Pet Bereavement Support Group

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I went thru the same exact thing with my pooch. she was only 5 years old and I was playing with her one day and discovered a lump on her neck. needless to say it was lyphoma, cancer of the lyphnoids. Dr. gave her a month to live she gave us 6. The same exact symthoms your pooch had mine did too. so my heart really goes out to you. i know how hard it is to lose someone so close. they become our kids we love them so much. here is a poem someone sent me to help with my loss. i hope it helps u as well..


Rainbow Bridge Just this side of heaven is a place call Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been spaecially 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 pleanty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who have 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 time 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 carring him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend fianlly 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 oyur pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together..... Author Unknown

I'm so sorry for your loss, both of you, and I share your pain. I know how difficult it is and many of us here know exactly what you're going through.

You can hear all the usually things, like, 'How lucky you were to have such a wonderful amount of time with our beloveds' or "in time it gets better' but the reality is, it hurts beyond words. Even though the previous statements are true, the only thing you can do now, is feel everything.

Lay there, alone and with each other, smell, touch, see, hear, taste, and know that the love your shared was deep and true. And because the love was deep and lasted many years, it's going to take time to recover. Sit in your rain and just feel.

There are so many wonderful people here on DS, and I know they will help you, and so will I. I'm here for you!

Just feel everything and maybe together you guys can write a beautiful obituary. My brother and his wife did this for the dog, and it turned out extremly beautiful and it helps to write.

I will keep you in my heart and prayers and check in on you soon again.

Peace and Love
Rstar

I'm very sorry for your loss. I lost my dog, Howie, 6 weeks ago. Its been tough, but much better every week that passes. I can relate to you and your husband about the difficulty of being there when your dog past on. It's been the most difficult part of this whole process. I can't escape that moment under the tree in our backyard where I felt his last heartbeats fade away and he went completely limp. It pains me just to type it out. But you have to hold the belief that you were there for her in the bitter end. Otherwise, you might feel guilty about not being there (as hard as it was to go through and as hard as it is to remember). It'll be a bumpy road for awhile, but it will get better.

I am so sorry about your dear dog, Shadow. I, too, will never forget what it felt like to have my little furry love slip away from me, how heavy, all of a sudden, her head got in my hands. I know exactly how you feel. I wonder if I should have stayed with her like I did, In the end it was the best thing for both of us. We lived our lives with them, they saw us through our pains in life, we needed to be there for them, to help them cross the bridge - without anymore pain. Hugs to you and your husband. I have been grieving for a week and a half.

I am sorry to hear of your loss. We've also lost our family dog to cancer, putting him to sleep wasn't the easiest thing to do but the right thing to do. We gave him a good life and a loving home. Always remember that you gave your baby the love she needed and the best days of her life. It will take some time to heal but I'd like to think they are at Rainbows Bridge just waiting for us. Naukana

You and your husband did the right thing. They are there for us for all those years the least we can do is be there for them when they take their last breathe. I can't get the thought of my beloved Katie being dead. I thought I had prepared myself since she was 13, but it doesn't work. We feel so much pain because the love was so strong.