Why does pet grief last for years?

“It was the absolute hardest thing I have ever had to do. I held her in my arms the entire time and told her over and over that I loved her but I still feel like I failed her somehow.”source ↗

“Whenever I try to think about her, I just see her lifeless body and think of how she felt in my arms after it was over and I breakdown.”source ↗

“I feel like I betrayed her, she was so excited to see me and now she’s gone.”source ↗

“I feel so utterly empty and don’t know how to move on from this.”source ↗

“It feels like she’s just gone now and never existed and I can’t stand that.”source ↗

“We lost our sweet girl last night suddenly and our world has stopped. I just want people to know she lived and was (and still is) loved.”source ↗

“Not having her wake me up this morning demanding food has broken me all over again, but I need people to know she lived, was loved and spoilt rotten. ❤️”source ↗

“I miss my cat so much.”source ↗

“I still feel so upset.”source ↗

“I’m looking for people who have experienced something similar, because I’m struggling a little with how my grief feels.”source ↗

“And yet… I also feel a certain amount of freedom now that she is gone.”source ↗

“I feel guilty saying that. I miss her, but I’m also relieved that I no longer have to worry about her suffering, her blood sugar, insulin, feeding times or whether she is okay when I’m not home. The guilt about saying that is insane.”source ↗

“I’m normally a very emotional and sensitive person, so I almost feel guilty that I’m coping this well.”source ↗

“My little buddy Nim aka Catbus or Nimbus; crossed the rainbow bridge this morning after I left for work.”source ↗

“I knew it was a matter of time, but man it hurts.”source ↗

“She was my whole world.”source ↗

“Things will be a lot quieter and different around here.”source ↗

“I lost my baby yesterday.”source ↗

“And now my days are just going to be empty.”source ↗

“I miss him so bad. I want him back.”source ↗

“Does anyone have any advice or stories to tell about dealing with the pain?”source ↗

“But i feel like if I hadn’t gone on this trip, if I was home, I would’ve noticed he wasn’t acting right and I could’ve gotten him to a vet in time.”source ↗

“How do I ever start to be okay again? Feeling okay even for a little bit feels like im betraying him. I wasn’t there when he needed me…”source ↗

“I’ve had my girl since I was 7. I’m 22 now, so she has been with me through all my growth. I’m not good with my emotional regulation and I don’t really know how to handle it. I just want her to be seen for how I saw her every day.”source ↗

“I couldn’t get him checked out because we don’t have the money. I did my best to make him comfortable and make sure he knew I loved him.”source ↗

“Sorry if this is a bit of a rambling post, I’m not particularly collected right now.”source ↗

“My Luna passed in her sleep this morning, I don't know the cause. I wasn't there for her final day and its killing me.”source ↗

“I'm still so broken from the events of what happened.”source ↗

“I have major regrets that have led me to be missing a big chunk of my heart.”source ↗

“I can't stop crying when I'm at home, I'm trying to not scare my 2 girls as they have tried to be very comforting but sobs scare them no matter how quiet I try to be.”source ↗

“I need to change my bed sheets but its the last place you laid and I'm struggling to accept the idea of washing your fur away.”source ↗

“I come home from work and I just find her dead. No goodbyes, nothing. I'm currently a mess right now, I threw up, and I do not know what to do.”source ↗

“My heart is heavy and I never thought I would cry until my throat hurt again.”source ↗

“I miss him every single day and I would do anything to have him back in my arms or touch his soft fur one last time.”source ↗

“I feel guilty for not stopping to greet him in the morning, and for not coming home right after work.”source ↗

“I feel guilty that we couldn’t save him and that his final day was spent alone while I was in office, and that he was in pain.”source ↗

“We said a sudden goodbye to our girl a month ago and I just miss her so much.”source ↗

“Could I have done something differently? Maybe I should've waited before deworming him, he was still too weak.”source ↗

“Noah passed away from a ruptured colon in his sleep.”source ↗

“My wife and I want to eventually open a cat rescue and name it "Noah's Dream".”source ↗

“I feel so bad that I waited so long 😭”source ↗

“I’m so heartbroken. He was my first and only cat, and I love him so much. My home feels so completely empty without him.”source ↗

“Letting go of her to cross that rainbow bridge was the right decision, but it doesn’t mean my heart was ever ready.”source ↗

“I don't really know what I'm gonna do with myself after she is gone because she means the world to me.”source ↗

“We chose to put her down. Its been so hard. She was my Buddy Bear, gaming buddy and my best friend.”source ↗

“Last week I sent my 19y boy, Hobo, across the rainbow bridge.”source ↗

“I should have made this appointment in January, and spared him 9 months of pain.”source ↗

“I lost two babies in the past two weeks.”source ↗

“I honestly don't know how to go on.”source ↗

“I miss them so much and it hurts.”source ↗

“how did you, or are you, dealing with a loss like that?”source ↗

“Even now, a year later, my phone will randomly show me old pictures of Fluffy. For iPhone users, there’s that feature that randomly brings up old photos, and every time one of her pictures appears, it still hurts.”source ↗

