Bob-I am so sorry. Know all too well the pain of losing a pet. When I lost my last one the other one also didn't seen to care. Maybe they grieve in their own furry way. Nora
I'm so sorry you have to add this pain to the other burdens in your life. It is never easy to loose a member of the family. I do think that other pets miss the one that is gone although they seem to snap back faster than we do.
Oh, Bob, I'm so sorry. The loss of a beloved pet does leave a hole in your heart. I've buried (literally) more than a few, the last a few months ago. It's always so difficult.
I lost my yellow lab mix a few months ago, she was 14 and had been a source of great comfort for my DH and me on the AD journey. Only Nueve, the cat, is left to mourn her, but I think she could not care less, they were both adults when they met and cat was always very wary of that big brown thing. We did have a Ridgeback that came as a puppy and our cockapoo was older and, altho smaller, remained the alpha dog. When the cockapoo was sick, the Ridgeback tried to get him to get up and move, looked after him, 'told' me about him, and when he died, the RB looked all over searching for him. A few months later, I took the RB for shots and another dog was in the waiting room & the RB would not leave the dog alone--could not control him. Then I realized the other dog was a cockapoo, looked exactly like ours, and the RB was renewing the relationship. It was like he was saying, 'there you are, so good to see you again, let's play.' Of course, I share your feelings of loss. Pets are usually only temporary in our lives, but what a blessing while they are here.
It is so difficult to lose a pet. Moorsb, so so sorry. I cried when my beta fish died! I swear I had a connection with that fish. It would come up to me in the bowl & give me a kiss each day. It was just a fish. I'll be a basket case if anything happens to my cat.
I had a parrot when I lived in what was then West Berlin. My boyfriend stupidly took the bird out on the balcony thinking it was so attached to us. Wrong. Trees everywhere. He flew over the Berlin wall into East Berlin. We put posters out everywhere & finally someone contacted us to tell us he was dead. I locked myself in the bathroom for 2 days crying.
Thanks for all your comments. It was really odd because yesterday I thought I was going to have to put down the old dog. He would not get up and eat his food yesterday. My wife was really attached to her, she has been in a funk all day.
I'm so sorry for your loss. We lost our two cats, 14 & 15 last spring and summer. Then because of his barking DH gave away my beloved year old beagle while I was at work. I still greave for my Hunter. This fall we rescued twin black kitten. They have saved my sanity. They are hysterical and DEMAND affection and attention. Do not be afraid to bring new petsinto your life, they will neverreplace the one you lost, but they bring joy.
Losing pets is so hard, and especially in our situation! I'm so sorry! If you wish, you can do what Sunshyne did and get two kittens. They have given them new life and helped them cope with their loss.
This is so true ... like Jim's wife, we ended up with two black kittens (one has a white bib and paws, so we can tell them apart!) and while they will never be the sweet cat we just lost, they are wonderful company, so funny and sweet, and give sooooo much affection.