LOSING A PET HURTS MORE THAN PEOPLE THINK.
|Having a pet is something that fascinates us, they fill us with great joy from the first moment they arrive at our home, we are fascinated to feel their company and watch them do their pranks around us.
Many people who have pets, love to have them since these animals give us unparalleled love, they are a tenderness and we love that this is so, we feel very good in the company of our pets.
When we are alone, pets accompany us, they are always our faithful companions in good times or in bad times they are always with us, we like it that way since we feel supported by something.
When we lose our pet it affects us a lot and it is that many say that it hurts too much to lose a pet that for so many years we have been with her and that we have taken care of her and she has been our faithful friend.
SADNESS INVADES US IF A PET DIES
It is very likely that at least once in your life you have had a pet, that you have loved it too much, supported you and accompanied you in your worst moments but you must say goodbye to the least expected day.
Many people say that a pet is happiness, they are angels in the form of pets and they always accompany us and love to do it as we also love them to follow us.
Losing a beloved pet hurts too much, much more than people think it hurts, many underestimate the pain that can be felt by losing our dog friend or our cat or any other pet we have ever had.
To verify this, a study carried out in the Department of Psychology of the University of New Mexico in the United States asked many owners how they had felt after the loss of their pet and many said that the pain had been very deep.
Another university but in this case in Hawaii, not only confirmed this fact but also said that the pain after the death of a pet is usually much longer lasting than the pain we feel with the loss of a loved one.
Many today say they have suffered a lot for the loss of their pet and that often that pain does not compare with the loss of a loved one.
What do you think?
My Scarlett has been gone for eleven years, she is still at me every day, I now have a rescue dog who I love to distraction. Getting another dog is not in any way a replacement but the chance for another to have a love filled life
I just lost my pit bull terrier I got her she was two months old. I protected her loved her so she was 13 years old when I had to put her down she had a bad heart. The hardest part was looking into her eyes she looked at me with such trust. And I held her face but as the doctor gave her a sedative and I watched her slowly fade. It broke my heart. I’ve lost both parents and a brother . I won’t say one hurt anymore than the other to lose anything that you love just hurts
I lost my beautiful little girl Poppy 6 months ago she was coming up to her 14 birthday I loved her so much she was my little baby girl I miss her so much ,I have to say I feel like the life has drained out of me .To me it’s life as if IV lost a child .unless your a dog lover people wouldn’t understand that statement .the pain is just unbelievable,I have got another little dog called teddy & I know he feels the loss too ! He’s just so sad all the time but maybe he feels that through my sadness .I love him to so very much but not like the love I had for Poppy she was my world .iv had done or given anything for her . when I lost my mother I always said that nothing in life could ever hurt me more ,untill now my heart has been ripped out & the way I feel about her is like I’m never gonna get over losing her .I cry every day I miss her so much .I have her ashes in her memorial box & will keep them to go in with mine when my time comes .God bless all of you who have lost your fur babies & know your not alone we’re all feeling that terrible pain & loss .
I am in the same shoes as you. I had to put my Bandit down a few weeks ago after 16 1/2 yrs. He was the child I never had and I still have his daughter, Pippa, but he was mine heart. I’m trying to help her as she is grieving also but it’s hard. My thoughts are with you.
I agree it feels like a loss of a child….. My little boy was with me for 14 years….. I had to let him go this week… the pain is enormous….
So sad. I totally feel your pain. 100%. Last week I just put down my beloved cat of almost 15 years. He was 26 pounds. And so beautiful in every way. He shook hands and kissed and obeyed me, unlike other cats. We Had an amazing bond. I too feel my life has been ripped out of me. I feel this deafening quietness in my home that i cant bear. I talked to him about everything , day and night. I lived alone with him for 13 yrs. I met my boyfriend 2 yrs ago and they both feel in love with each other . But even with my boyfriend here, it doesn’t feel this
void. Everything i look at inside or outside has memories of him. Im going crazy to say the least. I want to hold him and touch him and hear him purr. He rolls on his back so i can get all his belly. He started losing his fur and other symptoms. Didn’t want to look at me. Took him to the vet multiple times. Then to the LSU hospital where they told me he had a rare form of liver cancer and i needed to put him down. All this within 10 days. I thought and my vet thought it was a skin problem. I never expected to hear it was cancer. By the evening his purrs changed to cries of pain. He had not eaten for 4 days. He couldn’t hardly walk. I felt so sorry and helpless. I had to put him down within 12 hours of finding the cancer. He was in my arms, my vet came to my house and then he was gone. How do i go on? How did you? How are you now ?
We recently lost our beloved Princess. She was the most beautiful cat I’ve ever seen. When we first got her & her brother they were just 6 weeks old. Her brother died almost immediately after we brought them home but not Princess. She was 17 years old. I had to make the fateful decision to have her put to sleep. She contracted a respiratory infection & just went downhill after that. Her breathing was so labored I couldn’t stand it anymore. She had not eaten for about 3 days. At one point, when she tried to get up she just stumbled & fell. I knew it was time not to let her suffer anymore. My son took it really hard.
Back in November that took my dog Samson and my cat bandit*. For the record I did not want a cat. Not a cat person if you will. Ex gf wanted him and I the dumb man said, “no you can’t take the cat!” I loved them both and took my dog to work with me almost every day for 6 years. They were lost in my house fire along with my marine brothers dog that I was watching. My pain is unreal for most to understand unless they have loved their pets with the fierceness I described. I love them and tremble at the thought all the time.. God wouldn’t give me more than I can handle.