“I had my girl put down today. She was 16 and we had such a great run but I’m a mess all the same.”source ↗

“Her last week was incredibly difficult and I can’t stop crying and am an absolute mess. The hole she left is enormous.”source ↗

“I can’t remember a time when I was in so much pain.”source ↗

“My wife and I are completely devastated and our other kitty hasn’t left her carrier since we got home.”source ↗

“My cat died this morning at 3:00 AM.”source ↗

“every time it happens, I feel like I will never get used to the pain.”source ↗

“I am afraid I might be going down the wrong path sooner if I don’t learn how to deal with this properly.”source ↗

“I don’t really know how I’m supposed to deal with that kind of loss over and over again.”source ↗

“I’m so heartbroken. She was diagnosed with stage four kidney disease just last week and I thought I’d have at least a few months left with her, but she got worse so fast. We were really close, I don’t know how I’ll live without her now.”source ↗

“My sweet angel Sundae was only 4. Im visiting my family out of state when my partner called saying he had a urinary blockage.”source ↗

“He's gone. He's gone and I never said goodbye. I haddnt seen him in five days and I go home tomorrow and he just...wont be there.”source ↗

“Blaming myself for not being there for him and maybe if I was there I would have known.”source ↗

“He is my 2ed cat to die when I was on vacation.”source ↗

“I need some advice on how to cope with guilt & grief.”source ↗

“I feel like I could’ve stopped this from happening, but realistically, I know I couldn’t of done that.”source ↗

“My heart is completely fucking shattered. She was only a baby, and this should’ve never happened.”source ↗

“I'm having a much harder time with it than I think I was prepared for.”source ↗

“I'm already regretting the little things. The times I got annoyed when she walked across my face.”source ↗

“The house feels wrong without her. Waking up without her on top of me is awful.”source ↗

“Been a few years, still miss her everyday.”source ↗

“I feel guilty and mad that we were weaning him off of pred.”source ↗

“It’s been a week now and every day feels harder than the last.”source ↗

“I haven’t been able to sleep in bed without him.”source ↗

“I can’t do this without him. I don’t know how to.”source ↗

“i wish i noticed the signs earlier i feel like i definitely missed something how could all of this happen in a weekend.”source ↗

“i’m beating myself up over it i wish i didn’t have to make the decision to let him go and he passed on his own i just feel like maybe i should’ve tried harder.”source ↗

“I keep looking at the spot by our patio door, expecting to see her sitting there. Everything in our home brings back memories of her.”source ↗

“It's been 11 years and i still miss Tomi every single day, I sleep with his picture on my bed and i hope to dream him every night.”source ↗

“How do y'all cope with your loss pet because i don't think i will ever get over it.”source ↗

“I start to forget the sound of his meows and it upsets me.”source ↗

“My 14 year old sweetheart passed today, suddenly and unexpectedly. He ate normally this morning, and then my aunt found him in the yard.”source ↗

“Shes been with us for so long, now the house is so quiet. Its been a week or so now and I keep catching myself waiting for her to appear behind me after returning home to demand food.”source ↗

“I dont know what ill ever do without her.”source ↗

“put down my sweet baby boy last night. sudden lethargy is a scary, scary thing.”source ↗

“sometimes every 3rd or 4th post is about losing a cat on here.”source ↗

“He passed away August 2024. I haven’t been the same since. I miss my soul cat every day :(”source ↗

“I’ll start by admitting that these months haven’t been easy. I loved her so much, and her absence still hurts deeply.”source ↗

“If there is something that breaks my heart and makes me cry today, it’s seeing him look for her all over the living room and my bedroom, only to return in silence when he doesn't find her.”source ↗

“Our old man Jaws sadly passed suddenly this morning.”source ↗

“My heart is broken, but I'm glad my hubby was with him when he passed.”source ↗

“My wife and I are artists so she made so many friends, she had a long great life, about half of which was with me.”source ↗

“Incredibly hard decision but I couldn’t let her suffer.”source ↗

“She was my soul cat and I miss her so terribly.”source ↗

“I just lost my soul cat to cancer too.”source ↗

“My beautiful Bella is gone.”source ↗

“I don't know what to do now....”source ↗

“Friday night my Shadow suddenly passed away. She showed no signs or warnings at all.”source ↗

“I keep finding myself thinking "I haven't seen Shadow in awhile, I should go look for her" even though I know she's gone.”source ↗

“He just passed suddenly about an hour ago. I think it was an aneurysm. It was the most upsetting thing I've ever seen.”source ↗

“I wish he had been able to go peacefully rather than terrified and in so much suffering.”source ↗

“I don't know to do with myself.”source ↗

“It has been a sad Sunday, we are heartbroken, I just wish we had been able to do more, and I wish we would have just spent the $1000 at the emergency vet.”source ↗

