Why is it so hard when a pet dies?

[Heidi's Pam]

Barbara Techel (Frankie the Rock and Roll Dog) sent this link today and I think this is a great article.

http://hospice4animals.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-is-it-so-hard-when-pet-dies.html

[Homer]

Ohhh Pam, what a wonderful article. I grieved from my rottie Montgomery for 5 years and miss him to this day. And my dachsie boys...it's been a year...I still cry. Just today I pulled down the dachsie boy's car seat to take Peanut to the vet. I haven't used it since losing them. On the way home I looked over and Peanut had her head on the edge of the seat, tilted and looking at me. When I first looked over I thought I saw my Murphy's eyes, she was sitting and looking just like he did so many times. I never really understood why I grieve for so long, but after reading that article I understand better. A relationship based on unconditional love...

[doximom]

I know it will be 3 years after losing Tinker Belle, but I too see her in Bosscos eyes, and can feel her next to me.

[Sadie'sMom]

I haven't lost a pet yet. As a matter of fact, I used to be one of those people who thought people who have funerals for their pets, etc. are crazy. I now look at my 3 babys and my heart wants to burst with the love I feel for them. I thank the universe every night for allowing me to spend another day with them and I usuall try to avoid thinking of their future deaths at any cost, because it makes me so sad and I really want to enjoy the time I have with them. The article was awsome and I will certainly do my best to let people around me know that it is not just o.k. but healthy to grieve for your pet as you would for any person you loved.
To all of you who have lost a loved furbaby, my heart goes out to you. I feel so blessed to have Saidie, Itsi and Cricket in my life and I hope I am able to make them feel as loved as they make me feel.

[DixieDoodle]

Thank you for the article. I have been in the dumps for a few days about our Champ who died two years ago this month. When I start thinking about him, I get a huge lump in my throat and my eyes fill with tears that just kind of plop over the edge of my bottom lids. It's so heartwrenching. At least I have a better understanding of WHY I still feel like I do at times.
Thanks again friend:hug2::hearts:

[Louise56]

Love this and will save the site.

When I lost my little Joey I was inconsolable, my husband had to take a leave of absent from work to stay with me! I couldn't stop crying. His Death was so sudden, I was in shock! I couldn't eat or sleep.

I never had a dog love me more! My Dad had given him to me right after my Mother die and we had a special bond from that day forward!
I truly think Joey send little Casey to console and comfort me!

[PetMother]

My Molly has been at the bridge for little over a year now and I still think of her an cry. I was still in college so I had to drive back to my dorm the next day and cried all the way back, I cried on the walk to my dorm, I cried when I got back to my room and I cried all night. When I had class the next day, it took all I had in me not to cry unfortunately I had tears trickling down my face during my classes. When I visited my parents last October, walking to her grave was a tear fest. I'm crying just thinking about her now. She showed me love I never knew, she was my best friend. I wish she was still around, my heart is still breaking.:sad3: