Comments on: Remembering Your Pet http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/remembering-your-pet/ Redefine Yourself and Rediscover Life after a Loss Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:05:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anna Farmery http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/remembering-your-pet/comment-page-1/#comment-9682 Anna Farmery Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:05:25 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/?p=1566#comment-9682 Sabrina - do you know I lost my older cat 3 weeks before losing my Dad. I cried like a baby when I took Flo to the vet to be put down...he just looked at me not understanding but in real pain. A pet loves so unconditionally. It actually made it easier to cope with the loss of Dad because i think many of the tears were as much for Dad - who we knew we were losing. When Dad finally breathed his final air, my other cat gave me so much comfort. It was as though we were grieving together. I think the hug of my cat - Molly - helped me through because it made me stronger for my family when they needed me. Pets can be so comforting....and yet I always feel so stupid when I talk about it...because somehow you sound mad as a hatter (or should that be catter!) But then I tell myself whatever eases the grief of the loss of family, is good :) Sabrina – do you know I lost my older cat 3 weeks before losing my Dad. I cried like a baby when I took Flo to the vet to be put down…he just looked at me not understanding but in real pain. A pet loves so unconditionally. It actually made it easier to cope with the loss of Dad because i think many of the tears were as much for Dad – who we knew we were losing.

When Dad finally breathed his final air, my other cat gave me so much comfort. It was as though we were grieving together. I think the hug of my cat – Molly – helped me through because it made me stronger for my family when they needed me.

Pets can be so comforting….and yet I always feel so stupid when I talk about it…because somehow you sound mad as a hatter (or should that be catter!) But then I tell myself whatever eases the grief of the loss of family, is good :)

]]> By: Sabrina http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/remembering-your-pet/comment-page-1/#comment-9503 Sabrina Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:34:51 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/?p=1566#comment-9503 Wow.. I've never heard of anything like this before. I support whatever helps you to feel better after losing a loved one. If you've never owned a pet, then you can't understand how devastating it can be to lose one. I've always believed that some people have a heart for animals and once you've owned a pet, it's so strange to not have one in your home. I had my cat, Brownie for 16 years and I had to put him down last summer. It was heartbreaking and I can really understand wanted to do something like this to remember your pet. Wow.. I’ve never heard of anything like this before. I support whatever helps you to feel better after losing a loved one. If you’ve never owned a pet, then you can’t understand how devastating it can be to lose one. I’ve always believed that some people have a heart for animals and once you’ve owned a pet, it’s so strange to not have one in your home. I had my cat, Brownie for 16 years and I had to put him down last summer. It was heartbreaking and I can really understand wanted to do something like this to remember your pet.

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