convinced me that the pain of the potential loss is far outweighed by the joy of opening your home to a rescue pet.
I lost my Jack Russell in July. She always slept with me. Woke up in the morning and she’d gone. Died next to me in bed, I was absolutely heartbroken
I lost my Pug Jan 6 2020 it’s been so painful I miss him everyday i feel like i see him everywhere in the house or outside i’ cry everyday wishing him back he wasn’t sick he was 13 days away from 11 yrs old
Three years ago we lost our 17-year-old girl, a Siberian husky to a strange illness that affected her nervous system causing her pain, temporary paralysis, and seizures. Our hearts were crushed. Her name was Liberty. My son came up with her name since we had liberated her from the pound at the age of 2. She was beautiful, sweet, patient and playful. She was like one of our children. A year after getting her, we rescued a 9-month-old Black Lab/Shepard mix. We named him Bullet, he was such a fun-loving pistol and when he ran, he was breathtaking to watch. He ran with such grace and speed. He was the sweetest, most curious, loyal and loving boy ever. God, we loved them both so much and they loved us too. One year almost to the day of losing Liberty, we lost him to bone cancer. He was almost 18 years old. Since then, we’ve rescued a pair of siblings from an owner surrender. They are precious in their own right and we’ve grown to love them as our family as well. It’s both precious and a little heartbreaking when we find similarities between our first two fur babies and our newly adopted fur babies. When we first got these two, I told my husband, boy, these two have some big paws to fill and fill them they did but I have to say, there is not a day that goes by that something will make me think of my Bullet or my Liberty and that twinge of pain and sadness hits again. I do, I miss them both so much I still find myself and sometimes my husband with tears in our eyes and that lump in our throats as we share stories about them with each other and others. Two of the most beautiful angels came into our lives and left their paw prints forever imprinted on our hearts. We’ve honored them with the two we have now and they are sure making their mark on our hearts as well.
I just lost my 12 yr old tuxedo cat on Monday. I am heartbroken, it was such a shock. Phantom helped me through my Mom’s death almost 10 years ago. We had a very special bond. He was a crazy guy but loved me with the same intensity as he drove me crazy.
I lost my heart and my life died on 09/13/19 when my Pittbull died in our house fire!! I also almost lost my life for going into the house trying to save her but it was to late she passed from the smoke inhalation!! I was on a ventilator for three weeks due to smoke inhalation and had third degree burns on my body !! But I would do it all over again if I had to. There’s o doubt in my mind if she would of put her life on line in order to save mine!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Just lost my King Shephard, Loup, 2 days ago. I can’t for the life of me remember this grief being so bad as I have lost 2 other dogs over the past 5 years. I keep thinking If I did this or that or had more money etc…. He was a rescue and became my shadow. from the day I brought him home. Just wish there would have been something I could of done…. 🙁
I lost my boy Buddy on January 5, 2020. I have never felt such intense pain in my life. Buddy was a Lahasapoo who would have been 12 years old on February 1, 2020. He was never sick a day in his life. He was playing like a puppy all day, had a good appetite, ate his dinner and was drinking water, giving no indication that he was sick at all, about an hour after he ate dinner he threw up. I thought he overate, turns out he took a stroke. I feel as though I failed him… had I rushed him right to the VREC when he first threw up … had I known the signs … he would still be here. While he could have survived the stroke he took several heart attacks at the vets office … and I had to make the decision to have him euthanized … the worst thing I have ever had to do in my life … but watching him suffer was just about killing me and I was told there was no hope for him to have a quality life … I should not have failed him. He never failed to make me feel better … he always knew when I was sick or down … he was one of the loves of my life … my soul dog … I have never dealt with pain so intense in my life. My heart is truly broken.
We lost our 14 year old Yorkie “Cookie” about 10 years ago. One of the things that still bothers me (hard to write this) is that we had picked up an 8 week old Maltese, ( She is still with us)Cookie was old and would just go into the other room. Of course our attention was mainly on our new “baby”. A few weeks later, Cookie had come out of our bathroom and there was blood on the floor. We took him to the vet, had x-rays and was told that he had liver cancer and there wasn’t anything they could do. We only kept Cookie home for about another week and he was limping. We spent 90 % of our time with him and one day took him to the vet to be euthanized. We stayed with him while they administered the drug and he just had a reaction of his eyes getting real wide for a second and then he was gone, Even writing about this tears are running down my face. Was a military medic for 30 years and nothing impacted me like this. Have read other peoples stories about losing their pet (family member) Those that have never loved a pet like this are missing out on one of the greatest joys in life.
