Dear friends

[happyvibe]

I lost my beloved king charles last night.  He was diagnosed early in the day with food poising (they think)and sent home with meds. He crashed light night 10 pm and died in my arms. The grief i feel today is overwhelming.  I didnt know where to share so i came here. He was not even 2 years old.

[Skink]

I feel for you  ,,, I and many have had this fate and I can tell you I cried for days and grieved for months...

Be well and do NOT blame yourself but try to recall the joy you had together!!!

[happyvibe]

@skink. That u for your kind words. Im replaying the last 24 hours and wondering what i could have differently. I loved him with all the love i could muster and more.

We had all joy. Never a bad day.

[IceWizard]

I am indeed so very sorry to hear your pain...

ALL my animals take on being a family member,

they are just as important to me ..

I am not sure as to what type of little one you had, So I improvised...

Ice

[Charon]

I am so so sorry for such a loss as this. I do a couple forums for cats. by Rescuers. And OMG their babies go out for a few hours and then passover at nite.

It is not your fault. Ever. Absolute cruelty by people could be the cause. It is not your fault.

I follow a prophet of God whom let his little dog out one nite. And he was hit by a car. The prophet was devestated. But God Allowed him the vision of his baby doggie running and laughing in Heaven. They do not wait at a rainbow bridge. They are in the presence of God and his angels and are happy. You will see your baby again. I did animal rescue for years. We always blame ourselves. Don't do it, precious.

God wanted your baby with him in Heaven. I know in my spirit you will see him again cuz I, for one, ain't going into heaVEN IF all the animals i loved and rescued are not there.

Lord God, let your chlld know it is not her fault. Grant your child the peace that surpasses understanding. Holy Spirit comfort her. And, if she is willing, let her see dreams or visions tonite as she sleeps of her baby happy and playing in Heaven.

No one knows why but pets are being called home. Remember your baby's love. His good times. Cuz you will see him again and play with him in Heaven.

So sorry my friend. Lord comfort your child now I pray in Jesus name.

[Marmite Warrior]

Greetings happyvibe, I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. 

It made me think of when i lost my childhood cocker spaniel. When i was a lot younger still living at home, i worked away a lot without much access to communication. My contract meant i couldn't come home very easily until the job was done. 

I returned after 7 months expecting him to greet me through the door. He had a great run out, 12 years i think. Heartbreaking to hear yours was so young. I'm sure you gave him a happy time on this earth, even if it was brief. 

With sympathies,

The MW

[happyvibe]

Thank you so much Ice, Charon and Marmite. Your words remind me that there is a reason god wanted him and he did not suffer. Maybe thats why he asked for belly rubs everyday and i gave them to him. He knew his time was short and he would be called home.

Much love to you all.

[barq2]

So sorry about your loss.

When my cat died it was in some ways worse than when my Dad died of COVID (and please don't think I didn't love my Dad). But with my Dad's death I got time off work, counselling, everyone said how sorry they were, etc. With my cat a couple of people said it was sad, and that was it. But my world was shattered.

I don't have kids and I think I transferred a lot of those feelings to my cat. He was rescued very young and seemed to attach to me. I'm not sure he knew he was a cat. But he went from being almost wild to the most unconditionally loving creature. He followed me everywhere, and people commented he was a bit like a dog in nature.

The thing is he lived a good life for the time I had him - I just wish it had been longer. The wonderful thing about animals is they are totally themselves. Unlike people they don't lie.

So I understand the pain of your loss but promise it will get better with time. x

[happyvibe]

Thank you so much barq. And I’m so sorry about your cat. It’s so true that only real animal people understand the sense of loss. I don’t have a kids so My animals are my children. Your cat does sound like a person to me. I talk to my cat as if he is going to respond back to me and I swear sometimes he understands what I’m saying.

Today I did not wake up crying but we ran into a couple and they did not see our dog with us so of course they asked not knowing now the floodgates have been opened.

I guess the only comfort like you say they lived a good life. I know I gave everything in my heart to this dog. And now I feel like I can’t enjoy anything because he’s not here to enjoy it as well.

[Apple]

I'm so very sorry for your loss. My last dog was a Blue Heeler and unbelievably tough. She was incredibly sweet with children, and would 100% kill any adult who broke into my house when I was gone. We backpacked thousands of miles and she always stayed close, never chased bears. It has been 4 years and I still can't bring myself to get another dog, but I know I'll adopt another eventually. I'm sure one day you'll think of it too, but it just takes time unfortunately, and it is the slow kind of time.