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LOSS OF PET:
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"Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o'er-wrought heart and bids it break."

-- William Shakespeare (MacBeth)

Why? Because writing feels good. It is probably the most basic and simple method of creative grieving. Experts all agree that expressing your grief is essential to a healthy mourning process, whether due to loss of an animal or human companion.

Our society as a whole does not recognize the significance of pet loss or provide formal and public rituals, like a human funeral, where sorrow can be openly expressed and emotional support freely given. So you are pretty much on your own with pet loss grief, and may be embarrassed and unwilling to share it in a healthy way.
 

Think of your own "loss of pet" page as an emotional outlet for you, one you won't find elsewhere. We will not be judgmental or make you feel "crazy" over your deep sorrow. All you will find here is a silent army of readers, other animal lovers, who have gone through what you have. We feel your pain and wish you well.
 

So tell us all about your lost pet, what you will miss about him. Tell us what happened to him, and how you feel about your tragedy. Express your words of pet loss sorrow; it will be therapeutic in the long run.  Come back later and read the comments left by visitors to your page, and see how you felt "back then".

Share your story of pet loss with others! It will help in coping with your loss. It will also help others to know that they are not alone in their pain. Helping others, even in a small way, helps you. You can access loss of pet grief stories left by others below the submission form. Feel free to comment or give comfort to others if you wish.

Ready to tell your story?  It's very easy, and there is no cost. Just click in and start writing below. (*Tip: Compose your story first in Notepad or other simple word processor, make all your corrections, then copy and paste into the box below. We also ask that you please do NOT type in ALL CAPS; but we would appreciate if you did capitalize "I". Thanks so much for following these simple guidelines.)

And please provide a picture of your lost baby.


 

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Bucky - Goodbye Beautiful Boy  I remember the day I got Bucky. I had the pick of the litter - but he was the one who picked me. As I stood watching the 5 week old pups roll and wrestle ...

Jennifer's Second Chance  I had to put my 12 1/2 year old golden retriever, Chance, down yesterday. I can't eat, sleep, think. I have been crying since it happened. I cant believe ...

Our Handsome Boy Tank  My fiance and I adopted our first dog Luna, a boxer mix, and we got our handsome boy, Tank, just a few months later. We are a young couple with no children,...

The wonderful Regal "Jack the cat"  My Jack the cat was 11 years old and over the last few months he's been losing weight quickly. Turns out it was his Kidneys, a common but serious issue ...

Our Sweet Boy  When I was in eighth grade I volunteered over the summer at an animal shelter. One cat in particular would always come up to the front of the cage and ...

Prince  Mr. Prince was a 15 year old Dashoud, he was so gentle kind and very friendly he was always there to put a smile on your face and an unreal feeling in ...

Brownie the most wonderful dog  My wife and I adopted Brownie, an English Springer Spaniel, when he was two from a purebred rescue society in Seattle, Washington. He is 8.5 years old ...

IN MEMORY OF COCO WHO LEFT US SUDDENLY - I MISS HER   I have just lost my cat Coco July 16, 2010. She was 16 years old and we all loved her. She was the mother of my other cats, Thomas and Edward and I helped ...

Our big boy BLUE  Blue is a wonderful cat. My husband had him since he was a newborn and he was now about 18 years old. He had asthma and they said that he also had a heart ...

My Beautiful Best Friend Bandit - My one true love  I just read Sandy's (from Philly) sorrow and I feel everything she is feeling. Bandit my black lab mix and I moved into this home together when he was ...

So painful but there is help...  I am a Veterinary Nurse & have been Nursing for 14years. Three weeks ago I lost my 12year old Border Collie - Jaydan & although I have seen hundreds of ...

Snuggles  My nephew named her Snuggles, so that I would always have someone to snuggle. She was a much loved rabbit and I'm devastated that she has gone. She would ...

I Miss My Friend 
I "met" my beautiful long haired black Persian cat when he was a few weeks old. My mother raised "papered" Persians and I sometimes drove out to visit ...

Sugar Baby  Yesterday(6/16/10) on the way to my husband's, dads 50th birthday, the whole family was in the car. Me, my 2 & 5 yr olds and my husband was driving. We ...

my baby tigger  Tigger was given to me at just 8 weeks old, he was a little bundle of joy, he was always there when i needed him and would greet me when i arrived through ...

