Comments on Loss of a Pet Post

Editor: whenever we run a post about pet loss we get a lot of touching comments. Here are some of them. The photos are of my lost pets. LL

I lost my beautiful little girl shitzu cookie last week .she was so much fun and she slept by my feet. Loved to run around and play with her big brother chow teddy. Suddenly she developed a respiratory ailment and even meds could not save her.

I miss her like my little baby daughter. So pretty and fluffy and beautiful. She gave me so much joy in life and I am so sad as summer approaches she is gone. She just learned to run in the yard and enjoy the garden.

I cry continuousl

I lost my girl a week ago and I cant help but feel I failed her. I left it too late to take her to the vet. She was 14 years old and had time left with me. I cant stop crying because I miss her so much: nothing is the same : I miss her little feet sounds run across the floor : i miss the mess she makes: i miss how much room she takes up on the bed: I miss our morning and night time routines: I miss talking to her. everything is different and I miss her so much.

Came here while looking for comfort. My beautiful 9 year old boy suddenly gone yesterday. This article touched on many things including how my husband and I, childless, built our lives around our three dogs. From vacations to home purchases to vehicles to furniture and more. I am so thankful for family and friends who have reached out and understood the impact. Unfortunately there are some people who should have, and didn’t. I don’t want to create drama around that at the present time but I will always remember who was, and who was not, there.

Reading these comments has helped me realise Im not alone in the way I feel. My Macy was a beautiful 11 yr old Golden Retriever that never grew out of her puppy stage. So fit, healthy, living life to the fullest and just so loving. She was my best friend, my mate, my companion and my life. Within the blink of an eye a shock cancer diagnosis changed everything. I lost her yesterday just three weeks into her treatment and I just cant see life without her. Cuddling her while she was put to sleep is the worst experience of my life. I lost both my parents in 2024 and 2025 and while that was terrible to see them go I find losing my Macy is so much worse. I loved my parents but Im devastated at the loss of my beautiful Macy and struggling to find a way through the grief.

It’s been a year on the 4th since we lost our Gunnar. Basically crying almost everyday for the past year had subsided a bit the last two weeks where I even thought to myself that I was finally going to be ok. Then today just hit me so hard where I had to come to the net for answers so here I am. Everything written was spot on. I just miss him and want him back so bad. It just worries me, will I ever be ok?

Wonderful article. Very informative and comforting. I lost my dog Otis, my first dog, my heart dog, just two weeks ago after 13 years of companionship and I hurt. I fully understand why and feel most people dont understand. Thank you.

Thank you for this post.

I think I knew everything in it to be the case…but it helps to see someone else’s thoughts parallel.
The love I have for my boy was immense…because he loved His Everybody. No tricks, no traps, just loved, everyone he considered…His.

My pain is beyond depth. As is my love for him.

Bloody Labradors!

I don’t know how to bear his loss.

I have been thinking about my best boy I lost a lot recently. I have been going to grief counseling but on some level the only thing that makes it better is time. I miss him so much and loved him more than anything except my parents and wife. He died in an accident at home so I still blame myself for not thinking about what could have happened. Its a good reminder to see other people going through these similar feelings. I wanted more time but sadly we are not the masters of when our number (or his) is called. I love you Roy.

’ll never put myself through this again. My boy was not “like family”. He was my son; more so than my biological son. I’m crushed.

I had 2 dogs. I lost 1 just after Thanksgiving 2025. So, almost 4 weeks ago. He died from complications from Diabetes. Me my wife & my son cared for him with his meds and soforth. On Thanksgiving he seemed very happy & playing with my inlaws dogs. I Can’t stop crying. I’m crying now as I type this. I still have my other dog. Even though she’s fine now, I know eventually I will lose her too. So I try to play with her and enjoy the time I have with her now. I haven’t grieved like this for a pet before. They truly are man’s best friend. Sorry to hear about the loss of your dog last year. I’m sure you miss your furry baby as much as I do mine. Thanks for posting this. I learned alot tonite.

Thank you for this. I am preparing to euthanize my Chocolate Lab after 12-1/2 years of companionship. We have been through a lot together and she has always been by my side. I work from home now and she spends much of her day sleeping at my feet under my desk and at bedtime I help her on to bed because she is too weak to jump up. She will stay for several minutes watching out over the foot of the bed and then jump down because she prefers the cold tile floor for her hips. During the night she sleeps in the doorway to my bedroom and I believe she is guarding the entry to keep me safe. And every morning she wakes me with a commanding bark to tell it’s time for breakfast. I love her like my other children and the thought of her not being here with me makes my heart break. At 59, I’m sometimes embarrassed because some people don’t understand. I know this is the right and humane thing to do but I am causing the death of my best friend and preparing myself for that is more painful than any death I remember other than my grandmother who died when I was 11.