Pets - it never gets easier

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HID and I have had cats for nearly 40 years now and tonight one of our pair of 17 year old British Shorthair Blues was so ill that I had to take him for his final visit to the vet earlier this evening. I have been with aging relatives on a few occassions when they have passed away and when one of your pets pass away its just as traumatic it seems. If I were to have been born a cat I would want to live in my house as no cats get treated better but tonight is a relief that he is not going to suffer any more. Sorry about this morbid post but I feel better having written it
 
My dog died 15 years ago and I still miss him! I was young, but was in bits when my dad didn't come back out of the vets with him.

HID's family dog is getting on a bit now and I've become quite attached to him, so that'll be a sad day when it comes. Pets are family members in my eyes so it's no wonder it's so traumatic.

Sending you good vibes mate, as I've been there and it's not cool :( No need to apologise, it's good to get stuff like this off your chest.
 
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No need to apologise Chris. You are not alone, I know how you feel.

It's normal to grieve for the loss of a pet, we keep a right old menagerie and the losses gets us every time. We lost our cats soon after moving home, one by accident, the other by euthanasia. We lost our dog last February, after 17 years of having a wonderful time. It's tough, even harder with kids.

I'll join Aztecs in sending you e-vibes...
 
Man hug for you Chris.

Our dog Bess is my 5th Border Collie in about 50 years. I miss every one of the previous 4, and dread the day when Bess goes to the sheep dog farm in the sky.
 
Sorry to hear that. When my dog died a few years ago I was absolutely distraught. Got two dogs at the moment and love them to bits, pets are family.
 
I understand your pain, we've always had dogs and my dog is getting old now, she's not as quick as she used to be and just lies in her basket most days, not looking forward to when she's gone.

Misses recently lost her rabbit, it was more like a dog the way they treated it, like royalty! Lived inside and lived round the house lol. She was in bits when it died as it was always there around her feet, then suddenly it wasn't. Hard to take.
 
There was a thing on lunchtime radio about pet owners getting paid leave of absense from work. Hardly anyone disagreed.
I was astonished.
I was brought up with working gun dogs so perhaps this affects my thinking. I have also had 4 dogs in my lifetime and loved each of them so I can sympathise with you Chris.
To take time off work because of a pets death, that's weird.
 
It's well over 10 years since I took our 14 year old stupid springer cross for that last visit to the vets. It was about this time of the year, hay fever time, and my eyes were streaming. Strangely, this thread has bought on the hay fever again.

Feel for you mate.
 
Thanks again for all the kind words. Like you all, the consolation is that he had 17 wonderful years (15 is good for a pedigree) and within half an hour of him starting to suffer he was at the vets and I stayed with him which I never thought I could do.

Cheers all
 
Almost didn't open this thread as the very thought of my Max just getting older is scary (he's 11) :(

Sorry for your loss Chris and I still can have a little blub when I remember my cat Adam and previous lab Bonnie...they're all very special and unique. Virtual hugs coming your way.
 
Never easy but you will feel better in time.

I am 41 and there has never been a time in my life when I haven't had one or more dogs. My current Lab and Lurcher are 10 and 8 respectively so well past the halfway mark in their lives. It will be tougher when they go than ever before as my children are 8 and 5 and have never known life without them.

It will be a sad day for us all when one of them goes but for the children, starting to understand mortality is no bad thing, even at their age.
 
I have always been told that I am a cold individual and show little emotion, maybe so with everything I have been involved in with the forces for over 16 years but when I lost my dog I was absolutely distraught and cried uncontrollably. Couldn't remember showing such emotion ever before.
 
Same as smelly our 2 lurchers are 12 & 13 and with 2 kids who have only known them in their life they will be gutted! Life for them has slowed and dreading that horrible day!
 
Chris, you have my full sympathy. My cat is 4 and I can't imagine being without her :(

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Not looking forward to the day one of my dogs dies. If you'd have asked me 6 years ago if I'd ever have a dog I'd have said no. Now I have two and can't imagine ever being without one. Sad thing is the average age of Bernese Mountain dogs is 8 so our oldest could already be nearly halfway through her life and it feels like we only just got her.
 
Always had dogs since a kid, and as heartless a saying as this is but we buy gauranteed heartache when we buy that puppy or kitten, but as painful as it is the wonderful 10-15 years of pure joy and happiness we both (owner and pet) receive is priceless beyond words.
 
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