A sad day yesterday

Awww salsasue, I am crying with you, I just know what it feels like to lose a beloved pet, you feel totally gutted, its not just a pet, its a little family member, one that never argues with you and is always there to comfort you and give you oodles of fun and laughter too. I always say its so lovely to have a pet, you get nothing but pleasure from having them around you andthe only time you hurt is when you lose them.

I love all animals, I wish I could have a dog and a giraffe and a sheep, cow, donkey, ducks, piglet and so on, people joke that I ought to have married Noah (but I couldnt have done because I would not have taken the reptiles on board, hmmmm maybe Noah's brother had a smaller ark and would have taken them) I have 3 cats and over the years we lost cats, and each and every time we have cried out our eyeballs, last time we took one cat to the vet we couldnt even drive the car back home, we sat outside the surgery and could not see for tears. But a few weeks later, seeing we had an empty space we took on another little rascal, not as replacement of course, that could never work.

Take comfort in the fact that you have given your little boy unending love and care, think about all those poor abandoned mistreated animals, there is no comparison your little guy was a hell of a lucky guy, you have done your absolute best and he would not want you to be sad now or make yourself ill. He will be in your heart forever you know, I know the pets we lost over the years are definitely in my heart still.

Sending you lots of love and BIG COMFORTING HUGS

Karen x

Sue
You didn't bore me, but brought back the MANY tims, I've gone through the same thing.
I used to breed and show Italian Greyhounds. I have only got 3 left now and one is 14 years old and blind. Then we've had cats always and have 2 at the moment. Iam just grateful that when daughter went to University about 9 years ago now, and didn't come back. There were no more hamsters to mourn. they live such short lives!
Hana
PS Somewhere out there is a little dog whose people have abandonned it and who would be happy to fill the hole in your family

Salsasue, you have my sincere sympathy. I had to have my 15 yr old Staffie put to sleep 2 years ago and I still miss him terribly. So much so that I will never put myself through that again by getting another one. I just couldn't go through that again.

Caitycakes x

Sue. My sympathies are with you too.

Similar to caitycaikes, I had a 14 yr old Alsation which I had from a pup and had to have him put down 20 yrs ago. That day was so bad for me. Prince was a fantastic Dog, and a faithful friend and guard. I still miss him now. His photo is on the wall.

I have never had another dog since. I couldn't go through that again.

Ken.

Having had to have two dogs put down in the past, I know how painful it is. You must be feeling so sad. At least you know in your heart he had a good life and you will eventually have some happy memories of him even though you miss him so much now.

Sue,
My sympathies, when we lost our cat Fudge last year, not only did i mourn to the point of making myself ill, but my 10yr old T1 son cried to the point where he was having one hypo after an another. Within 5 days i had found a lady who a cat had a litter of kittens, we picked out 2 and visited them every week, at 3 wks Moma cat refused to feed them and we took them home to give them a chance. Andrew helped with nightly feeds and its the best thing we evey did, they did help us deal with the pain.
Sending (((hugs)))
Suzi x

awwww, sorry to hear this, they are family members, my oldest dog is 12 now and im dreading the day ,hugs to u xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

So sorry to hear of your loss, salsasue. Families can include more than one species. My family currently involves 3 species - human, feline and cavy (guinea pig).

I have always had pets from leaving home, I'm a cat person. Last year I had to rehome our family dog because we simply couldn't look after him due to very serious health problems of the dog's owner, and I could not take him. It was awful. I miss him terribly but we hope to get another dog sometime soon.

I have also lost a couple of cats to accidents and have had to have 2 put down over the years because of serious and untreatable health problems at fairly young ages :cry: It is awful having to make that decision, but it is as much a part of the deal for a responsible pet owner as the cuddles and paw prints on the carpet. We also lost one of our guinea pigs at Easter :cry:

My life has been much richer for the small furry beings that have passed through it, as has my son's life. Small furries don't live as long as most people, I think that is one of the gifts they give us, in helping our own little ones learn about the cycle of life. When my dad died last year my son's frame of reference was having lost one of our cats and a friend's dog a couple of years earlier, although he said he felt so much worse than when Gadget (our cat) died

Can I recommend to all of you who love animals The Cinammon Trust http://www.cinnamon.org.uk/ctrust.html if you couldn't face having an animal of your own again you may be able to help someone hold on to an important member of their family.