“I lost my baby last night. Totally unexpected and sudden, within minutes I watched her pass and held her as long as I could. I’m totally heartbroken.”source ↗

“The hardest part of having pets is when we have to say goodbye to them 😢”source ↗

“I've been struggling with it a lot, but I have to believe that she loved us a lot and had a happy life.”source ↗

“I genuinely cannot stop crying, this is super traumatizing.”source ↗

“I had to hold his lifeless baby. I watched him take his last breaths. I wish I could’ve done more. I wish I could’ve saved him. I hate myself so much for not being able to save this baby.”source ↗

“I'm bitter cause like, I was hoping he would survive so we could put him in a shelter cause we didn't have the money or time to keep him, and now I'm even angrier cause I feel like our efforts were in vain.”source ↗

“Why is it that sometimes things seem to be going well and then it all crashes down.”source ↗

“Its alsmot a year since he passed away and in 2 weeks will be my first birthday without him. I miss him alot and just got done crying lol.”source ↗

“I had to make the heart wrenching decision to have my baby put to sleep this morning.”source ↗

“And I'm struggling cause I keep looking for my clingy baby only to remember she's never coming to paw my crochet out of my hands so she could get pets.”source ↗

“She died right in front of me from a blood clot (according to vet). It happened so fast and I wish I could have saved her.”source ↗

“My heart hurts now that she's gone and I don't know how to go on :(”source ↗

“Cinnamon my sweetest boy lost his battle with cancer and I don't think I'll ever have a cat as caring as cinny.”source ↗

“I miss him so much.”source ↗

“i am heartbroken. my baby girl Sorbet passed today. she was only 4 years old and went into heart failure suddenly.”source ↗

“i keep beating myself up since we just moved and she was so stressed, or maybe i just missed all the warning signs.”source ↗

“I don’t know how to get through this.”source ↗

“we also have another cat and he seems confused and sad now that she’s gone. i don’t know if he understands.”source ↗

“She was 22. Its been a few years since she passed but I still miss her so much. I feel so alone without her.”source ↗

“How do people cope with anticipatory grief. I’m really really struggling. My heart hurts so much. I’m crying almost daily.”source ↗

“I just feel like my world is caving in because I love her so. Much.”source ↗

“I also have bipolar disorder so I’m really scared of being thrown in to a depression easily from the stress of this all.”source ↗

“We lost our dog, Noa, on May 7th and every day has been a struggle.”source ↗

“So this is me in bed crying and pouring my heart out over my beloved Winnie Cat, cause sometimes you just need that, ya know?”source ↗

“That was over five years ago, and I still think about her constantly.”source ↗

“Home is empty without you. I miss you so much. I don't know how to cope, most days it hurts. I wish you could come back. I need you.”source ↗

“It’s been a whole year since you’ve been gone, and not a single day passes without me thinking of you. You were sick and had just gone through surgery when you got lost, and to this day, I don’t even know if you're alive or dead💔”source ↗

“had to say goodbye to my sweet babygirl after 13 years together today.”source ↗

“i don’t know what to do now. she is somewhere that i can’t follow her to and it hurts.”source ↗

“to say i’m going to miss her is an understatement. i will never find another cat like her.”source ↗

“Who was just hit by a car two and a half hours ago. He was an 11 YO Abyssinian. Aptly named, he was quite mischievous. He loved the outdoors but was a homebody.”source ↗

“I found my youngest cat, Chip “Sausage” (6 yo), this morning. He just looked like he was sleeping; he looked peaceful, but I immediately knew something was not right. He had passed away. No warnings, no abnormal behavior this past week. I am heartbroken for him, my kids, and my other cat, Gizmo”source ↗

“She was taken from me way too soon. A car hit her, and I held her in my arms at the vet as she left this world for good.”source ↗

“I miss her so much.”source ↗

“And I couldn't save her.”source ↗

“I miss her so fucking much...”source ↗

“My baby lou i hope you are always in my life in every universe and im crying writing this.”source ↗

“Lou had been missing for 3 days. We were scared, we tried asking people and no one knew still we kept home he will come soon.”source ↗

“A year ago today I woke up to a world without my sweet, beautiful boy Hector. It still breaks my heart when I come home and he's not waiting for me at the top of the stairs.”source ↗

“Some people have said "It's just a cat". He wasn't just a cat. He was my sweet, constant companion, my shadow, my soul cat.”source ↗

“Our baby, passed away with 21 years old.”source ↗

“On Tuseday I came home and she was gone. Im so lost without her.”source ↗

“Found some images of my cat that passed away. He was so sweet.”source ↗

“I lost this little love bug today, his name was Simba (orange 🧡🪽)and I’ve had him since he was 8 weeks old.”source ↗

“Myself and my family had to put him down today for multiple reasons not only due to his health situation, but financial reasons.”source ↗

“But I’m just hurting like a lot..I can’t even begin to describe how I’m feeling my heart just hurts and I don’t know what else to do but cry…”source ↗

