• Edie posted an update 5 years ago

    It was a year ago today we knew we didn’t have much time left with our Oscar. I still have all his clothes, his dishes… and still cry for him.

  • Ann posted an update 5 years ago

    Our sweet Daisy Mae passed 10/21. I have shirts you wore and I can smell you. I miss you and everyday there are things that remain me of you.
    • I’m so sorry for your loss of sweet Daisy Mae. I understand .. it’s a very hard loss. I lost my best girl in August .. it’s not easy and you are not alone. ❤️
      • So sorry for your loss 🫂
        • Oh, what a sweet face, Ann. She must have been adorable in her shirts. I hope you share some pictures of her in them. I know what you mean about ‘everyday’ things – a toy, a blanket, the pet food aisle….they can all trigger grief that wells from deep within. Smiles are mixed in there, but it will be awhile before your memories bring smiles before your tears. We do understand and are here for you to share your feelings and stories about Daisy Mae with us. We want to know how you are doing, so please keep us posted (and share Daisy Mae in some shirts if you can). I am sending you my sympathy, along with others in our caring community.
        • Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

          How nice of you o help Benny :-). Wait….Who’s helping whom here ???? You look alike, you know?
            • How nice of you o help Benny :-). Wait….Who’s helping whom here ???? You look alike, you know?
            • Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

              Oops… or by contacting our grief counsellor Rev. Glenn Swain (non denominational): https://heartfeltfarewells.com/
              Oh Janet, my apologies. “Griffin’s Heart” is in our Shop and you can read about the author and her own unrelenting grief that inspired her healing book: https://www.faithfulfriends.com/shop/griffins-heart-pet-loss-book/

              You can also listen to my Paw’d Cast discussion with her by clicking the purple microphone icon at the upper right of this page.
              Please let me know if either or both of these help you. Hugs hugs hugs. Toni

              • Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

                Janet, I was thinking of you this morning and have two resources that may help you. Others in our community have found help with either the book/journal “Griffin’s Heart”: https://heartfeltfarewells.com/
                • Janet reker posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

                  Thank you for your thoughtful and kind words…. I think I may have to seek help…the depression is so strong…..
                  • Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

                    Dear Janet, I’ve been wrestling with what I can say that may bring you comfort, but all I can do is extend to you my deepest sympathy. I am so sorry and will be thinking of you, Janet. Please, let us know how you are. Hugs….
                      • Thank you for your thoughtful and kind words…. I think I may have to seek help…the depression is so strong…..
                      • Janet reker posted an update 5 years ago

                        Hi. I lost my soul dog in January. She was 14 with Addison Disease and she was starting to go downhill. I went to a Birthday dinner and when I returned. She had passed. My husband said she was barking non stop and looking for me. I was not there when she needed me the most and the grief overwhelming. I can\’t even talk about her without sobbing. We were so very close, more so than anything and everyone. I can\’t get it out of my head that I was not there for her when she needed me and died alone… I\’d rather be with her than here…..
                        • Dear Janet, I’ve been wrestling with what I can say that may bring you comfort, but all I can do is extend to you my deepest sympathy. I am so sorry and will be thinking of you, Janet. Please, let us know how you are. Hugs….
                            • Thank you for your thoughtful and kind words…. I think I may have to seek help…the depression is so strong…..
                          • Toni Noel posted an update 5 years ago

                            @carlton916 Hello Peggy, and welcome to our caring community of pet lovers. I am very sorry for your loss of Carlton and hope you are doing okay – are you? We’re here to listen and understand and support you. Would you like to tell us about Carlton and share stories and photos?

                          • Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

                            Oh my gosh – that is shocking. You must be reeling. I am so, so sorry.
                            • Gail posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

                              Peanut was a boxer, my baby. My children are all grown now. We thought he was perfectly healthy until the Friday before he passed he came down in the morning limping. Vet said possible shoulder strain or sprain. By Tuesday afternoon took him to ER vet – he was in kidney and liver failure and had gone blind. No idea what caused this all of a sudden. I’m lost and heartbroken.. I miss him so much
                              • Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

                                Gail, this is so sad, and I am so sorry. Peanut didn’t have any symptoms? That’s scary and just shocking for you. Cathy and I are discussing her loss of her four year old, Sheba – another sudden, unexpected death of a youngster. Any time we have to say goodbye is so very painful, but sudden loss, especially at such young ages, is truly devastating. When you are up to it, please tell about Peanut – what kind of pet; how you met – anything you’d like to share, including photos. I am thinking of you with sincere and deep sympathy. Toni
                                  • Gail replied 5 years ago
                                    Peanut was a boxer, my baby. My children are all grown now. We thought he was perfectly healthy until the Friday before he passed he came down in the morning limping. Vet said possible shoulder strain or sprain. By Tuesday afternoon took him to ER vet – he was in kidney and liver failure and had gone blind. No idea what caused this all of a sudden. I’m lost and heartbroken.. I miss him so much
                                  • Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

