Dealing with pet loss, personal story

[jaj]

We just lost our beloved Pomeranian in death on Tuesday morning. Her name was Foxy Girl and she was tragically hit by a car. I have lost pets in death before but I seem to be taking this one really hard. Foxy Girl actually belonged to my sister and her family. She was a b'day present to my sister from her husband. I have my own dog but since we all live in the same house, I looked at Foxy like my own. My sister is very hurt by what happened but she does not want to talk about it, I on the other hand need to talk to people about it. I wish there was something I could do to make everyone get through this okay, and I do believe that each day gets better but this process is very very hard. The children in the house range from 17 to 6 and everyone is reacting differently.
Foxy was a beautiful girl and she always looked like she was smiling, that  is what I will miss most about her. We are having her cremated so that we will always have a part of her with us in our home. My heart is broken, but I hope that she did not suffer. If anyone has anything encouragiing stories to share I would love to hear them.

[BVasseur]

I just read your story and I'm so sorry that you and your family are going through this loss.  I don't have human kids but my animals are my kids; they are very near and dear to our hearts aren't they?  On December 10 I had to make the decision to put my parent's cat "Nipper" down.  He was 18-1/2 years old, a Japanese bobtail.  I had taken him in last year after my dad passed away; my mom was the year before that.  It took me awile to call the vetenary hospital to let them know I was coming but he was pretty ill and I didn't want him to suffer anymore.

I don't know if you believe in life after death but it's something that I truly do and have experienced things to affirm that belief.  Last week I spoke with a psychic whom I've had a reading before about my parents.  She brought up things that only I would know, it was a very moving experience.  But for last week, I asked about Nipper and if he was with my parents yet.  The one thing I've learned with pets, they go right away to the Other Side, there is no hesitation there when they leave their earthbound bodies.  The psychic told me that Nipper was actually still playing with other animals still and hadn't gotten to my parents.  It made me smile, to think of him running and playing and being healthy again.

I believe that Foxy Girl is enjoying herself as well and that also she does and will continue to visit your family.  I hope that by sharing this with you will help ease the feelings you've been experiencing a little bit at least, to know that they really are okay.  But do give yourself the time you need to get through this transition of Foxy Girl not physically being around.  Be patient as you possibly can with the rest of the family, everyone is different and maybe sooner than later like your sister, will want to talk about it, I hope that she does.  Feel free to keep in touch too!

[mrbresl]

my cat who is 11 years old has kidney failure.his name is tigger and we love him dearly.he is dying from this ailment and i will miss him.he meows alot and i think he is saying goodbye.i believe he thanks us for a good life he had and the wonderful times we would play together.i will miss him dearly,my tigger

[TESS42]

Sorry to hear about your loss.  How are you coping?  Last night we had to put our beloved dog Spunky a 14 year old Westie to sleep.  My family and I are so grieve stricken by this loss.  She developed Kidney disease 10 months ago, and last night she was in bad shape when we took her to the vet.  Her red blood cell count was low, so she was not getting enough oxygen to the kidneys and other organs.  It was the hardest decision we ever had to make.  Our almost 12 year old son was hysterical crying last night, begging us not to do it.  The vet tried her best along with us to explain the situation so that he might better understand.  This is the only dog he has known.  When she was first diagnosed, they kept her in the animal hospital for 3 days on IV fluids to flush out her kidneys.  This time, our vet was less optimistic if this would work, so we told her that we would let her go, they brought her in for us to say goodbye, and then the vet came in and gave her the injectiion and 5 seconds later she was gone.     The only thing that is helping me through this is knowing that she is in a better place, and that I will see her again one day.  Thanks for listening

[Beth]

We had to bury  a member of our family on Good Friday. Our 10 year old, Golden/Lab mix died the night before at our vet's. We live in the country and have the pleasure of letting our dogs run free. We have acreage, as well as others around us. Or so we thought it was a pleasure until "Nugget" became ill and we discovered she had gotten into rat poison. Whenever we use rat poison ( we have horses and along with that comes mice, even though we also have cats) we
ALWAYS put it out in a safe and responsible way where no other animal could possibly get to it.Well, apparently, somone didn't do so responsibly and it cost me the life of one of the sweetest dogs I have ever owned.I am devistated and feel so guilty for having let her run. Thankfully her companion, another mixed lab, did not get into the poison and is okay other than grieving for her friend of 10 years. We let Snuggles smell Nugget before we buried her....but she still looks for her and it breaks my heart. I know I will see her again, and feel her sit on my foot while I love her, but I want to get the word out to everyone to please be careful when dealing with poisons of any kind. Nugget didn't know any better, but if whoever put the poison out had known better, my Golden Girl, who didn't have a mean bone in her body, would still be here with us today. God Speed Nuggie...I love you, miss you, and I will see you again someday !!!!

[Dolly]

Everyone deals with grief differently and although you might want to talk about it, it's ok that your sister doesn't. Find friends to talk to . Such a horrible thing as a car accident is so fast and final. Be a mom to yourself and know that there is another loving animal out there that would love a home with such love!