“yasmeena died of a heart attack about 2 hours ago. She was 3 1/2. My dad is a veterinarian but he lives 2 towns away, he came when I called but it was too late. She screamed out in pain and then she passed suddenly.”source ↗

“Leelas looking for her around the house and it kills me.”source ↗

“Came out this morning to find my cat had been attacked by dogs, she was such a great cat. 😢 My other cat is still missing, I hope he comes home.”source ↗

“He decided to suddenly die with no warning signs today and leave me heartbroken.”source ↗

“I honestly don't know how I'm going to cope without him he's been there for me during my worst times and now he's not here to help me get through this.”source ↗

“Both of the kittens I cared for passed away. I haven't even named them.”source ↗

“The fact that they're now a memory breaks my heart.”source ↗

“She passed away just a few hours ago after suffering sudden kidney failure, it was really a sudden when she was still okay in yesterday morning.”source ↗

“I said goodbye to my sweet Nico today.”source ↗

“It all happened so fast and wasn’t how I wanted it to.”source ↗

“I am in shock and feel empty.”source ↗

“I keep turning the corner expecting to see her in her window perch or curled in her blanket basket.”source ↗

“This really hurts my heart. I am still processing and I don’t know how it will be. I miss him terribly already.”source ↗

“His heart was failing him and my heart was breaking and is broken.”source ↗

“Last night, my wife and I said goodbye to our 16 yo Russian Blue.”source ↗

“It's very quiet in the house this morning and I'm still looking in her hiding spots hoping to find her.”source ↗

“Why do these little balls of fur get so deep in your heart that it's earth shattering when you have to say goodbye? 😥”source ↗

“It was a rugpull for me and my wife.”source ↗

“I miss my companion and the house is too quiet without her.”source ↗

“Watching this fucking cancer slowly chip away at her was brutal.”source ↗

“The wife and I are devastated. Everything happened so fast.”source ↗

“Sudden heart failure took Shy from us today.”source ↗

“as he is getting on I'm struck with fear of losing him, especially as we've come so close so many times already.”source ↗

“I've broken down so many times today cos I just need him to be okay.”source ↗

“the relief he was no longer in pain slowly turned to a dismal reality that the giant hole in our souls was real. My baby was gone.”source ↗

“It doesn't make the greif easier. Its hard.”source ↗

“I honestly don’t know what to do without him”source ↗

“I just have to get the movie of her suffering out of my head and think about her as she was for 99% of her life.”source ↗

“One day he suddenly disappeared and never came back home.”source ↗

“Since thn I’ve been looking for him everywhere. My heart still tells me that he’s alive.”source ↗

“Nicodemus went missing a few years ago and was my boy. I miss him so much.”source ↗

“I had to move & thought I had a foster home set up for him at my partners moms house. He ended up fleeing and hasn’t been seen since.”source ↗

“Idk how to get past the fact of losing him & probably never seeing him again.”source ↗

“I didn’t even get to say goodbye before I had to leave…”source ↗

“My best friend 🧡 for 26 years passed away. It's my first Halloween without him.”source ↗

“Currently I’m just trying to cheer myself up but I’ve never felt this feeling before. Are there any tips or suggestions yall have for helping myself through this process.”source ↗

“I lost my cat Mia and it’s been very hard.”source ↗

“Losing 2 cats in less than 2 years has been hard on the heart.”source ↗

“There’s less & less fur as I clean my home - it makes me so sad.”source ↗

“I miss you like crazy.”source ↗

“Lost our cat, Phil, unexpectedly on Wednesday, 28 October. He was only 2.”source ↗

“The house feels a little quieter and colder without him.”source ↗

“My beautiful tabby cat passed away this weekend unexpectedly :( she was 16 years old I feel completely dead inside all and elastic month my dad also passed away”source ↗

“We had send this sweet mischievous boy over the rainbow bridge yesterday. After battling illnesses for the past year.”source ↗

“He was my best friend and he got us through some of the hardest times in our lives.”source ↗

“This was us every night for 15 years until last December. It has been very hard to fall asleep since then. I miss my Mackie.”source ↗

“It’s been 6 months and I still have an empty void in my heart.”source ↗

“She passed away on the car ride home. I still can’t get over that memory.”source ↗

“Not a day goes by without a memory of her seeping through my mind.”source ↗

“she was suffering from a condition, i can't do it without her, i knew she was gonna pass someday but i didn't think it would be this hard”source ↗

“I can’t believe it’s been one week without him, I know eventually it’ll get easier but right now that feels pretty impossible to imagine.”source ↗

“I cry all the time, I miss him so much, I cuddle his bed to try to feel like he’s somehow still here with me.”source ↗

“I came home today and, out of habit, went to the bedroom to go pet her. I miss her so much, I don't know what to do.”source ↗

“I just feel completely numb, and while I can laugh and be fun with my friends, I come home and I bawl like a baby.”source ↗