Hello my name is Laura and I truly know how much it hurts to lose your your your your baby is like a child mine raised my kids with me never quit he’s a Rancher dogs he did nothing but always 24/7 eyes on me always sweetheart never me never vicious always there for me Libro jet skis he wrote on the back and just knew how to do it we go hand out life jackets to a lot of people who have no life jackets for their children on the river he died at 21 years old even though he was all he’d ever acted old until it was time the hardest thing to do was to have to hold him and have somebody put him to sleep I miss you with all my heart so much
Great read! So very true!
I lost my sweet Chuey, Silky Terrier, on 1/13/20…I found him gone.
My fiancé’s two German Sheppard’s roughed him up….
Playing too rough w/him…found his collar off & across the room….
My fiancé noted they had been more aggressive towards him the two week prior……
I’m at a loss….
Tragically taken….
I cry at the thought of him being scared & dying sad….
I pray it was quick….
I miss him so much.
He was with us 10 years.
My son was 10 when we got him & now he’s 20, in the Army…he sobbed….we sobbed together on the phone…..
I had to say goodbye to my Faithfull little companion of 18yrs almost a year ago now & it seems like yesterday. I loved him so much & I just don’t seem to be able to get over the grief I feel. I know to some it might seem rediculous but when he is the only “family” you have & he has been with you for 18years it feels like you have lost a child! I still can’t talk about him without crying & I know people probably think I am crazy.
I lost my Ridgeback 1 year ago. I had adopted a Rottweiler 1 month before and for some reason they were not getting along. I requested a friend to watch Sasha my Ridgeback because the fights were too much for 2 weeks as I tried to socialize my Rott. One day in my way back from the gym. I found sasha dead by the road. Neighbors said it happened a few mins before I got there. I felt so guilty for asking my friend to watch her. I feel like I failed her after 8 years of unwavering loyalty. I now never even go for holidays or leave town as I dont trust anyone to watch my Baby.
Look at all the comments on this article!!!, this hit on a major topic!! The grief I went through after losing my 2 fifteen year old cats 3 months apart, both from cancer, was DEVASTATING. I cried every day for the first year, and what makes it so hard is that you have to do it by yourself, because most people don’t understand this grief. You risk being mocked and ridiculed if you wear your heart on your sleeve, and really have no one to talk to who understands unless you have another pet owner who has gone thru it.. But losing my babies was just as hard as losing a human. What haunts me the most is the memory of putting them down, those last moments together, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. That was the moment they needed me most to be around to comfort them and being able to say goodbye was so important. I am crying now as I write this and it has been a year and a half since they’ve been gone. I hope to see them again when I cross that rainbow bridge.
I lost my best friend 6 days ago. Hands down the hardest and worst pain I’ve ever felt due to a loss. For sure one that I’ll never fully get over, as well as my mother. May my little Magnum Rest In the sweetest of Peace there is 😓❤️
I lost my 9 year old boshih in November 2019. He had a rare and untreatable cancer and we lost him swiftly. I cannot describe the depth of my sadness. He was best friend. He was constantly by my side while I was bedridden with morning sickness Aug-Oct and I cannot believe he won’t be here to share in the life of our newborn child. I will never recover from this loss.
I just lost my 17 year old cat, Jewels. She was fine 2 weeks ago, but kidney failure took over fast and I had to say goodbye quickly. I’ve had her ever since she was a kitten. She’s been there the entire time and I just miss her so much. Thank you for the article. It’s true, the pain never goes away, only dulls over time. RIP my little JuJu.
I lost my 15 yr old chi Sept 27 2019. She had tumors removed previously in May, only had a 40% chance of living through the. Surgery. 4 blood transfusions , tons of stitches later, and I got my girl back. She was my warrior, I knew she would come back to me. I was so happy! I had had her since the day she was born ! She went everywhere with me, slept with me, loved to go fishing ,camping , walks anything that allowed her to be with me. She was the best thing I had during some of the worst parts of my life!!!!! Sadly, I lost her 4 months later to complete liver failure and had to make the choice to send her over the rainbow . it has ripped my heart out and I’m crying my eyes out right now as I write this. I miss her horribly!!! I still call out her name when I get home from work and cry even more when I realize……… She Will never answer me again. I know that shes better off now. She doesn’t hurt, need , or want for anything and is 100% whole now and that makes bearable. But I feel like I have lost my child, my confidant, my best friend and my heart all at the same time, and its a horrible feeling!!! R.I.P. my beautiful, amazing, wonderful Phoenix Marie Pecha you are always in my ❤!!!!💋💋💋💖💖💖😭.
