To anyone who thinks animals can't feel loss..

[red dog 1]

To anyone who thinks animals can't feel loss.

It's been 6 months since the dog passed and his friend cat still cuddles his collar every night before bed.

— Massimo :bot: (@rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy) 2026-05-21T08:18:53.000Z

[The Blue Flower]

1. My dog lost her playmate this week

When my son brings the grandkids over, he often also brought their little mixed breed pup. She and my 11 year old rescue dog would run and play in the yard like young pups. My son's dog died this past week, and I'd swear my dog knows it. She's been sad and clingy for days, since it happened. Something in her just knows it.

[niyad]

4. That poor sweet little girl. Please give her an extra cuddle from me.

[SuzyandPuffpuff]

2. Witness

Working with multiple species for thirty plus years I personally have witnessed many examples of an animal mourning the loss of a pal.
Whether the loss was Human or animal it's gut wrenching to witness their sadness. Major ouch. Animals are no different than us. Too bad we humans can't our shit together.

[slightlv]

8. I've rescued animals (especially cats) since I became an adult

and was out on my own. I've always had several at any given time and I've seen the mourning and sadness that happens when one passes. I remember this one white cat I rescued... one blue eye, one green eye, and no depth perception. He was a standoffish kind of cat... didn't really like to mingle with humans or animals. But he made a pal with another white cat I'd rescued. I held Toby in my arms the whole time he was dying. And that entire time, Skeeter (the other white cat) had his head on my thigh and a paw on Toby's paw. Losing Toby tore me to pieces... but seeing Skeeter and his loss made it even more heart tearing.

I also had an old cocker spaniel mix I'd rescued and given a forever home (with me). I had one tabby that adored him; cuddled with him every single night. When Onyx passed, Mickey suddenly took up with the border collie rescue and became fast friends with him. The two of them slept together, curled together, nearly every single night... especially in the winter when we had the fireplace going. When I lost Puter (the cat), the border collie looked like he'd lost a member of his herd... he knew she was gone, but he kept nosing around in the closets, etc., looking for her, I assumed. It wasn't too many months later that we lost Einstein (the collie). To this day, I think Einstein died of a broken heart... no matter how we tried to make things better for him.

If only humans could be half as "humane" as animals, this would be a much better world for everything living in it.

[niyad]

3. Anybody who thinks that animals do not feel loss has not got a

single clue.

[niyad]

5. Damned onions!

[justaprogressive]

6. soon it'll be time to get her

another friend!

[TomSlick]

7. Any one who thinks animals don't feel loss has never lived with one.

[Warpy]

9. After the grouchy old tmcatdied, HRH would paw, scratch and meow

at closed closet doors, The tomcat had occasionally slipped into closets for undisturbed naps nfd I guess she wanted him let out.

This went on for years.