When a pet dies?

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I said "yes", because that is what we did after our Sydney died!
2 days after we found out that Sydney died while we were on vacation,
http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabriels/sydney.htm
I realised I could not live without a cat. RB-Sydney directed us to a shelter, where we found our lovely Maya!!

[Corinna]

I waited about 9 months after losing my Merlin . I would have still been waiting if not for Lute and her rescue operations . Tyson is a totally differnt kind of dog than my Merlin. But I love him lots I think even though Merlin whispers in his ear he doesn'talways listen to him either.

[zoey]

I answered yes, but before reading the question after the poll. No. I don't think a week or 2 would be enough time.
The amound of time would depend upon so many things. But if I died, I'd want my doggy to get a new person and i think animals wouldn't want you to be lonely either.

[Miss Z]

I answered yes. Right now, 3 weeks after Zsa-Zsa, I have started to think about another cat/s. It feels empty in the house to not have a cat around. I will always feel sad for Zsa-Zsa, but she would want me to have another cat and to have as much fun and love from another feline as much as I did with her. My mum wants to wait before we get another cat but I don't really see what we have to wait for, waiting doesn't bring Zsa-Zsa back and it just makes us dwell on the fact that she's gone. When we are feeling happier, with another cat, then we can reflect on the times with Zsa-Zsa. I have always been fairly keen to get another pet after I lose one, not simply for the fact of having another pet, but because it feels pretty unbearable to be without one. I've never been without any pets at any point in my life, I would probably break down if that happened now. I need animals to feel happy, as I'm sure everyone here agrees with.