I nicknamed it Fake Abby or ‘fabby’ for short, and I sleep with it every night."
A lot of people provided their stories along with pictures of their furry loved ones.
Here’s what they had to say below:
1.
“I lost my soulmate dog three months ago.
He went everywhere with me every day.
The physical and emotional pain is brutal.
I miss him every minute.
I hate coming home because hes not here.
I hate going out because he cant come.
My life is no longer joyful.
He was mybest friend.
I sleep a lot and dont go out much because people think I should be over it by now.
Unless you have a special connection with your dog, its hard to understand for most people.
The cancer got him.
I only had seven years with him.”
“I recently experienced the unexpected passing of my dog Bentley after almost 12 years together.
He was a Maltipoo that I had since he was six weeks old.
The grief I feel is worse than I have felt for my father dying or any other relative.
Its been quite the emotional journey coping with his loss.”
Jessica
3.
“My husband had taken in our friends' cat when they lost their house.
He did this before I even met him.
She was the sweetest tuxedo girl.
She eventually warmed up to me and became like our baby.
Twelve years later, I was pregnant with our first child when she started to decline rapidly.
We did our best to save her, but it was just her time.
She passed away in October 2022.
The loss hit us hard, especially with my being pregnant.
It was difficult to think she wouldn’t be here anymore.
I swear I could see her walking around corners and feel her sitting on my lap.
We still get teary at seeing her picture.”
“When I first moved out, I got two kitties.
My Tiger was my child.
I even joked that I gave birth to her.
We were attached at the hip!
She was my soul kitty.
When she died (almost nine years ago in May), my heart was broken.
I dont know how I got through the days that followed.
Thankfully, I have an amazing husband who understood our bond.
“I still will break down in crying when I think of her.
My heart still feels broken from the loss; literally, my heart hurts when I think of her.
The hole never closes.
Thankfully, I have another kitty (Rogue), who I love with all my heart.
I am still trying to save the money to get a memorialtattooof my beloved Tiger.
Christina
5.
“I had never felt grief as hard as when we lost our 13-year-old dog Ruby.
It was like a huge hole in my life opened up.
I kept looking for her in all her places.
I would hear her nails on the hardwood floor.
What helped me was being with otherdogs.
Their older dog put her paw on me and looked deep into my eyes.
After a few months, we got a new dog and then another.
They are wonderful little girls and remind me so much of parts of Ruby’s personality.
I’m not a spiritual person, but I do believe she sent them to us.”
“My love, my sweet girl!
Abby made it to 18 years old, and one day past her birthday.
I had her since I was 18 and was devastated.
My cat woke me up every morning and slept in my arms every night.
I took it really hard.
I got a charm on my Pandora bracelet.
I wrote an obituary.
I still couldnt sleep right.
One of my best friends got me a weighted stuffedanimalthat is a white cat like my baby.
I nicknamed it Fake Abby or ‘fabby’ for short, and I sleep with it every night.
I highly suggest it if you lose an animal who sleeps with you.”
Natasha
7.
“I unexpectedly lost my sweet boy in a tragic car accident about a year ago.
The guilt and pain I felt was indescribable.
For months, I felt an intense pain that I didn’t know was possible.
His one-year anniversary recently passed, and luckily, I got the help/tools I needed to accept it.
It’s still hard, but I’m better mentally now.
Nothing and no one will ever replace him, but I’m glad he was still in my life.
I posted so many pictures on Facebook that they all seem to haunt me all the time.
She was my best friend.
We had Fish Face cremated.
rocksinger45
9.
“I lost my beloved dog almost seven months ago.
He lived to the age of 15 and was my first dog.
I cried almost nonstop for two months after his death.
I still cry now if I think about him for more than a few minutes.
I loved him very much.
He died after an attack by another dog who was off-leash in a non-off-leash park.
So the manner of his death made it extra hard.
He feels that he died a valiant death protecting me from the off-leash dog.
Hearing from the animal communicator that my dog had a hero’s death changed everything for me.”
“I had to put my cat of 15 years down.
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11.
“We buried our lovely dog Maggie in the garden, so she is still with us at home.
Her grave has figures, keepsakes on it, and a rainbow catcher.
We speak to her grave when doing errands in the garden every day.
It helps us feel connected to her.”
“I had the unfortunate experience of having to put two cats to sleep within less than 18 months.
The first was unexpected; he was hit by a car, and his injuries were too severe.
I’m still dealing with the grief of both.
The best thing that has helped me has been talking about the positive memories with my husband and 11-year-old.
“We also look at pictures when they were healthy.
“We lost our beloved dog, Penny, one month ago.
My wife and I have been together for 11 years.
We have been married for five years.
We got Penny six months into dating, and she was with us the whole time.
We are lost without her.
Penny was the heartbeat of our family.
She meant everything to us because we dont have kids.
We put all our love, affection, and training into the Penny basket, and now shes gone.
