08-24-11, 04:54 AM | |
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Woodstock NY
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I understand and I know there will come a time when you will think of Odie and smile. It will take time but you will get there. What a wonderful and loved life Odie had. Grieve. It is OK. You have my very sincere condolences. No one can replace Odie but they can add joy to your life.
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08-24-11, 07:33 AM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Michigan
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((((Hugs)))) I am so sorry. So many of us know the pain of this loss personally. I miss my little Domino every day.
DeeDee sorry to read of your loss. Today my horse Ranger died. I just received the call so I am reeling. Be kind to yourself. This will take time. |
08-24-11, 09:38 AM | |
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Georgia
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I understand this pain too. I lost a beloved cat last year and a beloved dog this summer. It's so normal to grieve because they are part of the family. During times when humans can't comfort us, animals have an uncanny knack for loving us with their presence. It does take time and don't feel bad about it or rush it. Healing will occur and you will be able to love another furbaby again.
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08-24-11, 09:55 AM | |
Join Date: Mar 2007
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My heart goes out to everyone who has lost a dear pet. I know the pain. I also want to say thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you for providing good homes for these critters in the first place. On the front page of our paper this morning there is an article about a man who kicked the daylights out of his girl friend's chihuahua while she was at work and then he threw the chihuahua (who was still alive) in the dumpster behind his girl friend's apartment. They finally found the chihuahua, but he needed to be euthanized. These stories break my heart and I am forever grateful to the people who provide good homes for pets.
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08-24-11, 12:04 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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Nobody, but nobody, can give and receive love like our companion animals. We remember them all and miss them all.
I like to think of them waiting at The Rainbow Bridge for me. http://www.petloss.com/rainbowbridge.htm "Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together...." Author unknown... .
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08-24-11, 12:51 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Illinois
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So sorry to hear about Odie. I've had quite a few cats in my lifetime, and had to make the decision to euthanise for most of them (only Scooter died in his sleep, next to me in bed). It never gets easier, and it's natural to go through a period of mourning. I think the mourning is sometimes harder, because many other people (though not animal lovers, or many VFers) don't understand the grief we can feel for losing a beloved furchild. I find it's sometimes helpful to reminisce about the good times. Posting some anecdotes about Odie might help you (though it's a bittersweet process: remembering the good, crying over the loss). If it would, please share with us.
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