In honour of a great kitty, Monty  I lost my baby boy, Monty, so suddenly, on Tuesday. Just 11 years old, but the baby of the family. We had to make the decision to let him go. He hadn'...

MY BEST FRIEND BLUE  ALMOST 15 YEARS OLD, AND YOU LEFT US ON 17TH JULY 2009. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A MASSIVE HOLE IN OUR HEARTS, THIS IS FOR YOU BLUE. FOR ALL THE LOVE YOU GAVE ...

My Sweet Baby Girl Molly  My sweet baby girl Molly, who I loved more than life itself, passed away on May 18th 2010 at 7:20am. On June 9th she would have been 15 yrs old. She was ...

Our Hickory  When we picked out Hickory, we wrestled with the name. She had a brown spot on her side and looked like the dog in the Dick and Jane books, I wanted to ...

Willie, Our boy, light of my life  We lost our cocker Willie last Wednesday, May 19th. Willie was a lover dog, always by my side. I knew something was wrong with him and had him to the vet ...

Sweet Digger  My beautiful, beloved basset hound died on April 10th, 2010, only two days after my son's 17th birthday, he had been a gift from his grandparents for his ...

Jealous Gelly or Gelly Bean  My name is Rachel. My beloved Boxer, Gelly passed on 5/20/10.

I bred Gelly’s mom Hailey, so my first memories of him are feeling her belly and the ...

Amber my Chihuahua RIP May 20th 2010  She died today due to complications of anesthesia. She was being spayed at the clinic my wife works at. We only had her for two months but the mark she ...

Figaro  We adopted Figaro into our family when I was not yet three years old. At the time, I was an only child. He was a young kitten, and the only one in his ...

Lucy, my Regal Beagle  Today, May 17, 2010, I had my sweet girl Lucy, my 13 yr old Beagle, put to sleep. Last night I prayed that I would know when to take away her pain, and ...

Cannelle: My Fiery Redhead  Hi,
My name is Anne. I am a woman with a disability who has enjoyed the company of 4 furry babies (cats) since 1992.

I decided to get purebred cats,...

Jonah, such an unexpected loss  We live in upstate NY and lost our first dog 11 years ago this month. After 4 months we decided to rescue two dogs from the shelter, a black lab/shepherd ...

L'il Girls Mommy  My L'il Girl was a sweet little Shih Tzu and Peke mix.. she was solid black with a white patch on her chest and on her foot...until she started getting ...

Bye-bye meatloaf forever  Just the other day, on Monday April 5th, I had to give away my puppy meatloaf. He was a dachshund, he was black with a brown butt, brown feet and he ...

Hannah  In September of 2001, I lost one of my dogs to an illness. I still had 2 dogs at home, but it felt so lonely without Emily. I thought that getting another ...

Sweet Charlotte, my doxie  I am so glad a website like this exists. I think people around me don't understand this terrible grief. On March 25th, we had our beloved dachshund, Charlotte ...

Abby Girl, my LadyBaby  17 years ago, i went to the Humane Society to find a new cat friend. i couldn't bear to walk all the way into the room of crying kitties... all begging ...

Maxie my inspiration  We had Maxie 1 year. I wasn't looking for a pet but she showed up at our door. I believe God put him in my life. At the time, I was reeling from a horrific ...

My Sweet Boy  I just lost my best friend Tigger on Saturday. He was a 13 1/2 year old yellow lab and I had to make the devastating choice of putting him to sleep. I ...

My Children Bill and Miss Kitty  2 Cats. Took them from very uncaring and cruel owners. Let me correct that, they chose me, and I took them in. I fed them, protected them, cared for ...

Sinclaire - Why?  My name is Randy and my adorable cocker spaniel's name is Sinclaire (since she lives on in my heart). She was 13 and very active and always had a healthy ...

Chance  Chance was 3 years old,the only surviving kitten in a litter of 4.

He was pretty much feral, not being around anyone but me. He rubbed against my legs,...

TWENTY BEAUTIFUL MONTHS  24 hours and 18 minutes ago the vets at Cornell University animal hospital stopped trying to resuscitate my Darcey.

People on my country road go barreling ...

ALEX WAS THE BEST CAT  MY CAT ALEX PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY. I NEVER KNEW HE WAS ILL UNTIL LAST SATURDAY WHEN HE VOMITED, REFUSED TO EAT AND WAS HIDING. WE TOOK HIM TO THE VET AND ...