“I don't know how to fix this. I don't know what to do. She was just a baby and I just feel like I failed her.”source ↗

“I’m really missing my cat.”source ↗

“I’m missing him like crazy.”source ↗

“I put my soul cat Memphis to sleep today, and it is the kind words of this beautiful community that helped me make the right choice for her.”source ↗

“She passed away this morning after 4 days in the vet after lily ingestion. We did everything we could for her and I have never been more heart broken in my life.”source ↗

“I'm posting this as a grief coping thing I guess.”source ↗

“Walked outside and he had passed away at the bottom of my steps:( i dont know what to think im devastated.”source ↗

“I lost my soul cat on Monday (9/28). Her name was sparkle and she was 21. I don’t know life without her and don’t know how I will ever move forward.”source ↗

“I can’t bring myself to remove her litter box and food and I’m sleeping with her bed because it smells like her.”source ↗

“I’m so tired of people telling me that it’s just a cat. That I will be fine. I am not fine and will never be fine.”source ↗

“We lost her yesterday in a feline attack. Still finding it difficult to process.”source ↗

“I lost my cat, Rinn, this morning. He went peacefully after a very quick and sudden spate of issues that seemingly deteriorated over just 24 hours.”source ↗

“I think the hardest part will be the routine, the parts of it that remind me of him. Does anyone have any advice or maybe their own experience of ways to deal with grief?”source ↗

“i dont really have any advice to offer as im still figuring out how to survive without my chloe bear.”source ↗

“I honestly could think of what to do; I was crying and mad and whatever else.”source ↗

“I don't know how to deal with this dread and heaviness.”source ↗

“I feel so guilty for not being able to help him when he needs me the most.”source ↗

“I don't even know if he's alive or not.”source ↗

“I hope he didn’t suffer because of me. Was this normal? I was hoping to use lap of love but he unexpectedly declined so rapidly the last hour. I feel so numb by the loss.”source ↗

“I miss you, Francois.”source ↗

“It's only been a day without you and I miss your raspy meow so much.”source ↗

“I'm so heartbroken, we went everywhere together.”source ↗

“My Cat died today. Her name was Boots she was beautiful cat who was with my family for about 15 years”source ↗

“I don't even know how I can put the way i feel into words right now but in summary all I've done today is bawl my eyes out, it's been years since my fur baby went missing and I have moved away.”source ↗

“The realization that he's never coming back to me absolutely hurts. It's pointless to mourn when he's already gone, no matter how hard I cry he is never coming back.”source ↗

“I lost my 3.5 year old baby Augie in a tragic accident 17 days ago now.”source ↗

“I feel like it’s almost getting worse.”source ↗

“It’s like the shock wore off and the reality is setting in.”source ↗

“Not a day does by that I don't think of him, and tell him how much I miss him. I truly wish our babies live so much longer. I break down and cry still.”source ↗

“I keep wondering if there was anything more I could have done. My heart is completely broken.”source ↗

“It still hurts 🩷”source ↗

“ive Always been paranoic about my pet's healthy but now im always hyperfixated on It!”source ↗

“How do you manager your anxiety After such a loss?”source ↗

“ive got this new problem to deal with.”source ↗

“My sweet Nolan unexpectedly crossed the rainbow bridge earlier tonight.”source ↗

“I’m so sad that he died inside the cage in the car, I wish I could have been there to hold him while he died.”source ↗

“No matter how many critters you take care of in this human lifetime, loss is part of the deal. But it sure feels shitty.”source ↗

“This is going to be a very hard week. How did you get through the loss of a beloved cat?”source ↗

“Today my sweet 6 week old baby Luna passed away.”source ↗

“I don't know where to start processing this grief, I've lost pets before but they have always been planned.”source ↗

“This is the first one that passed in our arms.”source ↗

“My other cat has been acting very weird since the passing. He prefers to stay in the bathroom which is very strange since he was always the more social cat.”source ↗

“He also has been “scuttling” or “scampering” around the house more as if he is suddenly more insecure about his environment.”source ↗

“I’ve felt ok for the last few weeks but yesterday I randomly said “I miss my spicey” and felt the most heartbreaking sadness Now writing this I’m crying like it was the first day she left”source ↗

“I'd like to help them adjust to the loss but am unsure of how to help. I wanted to help with aquamation but I can't financially help.”source ↗

“This person has been my best friend for over a year now and it breaks my heart that they can't afford the service.”source ↗

“sorry for your loss. In my post here The beaglier on the left has passed a few moths back. Some activities without her seems strained.”source ↗

“I used to not think about her all the time, but I got a new cat after 6 years and I feel awful every time I remember.”source ↗

“Choosing to let him go as soon as he showed signs of pain was truly the hardest decision I have had to make in my life”source ↗

“I lost my baby almost 3 weeks ago. I feel your pain so strongly bc it’s my pain too. I’m so sorry. 🫂”source ↗

