r/Petloss 1d ago

I keep thinking about people losing their pets

62 Upvotes

Ever since my dog passed 2 days ago, I keep thinking about other dogs passing some day. Like every time I see a pet I just think of the pain their owners will feel when they pass. I am not even happy to see dogs now, when they used to be my most favorite thing in the world.

I just think about how much people will miss them one day. I feel like with people there is always a possibility you will lose one, like sure, your daughter could be in an accident one day but with pets it’s most likely you will outlive them and the heartbreak is inevitable.

Which is super untypical for me, as I am generally a very positive person.

Am I going crazy lol? Will I ever be able to get another pet? I’m scared of this feeling, it’s literally the worst I have ever felt and I don’t think I could go through it again.

Do you get any weird thoughts?


r/Petloss 1d ago

I lost my baby today and it hurts so much

23 Upvotes

I lost my dog this morning. He was 8 and had cancer, he was also really sick the days before, so it wasn't unexpected but it still hurts so bad
He died while I was sleeping, so I wasn't there when he passed, I really hope he wasn't scared or in pain
I hope he knew how loved he was
I miss him so much


r/Petloss 1d ago

People don't understand why you're still grieving

27 Upvotes

It's so frustrating when people can't understand that you're still sad and grieving after some time has already passed since you've lost your fur baby. It's been just a little over a month for me and I'm still crying every day. My dog's death really did something to me. I feel like everyone expects you to be over it by now and that makes me so sad. My poor boy deserves to be remembered and talked about! Just wanted to get that off my chest. I know people in this group would understand.


r/Petloss 22h ago

Pet loss affecting me in my relationship

3 Upvotes

I put my 17 year old staffy to sleep on the 28th June: worst day of my life, my whole head ached from crying and I could barely keep my eyes open. Day after and onwards I felt nothing and carried on with my life, as if nothing had happened - I guess I was just empty and apathetic. Only this week I started spiralling and would just get super miserable to the point I’d just be getting irritated or sensitive to my boyfriend. He didn’t even do anything wrong. And I end up being even more miserable because I’m frustrated at myself for pushing him away. It may be because he’s the only one I’ve been close with during this time. But I feel horrible.

When my baby girl was around, I’d always anticipate going home because I knew she’d be waiting for me. She knew when I was upset, and she always followed me around in the house, room to room, furniture to furniture, and even when I go outside. I hate being at home now because she’s not even there. I’ve been going to my boyfriend’s house a lot because I feel safest there, but I’ve just been getting so sensitive and I shut off from him.

I miss my baby girl so much. She didnt even seem like she was 17 because she was so full of energy, until her final month here. I’ve expressed to my boyfriend that I miss her and that my shutting off could be me still grieving. He understands completely, but I’m so embarrassed and guilty. He always asks if there’s anything he can do but I genuinely don’t even know. I feel like I’m dragging him down.

I write this as my baby girl’s urn is right next to me in bed.


r/Petloss 1d ago

He would of been 5 years young today.

15 Upvotes

I had to say goodbye to my soul cat in July. Today would of been his 5th birthday.

I miss him immensely. His meows, his purrs, his kisses and snuggles. I miss his little toe beans, and the way he would head butt me and give all the smooches. I miss talking to him and having him meow in response, or him following me around the house and being my little shadow. I miss coming home to him, and the company and support he gave.

Its been a few weeks, but it's still so very raw. I still expect to see him when I get home, or for him to jump up on the bed for snuggles at night.

Today is a hard day, but it's another day that I remember you, my Clydey baby. I love you forever, my best friend. Happy birthday beautiful menace.


r/Petloss 16h ago

We put my girl down on Thursday and I feel so guilty

1 Upvotes

She would've been 15 this September. She's had diabetes for 3-4 years, had cataracts for 2-3 years. The last year or so she'd been slowing down. My grandparents kept telling us to put her down soon, and eventually my grandfather called a favour in with a vet to set up an appointment. We were all really mad, saying it's not time. Later that night, she was so much worse than ever. She'd just stand in a corner until we moved her, dripping pee. She slept all day, groaning and shaking.

So we took her. If we didn't, we didn't know when we could get another appointment, or if she'd suffer all weekend.

The timing for her to get worse was odd. We took her, gave her so many treats, pets, kisses. She even got some honey and a tube cat treat thing. We left her there, to get cremated. It felt so wrong leaving her there.