Violent Death  I had been reading a favourite book: "The Cat Who Came for Christmas" by Cleveland Amory. I hadn't had a pet for many years but immediately picked up the ...

My dachshund violently killed by neighbor's pitbull  Like most of us, I am a true dog lover! My dogs are like my children. I adopted Sammy almost 7 years ago with the help of Petfinder.com. We were her third ...

Lady bug  My little angel died last year in August. I had her since I was five. She was supposed to be a present for my dad but she took more to me and when my poppa ...

For Shilo, my beautiful supermodel  Shilo was 12 years old and died suddenly in her sleep last week. I know 12 years is alot, but she was still like a puppy: hyper, excitable and in apparent ...

Sherm Cat  Sherman was my 4yr old Maine Coon cat. I got Sherman in 2006 when I got married. My husband traveled often, and Sherm became my true companion. The marriage ...

Buddy, I'm afraid to be alone.  Zevon was born on April 24th, 2009. He came into my life shortly after that, on June 25th. I remember that date, because after I came home with him I turned ...

Sascha  Well, Where do I begin... I guess in the beginning... I bought the best dog in the world named Sascha 10 years ago, October 21, 2000, from a lady who ...

He's pretty Yogi for a Bear  My wife and I had two female dogs in 2003. On Thanksgiving day, My wife and dogs, while driving, saw a small Chihuahua get hit by a car. She picked him ...

Missing my Cole who died so suddenly January 6, 2010  I am completely devastated over the sudden loss of my 5 1/2 year old kitty. I am so glad I found this page becuase I was feeling a little weird that I ...

Solomon, My Precious Angel  I thank God for having blessed me and my family with Solomon. We had Solomon for about five years. He left us on 12/31/2009. While I am not ready to ...

Raja, my best bud in the whole wide world  When I was 7, my calico cat, I Scream, died of old age, she was 14. One day, my mother and I went for a ride on our boarded horses. We went home a different ...

My Furever friend Samantha  I recently felt it was time to put my beloved 14 year old tabby cat Samantha to rest, she was experiencing a lot of pain from cancer spreading through ...

Tammy  I got Tammy from the pound when she was (I think) three years old. The minute she saw me she knew I was there for her. She wouldn't even wait until I ...

Our perfect companions  My husband never liked small dogs, he always saw them as yappy little things that got under the feet all the time? how wrong he was. But I wanted a Chihuahua ...

Barn 10/20/2009  It was the little things Barney did that we miss so much. From the way he came to greet us when we came home, to his excitement when it was time to go ...

Scooter Doopers  Scooter was a part of every piece of my life. I have no family or particularly close friends. My Scooter baby came into my life and none of that mattered ...

Shotgun Willy  My husband knew that my daughter wanted a kitten. She wanted a long-haired kitten. They are hard to find when you want it for free. My husband is a truck ...

Rocky Boy  My heart is hurting in ways that I never thought possible. On September 8, 2009, our sweet 4 ˝ year old boxer, Rocky, lost his battle with cancer. I ...

Tobby, our great dog  We had Tobby for almost 12 years. He gave us everything you could dream of in a pet. I still remember that Tobby could know when we were coming from work,...

Pebbles  Hey everyone,
Pebbles was my friend's dog but i treated her like she was my own and its so hard to see a pet that you love so much go like this. Pebbles ...

Molly  Molly was an 11 year old red and white cocker spaniel. The sweetest little angel anyone could own. She was a joy to have in my home.
My best friend and ...

Sweet Little Sophie  She was a rescued animal who lived in the parking lot at work. We brought her home in Spring of '08 and she stayed sequestered in my studio for about ...

Most Beloved: Tank   Oh Tank.
I miss you so much that my heart feels broken.
I feel so guilty and wish I could take it back.
You almost made it to 14 years old but that ...

Jackson, I rescued him & he rescued me...  Oh, my Jackson - how I miss him so much, 5 years later. His collar hangs on the back of my bedroom door and it goes there everytime I move along with ...

Cameo 
We bought a dog after our very loved labrador passed away. We looked and looked for the perfect dog, and by accident we found Cameo. We called immediately ...