My 2 yr. Old kitty died on 1/18/20 from a dog bite to her chest she died in my arms. I’m devastated and depressed and i can’t stop crying and i bet I’ll keep crying because she was the only real friend i had who gets me besides my 2 dogs.
We had never been dog owners but had lots of cats that we had lost through illness over the years. It was upsetting without doubt.
Then 11 years ago we bought a beautiful little Bichon Frise. Who was adorable and our lives changed for the better. Our little girl did everything with us and came everywhere.
But throughout her short life she had some problems, first with both cruchate ligaments replaced then with awful liver problem that meant she carried an extra 4 kilos around with her. But she was strong and determined and wanted to live her life with us and to look after us.
Then the cancer struck and began showing itself on the external parts of her body. Finally she could even walk and we had to lift her around the garden do she could wee and poo. She must have felt so undignified.
Finally we had no choice and the decision was made for us.
The day we lost her we were heartbroken and devastated and so fatigued.
Even now just 4 months later we still look for her, hear her, miss her.
It is so difficult and we still cry regularly.
My baby Mitsy was only three months old when she left us. No vets managed to figure out what was happening to her, therefore we did not manage to save her. It was horrible to see her suffer a bit more everyday without knowing how to make her feel better.Vets refused to end her unending pains because they said it was a temporary situation. That day, at 4 in the morning, she started crying like never before, unable to walk or stand, but unable to stay still either. Few minutes later, she was gone. I felt like she took a part of me with her there. It was the first time i had a pet of my own. Its been 4 months already, and my husband and i are still not ready to have another pet. I still miss her big grey eyes and her sweet little pat on my face to wake me up everyday.
I lost my baby boy on sept12,2019 Beast was not even 8 years old he faught pneumonia for almost 2 years I took him to 6 different vets he was on 8 pills att once for days he started to have seizures and everything NOONE could find out the underlined cause I spent all my families savings trying to save him contacted the Dr on TV no response and even vet. Colleges I have never felt this broken hearted I still cry everyday and miss him so much he was literally my best friend he knew everything about me I lost my brother 7 years ago and had some problems went to jail for 19 months he did everyday with me he was mean so had to be put in room when anyone was around amdy husband found a girlfriend while I was gone so he was treated like I was locked up I don’t know how to stop the pain I’m broken from it I have his picture tattooed on my leg and his aches in the ink so I know he will always be with me I love u so muchy baby boy rip beast mommy loves u always
We lost the best cat we have had just yesterday. She was only about 10 years old and her cancer had come back,
We have an excellent vet who made the act of “putting her to sleep” so much more meaningful. We talked to her, kissed her, and after she had passed, the vet took her body,-she was wrapped in a cute blanket- and he had tears in his eyes.
We loved her so much and I will miss her terribly. She was my buddy, especially when I am alone in the house- which is frequently.
Her name was “Squeak,” but I called her my Baby, Bunny-Bunny, Kätz,, Miss America, and Mama’s Baby.,
The house seems empty without her, but she is no longer in pain.
A little over two years ago, I love my soulmate. His name was Pepper and he was a green cheek conure. He came to my home when he was six years old and was 21 when he passed. He and I were inseparable. If I was home, he was out of his cage and on my shoulder; he was my shadow. The loss of someone so close to you is unbearable. It HURTS. Time makes you a little more numb to that pain but it’ll still be there. Not a day goes by where I don’t think about him. I still have times where all I can do is cry, but those are now fewer and farther in between. His cage is still set up next to my bed where it’s been for the 15.5 years he shared with me, and it will forever be there. Some things you never truly get over. You just learn to cope with the emptiness.
Lost my best friend on Christmas eve. He was there to comfort me as I became a mother (3 times), watched my mother die, helped process the death of many family members and loved me through the most painful and isolating time in my life. I can say my children and my pets were my reason for living in a time where I didn’t know if I wanted to continue. On the evening of his death, I loved him to the other side and thanked him for choosing me to be his mama. I still reach for him on my pillow at night and his absence has become debilitating. My Hobbes was an amazing addition to my life and I look forward to the reunion someday.
