Comments on: Pet Loss: How Do We Say Good-Bye? http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:06:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nancy Moss http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-7134 Nancy Moss Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:57:32 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-7134 Wow these are such heart rendering stories of love and the finall decision we all have to make. I lost my wonderfull tabby cat last Sunday. He was the joy of my life and he brought such wonderfull fullfilment to me. i loved him from the first time i seen him. There is no greater happiness in this world then the love of an animal and that is what he brought to me each and every day of his life. Oh if you could have seen him and got to know him you would know what i meant. He was so full of love and boy did he love his food bowl. Last Saturday evening he was laying beside me on the couch under the covers and when i got up to go to bed he led me to his food bowl with his little meow he had. Come Sunday morning when i got up he had passed away. I am so lost with out him and my heart just breaks every day and i miss him so much. But then i think about the happy times i had with him aand it eases the pain some what and i know he is in heaven with the good lord just waiting for the day we can be together again. Wow these are such heart rendering stories of love and the finall decision we all have to make. I lost my wonderfull tabby cat last Sunday. He was the joy of my life and he brought such wonderfull fullfilment to me. i loved him from the first time i seen him. There is no greater happiness in this world then the love of an animal and that is what he brought to me each and every day of his life. Oh if you could have seen him and got to know him you would know what i meant. He was so full of love and boy did he love his food bowl. Last Saturday evening he was laying beside me on the couch under the covers and when i got up to go to bed he led me to his food bowl with his little meow he had. Come Sunday morning when i got up he had passed away. I am so lost with out him and my heart just breaks every day and i miss him so much. But then i think about the happy times i had with him aand it eases the pain some what and i know he is in heaven with the good lord just waiting for the day we can be together again.

]]> By: Monica S. http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 Monica S. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:57:02 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-1903 Linda, I am so sorry for your loss. Its hard enough to lose a friend when we understand the condition, but even worse when we are left with the wonder of "Could I have done something different had I known?" Rest assured, Casey is in a better place and fully understands what you had to do. I truly believe that our animals know when we are trying our hardest to help them. When I told Sheba what I had to do, I held her beautiful head in my arms & whispered I love you, I am so sorry that I cannot fix this, and she let out a huge sigh & rested her head into my chest. I fully believe that was her saying "I know mom, I love you too. Thank you for trying." Cushings is a tricky disease, some horses can live with it indefinitely, while others can not. I doesn't seem like it now, but it will slowly get better. Every day will be just a tiny bit easier. I still tear up, as a matter of fact, I am right now as I write this, but even this helps to heal the pain a bit. When the time is right, Casey will bring a new friend into your life that will help you along on your journey. Hold on to your memories, but don't be afraid to love again. Linda,
I am so sorry for your loss. Its hard enough to lose a friend when we understand the condition, but even worse when we are left with the wonder of “Could I have done something different had I known?”

Rest assured, Casey is in a better place and fully understands what you had to do. I truly believe that our animals know when we are trying our hardest to help them. When I told Sheba what I had to do, I held her beautiful head in my arms & whispered I love you, I am so sorry that I cannot fix this, and she let out a huge sigh & rested her head into my chest. I fully believe that was her saying “I know mom, I love you too. Thank you for trying.”

Cushings is a tricky disease, some horses can live with it indefinitely, while others can not. I doesn’t seem like it now, but it will slowly get better. Every day will be just a tiny bit easier. I still tear up, as a matter of fact, I am right now as I write this, but even this helps to heal the pain a bit. When the time is right, Casey will bring a new friend into your life that will help you along on your journey.

Hold on to your memories, but don’t be afraid to love again.

