Death of a pet - Animals Message Board

I just recently lost my cat, Cally. She was a beautiful long haired calico and I really miss her. I cried a lot after she died.

Reply #1. Feb 05 08, 5:38 PM

lorriem1222

I had to put down my dog, Tippy, in October. He was 17. I had him since I was 8 years old. He wasn't even 8 weeks old when we got him. When it came time to put him down I cried. I cried hard and I cried a lot. I stayed with him until the end and I just pet him and told him how much I love him and that I will see him again.

Reply #2. Feb 05 08, 6:18 PM

cmt101

Yes, but i was only little and it was only a rabbit-who didnt even really like me but i cried anyway haha When my aunties dog died who id grown up with i was heartbroken, god how pathetic does that sound! oh well i dont care lol

Reply #3. Feb 05 08, 6:19 PM

cmt101

we were posting at the same time Lorriem. OMG thats so sad- i think im going to cry too! Have you read Marley and Me? I was crying so much youd have thought it was my dog!

Reply #4. Feb 05 08, 6:43 PM

lorriem1222

I have never heard of Marley and Me, but if about losing a dog, I'm not ready for that.

And there is nothing wrong with being heartbroken over a pet cmt even if it wasn't your pet.

Reply #5. Feb 07 08, 6:17 AM

romeomikegolf

I have posted this in various places, it is dedicated to a dog, but I think it can help anyone who has lost a beloved pet.

I Cannot Lie By Your Fire

I've changed my ways a little;
I cannot now run with you in the evenings along the shore,
Except in a kind of dream; and you, if you dream a moment,
You see me there.

So leave awhile the paw-marks on the front door
Where I used to scratch to go out or in,
And you'd soon open; leave on the kitchen floor
The marks of my drinking-pan.

I cannot lie by your fire as I used to do on the warm stone,
Nor at the foot of your bed; no, all the nights through
I lie alone.

But your kind thought has laid me less than six feet outside your window where firelight so often plays,
And where you sit to read - and I fear often grieving for me -
Every night your lamplight lies on my place.

You, man and woman, live so long, it is hard
To think of you ever dying.
A little dog would get tired, living so long.
I hope that when you are lying
Under the ground like me your lives will appear
As good and joyful as mine.
No, dears, that's too much hope: you are not so well cared for
As I have been.
And never have known the passionate undivided
Fidelities that I knew.
Your minds are perhaps too active, too many-sided...
But to me you were true.

You were never masters, but friends. I was your friend.
I loved you well, and was loved. Deep love endures
To the end and far past the end. If this is my end,
I am not lonely. I am not afraid. I am still yours.

From the book of the same name written by Robinson Jeffers

Reply #6. Feb 07 08, 10:34 AM

lorriem1222

RMG, that was beautiful, it has reduced me to tears. Thank you for giving me the comfort that my dog had a long healthy and happy life. And as they say "all dogs go to Heaven" and I know that Tippy is there wagging his tail waiting for me.

Reply #7. Feb 07 08, 4:01 PM

cmt101

awww! RMG what did you have to post that for! Im going to cry now...

Reply #8. Feb 07 08, 7:25 PM

gandalfthegrey

I had a cat named Buckwheat many years ago. She was a long-haired grey tabby and she was the sweetest thing. She would curl up on my lap, follow me wherever I went; she was a great friend of mine.

She was an indoor & outdoor cat. She loved going outside to play and then a couple hours later, she'd be scratching at the door to spend time with me. I had her for years...and then one day she went outside to play and never came back. We were out in rural Colorado and my dad said she probably got caught by a coyote or something. But for several days, I spent a lot of time watching out the window to see if she would ever make her way back to me, and she never did. It was hard. :(

Reply #9. Feb 07 08, 7:40 PM

TheRambler

RMG I'm crying after reading your beautiful poem. I'm dreading losing my dog Maxx as I love him to bits.

Reply #10. Feb 08 08, 10:07 AM

honeybee4

We have a big, fat, orange cat that usually sits at the back door wanting to be fed everytime anyone goes out. Last week it came up missing. We spent hours calling him. We found lots of orange hair under the boat. We were thinking the worse, until we called him again on the third day. He came limping in with a swollen back leg. Boy were we happy. I have lost a lot of animals during my life and it is never, ever easy.

Reply #11. Feb 08 08, 11:07 AM

callie_ross

I have owned cats basically all of my life, so I have lost many of them over the years. It is never easy to get over the death of a beloved pet. I just try to remember the good times and all of the love that the precious pet has shown me and I feel a little better. You will always remember your pets and your heart will always ache at the loss, but to remember them with pride, fondness and love is the best tribute of all. RMG, that poem is beautiful. It almost made me cry.

Reply #12. Feb 08 08, 11:17 AM

cat7777777623

RMG that is such a WONDERFUL poem! It almost made me cry! Thank you guys so much for writing about your pets and how you felt after they died. It means a lot to me!

Reply #13. Feb 08 08, 8:09 PM

cheer23

That was a really sad poem!

I had a cat named Smoky who got run over! I was SO sad!

Reply #14. Feb 09 08, 1:12 PM

emeney3

I have lost a lot of animal friends over the years lol, and it never gets easier. And yet, I would not think of living a life without animals in it. It is so sad when we lose them, but it is only because they add so much to our lives.

Reply #15. Feb 10 08, 12:34 PM

FlyDogz

Over the years I have lost 7 dogs and a cat and it does not get easier with time!

The first dog I lost in 1981 and I still miss her dreadfully.

I like to think that each dog (or cat) teaches me somthing new that I can pass on to the next dog, or to someone else to use.

I didn't listen to my cat though and have ended up with two mad, mad mad, black cats ;)

I wouldn't be without a dog or two or three...

Reply #16. Feb 11 08, 6:50 AM

just4witchypoo

I love that poem! Another one I love is called "The Rainbow Bridge". Have any of you heard it? I have lost too many pets to mention. I will meet up with them someday...on the Rainbow Bridge!

Reply #17. Feb 11 08, 8:41 PM

MarchHare007

just4witchypoo I know just what you mean.

RMG - thank you for that (now I'm in tears!)

and here's a Rainbow Bridge - it's such a nice thought:

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....

Reply #18. Feb 12 08, 10:54 PM

tvfan121

My rabbit died on Sunday the 10th of Febuary. I was heartbroken. He was 6 years old.

Reply #19. Feb 14 08, 1:19 AM

juliewalls

Had to skip over your poem and still crying! As everyone has said - its never easy to lose a pet. We've had cats and dogs who've died and We've been in floods of teasrs for weeks! But we wouldnt be without them - you get so much from them.

Reply #20. Feb 14 08, 2:03 PM

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