We lost our little girl November 2nd. She ran out of our travel trailer and straight to the road. I knew she was dying. I couldn’t get a vet in our town to help, it was on a Saturday. She was my world. I always wanted a little girl name Emma. After having 2 boys I gave up that dream. She was a year old when we got her. She was spoiled. We had her 6 years. Forever in my heart.
I lost my beloved foxy several years ago yet the heartbreaking pain remains with me till this day. She was a shepherd mix….50 pounds… and went running with me almost every day for years and years. She never got sick until that last few days. She was 16 years 3 months when she passed and I miss her terribly. I only hope I will c her again someday as well as with my current fur baby…Petey. That would be heaven. Being with the two of them at the same time! Dogs rule!!!!!
Lost our Jack Russell Tessa in the summer, she was 12 took her to the vets where she died in my arms.Had her cremated and a plaster of her paw print. I take it out and kiss it and cry she was my girl, still have westin he is our lil boy Jack my heart beats with his, I had surgery years ago and got up to 278 pounds from 180 this lil guy made me get up and play. Down to 212 , he saved my life he is 13 getting slower love him so much. God bless you all
That was BEAUTIFUL ❤
Two years ago I lost my dog, had her from birth to 9 years old. She went through so much with me. First breakup, moving out, getting married and having a baby. The pain, my god the pain when I found she had passed was unbearable. Then two weeks went by and my husband brought home this fluffy little thing, he acted just like my girl, and he loved me from the very beginning. He really helped me get through the pain of losing Hope (my dog). Well Jan 20, 2020 he got into the back yard with my neighbors dogs and I had to witness them kill him.. and somehow, the pain from losing him, even though I had only had him 2 years is so much more intense than when I lost my dog of 9. I think it may be because he helped me deal with losing her so losing him was like losing both of them all over again. And he went in such a shitty way.. losing a pet is awful.. and sometimes it honestly makes me not want to have anymore.
I know exactly how everyone is feeling< I just lost my 17yr old tea-cup chihuahua on 1,22,2020, he has been with me since he was 2oz. (Puppy), I didn’t realize how hard this was going to be I can not stop crying, I felt so bad because before I had to put him down I had to chain him up in the house because he would just stop an potty on the floor anywhere he was (just killed me to do this), then the day we decided to put him to sleep the potty pads were bloody and that is when I knew it was his time. I love him so much and I am going to definitely miss him. Just so heartbroken 🙁 Love you soooo much my little Dogfather Pepe Pu
I lost my first cat in Oct 2011 she was only 5 years old. She was my everything, we were so close. The pain was unbearable. I grieved way more than I did when my grandmother died just 6 weeks before that. She had cancer and it was too late by the time I found out. The fact that she was only 5 I think made it more painful. My cat I have now I have had her for 10 years. I found out 2 months ago that she has cancer. I am trying everything to heal her cancer through nutrition and supplements. So far she is doing okay, its up and down. She has mouth cancer. The tumor shrinks, then it grow, the it shrinks, etc. She still has a great spirit and she is fighting hard I am trying to keep her with me as long as she can stand it because I know the pain is going to be horrendous. Right now she is doing better.
My daughter, Diva, (a Miniature Schnauzer) was my life for 12 years 10 months and 26 days. She died in my arms on January 19, 2020, at 8:07 p.m. She was my child, my friend, my companion; she was the absolute love of my life!
The pain is unbearable; I am eternally sad. I picked up her ashes last night, and it confirmed the fact that she has left me. My love for her is cemented in my heart and soul. I will continue to love and miss her everyday for the rest of my life! Please pray for me! Thanks.
I lost my best friend 21 December 2018. I still can’t believe she is gone. Last year l was writing to her in my journal as l truly believe she is in heaven waiting for me.
Cleo was just the best dog you could ever have. She was the dominate of the 4 dogs we have and they have lost their leader.
She was the type of dog that chose you. From the very first day we picked her up she chose me as her best friend. She would wait for me to come to my sister’s. When she left my house my sister said she would cry for me in the car.
When I was cooking at my mum’s she was in the kitchen she would be sitting in the kitchen with me. We watched tv together and she would be the dog walking with me when the other 3 walked with my sister their mum.
I just loved her and she did the same. I never thought that l could cry as much as l did that early December morning and even now this Christmas was a little sadder.
