[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Thanks you guys. The hardest thing is that my thinking is centered around him. I have my freedom back (in terms of not having to be here all the time, or give him insulin at specific hours of the day), and I don't want it. I miss him so terribly it is indescribable.

I hope this gets better. : (

[Neets]

Awwww, D...you got me crying now....


It WILL get better...I promise you...it'll just take a little bit of time.

[Howlin]

You'll be surprised how long it will take.

((((HUGS))))))

[Salamander]

It's been nearly 2 years for me butit does get "better".
The unbearable emptiness eventually fades to simply sadness.
Eventually the sadness changes to wistful, fond memories.

I understand how you feel.

[BykrBayb]

I hope this gets better. : (

It does. I promise. It takes time, but it does get better.

[McGavin999]

It gets better, but you never forget. They become a part of you and even when they are gone that part stays with you forever.

I had a Great Dane once who lived to be 14. That's terribly old for a Dane, but he wanted so much to stay. I would have to lift him up to go outside, and he'd shuffle out like the little old man he was. Even when it was time for him to go, and I had to make the decision (the one we all dread) he fought to stay.

I really wish God had given them longer lives. But the time they are with us is worth all the pain at losing them. It get's better.

[altura]

There are grief groups for people who've lost beloved pets.

My domestic partner probably wouldn't want me to mention this, but he went to a counselor (actually our priest who is also a counselor) after we lost our old Lab. I think he felt guilty too because he made the decision to have him put to sleep, but it was necessary.

You certainly don't have to feel guilty about anything. People who love open themselves up to hurt, but I feel sorry for people who don't love.