“I keep wondering if I missed something.”source ↗

“He was crying last night. I can still hear it.”source ↗

“I keep going over those two hours. If I’d woken up and dried him again, or checked how warm he was, would he have survived?”source ↗

“I cannot get the smell out of my mind and it's causing me some nausea.”source ↗

“Honestly, I was fine in the morning but right now, this strange sad feeling is hitting real hard.”source ↗

“Hello everyone so sadly my boy, kit, passed away this afternoon. It was so sudden and im genuinely devastated. Im even more devastated as I have no pictures of him due to having a new phone. I am genuinely heartbroken and im struggling to cope.”source ↗

“that happened to me last spring with our lady cat who also was named Olive. I just found her sitting, gone from this realm.”source ↗

“I am so sorry that you are feeling the pain that has been forced on many us when losing a beloved pet.”source ↗

“I lost my precious Louie four days ago. I don’t think we ever get over it.”source ↗

“My neighbors dog brutally murdered a stray kitten and I witnessed everything.”source ↗

“I am still so haunted and it’s been 3 days.”source ↗

“I blame myself for everything and I am so haunted because he deserves to be here with his siblings. I try so hard to not think about what happened because Everytime I do I start bawling my eyes out uncontrollably.”source ↗

“It hasn’t even been a week since I had to say goodbye to my girl, so I can understand your pain.”source ↗

“I know your pain. This is Snickers, my lap cat and kitchen companion. Had her for ten years after she had been returned to the SPCA twice. Just brought her ashes home.”source ↗

“My other cat realised he's been gone too long and walks around the house looking for him.”source ↗

“She was told multiple times (in words she knows) he is gone, but I don't think she understands. I read you're supposed to show your other pets the deceased one's body so they can understand, but we don't have his body and we will never have it.”source ↗

“Is there any way I could explain it to her?”source ↗

“I sob every time I read about kitties crossing the rainbow bridge here on reddit, fearing the day that might happen to my baby 😭”source ↗

“What bothers me the most was he was just left there, I just pray he didn’t have to suffer for long”source ↗

“When did everyone feel ready after a loss to add another furry friend?”source ↗

“I recently lost my soul cat of almost 13 years earlier in the week to fast aggressive cancer.”source ↗

“I’m not sure if it’s just the grief or not but I thought I’d just talk it out with like minded people.”source ↗

“I share feeling, lost my soul cat 3 years ago... I miss him so much it still hurts my heart.”source ↗

“This pain really sucks, but it’s the cost of loving them fiercely.”source ↗

“I lost my baby last week to oral cancer too. She was only 6. Fuck cancer.”source ↗

“I understand how difficult it is to grief the absence of a childhood cat.”source ↗

“I’m so sorry you went through the same thing I’m going through — I’ll definitely be having an indoor cat next time”source ↗

“My Maurice has been gone for 3 months and it’s as fresh as the day it happened.”source ↗

“Today is one year since I also had to put my cat down and it was very sudden as well.”source ↗

“I’m also having conflicted feelings, it's sort of nice to not have to constantly worry about her. I too am starting to be able to think about her without crying sometimes, which makes me feel guilty.”source ↗

“After I lost one of my cats, I read a lot about how to deal with grief, which is when I found one of my favorite quotes: "grief is the price we pay for love."”source ↗

“I lost my 15 year old boy Kevin in April”source ↗

“we are still grieving our sudden loss 10 days ago.”source ↗

“I can't sleep or eat like before and i been breaking down infront multiple people.”source ↗

“Suukiri was screaming with pain during those hours.”source ↗

“She passed away infront of the doctor. Because of the blood she had lost not because her legs are broken.”source ↗

“i lost my childhood dog recently the same way. its so hard.”source ↗

“Lost the love of my life more than 11 years ago, and I still miss him terribly 😿”source ↗

“It's hard to say goodbye, no matter how long time we get together with our fur-babies.”source ↗

“It really was a mistake to let him outside, but we all felt bad keeping him trapped.”source ↗

“My cat died in 2017 and i cried about missing him the other day….”source ↗

“When I lost my bestie of 16 years I was devastated.”source ↗

“This is so beautiful, I’d kill to have my kitty remembered like that”source ↗

“I should have immediately went and grabbed her but I didn't for some dumb reason 😭 I miss her so much all the time.”source ↗

“i’m so sorry. 😢 pet loss is so deeply difficult.”source ↗

“I lost my best friend, Kiddoe, last year and I still feel empty.”source ↗

“He was a sweet boy. I miss him- I always loved his fur pattern”source ↗

“i lost my cat 9 months ago and i've been crying everyday , i hate everything now , she was the love of my life and she will always be..”source ↗

“A few years ago I have to unexpectedly put my girl down after finding out she had untreatable facial cancer. My best advice for you is cry it out. I couldn’t even make it through the work day without crying.”source ↗