The only thing that keeps me going is that she is in the best place. I have visions of her everyday waiting at the gates of heaven for me and then someone tells her not today and she goes and plays with the other dogs. She is still a happy bunny and well looked after.
For my birthday my sister framed a picture of me and Cleo. I burst into tears as it just beams of the days when l smiled a great deal having my beautiful Cleo in my life.
Her light shines brightly and will never fade. I try and enjoy life everyday because l was privileged to of been a recipient of her endless and dedicated love.
My name is Donna and I have my little man Taz,. He is going to be 17, I don’t work and I am home all the time with him. I wake up every morning worrying about him. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. HE REALLY IS MY TRUE COMPANION .I can’ bear the thought of that day.
“I would rather live as a pauper with animals than to live as a rich man without them”
I lost my Pee-Wee on May 8, 2018. The hardest day of my life. He was my best friend… he still is. I think about him every single day and my toddler talks about him and keeps asking if Pee-Wee will ever return. I finally told him that he passed away and is in heaven with all the other pets. My toddler started crying and asked if we will ever see him again and I said of course. It’s hard talking about Pee-Wee without bursting into tears. That was my first baby; my best friend. Pee-Wee, I love you so much. Until we meet again, my green eyed boy. ❤️
I had to say goodbye to my dog Athena. She was 8 1/2yrs old and she had a very aggressive form of cancer. I still often feel very sad when I think about her and cry from time to time the pain is still there. I was getting very misty eyed reading this article. I miss my baby she was so good and she loved everyone. She’d go up to everyone who walked by the house looking for attention and she always got it.
I lost my 24 yr old cat Tammy last week. I adopted her 20 years ago and miss her terribly. She was such a great companion always knew when I was down or I’ll. People who never had a pet say it can’t hurt that much but I never had children and to me she was my baby.i talk to her everyday as she is buried in the garden I’m just glad she’s close.
My little Kiwi Sweetpea Marie meant the world to me. I had to ha e her put downJan 14,2020. She came into my life bc I needed something to love and God knew it. She was 12 yrs old and had a melanoma tumor orally. It totally goes against everything your heart says to put them down. I just could not take my best friend suffering. I miss her all the time. She slept beside me every night. Lots of kisses and cuddling. I am left with a hole in my heart that only she can fill. I’ll learn to live with it in time. But now I hurt and I cry. I’m thankful this baby came into my life. I know I will see her again. That will be a Heaven!
I’m an absolute basket case whenever I lose a beloved pet. I realize that they are not my biological children, but they might as well be. Because she still had a chance at quality of life, I spent over $6,000.00 on surgery and top-flight post-op care for my last dog, Twinkie “the Tongue,” during the last six weeks of her life. Her casket, funeral and burial in a beautiful pet cemetery cost several thousand dollars more. I now have four dogs buried there in very close proximity to each other. To some, it may sound like a ridiculous amount of money to spend on a dog, but if my child had been human and needed such expensive medical attention, those same people would think it was cheap at the price. I know I did everything I possibly could to give my dogs the pampered, love-filled lives they deserved, because, whether or not I deserved it, that is EXACTLY what they gave me.
Today, at 12 noon, I had to say goodbye to my 13 year old Rat Terrier. My Lincoln has end stage kidney failure. He was to the point of starving himself, I could no longer get his meds in him and he was losing control of his bodily functions. He’s slept in bed with me since day 1, and last night, knowing it was my last night with him was horrible. I sobbed on and off all night. I’ve been sobbing all day in between naps. My 12 year old daughter is also taking the loss of our Linky Boy extremely hard. He was my first pet. This is an experience and pain I’ve never had to go through. I don’t wish this on anyone. I never could have imagined it would feel so deep. I’ve been fortunate to not have lost any immediate family members (husband, parents or kids) but today I did. I can’t believe that losing any of them would feel any different. Our whole household, daily routines and family dynamic changed today!
I just lost my 11 year old Shih Tzu, Layla, two days ago. She was so full of life and never sick, but she had kidney failure unbeknownst to us. We had no idea, because she had always been so healthy. I am heart broken and miss her so much. It feels like I lost a family member and I guess I did. I will always miss her.
