I still can’t believe it. My heart dog died what felt like so suddenly 2 weeks ago. She was only 8 years old. She had an ongoing liver disease but I thought we were managing it as best we could. What I thought was going to be a check in with our vet because she was being a little weird with finishing her food turned into a nightmare. By the end of that week, she was gone.
Now I’m sitting alone in my bed. She should be cuddled up next to me. Her blanket, I haven’t washed it but it is starting to lose her smell. I can’t stand it. We have another pup and I love him to pieces, but he’s not my heart dog. He is much closer to my fiancé and that’s ok, but I feel so alone. I feel so so alone now. My sweet girl has been with me for 8 years. And I’ve lost a part of my soul.
I don’t know how I’m supposed to keep functioning. Sometimes I can keep moving forward, but then I come home and she’s not at the door jumping up to greet me and I feel like I’ve lost her all over again.
I’m so angry that terrible disease took her from me. I want to blame the doctors, or god or myself.. it was just rotten luck. I hate it.
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I’m so sorry for your loss. It hurts so badly as we readjust, I’m just behind you in the timeline- I lost my girl 10 days ago, she had cirrhosis of the liver and wasn’t even 5 years old yet. My soul dog, the dog that turned me into a real dog mom. You’re lucky there’s another dog in the house, the silence is the worst part. I’ve volunteered to foster and I think it’s going to help heal the pain of losing her. I write her a little letter in the morning, been doodling drawings of her and her favorite people, anything you can do to help process/ease the pain is good. Hang in there and give yourself so much grace, I’ve cried every day, multiple times. It’s completely okay to not be okay ❤️
I’m so sorry. Lost my 8 year old soul dog on 20th December to kidney failure. It’s devastating and I hate that he’s not here with me 💔