[LunaBlue]

As many would know the loss of a pet can be totally heartbreaking, and can take a long time to get over. To many of us pets are not just furry companions, but are like members of our own family, they can be the ones we talk to when no one else will listen and they give unconditional love.

Here are two sites that are great for pet Loss. I hope that they help anyone who is grieving the loss of a beloved pet.


http://www.chancesspot.org/


http://www.petloss.com/ (this is my favorite)

[Melbo]

What a great idea. Thanks, Puss. I went to petloss.com I think when my own cat died last year.

The thing I found hardest about it was that the loss was quite invisible to others (unless of course they knew me well). Some people even laughed in an embarrassed way when I told them I was grieving the death of my cat. To me, that shows that many people don't understand that kind of grief and don't know how to cope with people who are going through it. It certainly helps to have like-minded individuals to share thoughts and feelings with.

When my cat died, I was really touched by the cards and floral tributes sent by friends and family who also knew Pusster and loved him. It meant a lot to me that they understood and cared enough to send flowers as one would if a person had died.

[mrsmac1975]

I have just been reading over these posts and would like to thank both posters for posting them.

It is often thought when you lose a very much loved pet, that people should just move on but for many people these are classed as family or children in a way.

[RachH]

Thankyou for those links, here is some of my story, I am still too sad to reply further



http://members.essentialbaby.com.au/index....howtopic=377591

[whitelady]

Did any of you hear about that shocking/tragic story about the greyhound called Go-Bronco who was left in a swelting car and struggled to survive only to die 3 days later. It was in Sydney. I cannot stop crying. My tears for Go-Bronco have turned into acid-rage for his trainer, Terry Darragh, he has reportedly been charged with animal cruelty. I am devastated as are all the people around me. The case goes to Balmain Court on 13th February where Terry Darragh is facing charges for animal cruelty, driving offences and making a false statement to police hence being a public nuisance. I can't stop thinking about the excruciating pain that poor dog went through alone and caged in the back of the station wagon with no water. I pray for sweet Justice for Go-Bronco...

[Guest_KLJCS_*]

Thanks for those links.

Our 10 yr old cat died Tuesday morning she was bitten by a snake and we are trying to help our 3.5 yr old twin girls understand. They haven't slept very well since. It's so unfair to watch them hurt like this, not to mention our own grief.

This post has been edited by KLJCS: 14/02/2008, 09:02 AM

[beckchan]

Dear KLJCS,

I'm so sorry for your loss:-(. We lost our beloved 10 year old dog, Pepe, Christmas eve due to cancer. Our son is almost three and he grieved and is still grieving the loss of our beloved dog. We told him that Pepe is now a star in the night sky and is watching over us. While i don't think he understands the concept of death, and rather than try to explain this to him, we thought it more appropriate for his age to try to get across a concept of transformation, hence the star. It is heartbreaking for us when he says he wants the Pepe star to come out or he says he wants to go in a spaceship to the Pepe star. When he looks sad as he says this we say to him: "we miss Pepe"" and he says: I miss Pepe too'. Sometimes he sees photos of Pepe and he says : "there's Pepe" and we tell him again that Pepe is now a star. For about a month after our Pepe passed, he would ask where Pepe was when we got home, and we just kept saying that we miss Pepe and he is now a star.

We grieve for our beloved dog, a spritely tenterfield terrier, so much, and i have gone from having a little cry almost every day to once or twice a week. We acknowledge our grief, but we find it terribly sad that some of our family members find it hard to even say that they are sorry for our loss, or that once they say they are sorry, never mention it again.Unfortunately our grief is a silent family affair. I found a beautiful poem that encapsulated part of how we feel:

"Our hearts still ache in sadness,
and secret tears stll flow,
what it meant to lose you,
no one will ever know".

Perhaps we could start a little memorial site here where we post a photo of our beloved passed pets and say a little bit about their life and what they meant to us?

Rebecca

[Guest_KLJCS_*]

Thanks for replying Rebeca. I'm sorry about the loss of your dog.

Yesterday the girls kept sitting on her favourite chair out on the verandah and talking about her which is sad but good. Here is a pic of our playful Tortoiseshell


This post has been edited by KLJCS: 15/02/2008, 10:54 AM

[beckchan]

Hi KLJCS,

What a lovely looking cat she was- love the colours.It's nice that your daughters are already able to share their memories of their beloved cat:-).

I tried for ages last night to upload a photo of our Pepe, but eventually gave up.

Anyway thanks for your reply and best wishes for going through the mourning process- I know it does get better:-).

Best wishes,
Rebecca

[Waratah]

I am grieving my Charlie who died Monday 8/12/2008. I feel stupid getting so upset over my baby but he was so young 7 months and so healthy. Why should a perfectly healthy beautiful dog just have his heart stop under GA getting xrays. Please forgive my rambling but I am really struggling with the loss of charlie.



RIP MY BABY CHARLIE RIP ALL THE WASHING OFF THE LINES IN HEAVEN YOU WISH.

07/05/2008 - 08/12/2008