2 years ago this month I lost my precious Soul Pup, best friend, fur baby, Twin Flame and greatest teacher. I have no other family. He was it. He taught me so many things. We were together all the time as I work from home. And he truly not only made me a better person but opened my heart in such profound ways. I miss him every day. And I know he is with me but the missing of the physical furry presence is so difficult. I get annoyed when people ask me when I am going to get another dog. I sometimes say if you lost your child, would you go out and just get another one? It has taken a long time to consider another pup. But after a hard year and a heart still hurting from the loss, I finally decided to bring a new fur baby into my life. I know it won’t be easy emotionally. I have felt guilt and like I am betraying my prior dog. I know in my head that this is not true. However my heart feels what it feels. I am also excited too. And I was grateful when someone said to me ‘ You never replace a heart pup, you just expand your heart to add more love.’ I like that. And whether the new pup is as special as my prior one, he will always have a profound place in my heart and a daily spot in my memory.
I read your posts, and I share the pain, the heartache…and now I find that I can’t hold back my tears. My household grew with the addition of 2 beagles in 2005. The life and love that came home with me that day was a true blessing. Both grew old and succumbed to poor health. Bailey was 14 and 9 months old when he passed in July of 2018, and Max was 15 and 3 months when he died just days before this last Thanksgiving. My house seems so quiet now every where I look, Everything and anything seem to remind me of them daily. I wake up remembering both of them sleeping next to me on the bed. I get out of bed thinking of making them breakfast then taking them for a walk. I am out of my morning shower imagining one of them lying on the floor just outside the bathroom. I drive on an errand, the store…the post office..the bank..expecting eyes to be glued on my exit from the building I had disappeared into. I drive by the park just about every day and can’t count the thousands of times we shared walk there….meeting people and other dogs along the way. I miss the feverish welcome I’d get if I was gone from the house…whether that absence was 15 minutes or 3 days…the howling, the energy, the running around the house they’d do. Even on my worst day….they were unconditional love. My pain…my sadness…both are still fresh. Each day seems to get a tiny bit better, but then I have my moments when I am overwhelmed. It is truly the worst pain I have dealt with in my life. But I don’t doubt when I am able, I will open my home and heart again. Until then, I with remember the days of love, life and blessings I shared with Bailey and Max.
I lost my baby girl two days ago. The sadness is unbelievably painful. She was a 14 and a half year old boxer who beat epilepsy, heart attacks, being paralyzed and cancer. I am trying to comfort myself in the thought that she died peacefully of old age in her sleep. But I cannot believe I will never see her, kiss her or pat her again. Thank you for those amazing 14 years you gave me. Thank you for always making me smile. I love you my baby girl.
2019 was a particulary bad year. In April woke up on a Saturday morning to find my 13 year old dachschund Molly had passed in her sleep. In October my youngest female dachschund mix Coco devoleped a lump on her chest. Took her to vet je said it was too far advanced and a very aggressive cancer. He gave her 2 months. Well she only lasted a month before we had to make that decision and help her cross the Rainbow bridge. So 2010 was not a good year lost both my girls. Still have 3 boys that I cherish every minite with them. Losing a pet is harder then losong a human.
We’ve just lost our best mate of 15 years yesterday. He saw my children come into this world; was their playmate, nanny, hug monster when they were sad. He was everything we ever needed; and he’s left such a huge hole in our lives. We’re all pretty broken right now.
I lost my dear kitty Rhiannon six weeks before her 20th birthday March 2016 and it still hurts. She was with me through so much and always a dedicated loving companion. Now, my daughter is losing her cat Sasha to cancer and kidney disease. This is our last weekend with her. My daughter is being very brave but it hurts deep for all of us. Even so, I wouldn’t trade a single memory for anything.
I lost my tea cup Yorkie, Bentley Bear on Jan. 7th. He was only 9 years old. He had a tumor in his heart and couldn’t breathe, I loved him so much, but hei is in a good place now. The rainbow in heaven, waiting for me..
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I just lost my Boston Terriet Roxy this morning. I am completely devastated. I feel like I’m trapped in a nightmare. She had been losing weight but I thought it was because she’s been more active the last few weeks since my son moved back home with his two dogs. I had a wellness check vet appointment coming up in three days. I sat here this morning with her talking to her and crying for her when I found that she passed. I’m lost…
I have lost many pets in my life. Four in the last four years with three of them within 14 months. It never gets any easier. They were all euthanized when their lives became painful and there was no hope for recovery. I agree with this article. Losing a pet can be harder than losing a husband, father, etc. I don’t really understand why but I guess it is the unconditional love and their desire to please us at all times that makes it harder. When you own and love a pet you feel this responsibility toward them as they are helpless without you or someone to care for them. You feel a sense of guilt when you can’t save them. So very difficult to say “goodbye”. I just lost another cat two weeks ago. She was 18 and her body was failing her. I had her in my life longer than I had my husband who, unfortunately, died from a stroke. We all grieve differently but I will never let someone say to me that “It was just a dog or just a cat”. They were so much more.