“I had a bonded pair. When Milo had to cross, Simon his brother, was just as broken up from the loss.”source ↗

“Your mind will be flooded with the what ifs.”source ↗

“I don't like when they include pics of the animal after they've died. It's just super triggering. 😔”source ↗

“I know they need to discuss it because it hurts so so so so bad. But I cry so often reading these posts. I cry for them I cry for my own losses.”source ↗

“When I found her, it felt like a good 20 minutes of me on the side of the road trying to figure out what to do, it was probably more like 30 seconds.”source ↗

“He had a very quick downturn, very expensive bills, and we eventually lost him after exhausting every option. My wife is a vet, we both wish we could've noticed the signs sooner, not hoped things weren't as bad as they ended up being.”source ↗

“Now I feel bit of relief that she is no longer in pain, but then i started to guilt myself into feeling sad for her sake.”source ↗

“I'm sorry you had to go through that. I did as well last week.”source ↗

“I recently also had to put my baby down due to lymphoma.”source ↗

“I totally get it. When one's soul cat departs, there's a 'missing', as quiet as cat paws. It's the *absence* of the tail swish, the whiskers not there.”source ↗

“She left in 2020 at almost 15. I miss her frequently. That space will never be filled.”source ↗

“A beautiful tribute! I know your pain. We've lost many a kitty over the years, most recently our Snickers.”source ↗

“I knew it was gonna hurt. But damn. This hit hard.”source ↗

“It never gets easier i guess 💕 i think about all my fur babies that i've lost almost everyday”source ↗

“Friend, I feel crazy sometimes… I’ve had cats my entire life, and I have loved every single one fiercely.”source ↗

“Yes. I also go to check on my 15 year old girl when she's snoozing in a different room to see if she's still OK.”source ↗

“After a poison scare with one of my girls, I experienced what it was like to feel anxiety for the first time. Like continuous, terrible, never lifting anxiety.”source ↗

“We lost our 20 year old gray striped tabby Shadow last year. Our three grown sons are still grieving.”source ↗

“I lost 3 this year, 2 in the same week. It’s tough.”source ↗

“Missing my sweet babies, Eugene and Daisy. Rest in peace and enjoy all the treats and wet food in kitty heaven.”source ↗

“I’m so sorry for your loss and even more sorry that you couldn’t say goodbye to your baby.”source ↗

“I went through something similar with my previous partner. It’s hard to not be able to be there for them”source ↗

“I'm tired of being told we don't care about her because she lives on the porch in a house I built her by hand.”source ↗

“It’s painful, we never ready for this. We knew one day would come, but we never ready”source ↗

“Mine died 2 days ago but I just posted today”source ↗

“I had an elder stray move in with us. Unfortunately he had FIV and he was only with us a year. Mitchell was my best friend that year and I needed him. I’m so sorry for your loss.”source ↗

“It’s hard enough losing a pet when they’re older…but at the tender age of 6 and suddenly is tremendously hard.”source ↗

“I just didn’t appreciate the comment “get another one”… like as if my cat who died didn’t matter.”source ↗

“I went through it on June 30th. She almost made it to 14. Makes me feel a little better when I see posts with a similar ages…..till you meet again”source ↗

“Just lost my Odin today…. It is so hard”source ↗

“It’s the absolute worst.”source ↗

“I lost my whole heart 6 years ago when Murdoc left me.”source ↗

“Im finding that out...”source ↗

“I actually needed the winning feeling I got from he text message... only to find out it was fake...”source ↗

“I hate modern day so mudh...”source ↗

“I could never show the last photo of my soul cat Pixel. he looked so miserable it broke my heart.”source ↗

“It's been 2 years, but I'm still a wreck.”source ↗

“Does anyone have any suggestions for how to help his brother (and us) cope?”source ↗

“We feel so stupid for killing one of our sweet sweet boys for a stupid fucking dental cleaning.”source ↗

“He got lost from the vet clinic right after his surgery, and I never saw him again. I searched for him, but that vet sexually assaulted me and I was so sick and traumatized at home for a whole month that I couldn't search for him properly”source ↗

“Male Orange Tabbies are so chill and affectionate, miss my guy, he was the best”source ↗

“i really wish there was a way to stop seeing posts about dead cats every day.”source ↗

“I lost mine couple months ago, it still feels like yesterday.”source ↗

“It's devastating to go to an appointment, be blindsided by an unexpected diagnosis, and then leave with an empty carrier.”source ↗

“I was devastated when I had to let her go!”source ↗

“My very special and Dad obsessed 4 year old cat suddenly passed (we think of heart failure) while I was away, and going home was gut wrenching.”source ↗

“I think one of the hardest things after losing a cat is realizing that your cat was unique, and they truly were their own individual person, and there will never be one quite like it again.”source ↗

“I lost my mackerel girl a year ago. They leave a big hole in the heart. ❤️”source ↗

“My Mochi will be there with her. Been almost 2 months and he left with his bro Sushi.”source ↗