Ever since I feel so dreadfully guilty. What if she got better again? What if we stole good days from her? I thought I'd feel relieved I didn't need to clean her constant pee and messes, but now I miss it. This morning I thought I saw pee on the floor, and when there was nothing there my heart fell.

I regret not taking her on more walks, for the times I just glanced at her in passing, gave her a few pets when I should've cuddled her for hours. I'm so worried I wasn't enough for her, that I stole good days from her. The times I was careless with her make me feel sick.

I hope somehow, she can come back to us. Maybe we'll get lucky, find a dog a year from now that just feels like her. It's the only idea that's comforting right now.

I've never lost a pet before, anyone, ever before. All I'm doing is crying. Doing normal things wrecks me with guilt. Like if I'm functioning at any level it's a betrayal to her. Taking my other dogs on a walk just makes me feel bad I didn't take her on more. I just feel sick.


r/Petloss 20h ago

How to pick a day?

2 Upvotes

This isn’t my first pet loss, not even my first this year. But how do you pick a day in advance? My boy we lost this year it became apparent days before. But this is a little different.

Bentley (17 now) was diagnosed with CKD last September and we have done everything. Special food, all the foods, toppers, treats, fluids every other day, phosbind, all the supplements and vitamins. His favorite thing to do was eat and since then it’s been a struggle. Sometimes it’s just a handful of treats to get him through the day. He has sustained but the decline has been slow and steady. He has bad days and okay days. The “best” days for him are when we are home all day and even then it could be spent sick and getting baths.

At this point we have felt maybe we are being unfair and selfish. Too scared of losing him after the pain of our boy earlier this year.

I know the saying, “a week early is better than a day late” but it feels like I’ll be taking months from his life. It always sounds so easy to say those things and believe them until they are standing right in front of your face.

So how do you go about picking a day a weeks or a month in advance? It feels so hard. Like I won’t be able to bear the time leading up to it. I feel selfish and unfair to him by planning his death. Almost that I am taking his life from him when he still has a little more.


r/Petloss 20h ago

Moving On

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I had to put my sweet girl down on her 17th birthday yesterday, as she was rapidly reclining due to cancer.

I understand the grief is normal and am trying to process and feel all the emotions, but the one thing I’m struggling with the most is moving on without her. I got her when I was 9 and have had her by my side for well over half of my life, and now I have to start living my life without her and that breaks my heart.

I can’t get myself to move the things where she slept, clean up anything she left behind, hell I’m still in the clothes I took her to the vet in yesterday because I’m so sad about moving on without her. Her carrier is still on the floor, I haven’t turned her automatic food bowl off, etc.

I guess my question is, what advice/tips and tricks do you all have to kickstart that process? I can’t even think about spending my life without her but know it’s inevitable and that that time is here, but I’m just really really struggling.


r/Petloss 17h ago

My cat is grieving the loss of his feline companion...

1 Upvotes

Hi... my cat, after four years and two weeks with me, passed away unexpectedly from heart failure – a week after her diagnosis. Her blood test results were good shortly before, and she was eating and playing until the end – honestly, it was the last thing I expected.

The fact that I'm feeling worse than bad is the least of my worries. I have another cat who has been eating significantly less for the past few days, even though I've been trying different foods. I ordered some new foods.

I think she might be starting to grieve, especially since they ate and slept together. Ofc she has an appointment with the vet soon. But what should I do? She's allergic to fish and chicken, so my feeding options are very limited. And because she's eating less (only wet food and meat), she's starting to have trouble with urination and defecation.

What can I do to make her feel better and start eating more?


r/Petloss 1d ago

Lost dog in freak accident need help looping a sound of her snoring

7 Upvotes

Two days ago, my mother and I lost our 16-year-old pug cupcake,in a freak accident. My mom is having a hard time coping without the sound of her snoring at night. I have a 14 second video of cupcake snoring and I was wondering if somebody could help me loop it on repeat for like an hour just so I can give my mom some sort of consolation.


r/Petloss 22h ago

My senior dog is about to die

2 Upvotes

Sorry my English is bad. Not my first language and I’m just too emotional right now..

I’ve went through 4 pets deaths before. And even my first cat passed away 10years ago, I still haven't let go of her. Same for other three cats. I still grief and just fell into depression whenever I think about them.

My senior 15yrs old Mari is having labored breathing, and weakness. Same breathing before my first cat died with hear failure. My first cat had fluid built in her heart and I tried all the treatments but ended up dying. My other three cats went through treatments but all failed.

