Thank you for being there for them. I had to put down my soul pet, my cat of 20 years, in October. First time losing my pet as opposed to the family’s. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever been through. Thankfully I was seeing a counselor who helped me through the worst of it and I’m so grateful to her. She cried too, and it touched me that she could empathize so deeply with what I was feeling.
When I talked about losing my kitty on here, someone said the sweetest thing that will always stay with me, “May her sunspot never move and may she rest in play.”
Being a cat person, I don’t know how relevant the sunspot part would be to a dog, but I feel like “rest in play” is such a lovely way to think about any pet’s passing.
My senior tiny dog loves his sunspot, so that tracks for me.
It’s been about 5 years since we put down his roommate. It is now bittersweet. We put together a memory photo book for her and it helps to sit down and remember the good things.
I’m on medical leave from work and made a list of low-energy things I could do while recovering from surgery, and making a memory photo book is on that list! I’m also thinking about getting a customized stuffed animal that looks like my girl. It’s so hard to lose them.
We did the customized stuffed animal for one of our late dogs (only one of them because she was my husband’s first. They are not cheap). It looks awesome and is a great memento.
Thank you for being there for them. I had to put down my soul pet, my cat of 20 years, in October. First time losing my pet as opposed to the family’s. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever been through. Thankfully I was seeing a counselor who helped me through the worst of it and I’m so grateful to her. She cried too, and it touched me that she could empathize so deeply with what I was feeling.
When I talked about losing my kitty on here, someone said the sweetest thing that will always stay with me, “May her sunspot never move and may she rest in play.”
Being a cat person, I don’t know how relevant the sunspot part would be to a dog, but I feel like “rest in play” is such a lovely way to think about any pet’s passing.
My senior tiny dog loves his sunspot, so that tracks for me.
It’s been about 5 years since we put down his roommate. It is now bittersweet. We put together a memory photo book for her and it helps to sit down and remember the good things.
I’m on medical leave from work and made a list of low-energy things I could do while recovering from surgery, and making a memory photo book is on that list! I’m also thinking about getting a customized stuffed animal that looks like my girl. It’s so hard to lose them.
We did the customized stuffed animal for one of our late dogs (only one of them because she was my husband’s first. They are not cheap). It looks awesome and is a great memento.
May I ask what company you used for that?
We used Cuddle Clones! It was about $300. Here is a pic:
Aww, she’s so cute! That’s the company I’ve been looking at so it’s nice to hear a personal experience not from their website!
My dog loved her sunspot. She passed a couple months ago
I’m sorry for your loss <3
Not while me and Kitty are in the dusty room of the house, please.