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warrior1

(12,325 posts) Mon Feb 10, 2014, 12:09 PM Feb 2014

How many of you still grieve over the loss of your pet? [View all]

I would like to give you a big ((((((((((((HUG))))))))))

It's been almost a week since I put Lance down and I know I have a long way to go before I can feel better. Last time after I put Sara down I only waited 2 weeks before I got Lance at the shelter.

I know I didn't give myself a lot of time to grieve for her, but I light candles every night since then. That was in 2007. I still light candles for both of them. I'm not planning on getting other pet. The feeling of loss after they're gone is really so intense, I can barely breathe.

Anyway,
I just would like to extent a heart felt hug to anyone who has or is going through this period in their life.

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How many of you still grieve over the loss of your pet? [View all] warrior1 Feb 2014 OP

May 5, 2009 Shrek Feb 2014 #1

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I still get all teary when I look at photos Shrek Feb 2014 #3

It's the innocents of animals warrior1 Feb 2014 #5

Every single one of them.... Of course the most recent is still the most painful loss... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #4

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Grieving may not be the right word. mgc1961 Feb 2014 #7

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I grieved for one of my cats for about 2 years. I believe that a lot of grief over other issues in raccoon Feb 2014 #9

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Hugs to you. laundry_queen Feb 2014 #10

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(raises hand) i am still grieving orleans Feb 2014 #13

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May 2013. Solly Mack Feb 2014 #14

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and to you (((((Hugs))))) Solly Mack Feb 2014 #78

For Moggy and Willy-bear, I've gotten to the point of sad but fond memories. They passed 2007/09. haele Feb 2014 #17

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I still grieve for the dog I had as a boy that died in 1960 aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2014 #18

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I know that feeling. mgc1961 Feb 2014 #22

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My wife and I have adopted older, "unadoptable" dogs. hunter Feb 2014 #21

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Meow. KamaAina Feb 2014 #25

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My three girls... pipi_k Feb 2014 #26

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Meows. 840high Feb 2014 #27

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4/15/11 tabbycat31 Feb 2014 #31

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I sure do shenmue Feb 2014 #33

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Thank you so much shenmue Feb 2014 #42

I had to put my Rottweiler down in 2010, RebelOne Feb 2014 #34

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My Boy Toby..... Walk away Feb 2014 #35

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On occasion, yes...I do. Miles Archer Feb 2014 #38

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Thanks warrior1. Miles Archer Feb 2014 #41

After fourteen years together, I don't know if I/we will ever get over it. truebluegreen Feb 2014 #43

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What a handsome fellow warrior1 Feb 2014 #45

Thank you. truebluegreen Feb 2014 #50

Reading all these wonderful stories warrior1 Feb 2014 #53

I saw this just the other day, not for the first time truebluegreen Feb 2014 #71

I still grieve over the loss of every pet, and can remember the feel of every one of their heads Tom Ripley Feb 2014 #46

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We'll miss Maggie the English Bulldog mimi85 Feb 2014 #47

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Every day. Ten years this summer. n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #51

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Couple ((( hugs))) back atchya, Warrior Blue Owl Feb 2014 #54

Impossible warrior1 Feb 2014 #55

I've been thinking about my dog, Inky, for 33 years... Tom_Foolery Feb 2014 #56

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((((((((HUGS))))))))... Tom_Foolery Feb 2014 #58

I'm sorry for your loss. LisaLynne Feb 2014 #59

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It does get better! LisaLynne Feb 2014 #61

Yeah, its just a shame that we outlive them. It really hurts when they go Trailrider1951 Feb 2014 #62

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All of them.. mwdem Feb 2014 #63

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((((((hugs back at you!)))))) mwdem Feb 2014 #68

You're a wonderful human being to even be thinking of others in the midst of your own grief. IrishAyes Feb 2014 #66

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Yes. Mine very recently died in my arms after suffering a massive heart attack. chrisa Feb 2014 #69

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No u chrisa Feb 2014 #79

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We know how you feel. And I didn't want another dog, either, but one day a dog found me. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #70

Now that's a sweet face warrior1 Feb 2014 #74

I have very few pictures of Bridgette (dog rest her soul). NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #76

I've been owned by cats for more than 30 years The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2014 #72

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it.s never over UTUSN Feb 2014 #77

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I do, nearly every day Prophet 451 Feb 2014 #81

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Wait. What has grief to do with getting another pet? aquart Feb 2014 #82

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warrior1: Raine1967 Feb 2014 #83

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I think it will get better. Raine1967 Feb 2014 #89

How's Brewser taking it? aquart Feb 2014 #87

She often sits where Kizzie's bed was. Raine1967 Feb 2014 #90

Sometimes the animal grief is harder to bear, because you can't explain. aquart Feb 2014 #91

I think you are right. Raine1967 Feb 2014 #92