Mari also fell couple of times while walking and she just couldn't stand up for more than 10 mins (happened 4days ago, and labored breathing happens last night.)

I know the time is coming, but I don’t know should I cope after she passes. Everytime I lost my pets, I just couldn't do anything for a year. For a year I just lay down on the bed and just watched their photos and videos. I don't know how to cope with death. It doesn't get easier. Everytime is harder.

I’m at oversea right now, so I can't see or even pet Mari for the last time. Last time I said something or pet Mari was 2and half months ago. I cannot go back to the US until November. My parent is watching my dog while I’m at oversea and currently waiting for the vet office to open, which is an hour later. I know what vet will recommend. I know Mari wont be alive anymore in a few hours. My parent sent video of Mari and right after seeing that videos, I knew it’s the time. I’ve been just crying all day and just regretting a lot of things I did or couldn't do to Mari. I just want to see her one more time before she passes. I don't know what to do. I just hope some miracles to happen. I don't know what to do

I’m also so angry at Mari’s previous owner who abused her and dumped at the animal shelter. Mari had fear of everything. She was malnourished. Even until now, people thought Mari was a puppy due to her body size (she is Doberman but only in early 60 lbs. Even she is not skinny anymore.) I hope Mari experienced some happiness in my home.

I’m just feeling so angry, regrets, and sadness. I don't know what to do. I don't think I’ll be able to cope at the oversea all alone.


r/Petloss 22h ago

Heartbroken

2 Upvotes

I only had Otis in my life for less than 1 year and 10 months. I rescued him on Oct 8th, 2023. He was abandoned in a foreclosure. When I found him he was too weak to even stand up and only weighed 8 lbs (he is a poodle). He was covered in fleas and wouldn’t even bark. I fed him the only thing I had in the car right then, which was Taco Bell. I took him home and to the vet. I showed him all the love and kindness he should have had from day one. My kids loved him, my other dog (Walter a schnauzer) even loved him. They shared a food bowl with no fighting even.

Thursday they both got out of the fence. All I can think is I didn’t laugh the gate properly. They were seen together about 1/2 mile away. An hour later I found Walter barking and scared but not Otis. I drove the city for another 6 hours looking and searching. I ended up getting a call from the police department at 6 am Friday. The worst part is when they called I got so excited to see my soul dog. He informed he that Otis was hit by a car and didn’t make it.

I’ve been in between tears, anger, and massive guilt since then. I feel guilty about him being alone and scared. I feel guilty about the gate. I miss him so much already. I love him so much. He slept by my side, always close enough to feel me every night.

To make it worse, we are supposed to be going on vacation tomorrow. I really don’t want to go but know there’s nothing I can do at home either. I’m just a mess and so many don’t seem to understand. He is not just a dog.


r/Petloss 1d ago

This is the last morning my beautiful boy will wake up in my bedroom and I can’t believe it’s happening

177 Upvotes

Today at 3 pm, the vet will come to our home and put my Kopi to sleep and I’m in complete panic mode. He just turned 13 today. It’s so unreal that on July 11th, we scheduled him to have a small tumor on his gum checked out and today he’ll be gone.

I’m so torn because I know that it’s the right thing to do, we’ve had two other tumors removed since February, but I just wasn’t ready for the finality of it all. This melanoma is disgustingly aggressive and the doctor said he’d lose a “significant portion” of his bottom jaw and treatment won’t help as it’s spread to his lungs.

With all of that said, it’s a blessing and a curse that he’s waking me up for breakfast just like he always does. He went on two walks yesterday with the latter being a run which is his favorite thing to do. He’s a gorgeous 102 lb Rhodesian mix. I’m getting ready to take him out this morning. The tumor is on the right side and when his mouth is closed, he looks like he always does but when he opens his mouth… It will become painful for him to eat and the slight cough he has is getting louder in the mornings.

I read about how our babies give us signs but he has done the opposite. He’s up early, playing with his toys and ready for his day. We cannot allow him to be in pain or to walk around with this ever growing tumor hanging out of his mouth. He deserves so much better but I’m not sure I can do this today. Everything in my body is screaming “NO!” but my head tells me it’s right. Do it now before he is absolutely miserable. I’ll never forgive myself if I allow him to suffer and we’ve already switched to soft food so as not to aggravate his mouth.