]]> By: LINDA Y http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 LINDA Y Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:57:58 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-1901 I JUST LOSS MY PET ON JAN 28TH 2010. I CAN HARDLY WRITE THIS THROUGH THE TEARS. IT DOESN'T GET BETTER. SHE HAD CUSHING DISEASE. I THINK SHE HAD IT FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR BEFORE SHE WAS EVER TREATED. I KEPT TELLING THE VET SHE KEEPS PANTING. NO TESTING WAS DONE TILL I FINALLY TOOK HER AND SAID SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. WELL WE WENT THROUGH THE TESTING AND WAS TOLD SHE HAD CUSHINGS. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THAT. SHE WAS TREATING HER FOR THYROID, AND I TOLD THEM OVER AND OVER THE PILLS WERE NOT HELPING. THIS WAS MY 3RD VET FOR HER. SO SHE STARTED MEDS,AND AFTER 1MONTH SEEMED ALITTLE BETTER. SHE WENT FOR WALKS AGAIN AND PLAYED WITH HER TOYS AFTER A YEAR. I WAS SO HAPPY. I EVEN TOOK HER TO ACCUPUNTURE TO HELP HER. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THINGS WENT DOWNHILL. SHE RAN AROUND CRYING AND DID NOT SLEEP FOR DAYS. I JUST COULD NOT KEEP PUTTING HER THROUGH THE TESTING ANYMORE. FOR WHAT? THEY NEVER HELPED HER. THE VET NEVER EVEN EXPLAINED WHAT IT WAS. I LEARNED ON THE COMPUTER WHAT IT WAS. NOW MY CASEY IS GONE AND I AM ALONE!!! I JUST LOSS MY PET ON JAN 28TH 2010. I CAN HARDLY WRITE THIS THROUGH THE TEARS. IT DOESN’T GET BETTER. SHE HAD CUSHING DISEASE. I THINK SHE HAD IT FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR BEFORE SHE WAS EVER TREATED. I KEPT TELLING THE VET SHE KEEPS PANTING. NO TESTING WAS DONE TILL I FINALLY TOOK HER AND SAID SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. WELL WE WENT THROUGH THE TESTING AND WAS TOLD SHE HAD CUSHINGS. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THAT. SHE WAS TREATING HER FOR THYROID, AND I TOLD THEM OVER AND OVER THE PILLS WERE NOT HELPING. THIS WAS MY 3RD VET FOR HER. SO SHE STARTED MEDS,AND AFTER 1MONTH SEEMED ALITTLE BETTER. SHE WENT FOR WALKS AGAIN AND PLAYED WITH HER TOYS AFTER A YEAR. I WAS SO HAPPY. I EVEN TOOK HER TO ACCUPUNTURE TO HELP HER. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THINGS WENT DOWNHILL. SHE RAN AROUND CRYING AND DID NOT SLEEP FOR DAYS. I JUST COULD NOT KEEP PUTTING HER THROUGH THE TESTING ANYMORE. FOR WHAT? THEY NEVER HELPED HER. THE VET NEVER EVEN EXPLAINED WHAT IT WAS. I LEARNED ON THE COMPUTER WHAT IT WAS. NOW MY CASEY IS GONE AND I AM ALONE!!!

]]> By: Monica S. http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-839 Monica S. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:36:06 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-839 Brandon, I know exactly where you are coming from. It took me 3 years to be able to bring another dog into my family. I knew that I would, just needed the time to be right and the wounds to have healed. I'm so glad that I did though. Rosco truly makes the house a home. Becky, Thank you for sharing your story and the suggestion of the book. I'm sure many readers will be glad to know of a source like that. I can't imagine trying to explain this to children. Sounds like you did a great job! Polly, I am truly sorry for your loss. The only advice I have to give is to let yourself grieve when you need to and remember the love and joy that Mojo brought into your lives always. Time heals all wounds. You are correct in knowing that Mojo is no longer hurting or scared. Hang in there. Brandon, I know exactly where you are coming from. It took me 3 years to be able to bring another dog into my family. I knew that I would, just needed the time to be right and the wounds to have healed. I’m so glad that I did though. Rosco truly makes the house a home.

Becky, Thank you for sharing your story and the suggestion of the book. I’m sure many readers will be glad to know of a source like that. I can’t imagine trying to explain this to children. Sounds like you did a great job!

Polly, I am truly sorry for your loss. The only advice I have to give is to let yourself grieve when you need to and remember the love and joy that Mojo brought into your lives always. Time heals all wounds. You are correct in knowing that Mojo is no longer hurting or scared. Hang in there.

]]> By: polly http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-824 polly Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:43:13 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-824 Monica-we lost our beloved 18 year-old MoJo last week . All of us are in a desperate state of grief, including the cats who used to sleep and eat with MoJo. She suffered heart failure about a month ago and her quality of life declined rapidly in the last 4 weeks. She ended up having a minor seizure followed by a major one I witnessed on the morning of her death. We had prayed that she would just go in her sleep because none of us felt capable to decide and make the call to put her down. After her major seizure last Sunday, we felt that we owed it to our sweet girl not to have to put her through this again. She had also stopped eating a couple of days prior. The guilt we feel is not easy to describe now. All the what ifs, all the second thoughts. All the feelings of “did she have some life left in her” and “did we give up on her”…What has made it harder is that we have very few friends who understand the love we had for this member of our family. I keep walking by her things which I don't have the heart to remove or put away. I keep thinking I am hearing her breathe. I keep having visions of the somber vet entering our home in his black pants on a cold and rainy Sunday, carrying nothing but a vial and a syringe. Our hearts are empty, so is our home. We have had MoJO since she was a 10 week-old puppy, and I took care of her pretty much full-time in the last couple of months-we moved her inside. As her caregiver I feel empty too, and our 11 year-old child is having a hard time dealing with the loss. We only had 30 minutes to prepare between the time we made the call and the time the vet came over...our only source of relief is knowing that MoJo won't ever have to be in pain again, or be scared and lost during a seizure. Monica-we lost our beloved 18 year-old MoJo last week . All of us are in a desperate state of grief, including the cats who used to sleep and eat with MoJo. She suffered heart failure about a month ago and her quality of life declined rapidly in the last 4 weeks. She ended up having a minor seizure followed by a major one I witnessed on the morning of her death. We had prayed that she would just go in her sleep because none of us felt capable to decide and make the call to put her down. After her major seizure last Sunday, we felt that we owed it to our sweet girl not to have to put her through this again. She had also stopped eating a couple of days prior. The guilt we feel is not easy to describe now. All the what ifs, all the second thoughts. All the feelings of “did she have some life left in her” and “did we give up on her”…What has made it harder is that we have very few friends who understand the love we had for this member of our family.
I keep walking by her things which I don’t have the heart to remove or put away. I keep thinking I am hearing her breathe. I keep having visions of the somber vet entering our home in his black pants on a cold and rainy Sunday, carrying nothing but a vial and a syringe. Our hearts are empty, so is our home. We have had MoJO since she was a 10 week-old puppy, and I took care of her pretty much full-time in the last couple of months-we moved her inside. As her caregiver I feel empty too, and our 11 year-old child is having a hard time dealing with the loss. We only had 30 minutes to prepare between the time we made the call and the time the vet came over…our only source of relief is knowing that MoJo won’t ever have to be in pain again, or be scared and lost during a seizure.

