I havent been logged on in a while, because Im loving my furbabies new and old....They bring my life complete joy and happiness, even as they tear up my house and keep me awake at night....Two half size cats can sound like elephants at night. LOL Well June 23rd I lost my most beautiful Jasmine, then two weeks later I lost my Buddy. My heart still breaks for them I will always love them deep with in my heart, I was so broken I had to get clinical help...I wanted to die with them..Tears still stream down my face. But honestly, Im not sad as I was. Life did go on and my wounds have filled with the memory of their love. I ask God every night to tell them I love them and to Send them some of my love. I read a thing about if you find a Penny thats your pets gift from Rainbow Bridge letting you know that they still love you and that they are happy where they are. Well I told my four year old son about this and every time he finds a penny nickle or dime, even quarters...he decides which one sent it to tell us that they still love us. We keep their memory alive and it has gotten better, our pets dont want us to be sad. They would be sad if they knew that we were sad, they want us to remember them with a smile in our face and love in our hearts. Every pet every person has is a gift, we dont get to keep them for ever-even know we want to. We just have to love them as much as possible for as long as we got.....I got two new kittens, I still have Spunkie( Jasmines other half ) hes finally ok with everyone....And a Doree(Bordercollie) and now not too long ago, a friend of my mothers friend who cleans houses, noticed this really sad looking mini snouzer. He had ticks covered his whole body, dread locks in his hair, all skinny and wormy...Well these people who owned him paid 175 for him at a pet shop when he was a puppy about two years ago. The neighbor guy said these folks just wanted the dog catcher to catch him and kill him...Sad Sad. Well this Lady snatched him up, took him home spent all night and the next day getting ticks off him. She couldnt keep him, Moms friend couldnt either and niether could my mother. SO she begged me to take him. I finally gave in and took him, He was an ugly little guy, had a homeshaved job, sores all over him, wormy, skinny....and really kind of sad, well I kept him. He wasnt potty trained or anything, He attacted to me. I tried to give him to everyone who came over, but yeah no one would take him...I just kept him cleaned threw the babydoll for him, fed and took care of him....well I started walking to strengthen my back. I thought oh Ill just see if the dog wants to go for a walk, sure enough he loved it and we have bonded to the point I wouldnt ever let anyone have him. I love him dearly and Im totally a cat person. Funny thing is he loves on the cats It will get better, when we love our pets and we lose our pets we are animal people, when one door closes another will open....Its ok to be sad, its ok to cry for months, but eventully getting another pet and loving again doesnt replace your pet, it just gives another pet a loving home....there is so many out there, that no one wants, these little guys and girls need us, and they truely appreciate someone who will love them. I hope my little story can help someone out there who feels like their heart is ripping out, I felt my heart rip out for months I still as I wrote this and think of them feel my heart missing them so much. But like I said, I try to fill my hurt with the love of them that have passed and love the ones who wouldnt be here if things had never changed...Good luck to you all...

simply beautiful. well said. i lost my tee bone in may and i thought for sure my heart had been ripped out and stomped upon.
i did the every day things life threw at me, but it wasnt the same it wa so mudane, my dh has a friend who had a two year old boxer mix that need a home. dh sent me a email pic of him and i was sort of feeling guilty and really didnt want to take him.

my dh decided to take him home for a trial run and see how our other dog liked him. it was touchy at first and i felt guilty to no end having another in the house other than tee bone and my coco.

needless to say we took him and gosh i love this dog as does coco. i didnt think i could love another and curtis proved to me he could win me over in a heart beat.

what i truly beleive is that it is ok with tee to have him in our lives. she would have wanted him to have a loving home just as she did. and i think coco needed the campionship just as much as we all did. my house is happy once again.

i still pine away for tee bone and i miss her so much. she would never be replaced not ever ever, but my heart needed to heal and she sent curtis to us to do just that.

you never forget your loved pets, but it does get easier with time, its sometimes still painful and tears still flow...but there is so much joy to be had with a pet in your life . you never know just how much love you have left till anothe renters your heart.

love
michelle


this is curtis our newest addtion!!

Jenny,

You couldn't have said it any better and even though it was a while ago I am so sorry for your loss. Good luck with your new fur family.

Steve K.

Jenny

You have said so much..so well..I can't think of anything to add to what you said.

What I will say here is that ....thank you for coming back and sharing all you did....I think your post has and will help many more here than you could ever imagine.

Hugs to you and your whole family

Judy

{{{{{Penny}}}}} Thanks so much for sharing. My deepest condolences about your Jasmine, then two weeks later loosing your Buddy.
I sure can understand why you'd need to get clinical help for that and I still get clinical help coping with my loss. Oh, I do have my doggie fur kid whose name is Buddy. Got me a kitty fur kid, too. He's getting old but he sure is sweet and affectionate as all get out. As far as Buddy dog, I rescued him from abuse and neglect about 8 years ago and he's so smart, loving, funny, tons and tons more. So much unconditional love. Very comforting indeed. Absolutely.

You said: "I ask God every night to tell them I love them and to Send them some of my love. I read a thing about if you find a Penny that's your pets gift from Rainbow Bridge letting you know that they still love you and that they are happy where they are. Well, I told my four year old son about this and every time he finds a penny nickel or dime, even quarters...he decides which one sent it to tell us that they still love us." That is so precious!!!

I had always thought it was: "Find a penny, pick it up then all the day you'll have good luck." Well, I do find pennies and sure will see it a whole new way now. Thank you!!!

Glad to hear that Jasmines other half Spunky is doing well. And ... Oh My Gosh! That is the dearest, sweetest true story with the happiest ending about Doree the Border collie fur kid. Awww! There sure is a special place in Heaven for you and yours, Dear One!

Well, it's been a year as of October 11th when I last saw my baby, October the 13th when I last talked with him on the phone and he was gone on October 16, 2007. Yep, my heart is still broken, ripped out as you put it. But reading all you shared has put a Big, Big, Big smile on my face and Hope in my Heart!

Many, Many Thanks and Hugs!!!

Always,
Dottie xoxoxox

Jenny723, thankyou for sharing your story. I am sorry for your loss of your fur babies. Glad you have found new love and are feeling better. I agree with you that each pet is a gift. What I give to my loves is such a little bit compared to what they give me. They make my life worth living. I like to think when I find a penny its a message from a passed one. I have never heard that idea either. Will tell my grandaughter, it will make her happy. Wish you and your fur kids many many years of happiness, Ava

Jenny: Thank you for sharing these thoughts. My loss of my kitty Fate is less than a week now and your message has given me hope that I will somehow get through this. Right now it does still feel like it is almost impossible to get out of bed, but maybe in a few months I can think about getting a new little friend to love. A new kitty could never replace Fate but maybe I could give it just as much love. Thanks again for sending your message and helping those of us who are where you were months ago.

Chuck

Thanks Jenny, I'm sorry for you losses and I'm happy you have found peace again. I loved the penny thing never heard of it. I won't be walking by those anymore. I know there is hope around the corner. Thank you for your inspirational post. I truely hope it helps alot of us here. ..Ann