When A Beloved Animal Dies

[hodge]

I am so sorry, Heather. He's not suffering anymore and is hopefully in a better place.

 

[Heather]

@hodge @Peach @Cashew Thank you all for your kind words and support.

His lungs were filling with fluid and he was in congestive heart failure:(:(:(:(. He just looked so miserable and you could tell he was suffering. He's in kitty heaven now. He will be missed.

 

[hodge]

Poor little guy. He is in heaven now.

 

[Heather]

@hodge It's just so sad how many pets (cats) our family have lost over the years. We had our first cat Bozzie for 18 yrs. Her death was the worst because she began having seizures and the vet. said there was nothing they could do to stop it, she died the next day.

Then poor Blue died of cancer 4 years ago. Poppy passed away in july. And now poor Georgie. They really do become a member of your family and the grief is immeasurable.

 

[Calumsmommy]

Hello, new to this site and thread. Feeling for everyone here who has lost a fur baby. I feel your pain.

Lost my baby boy (2 1/2 years)on Thursday. A horrible fight with him and another of my three dogs. She finally took his life and I walked in and now have visuals haunting me that I wish I didn't have. Tried to save him but the animal hospital ended up having to euthanize him. I am torn up and feel my heart is now Eternally broken. I also have a lot of guilt which doesn't help. I have pre-existing PTSD and thought I was doing well. This definitely does not help either. But even more so the guilt that I should've protected him better. Aside from my pain I'm mourning for him as He did not deserve this at all, he suffered so much!! ... Again I blame myself and would do anything to go back and change what happened.i brought the new dog in and I should not have. I tried to save her life and sacrificed my first baby's life in doing so. This is just awful.

Tried to see a therapist but never called me back.

No one else can relate here to how bad this is. I am so depressed it is beyond words.

 

[Nighthawk]

No one else can relate here to how bad this is. I am so depressed it is beyond words.

Others can relate and you are not alone. I am sorry you are hurting so badly. I have horrible flashbacks and many triggers from something very similar in my past.

 

[hodge]

That is really awful, Calumsmommy. I can relate as we adopted two kittens a year and a half ago and our older cat had trouble accepting the male kitten. Thank God they're all okay with each other now, but it was an ordeal with much hissing and some physical fighting. I am so very sorry for your loss.

 

[Heather]

It's so weird walking into my mother's house and there's no cat to greet or say goodbye to. Very sad.

 

[Deleted member 20978]

I keep reading this thread and am moved but not posting. Our cats belonged to K originally. I kept them first 8 months after separation and then she took them back as was always assumed. I miss them so much. They were very nice cats to begin with but in my trauma and isolation they were excellent companions.

I had a cat named Calico (a tortoiseshell) all through my teens and she died within a month after I went to college. Was so sad. I think often about getting cats again, but am worried I would not take better care of them then I've been taking care of myself.

Thanks for this thread.