]]> By: Becky http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Becky Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:43:18 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-512 I am a huge animal lover and have instilled this in my kids. Within the last 15 years we have had 5 cats and all but two have passed away. When they passed away my kids had a difficult time not having their beloved pets around. One day, after our favorite cat Sox passed away (ran over by a car), my little girl asked if she would ever see Sox again. I honestly didn't know the answer to this question which really frustrated me. I found comfort in Susi Pittman's book titled, <a href="http://www.catholicstewardsofcreation.com/about-the-book/" rel="nofollow"> "Animals in Heave? Catholics Want to Know!" </a> since it provides well biblical research on the subject and provides considerable evidence that animals do go to heave. I now fully believe that we will see our animals in heaven... and I believe that you will see yours too. I am a huge animal lover and have instilled this in my kids. Within the last 15 years we have had 5 cats and all but two have passed away. When they passed away my kids had a difficult time not having their beloved pets around. One day, after our favorite cat Sox passed away (ran over by a car), my little girl asked if she would ever see Sox again. I honestly didn’t know the answer to this question which really frustrated me. I found comfort in Susi Pittman’s book titled, “Animals in Heave? Catholics Want to Know!” since it provides well biblical research on the subject and provides considerable evidence that animals do go to heave. I now fully believe that we will see our animals in heaven… and I believe that you will see yours too.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Brandon Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:30:53 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-468 My wife and I had a conversation about this topic yesterday. I was always a dog person growing up, but I fell in love with the cat that my wife brought into my life. I was devastated when that cat died (after 16 happy years). When she wanted a second cat, I said no way ... too hard to go through that over and over again. But when you consider the joy these animals bring into our lives, you just have to take the plunge again. We are on our second cat now, and she is the second feline love of my life. My wife and I had a conversation about this topic yesterday. I was always a dog person growing up, but I fell in love with the cat that my wife brought into my life. I was devastated when that cat died (after 16 happy years). When she wanted a second cat, I said no way … too hard to go through that over and over again. But when you consider the joy these animals bring into our lives, you just have to take the plunge again. We are on our second cat now, and she is the second feline love of my life.

]]> By: Monica S. http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Monica S. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:08:15 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-455 Phyllis, Thank you for the kind words. Sounds to me like you already know what needs to be done and will be strong for Churchill when the time is right. They really do let you know. Its hadr to explain, but when it happens, you'll know. Love him while he's here, and remember him when he's gone. Take care. Phyllis,

Thank you for the kind words. Sounds to me like you already know what needs to be done and will be strong for Churchill when the time is right. They really do let you know. Its hadr to explain, but when it happens, you’ll know. Love him while he’s here, and remember him when he’s gone. Take care.

]]> By: Phyllis Smith http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Phyllis Smith Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:29:55 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-454 I fully understand your actions.We love our animals so much,sometimes we want to keep them with us,no matter what! You are brave and you did the right thing! I hope when my wonderful Pug,Churchill is ready to cross over,I will be as brave! Thanks for the article. I fully understand your actions.We love our animals so much,sometimes we want to keep them with us,no matter what! You are brave and you did the right thing! I hope when my wonderful Pug,Churchill is ready to cross over,I will be as brave! Thanks for the article.

]]> By: Monica S. http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/pet-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Monica S. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:25:48 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1480#comment-444 Thanks for the comments. It was very hard to write the post, but very healing. I love my 'fur-kids' like family, and it was very hard to make every decision, but for their sakes, it had to be made. If only they could talk, it would make some things so much easier. Thanks for the comments. It was very hard to write the post, but very healing. I love my ‘fur-kids’ like family, and it was very hard to make every decision, but for their sakes, it had to be made. If only they could talk, it would make some things so much easier.

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