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My boy, the closest thing I'll ever have to a son, died on Saturday.

My condolences.

I'm sorry for your loss. My first cat I ever owned past away 2 weeks ago also

Bombus distinguendus wrote:I'm sorry for your loss. My first cat I ever owned past away 2 weeks ago also

sorry to hear that, We lost a cat a few years ago too.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Very very sorry to hear that.

My first dog died in my first year of university, so I never actually saw her as I had moved to the UK from Italy.

Her sister died last month, after a painful couple of months where we couldn't figure out what was wrong with her; she was having chronic epileptic fits, and eventually turned out to be a brain tumor. She survived the operation, but not the anaesthetic.

So I've lost them both from a distance, and wasn't able to spend as much time as I wanted with either of them in the past four years.

Really sorry to hear that, I feel your pain. We've just had to have one of our Jack Russell's put to sleep last week, he was only six.

Sorry to hear that, SVK, my Condolences as well.

We had 2 cats, one ours (Shadowbolt),one an adopted stray (Hoover) who was cripple (Busted leg, busted fang, destroyed eye, don't know how). Both were poisoned last summer (together with a bunch of other animals in the neighborhood including chickens) and we buried them only to discover they each had 2 (Pirate, Heidi, Angel & Ninja) kittens from 2 stray mates that we left water out for.

Later, both the mums (Missy & Leia) were poisoned as well, and at the start of this year 2 of the 4 Kittens (Heidi on New Years Eve & Ninja on Jan 7th) also.

Now, Angel has 3 Kittens of her own, which we are trying to protect with a vengeance. Pirate, no known kids yet, is recovering from almost losing an eye in a fight.

Your dog looks very robust and content in the photo. I understand completely where you call him your Son. I hope you know how lucky and blessed he was to be raised with love by a family rather than in the streets with a pack.

My Wife didn't want another Cat after we lost Shadowbolt, who was hers. We inherited his and Hoovers families (but did wish for it as well). I encourage you to get another Dog. It's not a betrayel. You'll be twice as strong at giving him the best life you can.

I agree with that last comment.

If you don't think you can handle another pet in the full sense of the term, why not consider fostering, or looking after strays from kennels/dog pounds?

They need love too, and you already have the experience of caring after an animal.

That's what we're doing with my family, at least.