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Started by: mollie m (7076) 

Britboy: I've just popped on here because I couldn't sleep and hadn't read your story before now about your relationship with your darling dogs and this really saddened me.

I've never owned a dog - only ever kept cats - but I have gone through the great sadness you're feeling now many, many times, at their loss.

My last cat died about 10 years ago. He was 19 years of age and I'd had him as a kitten, having been born in my house along with his other siblings, two others of which I kept. Casey was the last, and he'd gone deaf at the end. None of my three remaining cats showed any signs of illness. Casey would sit on my oak sideboard in my hall every night when I got home from work and he'd give me a high five - something I never taught him - to welcome me home.

Our pets are our children - for those of us who understand the love that animals can give us - and we do miss them after they've gone and we grieve for them, and that's normal and human.

Just 10 months ago, a cat appeared in my house which I'd never seen before, but she decided to move in and she's a delight. It was not my intention to get another pet after Casey died, at my age, but she chose me for some reason, so I'll do my best for the little lady, and that's all we can do.

I am genuinely so very sorry for your loss. The loss of a pet is devastating when they've been part of your family for such a long time.

It will take time for you to come to terms with this, but you will get through it, I promise. Bless you for being a genuine animal lover.

Replied: 3rd Nov 2017 at 04:27

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