                                    Cathy, I’m glad you mention diet. My 17 1/2 yer old cat has kidney failure (somewhat) and we changed to a prescription dry food, and are getting ‘cat’upuncture to stimulate blood flow, and her kidney readings have been NORMAL! I think it’s the food and the acupuncture. It’s great when we share our helpful insights. Thank you. If you want to extend your own sympathies to others in our community, please do.
                                    • Gail posted an update 5 years ago

                                      I miss m little Peanut so much, it hurts. 5 weeks ago, he was young, not even 4 yet. I don’t understand what happened, or why it happened. 💔

                                      • Gail, this is so sad, and I am so sorry. Peanut didn’t have any symptoms? That’s scary and just shocking for you. Cathy and I are discussing her loss of her four year old, Sheba – another sudden, unexpected death of a youngster. Any time we have to say goodbye is so very painful, but sudden loss, especially at such young ages, is truly devastating. When you are up to it, please tell about Peanut – what kind of pet; how you met – anything you’d like to share, including photos. I am thinking of you with sincere and deep sympathy. Toni
                                          • Gail replied 5 years ago
                                            Peanut was a boxer, my baby. My children are all grown now. We thought he was perfectly healthy until the Friday before he passed he came down in the morning limping. Vet said possible shoulder strain or sprain. By Tuesday afternoon took him to ER vet – he was in kidney and liver failure and had gone blind. No idea what caused this all of a sudden. I’m lost and heartbroken.. I miss him so much
                                        • Cathy posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

                                          Thank you Toni. I have lost 7 pets in the last 7 years. Changed the vet I take my new cat Milo to and also have him on a food free of corn, wheat and soy hoping it will prevent gi issues. I miss them all so much but take comfort in knowing they were loved and had a good home. Will see them all again oneday at the rainbow bridge.
                                            • Cathy, I’m glad you mention diet. My 17 1/2 yer old cat has kidney failure (somewhat) and we changed to a prescription dry food, and are getting ‘cat’upuncture to stimulate blood flow, and her kidney readings have been NORMAL! I think it’s the food and the acupuncture. It’s great when we share our helpful insights. Thank you. If you want to extend your own sympathies to others in our community, please do.
                                            • Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 5 years ago

                                              Oh Cathy, I was thinking last evening how, while it’s hard to see our old pets failing, it’s even more shocking and tragic to lose them unexpectedly. I am just so very sorry for your loss. Sheba looks a little like my calico, Nikki, who was hit by a car at nine months. It was decades ago so I am fine, but the grief then was so intense and brutal. Please, Cathy, let us know how you are doing, and know we are here for you.
                                                • Cathy replied 5 years ago
                                                  Thank you Toni. I have lost 7 pets in the last 7 years. Changed the vet I take my new cat Milo to and also have him on a food free of corn, wheat and soy hoping it will prevent gi issues. I miss them all so much but take comfort in knowing they were loved and had a good home. Will see them all again oneday at the rainbow bridge.
                                                    • Cathy, I’m glad you mention diet. My 17 1/2 yer old cat has kidney failure (somewhat) and we changed to a prescription dry food, and are getting ‘cat’upuncture to stimulate blood flow, and her kidney readings have been NORMAL! I think it’s the food and the acupuncture. It’s great when we share our helpful insights. Thank you. If you want to extend your own sympathies to others in our community, please do.
                                                  • Cathy posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago

                                                    My Sheba, just 4 years old, passed away unexpectedly at the vets office when being given barium for gi series.
                                                    • Oh Cathy, I was thinking last evening how, while it’s hard to see our old pets failing, it’s even more shocking and tragic to lose them unexpectedly. I am just so very sorry for your loss. Sheba looks a little like my calico, Nikki, who was hit by a car at nine months. It was decades ago so I am fine, but the grief then was so intense and brutal. Please, Cathy, let us know how you are doing, and know we are here for you.
                                                        • Cathy replied 5 years ago
                                                          Thank you Toni. I have lost 7 pets in the last 7 years. Changed the vet I take my new cat Milo to and also have him on a food free of corn, wheat and soy hoping it will prevent gi issues. I miss them all so much but take comfort in knowing they were loved and had a good home. Will see them all again oneday at the rainbow bridge.
                                                            • Cathy, I’m glad you mention diet. My 17 1/2 yer old cat has kidney failure (somewhat) and we changed to a prescription dry food, and are getting ‘cat’upuncture to stimulate blood flow, and her kidney readings have been NORMAL! I think it’s the food and the acupuncture. It’s great when we share our helpful insights. Thank you. If you want to extend your own sympathies to others in our community, please do.
                                                        • Dianne Kurtz posted a new activity comment 5 years, 1 month ago

                                                          I definitely will.I told the vet’s office she is eating,and they said it was a good thing.
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