She died 8 days before her 18th birthday  When I was in college, my roomate surprised me with a kitten. She was with me all through school, my graduation, first apartment and 'real' job. She was ...

Taia - Always My Little Girl  Last Thursday our little girl passed away just one day shy of her 15th birthday.

We were together from the time she was about 6 weeks old. She was ...

My dog Cookie. I have a broken heart.  My dog Cookie was over 20 yrs old when we had to put her to sleep. This happened on Feb. 5th, 2009.

She was and still is a good dog, so sweet, adorable,...

Pixie  My Beautiful girl, Pixie. I will forever remember her loud lawn-mower style purr...the countless rats, lizards, birds, frogs and snakes that were bought ...

My sweetheart, love of my life, Cookie  My dog Cookie came to me as a stray. I was a volunteer for an animal rescue no kill shelter, and one day at an adoption day one of the volunteers brought ...

Three years is not enough...  We were in the process of selling our house in Florida and staying with my parents. They had 2 dogs and a cat, and that was fine. I was outside working ...

Baby!  Hey Baby,

Hey I miss you so much but I know that you are in a better place now, and well I know that you were hurting when you were here. I know that ...

My Little Girl  My guinea pig, Lucky, came to me when I was 13 years old (2003). We had so many good times. We'd watch movies together, I'd sing to her, I'd dress her ...

I miss you so much my baby  My kitten Sakura went missin when I went away wit the scouts so I didn't even get to say goodbye. I don't like thinking that she has died but I think of ...

My Everything ~ My Loyal Friend Minty  I found Minty sitting all by herself in a pet store when I was 7 years old. I still remember the day as if it was 5 minutes ago. My parents fell in love ...

Kandy Kat  A tiny little feral kitten approached me five years ago when I was walking through my neighborhood. For the first couple years, she showed up sporadically....

Johnny Bravo the greatest shih tzu in the world  Johnny was a multicolored 11yr old dog we've had since he's 6wks. We have experienced so many funny things together. My cat Baloo grabbed him when he ...

The Story of Rosie  My son, Chuck, brought Rosie home to us in the summer of 2000. I would guess her age at about 6 to 8 months. She was left abandoned in the back yard of ...

my cat lillie ann biscut smith  The day i got my cat my family and i went to a pet shop so that my sister savanna could buy my other sister kristie a cat. we got there and happy that ...

Sera: A Princess, A Gem, An Angel  Sera is a red-headed mini pomeranian who was born February 8, 2000. She came to our family at the end of March 2000 with open arms and open hearts (she ...

Ninja boy boy  My five month old ginger baby died yesterday. He was attacked by our neighbours two dogs in the front yard.

I found him in the bushes at the end of ...

Lost Sonny my doggie soulmate  My Sonny was an 8 year old Lab/Pit mix that was the doggie love of my life. He was by my side every chance he got and we loved it that way. I called him ...

Misty, my baby boy  I was in seventh grade when my siblings and I had talked our parents into getting another cat. There was an ad in the paper for a spayed female kitten....

My Beautiful Cookie  My beautiful baby Cookie was only 1yr and 5mths when she was taken from me. A beautiful ginger and white cat, with gorgeous eyes and beautiful fur and ...

Abra  Ah, the loss of a pet. This is not the first time nor will it be the last. But she was my first Border Collie and that seems to be the key. I have her ...

Bella maria sophia   In loving Memory of BELLA MARIA SOPHIA. You will be truly miss.....7/15/10 ~u will be miss by Dooney and Cupcake~
WE LOVE YOU AND WILL CHERISH ALL THE ...

peppers mr fluff waggy tail cotter  we got our beautiful border collie 12 years ago. Such love and joy and fun he gave us for all those years. He was a ball of fluff and always happy. Unfortunatly ...

Betty  I found Betty indirectly through a shelter. They had names of people on a wait-list wanting to give up their animals but the shelter did not have space ...

My baby gone from me  My dog Peaches was hit and killed March 2nd 2009 by a Uhaul truck right in front of me. She was a German shepherd mix dogie. She was my everything, we ...

For the love of Bailey  Bailey was our beautiful pure bred black Labrador. She was 5 years old, fit and healthy, not a grey hair on her; she was just stunning, so gorgeous we ...

my 17 years with tara  I had my dog Tara for 17 years until she died last September 2009. Tara went everywhere with me, she was a beautiful dog with a beautiful nature. It broke ...