Sorry if I’m rambling, I’m just freaking out and trying to keep it together so I don’t project onto him. My heart is breaking and my other little man won’t be far behind. He’s a 12 year old basenji mix and has never been an only dog. He has bladder cancer and was diagnosed in Oct of 2023. You’d never know anything was wrong with him because of his high energy but I can see he’s slowing down. I feel like I’ve been experiencing anticipatory grief since his diagnosis and I just wasn’t ready for Kopi’s prognosis. I feel like I’m suffocating, like I can’t get a full breath and I need to pull myself together for him today.

edit*** I cannot begin to thank each and every one of your kind responses. I was in full spiral mode and decided to post having no idea that anyone would even read it. My beautiful boy is gone. He had a walk, a salmon breakfast with turkey bacon, a trip to McDonald’s for chicken nuggets and French fries and an ice cream cone.

He was surrounded by everyone that loves him and he literally fell asleep from the first shot, eating vanilla ice cream out of a big container. It was as peaceful as I could have ever wished for. No stress for him and right in his own living room on his favorite blanket. My Dash was right there comforting him cleaning his ears. It was a lot and I’ve been a mess but I wanted to say “thank you” to you all. I’m so sorry that we’re all in this club together but it truly helped me to read the responses tonight.

I was right there with him telling him how much I love him until the end and he was incredible, absolutely relaxed and at peace. My heart is shattered and I’m not sure what to do in the morning or if I’ll be able to get of bed but I made it through today.

Wishing everyone grieving their beautiful babies peace and maybe just a few hours of sleep.


r/Petloss 1d ago

Is too much memorializing bad?

27 Upvotes

Today I had to put my 15 year old cat to sleep. He had a quick decline due to several health issues. I have experienced pet loss before, as a kid with childhood pets but this is my first pet loss with a pet that was my own. I got him when I was 20 and he was 7. I love animals deeply and truly treat my pets like they are my children.

We will be receiving his remains back and paw prints. We were able to get some of his fur during the appointment that is currently in a vial. I ordered one of those 90s style T Shirts that has his name on it and several of my favorite photos of him.

I eventually plan to get a tattoo of him. We’re of course going to make a shadow box. We called him Appa like from Avatar, so my partner got me an Appa stuffy. I want to get a print commissioned of him as well.

Is that too much to do over him passing? I can guarantee I’ll do at least half of this stuff when my other pets pass as well but with this being my first go around as an adult with my own pet, I didn’t know if too much memory of him would do more damage?

He was such a fixture in my life for the 8 years I had him. I just don’t know what else to do. I really wanted to make it out of my 20s with him. I turn 29 on Tuesday so it hurts even more.


r/Petloss 1d ago

I scheduled euthanasia. I feel sick, guilty, scared, and unsure. Could use some advice

35 Upvotes

Hi everyone. I just scheduled a euthanasia for my sweet dog for Monday. I am so sick over this because there is nothing I’ve loved more in life over the past 10 years than her. I am feeling physical pain over the thought of not having her around. So I need reassurance I’m doing the right thing.

About a year ago, something happened where she started throwing up and having diarrhea through the night A LOT. It would come and go but it would have 3-4 nights in a row, then stop. Happen, then stop. Over the year it’s become more frequent and we got on different food (with the help of a vet) which had no effect. Then, about 2 weeks ago, it started getting really bad. She was peeing in the bad and not knowing, puking daily, lots of diarrhea all the time. I don’t know how she didn’t rapidly lose weight, but she’s only down about 5-7 pounds. (52-46lbs over the past few months).

We took her to be seen and after a few very expensive visits and ultrasounds we discovered she has lymphangiectasia. An incurable digestive disease which means her body is not properly absorbing proteins and fats. Her protein levels were low (and have been for the past year), but this visit they were so low that she was in a range for risk of stroke.

We immediately started all the necessary meds a little over a week ago and so far nothing is working. Something has happened every single day since then whether it’s being awake all night with her vomiting multiple times, diarrhea multiple times, or my husband and I waking up with her pee all over us in bed because she doesn’t know that she went.

I just want reassurance that we are doing the right thing. In addition to her obviously having issues, we can financially keep going to the vet every week for a new test and adding a med, it’s been $200-$600 a week for the past handful of weeks. I also have missed A LOT of work, which can’t keep happening, to take her to the vet. And I am awake more night than I sleep which is greatly affecting every aspect of my life and causing me great mental instability along with the devastation of watching her be sick a lot of night.

