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It's certainly not easy to part with a special pet. It is especially hard when they've been in your life for so long. My family had to put down our dog Fozzy last March. He was 17 years old and lived such a long, wonderful life. It was super hard for us because he wasn't sick...he was just getting so old. And because pets can't tell you when they're in pain, you have to guess. My pet's experience with "going to sleep" was terrible. TERRIFYING to be exact. I NEVER WANT TO REPEAT THAT AGAIN! It wasn't just loosing my dog...it was what the vets did to him that made it so hard to let go (not to mention that the vet clinic backs up to my apartment building - so I see it every day).
I can't really tell you HOW to deal with the loss. My family sat down together and talked about the good times. We all said one of our most fondest memories of Fozzy.
I will buy stuffed animals (dogs) that look like him to cheer me up. I also made sure to put his pictures out a while after so I'd never forget.
It will be hard for a while - you may even had dreams about your pet. But just know it is for the best.
Here is a poem to help!
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
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