Samson  I was reading the article of Sandi Morgan from Philadelphia, PA, about her pet loss; well mine is pretty much the same.

I'm from the U.K; now the dog ...

My prince Albert passed away  Hi, my name is Nat
My boyfriend bought me a hamster 4 weeks ago
I was really happy to get him I named him Albert.
I love animals I knew I was going ...

Whitekitty  I am homebound and disabled. For ten years my Whitekitty, who I found in the rain on the corner of a busy highway, has been way more than a cat. We sign ...

Alan <3  Every time I've walked in a pet store since i was a little girl I've always wanted a ferret. I just always thought they were so cool and they seemed like ...

My Darling Abbey  I lost my sweet sweet friend on Saturday. Abbey, my Cocker Spaniel of 13 years. I watched her get run over by a UTE on a farm. I thought, I should go and ...

Kyzer & Kyobi My Furballs  This is a sad but and very real and unjust story, on how an evil and vindictive girl can ruin a human mom and 2 very unique and special puppies lives.. In ...

My Big Bear  When I was in eighth grade, my parents thought we were moving, and so they bought my brother and I a dog, Sirius. My mom and dad were reluctant to get ...

Georgia Peach  I got Georgia as a Christmas present in 2005 when I was six. She was the highlight of my life. I loved riding my pony in the woods all the time with my ...

I CAN LOVE DEEPLY!  My Dog was 17 years old, I tried to treat her for her cystitis with antibiotics. The Vet said after taking an X-Ray, she had a tumor. I did Palliative ...

Johnny the Cat  Johnny was a black & white short haired domestic. He was always mean and ornery except when I was sick or when I was going through my divorce. He slept ...

Tramp 3/12/87 - 3/27/05  I adopted Tramp (Cocker Spaniel) when he was 10-weeks-old. Although I had dogs growing up, he was my first dog as an adult that I had on my own. I was ...

Our little spunky kitten Millie  My husband and I found Millie in the woods this past May when she was no more than a pound and a few weeks old. She and her brothers and sisters had been ...

I don't love dogs...  I don't love dogs. Well, that may not be true, I like dogs well enough, but I never wanted to own a dog. Then I had my daughter, Amber. My daughter ...

Kit-Kat  After my husband I got a divorce, our children were very distraught. Especially our daughter. To comfort her we decided to get a kitten. We had just rented ...

Goodbye my sweet boy  Barney, my blue fronted Amazon parrot lost his 2 year battle with aspergillosis Sunday morning. I've had him for 22 short years, he was 32 years old. I'...

Maxine,Our brown dog!  Max was a hand raised baby mixed breed, family member!I thank god I stumbled across this page after looking for answers.

Max died 2 days ago. She had ...

Sandy Girl  When I was about 6 years old I begged and begged my family to get a dog. Finally they caved in and we rescued one from the Humane Society. Her name was ...

Maya, The Dalmatian Sensation  Maya The Dalmatian Sensation
May 1, 1998 - March 29, 2008

Maya was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. Maya "adopted" my Mom and ...

Frankie, our truly special cat  We got Frankie from a colleague at work when he was about 2 years old. He was a long haired orange cat with white banding around his nose and down his ...

Starskee, My Forever Friend  Starskee came into our lives in 1996 when he was 14 months old. My husband and I had been through several very difficult months and I needed a pet to ...

I lost my 3 babies (2 rabbits and a dog)  My sweet sweet Mr. Cha the Rabbit was a dwarf.
So beautiful that his black and white ears looked like a butterfly but he was always sick and didn't feel ...

My baby died, I'm in tears I miss her so much  Hazel died May 3, 2009. Her name was Hazel she is a hamster. I loved her so much I only had her for 10 months that's it why I don't know why only 10 months....

Buttons aka Mischief  Buttons was a Christmas present from my parents and a few months later he used to escape all the time so he ended up having the nickname Harry Houdini....

Hamish, My Catboy  Hamish began life as an alleycat. I adopted him with his brother Duncan. Hamish was the ginger tabby, while his brother was a gray tabby.

Although ...

Shaneeka, my Happy Sweet Girl  Last August Shaneeka started having symptoms which could be traced to a few possibilities. I took her to one vet who recommended exploratory surgery with ...


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