“I’m sorry you’re missing your sweet Hector, and while I know that everyday spent without a loved one hurts, these milestones can be particularly painful. I’m coming up on one, as well”source ↗

“For a while it’s felt like life ended, so…I definitely needed to hear that.”source ↗

“Lost the love of my life more than 11 years ago, and I still miss him terribly 😿 But over time I have learned to live with the loss, but from time to time, it still breaks my heart and tears my soal to pieces all over again 💔”source ↗

“Sorry for your loss, I lost my girl lucy in July after 16 years. I still think about her everyday”source ↗

“My soul cat died when I was 16, I’m 32 next month and still often think about him 😿”source ↗

“We had to put our 16 year old Pierre down last year due to late stage kidney disease.”source ↗

“Just had to euthanize my 4 yo cat due to a blood clot. Only been an hour. How quickly life changes.”source ↗

“it kills me I did not hold her because I thought she wouldn't want to be held when she is so vulnerable, so I held her paw and kissed her forehead.... it will never feel like I did enough.”source ↗

“I say it every day and she's been gone for almost a year now. I cry every day. It wouldn't feel right to stop at this point.”source ↗

“💔Sounds very much like my Bobby, he had a heart 🖤on his belly and he loved to eat 😹 we rescued him from the streets and was biggest sweetheart and only had him for 5 years - honestly even if it was 50 years it would never be enough❣️🙏🙏🙏”source ↗

“The same happened to me when I lost my sweet Coconut, he was 14.”source ↗

“Not that any being deserves to go out like that but he really didn't deserve that.”source ↗

“I'm very sorry for the pain you're going through. I went through the same recently.”source ↗

“I had a boy just like him Taimoor , Lost him on 15 Sep 2022”source ↗

“We lost one of our fur babies when she was 11.”source ↗

“I used to get angry at people that use the "It's just a cat" statement but now I feel sorry for them, because they obviously have never experienced such pure love, devotion and companionship.”source ↗

“Last night I caught myself thinking: one day I'm going to sit in this chair at 9 p.m. and he's not going to come. And that minute is going to feel like the biggest thing in my house.”source ↗

“Let me bring up the other side - after my dog died I started having recurring anxiety for the first time in my life and I’ve been battling it ever since.”source ↗

“Hoy murió mi perro de la infancia tenía 14 años tristemente no pude despedirme de el porque el trabajo me obliga a guardar mi teléfono bajo llave”source ↗

“I lost my dog last July and barely eat or left the house for months. Only to go to work and get necessities. It was a miserable existence.”source ↗

“I went through a similar experience after my service dog passed away. I was so used to having him go absolutely everywhere with me that I couldn’t bring myself to go out anywhere”source ↗

“When the older dog passed due to an accidental bad jump at the back of the car (burst bladder), the younger female was visibly depressed for about half a year. She started copying his behaviors and sometimes seemed to get upset when we went somewhere that they had been together.”source ↗

“My dog passed away at home, suddenly, no warning. we let our other dog see as we thought it was right. He was quiet. Sniffed her and just sat down, didn't know what to do.”source ↗

“One of ours peed in our old dog’s bed one or twice.”source ↗

“another dog howled, just once, when I came home from the vet without his dog buddy.”source ↗

“I knew I would miss it, so a couple weeks before he passed, I got a photo of him curled up on the bathmat keeping watch by the tub. That photo now hangs in our bathroom.”source ↗

“I lost my beloved dog amost three months ago and I still miss to bury my face in his neck. He was with me for 12 and half years ❤️ I miss everything about him. Everything.”source ↗

“I lost my girl suddenly at 6yo in May. I still cry every morning. She slept in bed against the wall, and would wag her tail each day as my husband got up before me. I woke up to her tail thud every single morning for 6 years, and there's just nothing now.”source ↗

“Day one after they passed (we elected to simultaneous in home euthanasia) I woke up at 7:30 in a panic because he didn't wake me, realize he's gone and just kind of sit there. I get up and make coffee, realize mid shower that I didn't put water in the coffee pot so I burned the carafe.”source ↗

“The suddenness of this has just blindsided us. A couple of months ago we were researching training tips, buying toys, etc. A couple of weeks ago we were putting it into practice and seeing amazing progress. Today we had to say goodbye forever.”source ↗

“Our first boy literally dropped dead while playing at 19 months old. It broke our hearts. I only share so you don’t feel completely alone. Loss like this can feel like isolation at times.”source ↗

“I lost my 8 year old Bernese to this exact same thing last year. It was awful and she passed away in ICU as well. It was extremely traumatic.”source ↗

“Thinking about his future loss crushes me- hes 14.”source ↗

“However im so clogged with grief I cannot find any room in my heart for her.”source ↗

“I need to phone it in tomorrow after losing my elderly dog today.”source ↗

“What are some good partnered or independent work lessons I can put together for them tomorrow that don’t require brain cells I don’t have right now?”source ↗