I lost my beloved Buddy, a 13 1/2 year old Yorkie, on October 14, 2019. I can say without a doubt, it was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make. Some days I miss him so much I can hardly stand it. I’ve had a dog all my life, but Buddy was my first inside pet. I had no idea how much a person could come to love an inside pet. Buddy was my 24 hour a day sidekick. He was by my side with every step I took. I guess that’s the part that is so hard because there is no activity, big or small, that he wasn’t a part of. I miss his presence, I miss his snuggles, I miss him his playful spirit, I miss his trembling during a thunderstorm, I miss his silly antics…I just miss him. I don’t know if I will ever be ready for another dog because I’m not sure my heart could take another loss like this.
The first dog we had to “put down” as a 14-year-old German Shepherd. That was in 1992 and I still cry about her sometimes. There were others over the years and I cry about them too. The grief never seems to leave completely.
My girl is so old! She’s my first dog and I’m really not looking forward to saying goodbye.
My little pal Suzi, a gentle little tabby cat died at 6pm on 22nd January 2020. Liver cancer. Poor little soul.
I am still struggling, I lost my cat Rosie Bush on January 3, 2020. It’s been so hard, a pathetic as it sounds, my the longest living creature I had ever lived with was Rosie Bush, she was over 16 when she passed away, she had been with me since she was 5 weeks old, she was a feral kitten abandoned by her mom just before a storm. I left home for the first time, before just after my 15th birthday, so I hadn’t even lived with my mom 16 years in a row. I spent nearly every day of Rosie Bush’s life with her. My “wild child” I have permanent scars from her scratching me, she was never a cuddly cat, but she was my girl. I live alone, everyone I know has passed away, I have no children, just me. The house is so empty. It’s seems harder getting over her than it did losing my mom, my sister and the lover of my life. Now I truly am alone.
I am now on my 4th cat. 1st was a ‘cat that came with the house” where I was it’s 2nd caregiver, an outdoor neighbourhood cat. Subsequent home owner was happy to take over his care. 2nd cat was while in same house, who I rescued from a deep ditch covered in burrs. I removed the burrs and he came home with me walking ahead on the streets. Had him in 3 cities. He had multiple strokes after I divorced and my ex kept him. My 3rd was another neighbourhood cat from a house near my stepson’s a decade or so later. He eventually lived at my stepson’s (due to attention he got there) and we visited daily. He was the most loving cat to date. Liked lying on my back or chest when I laid on the lawn. Had to euthanize him Dec 31. 2019 due to fluid building up in chest, enlarged heart, failing liver and kidneys. He hid his all this until the last days. Couldn’t be saved by the hospital. Kept his ashes after cremation. That passing hurt the most of anything I have ever experienced. Still hate myself for signing the papers, but hope it was for the best. Had to have a furball in my life to deal with the grief. Adopted Wilbur two weeks later, who had undiagnosed diabetes and almost lost him to it within days. Force fed him for a week and got him on insulin. Within 8 months he is now in remission. He may outlive me 😉
Hope to meet all 3 of my former BFFs across the Bridge. I’m now 79, so hopefully it won’t be too long. Wilbur will help keep me strong until then. God bless everyone who loves and cares for animals.
Lost our almost 5 year old golden retriever Finnegan in August. Hurts every single day still..They take a piece of our heart with them
Can you please provide citation/more information on the UNM study? Thank you.
I lost my baby “Valentine” a couple years ago. I cried like a baby.
Yes I know this pain. I lost my beloved 13 year old chocolate lab Emmie, We got Emmie 3 months after we got married, she was ours. She was the one that was his and mine and our 5 kids bonded with her and each other through their mutual love of Emmie. We had to chose to put her down on our 13 anniversary last June. I still can not talk about her with out the tears. She was my shadow and my partner. I love and miss her and my Pom I lost on veterans day 2003. They are only with us for a little while but make such a large improvement to our lives.
