Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

[Sudilar]

Originally posted by Soledad
Has anyone else found it hard getting a new pet because of a particularly hard passing of a previous one?

With the passing of each beloved pet (and even the passing of my first foster), I find it especially difficult to go on. However, after the death of my Avalanche, I was determined not to let her death go in vain. Since she was gone, I opened my heart to a dog on death row, one who would die, if not for a space in my home and a space in my heart. That's how Killian lived. He lived because Avalanche died. Then I added Shiloh because GSDs are addicting (hehe). That is what I plan on doing...when one of my angels dies, I will pull someone from death's door. I will celebrate the passing of life, with one who needs life.

This bb is wonderful. The support helps us all to go on. The love of animals is something precious that not all people can be blessed with. The support we get here is something that others can't understand. We understand. We are blessed.

[catland]

As hard as it is, I do know that the grief does fade with time. When I had to have Lucy put to sleep in 1995 I thought I would never get over it. But I did. Because there was no PT talk back then, I felt terribly alone in my grief.

In this current, post-911, terrorist age, my nerves and emotions feel more frayed. Its so very strange that I had a friend die last June, and a cousin die last November, and its the thought of the kitties that make me cry. I don't know why.

[Soledad]

I think it's because animals are so innocent. It's a lot like a child passing. You can't talk to them and let them know how much they meant to you or vice versa. I think it's the lack of that closure, perhaps.

[popcornbird]

Oh no! Looks like it is precious Gabe. I'll have to check Cat Health, but I dread doing so. I've just been so busy. Poor Edwina must be in shock. Wasn't Gabe a young kitty? I've never known his age. I'll be checking cat health shortly. *gulp*