Same with me, with my dearly beloved Rose. It still kills me since she trusted me so completely and I listened to the "experts" and caused her so much unnecessary suffering. After that I started refusing treatments, read everything I could before a vet visit, and have been very skeptical of everything any vet suggests. I tr to practice h…
Same with me, with my dearly beloved Rose. It still kills me since she trusted me so completely and I listened to the "experts" and caused her so much unnecessary suffering. After that I started refusing treatments, read everything I could before a vet visit, and have been very skeptical of everything any vet suggests. I tr to practice homeopathy for myself and my pooches. I know it sounds crazy, and I certainly love the people in my life, but I have experienced the most intense emotion for my pups.
There's nothing crazy in your words, or feelings. I'm familiar with what you speak of, and its perfectly explainable.
Our beloved pets are family members who do not betray you. They don't lie to you. They don't misuse the relationship you have with them, at your expense. They don't see you with anything but love and admiration. They give you way more than they get. They provde you with unconditional love and affection.
My pups are always happy to see me, no matter how my day went, good or bad. They always bring a smile to my face, regardless of how im feeling at the moment.
When my 83 year old mom passed, naturally i cried for her at her bedside, being there for her as she left this existence, traveling to the next.
Shortly thereafter, an overwhelming calm came over me, and i was happy for her finally being out of pain she lived with forever.
Mom was with her sisters, brothers, mom and dad, grandparents, friends and aquaintences, all previously passed, and she has the peace she longed for. The decades of internal, emotional and physical suffering mom went through was now over, and although I miss her, I havent shed a tear since.
OTOH, my 17 lb ShihTzu, Mocha., who passed just a few weeks back, strangely enough, still brings tears to my eyes, even as I type this now.
Mocha had a huge impact on my life, my being, my soul, without doubt. He was my best little buddy, went everywhere with me, and my heart breaks still, now, weeks later.
I too, am glad he's with all his brothers and sisters, and his discomfort of his last, remaining time is now over, but the selfish part of me misses his companionship more than ever, as he brought me so much joy, at very little cost.
Some think I'm nuts missing my stinky, little, ShihTzu boy, Mocha, more than my own mother, but i can tell you honestly, Mocha never once caused me any grief during his lifetime. That grief is reserved for me now. Funny thing, the same time, i cannot say that about any human i know, or knew.
Same with me, with my dearly beloved Rose. It still kills me since she trusted me so completely and I listened to the "experts" and caused her so much unnecessary suffering. After that I started refusing treatments, read everything I could before a vet visit, and have been very skeptical of everything any vet suggests. I tr to practice homeopathy for myself and my pooches. I know it sounds crazy, and I certainly love the people in my life, but I have experienced the most intense emotion for my pups.
There's nothing crazy in your words, or feelings. I'm familiar with what you speak of, and its perfectly explainable.
Our beloved pets are family members who do not betray you. They don't lie to you. They don't misuse the relationship you have with them, at your expense. They don't see you with anything but love and admiration. They give you way more than they get. They provde you with unconditional love and affection.
My pups are always happy to see me, no matter how my day went, good or bad. They always bring a smile to my face, regardless of how im feeling at the moment.
When my 83 year old mom passed, naturally i cried for her at her bedside, being there for her as she left this existence, traveling to the next.
Shortly thereafter, an overwhelming calm came over me, and i was happy for her finally being out of pain she lived with forever.
Mom was with her sisters, brothers, mom and dad, grandparents, friends and aquaintences, all previously passed, and she has the peace she longed for. The decades of internal, emotional and physical suffering mom went through was now over, and although I miss her, I havent shed a tear since.
OTOH, my 17 lb ShihTzu, Mocha., who passed just a few weeks back, strangely enough, still brings tears to my eyes, even as I type this now.
Mocha had a huge impact on my life, my being, my soul, without doubt. He was my best little buddy, went everywhere with me, and my heart breaks still, now, weeks later.
I too, am glad he's with all his brothers and sisters, and his discomfort of his last, remaining time is now over, but the selfish part of me misses his companionship more than ever, as he brought me so much joy, at very little cost.
Some think I'm nuts missing my stinky, little, ShihTzu boy, Mocha, more than my own mother, but i can tell you honestly, Mocha never once caused me any grief during his lifetime. That grief is reserved for me now. Funny thing, the same time, i cannot say that about any human i know, or knew.