It will be 3 years since Nelson & I lost our baby….247 lb Englsih Mastiff (Hektor). He was our child, and only 71/2 when he was shot by 2 mean teenagers in a drive-by while I was walking him around the block in Fountain Square outside of downtown Indianapolis. The pellet that went into his chest under his left armpit abcessed. We took him to Purdue, tried to save him ,but lost the battle after 5 days. They asked if I wanted to take him home on 2/21/17 and return him on Friday so they could do additional surgery to try to remove that pellet, but I was afraid if he had trouble after having had surgery, that he was too heavy for us to get him in the car to save his life in time….so we chose to have him stay another night. I wish we had brought him home since he so wanted to.. He quit breathing after midnight, and the Dr tried to call because he was revived and hung on until 5:50 A M., but our phones were on the charger, and when they called at 6 A M ….it was to late. I sobbed to think he hung on for us to get there. I would rather he died in my arms than alone wondering where we were….It was on my husband’s birthday.. It still hurts so much. I will never forget that awful call. WE donated his body to science at Purdue. They called us 2 weeks later, and told us to come get his ashes. They put them in a beautiful acacia wood box in a blue velvet bag. It sits on the chest in our bedroom. There will NEVER be another Hektor….. The children at the school next door and teachers drew pictures and sent cards and flowers as well as customers at our service station who saw him every day. The large paper bone with signatures still hangs on the wall at work signed by wishers while we were away. Hektor went to work since 7 weeks old with Nelson who still grieves
We had to say good-bye to our sweet Zena the beginning of September. She had been sick with an oveer-active thyroid for about 2 years. I faithfully gave her the little pink pill each night…it got to the point where I could shake the pill bottle and call her…”Zena, Pillie time” and she would come and sit on my lap as I held her head back and dropped the tiny little pill into her mouth. Then we would hug and love each other…I miss her terribly. She was failing while we were away on vacation..we are Rv-ers so she was with us. That last night I went to bed and helped her get on my bed…she was in pain and no longer loved to snuggle…but she stayed with me. She got up to leave…and I had tears in my eye…”Zena, come back and lay with Mommie”. She turned her head around and looked at me and came back and laid down beside me…that was our last night together. Now, I say goodnight to her ashes that are placed in a small box that sits on a shelf over my head. Zena was 16 years old, the most beautiful Bengal kitty I’ve ever had.
I lost my Sweet Babie J on 5/11/2020. After 7 months, my pain is still unbearable, she was my emotional service dog after I lost my Husband. I rescued her at 9 year old but I should say she rescued me. We were together 24/7 and it was the best 6 years of my life. I don’t think I will ever get another dog because she is irreplaceable.
OMG how sad. I’m sitting here reading these beautiful yet sad posts of how much love our fur babies had for us and we have for them. I pray for all of our angel fur babies to have a peaceful rest until we cross the rainbow bridge and reunite with them. I lost my Brutus 10-6-2019. He died in my arms. 2017-2019 were horrible for me. He never judged and always loved me, no matter what. I cry a lot his death made me want to join him. It gets better a little everyday, but I have to agree for me losing him was worse than losing a human.
We just lost our belove Golden Retriever Rainy yesterday. I am crushed. She was the best dog ever. I knew it would be hard to lose her, but I had no idea how hard. I cant stop crying. My heart hurts so bad. Will always miss and love you sweet girl. You were a blessing in our lives. Run free at the Rainbow Bridhe. We will see you again someday.😥❤
I lost my dog Scrappy 01- 17-2020.He died from lymphoma. I miss him so much I can’t quit crying he was my child. I never had children so it really hurts.
There’s a great group on Facebook called “PVC:Coping with the loss of a pet support group” anyone can join that’s experienced losing a pet. They are very supportive and I find it quite helpful.
I lost my beautiful Yorkie at the beginning of December 2019 she was 13 and half years old, she had health problems all her life but it was liver failure in the end, I made one of the hardest decisions of my life to have her PTS but knew it was the kindest I had to forget my feelings for a moment and think of her like I know she would have done the same if it was the other way round. I miss her every single day and like so many of you cried many of tear in fact it was getting out of hand I wasn’t eating, sleeping and my family said I needed help, so I have had counselling from a pet bereavement service and also a pet support group you know something it has really helped. I no longer cry everyday, I try to remember all the fun times. I know she wouldn’t want me to be sad she would want me to get on with life and make sure her sister (15 year old rescue yorkie) was being loved and cared for. As one person told me it’s in life that mattered to her the most not in death yes greave for you pets and remember them but don’t let it ruin your furture, go and love again.