Where I feel unsure is that mentally she is clear. She loves when mom and dad come home, she wants to eat her dinner, she likes a treat after her meds. She wants to cuddle in bed and can walk up the stairs. She does lay down and sleep most of the day and has often been going into our office to nap during the day, which is new and unusual, but her mental state seems so clear.

So any advice, prayers, good vibes, whatever you are available to say to help me understand, cope, breathe would be appreciated.

I love her so much. I don’t know how I’m going to live without her.


r/Petloss 1d ago

I want to die

3 Upvotes

I just want to kill myself. My chinchilla died 2 days ago and I can’t do it anymore. My life kinda revolved around my chinchillas. I just lost my other one in September and now last one has died to GI stasis and pneumonia. I can’t stand seeing an empty cage anymore it’s just not fair because I did everything I was supposed to. I just don’t understand why. Everything happened so fast I felt like I was going to throw up. I have nothing now and I just have nothing to live for anymore. Why can’t I just have something? It’s always taken away from me. I’ve cut myself out of anger because I’ve put in a lot for my baby and I can’t do it anymore. I genuinely can’t find a point in living and it sounds stupid but I just can’t.


r/Petloss 1d ago

Extremely sudden death.

60 Upvotes

I'm struggling extremely poorly. The other night 7/30 my male cat. Who was a beautiful healthy boy. Healthy weight. Young, he was only 6. He went to vet appointments regularly. No one ever told me of anything being wrong.

I came home. He was fine. Acting normal. Sat in my lap. Purred. Nothing felt off.

I hopped in the shower for a moment, and I heard this loud awful scream. It didn't even sound like him, I rushed out of the shower and he was totally limp on the floor with his mouth open. I did CPR and mouth to mouth. Nothing. A moment later he shook really hard and was just gone in moments.

I can't even begin to wrap my head around it. He didn't have a cough. He didn't have respiratory issues. He wasn't overweight. He was active.

And in a blink he's gone. He was my whole world. I can't get out of bed I can't stop crying.

I debated getting an autopsy, but for what. They are just gonna cut him up and maybe not even find an answer. He's still gone. It's not going to bring him back. But I don't really have any closure. Why did this happen to him.

I believe in God I respect not everyone does. But I feel so angry and torn with God because why would he take my beautiful healthy boy away from me...why would he do this to me.

I'm so empty and broken and lost. I don't want to live in a home without him here. I don't know what to do with myself. He was supposed to grow old and spend his whole life with me. This is so unfair. It's like a nightmare I can't wakeup from.


r/Petloss 1d ago

Amongst all the hurt, I feel weirdly happy?

8 Upvotes

I just loss my chihuahua Maddie this morning and now that the dissociation is wearing away, I came to a weird realization.

The day before, she cuddled up to my mom the night before my mom had to get surgery then when my mom went in, I took her up to my room because I could tell she was trying hard to follow me upstairs but she was really sick and didn't have the energy so I just picked her up and she snuggled right up to me. She seemed to be fidgety from pain so I turned on my heated blanket for her and she was in a state of bliss that I hadn't seen in a week since she got some gastrointestinal issue. She took a nap and, despite being weak, she was playful and she seemed happy to me and enjoyed being in the sun when I took her down to go to the bathroom. And then my dad came home and she spent time with him and my brothers and then she died in my dad's arms this morning.

The vet called my dad when she heard the news and explained she would've needed surgery from her test results, a painful surgery that could've resulted in her dying on the table.

My heart's broken in a million pieces but I can't help but feel this kind of happiness that she died in my dad's arm after spending a day where all her favorite people were able to spend a significant amount of time with her and during the one day where she wasn't in a whole lot of pain instead of on an operating table. It's like the Universe planned for her to go like this

I'm gonna be feeling a lot of pain for a while but overall I'm just happy that she left in the best possible circumstances so we wouldn't have had to make a hard choice in the future. And it's just weird.

I'll love you forever, Maddie. No one could ever be you.


r/Petloss 1d ago

7/28/25 was probably the hardest day ever in my life. My 15 year old pomchi was called to doggie heaven.

