best friend in the form of an animal...

yesterday i found my dog having a seizure and he passed away only seconds after...i cried the whole day and 2day as well...i stopped eating i couldnt sleep...i hate being around my house because hes everywhere i turn...and who would have thought that a dog could strike such tragedy in my heart...no one/nothing has ever made me feel this sad...just thinking about having to face the days ahead without him makes me cry out in pain...is it weird that i miss my dog more than any1 else that i've known to pass away..even my gran?

no it's totally not! I know exactly how you feel because my borderline collie Taffy had epilepsy as well and her seizures were so damn scary. We had to put her down last year around Christmas (way to celebrate the holidays, I know) because she had a growing brain tumor and was just weak and had no energy. It was one of the saddest things to happen to me and my mom, because it's just us in our house. it is completely normal to mourn your pet. whoever says its lame or abnormal clearly has never loved an animal before, and it totally becomes part of the family. it will take a while to heal and i won't deny even now there are certain things that remind me of my dog but it will get better. good luck, feel better, and i'm here if you really need to vent to someone, i won't judge. *hugs*

~jas~

same thing happened to me, my dog died and I couldnt stop crying. About a year later my grandmother died and I was kind of wierded out because I wasnt that sad. After a while, life moved on and i got another dog.

No its not weird at all.My dog is not well ,we were supposed to go to the vets last night but my dads car broke down and in a way i am glad as i am not ready to let him go should that be the case but at the same time i feel so broken hearted as i can't bear to watch him not being able to take more than a few paces without getting out of breath.

It means so much to me to know that im not weird and that other people have been through this..so im not alone...thanku

yeah, i'm glad you don't feel weird about it because you totally shouldn't. good luck with coping with the grief! *hugs* message me if you need/want to talk to someone!

~jas~

thanx guys!!! im starting to feel a bit better now..slowly but im getting there
your support means alot to me!!

Luv FallenxFromxGrace

no it isnt wierd, a dog is always there for you!! other people are not. you may have woken up on a morning feeling ill but i bet your dog was always there to omfort you and to be here licking your hand, your dog was always there when you wanted to play and even if you were sad and crying i bet he came and nudged you to see if you were ok? yea? my dog died a year ago now and i cried and stopped eating for a few weeks everytime i went downstairs i kept thiking he would be there to greet me but he never was, and with that i conclude it is not stupid to be sad your dog was not jus an animal as most people think. dogs really are mans best friend

What you described is exactly how i feel/felt and it sounded as if you were writing what i thought...it was so strange...thankyou for your post it meant alot

i know how u feel. my cat that had been with me since i was born last year. she had a stroke and jst went down hill. it tore me apart to se her suffering like that. i cried so much. and same with my dog that was with us wen my littlest brother was born. she died and i cried so much and hated everyone that came near me. wen my cat died my puppy was all alone. she was in a basket near the back door and he would not go near the back door. then wen dad went to bury her, he tried to get into the hole cause he didn't want her to go. it was so sad. wenever i sat on the front veranda he would come and jst look at me and i would cry cause i could see in his eyes that he was grieveing too.

It's not weird you had a really tight bond I know I love my cats so much like they could actually be my children and if one of them died I would be torn to peices.

My dog, Pongo, is getting so old. He had a cyst type thing on his backside and we had it removed. They said that it wasn't cancerous. But now it has started regrowing. I don't think he will survive another op. He was my birthday pressie when I was 7 (making him 15yrs old) and i can't imagine life without him. I have three other dogs, but Pongo just has a bit of a deeper place in my heart because we've grown up together. Golly, I'm gonna miss him. I don't even want to think about it!!!

I know how you feel, my cat died a few months ago and it felt like part of my had been torn out. He was always there, and had been since i was a little girl. We had no idea he was ill, and i still miss him, but it does get better. I hope you feel better. X x X

I've always said my dog died of a broken heart.
Lady was my bundle of joy right from the start since she was older then me! My gorgous labrador/Border collie. Pure white except for a fre brown spots on her ears.
She had 8 litters of pups in her lifetime, shared my bed from when i was old enough to be in one on my own and she was my best friend.
When she reached 17 years old, (she was blind at this point) she still seemed to always know where i was and she followed me and looked after me.
But then i moved to South africa due to my 'mother' and my dad told me that she just lay outside my bedroom door and wouldn't eat a thing.
She became ill shortly after and my dad had to have her put to sleep before she died a miserable death.
I miss her every day and no dog will ever replace her.
So i know how you feel. Those lovable mutts just mean so much..
*Gem*

I am very attached to my two dogs. I am amazed how they love unconditionally.