Loss my dog a more than a few days ago. Surprisingly my positive symptoms have been manageable. Delusions involving my dog still cause me distress.
Even though we all love him, everyone is grieving alone. We share photos sometimes and cry together but the home is just quiet with the three of us left.
Our lab passed away 9/1. I was depressed the first four days. The house still feels empty. She was a large, 75 pound dog with a big presence. She always followed us around. She was good company.
I feel sad and have a longing when I see people with their dogs and feel either happy or sad when I see pictures of our dog. I want to get another dog to hang out with and care for, but my husband doesn’t want to do that until next summer - if he agrees to a dog. For other reasons, we should wait until then. We’ll be getting a small dog this time as a puppy.
Anyway, I feel your pain. I was her main caregiver since she was six weeks old. We had her for 11 years, three months.
Losing a pet is like losing a family member. It’s been over 2 years now and I still miss my dog that passed away 2/3/2021. Had taken care of him as a newborn while I helped rase the mother’s
Its a horrible experience, our first dog died naturally of heart failure at the back door & i took that pretty well, he was a strong dog right up to the end.
But a year or so ago we had to take our second Collie to the vet for the last time it hurts man, makes me feel sick, it felt like i was an accomplice to a murder. i know she was near the end anyway but God that hurt.
Its hard but its not as hard than when a family member passes, i try and keep their memories alive and i have a little area with pictures of remembrance in my flat.