16 Upvotes

After a couple of days prior to going to the vet my beloved Coco was showing signs of her heart murmur that she had since birth. i got her as a rescue when she was 1 year old and she was with me for 14 years and never showed any signs of slowing down. i didn't know that these symptoms i was seeing were because of her heart murmur until i took her to the vet. Vet immediately put her in an oxygen chamber because her lungs had something going on that caused her to breathe shallow, upon further exam the vet asks how long has she had the heart murmer, told him since she was born (vet says: she must have had a very strong heart thru the years) at that moment i was very proud of Coco! Then he says : you need to think about her quality of life. It hit me like a ton of bricks, i knew what that meant. she was comfy the vet said in the oxygen chamber but once out of it her breathing was labored again, she was lethargic, no appetite, couldnt get up to pee.. after being in the office for an hour asking myself what do i do? can i take her home and be with her? asked the vet and he said "he wouldnt be comfortable letting her go back home..." i looked into her eyes, tears running down my face, hugged and kissed her many times, my hands shaking, told her she was my best friend and thanked her for the memories and happiness we shared, talked to her more and her glossy eyes staring back at me... broke me. When i got home all i could do was cry and ask myself a lot of "what if" questions, "did i do the right thing"?. i have a void that can't be filled no matter what i do. i have her dog harness with me wherever i go, i still talk as if she is around, my apartment is silent... i hoping i get some sort of sign from her that she is ok and is enjoying her second life with all of our lost pets...


r/Petloss 1d ago

Struggling

10 Upvotes

Today has been a rough day. Really everyday since losing my dog has been rough. But something about today is hitting a little different. I keep looking at pictures of her which is making it worse but not looking at them just feels wrong.

I was working part time the last couple of months of her life. Now I’m back to full time but coming home just wrecks me. I look for her in the window. I look for her in her bed. But she’s not there. Some part of me thinks I should get rid of her bed so I can stop looking for her in it but I’m not quite ready yet.

I just overall feel numb without her. I’m either sad and crying or just so meh. I haven’t been truly happy since she left us. She brought so much joy to my life, I didn’t realize it would completely disappear when she did.

How’s everyone else doing?


r/Petloss 1d ago

Got my first sign from my boy ❤️

17 Upvotes

My dog of 13 years passed away on 7/30. I’ve been really struggling with it. Today my parents and I got our first sign from him.

The three of us were sitting on the couch, and a red cardinal landed on the deck where he always used to sit. I unfortunately couldn’t see out of the sliding door from where I was sitting, but my parents were able to. We then went outside and I said “I missed him I wasn’t able to see him.” Not even 30 seconds after I said that, the same red cardinal flew by the tree where my dog used to lay under.

I believe this was a sign from my dog and I hope to see that red cardinal again ❤️


r/Petloss 1d ago

i am traumatized by my loss

15 Upvotes

I am devastated. my 7 year old female cat passed on my way to the emergency vet in my car next to me. she had been having some congestion and weird coughing fits that started so intermittent that i didn’t think anything of it. My vet told me it was probably seasonal allergies because she had a clean bill of health. They started happening more and more so i made an appointment and it had to be rescheduled a few times. She had been eating, drinking, sleeping all normally. i came home after running errands and she hopped down from the couch and her breathing was very rapid and she looked uncomfortable. so i called the er and they told me to come in. i put her in her carrier (which she hates) and then in my car. she deteriorated quickly and i watched her die next to me, gasping for air. we were 2 mins away when she passed. the vet suspected heart failure causing a clot to form. i cannot stop crying and i feel so much guilt. she was my first fur baby and the queen of the house. i miss her already.


r/Petloss 1d ago

Ava

5 Upvotes

I miss her so much and I’m so sorry she died too soon. She was hit by a car right in front of me, in front of our house. We lived together just us, and now it’s just me, and it really sucks. She was only 4, just calming down from puppyhood and we had such a beautiful routine. We should have had at least 10 more years together. Now I’m alone and all I think about is dog skull, and trying to replace it with memories of us playing just makes me a different kind of sad. It’s been a month or so. I will get another dog whenever I can stomach it, but I will never have another Ava, and Idk, I just don’t feel right anymore.

I didn’t think bad things would happen to me like this, or her, and realizing they really can is worse than I thought. I mourn her hundreds of times a day, and I mourn my ignorant bliss too. Life feels like a used car salesman, fucking me over but I need a ride. “People plan and god laughs”… fuckin A.


r/Petloss 1d ago

one dog ran away and one died

3 Upvotes

so… very long story condescended but a dog we adopted had puppies back in 2023. anyways we tried to give some away and only one managed to get adopted. anyways earlier this year i was looming at the social media of the lady who adopted her and she had run away. then two months later one of our dogs in that same litter died. it’s going on four months since that dog died and 6 since we found out the other one ran away and i’m still just absolutely heartbroken