Put our pup to sleep recently. We miss her every day 😢

So sorry for the loss of your friend.

We put our Andy down after 16 years.
It was brutal. Still miss him years later and always will.
Just be thankful you had him.
Best wishes

Our beloved animal friends' lives are far too short, and losing them is heartbreaking, but even knowing we'll lose them eventually we wouldn't want to live without them. All we can do is cherish our memories.

I just wish that they could do that for me when I’m ready.

I’ve been there …. They are never with us long enough.

It seems like we never get to keep them long enough. Take comfort in that Zeke crossed the Rainbow Bridge and is no longer in pain. Someday you'll be reunited.

May Zeke's best self live on in your memory.

I still miss him so much. These fur babies carve out a whole in your heart that can't be filled.

R-I-P Zeke 🙏

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Please let your fond memories keep you. I feel your grief.

Losing a beloved pet is one of the hardest things we have to suffer through in this life. I've learned that there is a price of pain to pay when a dearly loved pet dies. Once I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find my pets when I get to heaven (I hope I get there), but then I realized that they would be with my parents waiting for me.

We need a little rainbow bridge emoji...

Thank you for telling us about Zeke. He was special, unique, and loved beyond measure. We should all be so lucky.

From our home to yours

Dogs & cats are part of the family, usually better than the human part.

It's so unfair that they can't live longer

It's always hard, even when it's right.

I have been through it myself and was bereft too.
A sweet soul mate little doggie.

They always stay with you, and you can feel it.

that Politicians should croak after fifteen years, and our pets should live to be 70-80-90 Years old......

Allow yourself all the time you need to grieve........

It’s so heartbreaking to lose them. It was your final act of love for him he didn’t go alone or unloved. It was the best thing you could give him - even though it’s so damn painful.

I’m there, too.

I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this right now. And you’re right: there’ll be a little bit of you that won’t ever get over it. Could it be because your Zeke took that part with him when he headed off to Heaven?

He’ll meet Mousetrap and dB and Barney & Betty and other beloveds from here and elsewhere, who’ve gone ahead, themselves. He’ll have many new friends Upstairs.



Sometimes when I think of the Here-After, I find myself wondering if I’ve been good enough to go to THEIR part of Heaven, instead of where the spirits of the good people get to go.

in the hereafter, I simply wasn't going!

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”
- Will Rogers

I’d echo that, but I’d add cats (and other beloved pets).

It is such a heartbreaking and difficult decision we all have to make for our fur babies. I just lost my sweet Butterscotch last August and I'm still grieving. Wishing you peace and comfort in the coming days.

I'm so sorry, Danmel. Zeke was about the same age as my Bellatrix, whom I had to release about a month ago. Furbabies are family and such a pure, unconditional love, it's no wonder it hurts when we have to guide them across the rainbow bridge. You'll never forget Zeke but thank you for giving your pet the best life it could've possibly ever had, cradled by your love.

And it is f-ing hard. It is heartbreaking. I'm glad you had 13 years with him. Remember all the good times and that you gave him a fur-ever home. When the time is right, there will be another looking for a fur-ever home.

They just burrow into our hearts, don't they? And they take a piece of our heart with them when they leave.

I'm truly sorry for your loss, and I think you for (l) adopting from a shelter, (2) giving Zeke such a long life, and (3) for loving him enough to write this heartfelt post.

I'm a long time rescuer who runs a cat sanctuary now. We no longer take in any, but the focus is on the ones we have for them to live out their lives. Many are very old. The loss never, ever gets easy because each one is special and unique. Each one is loved for who they are.

Wishing you peace and comfort.

and send peace and comfort to his grieving loved ones.

I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious Zeke. Do not be surprised if he comes to visit you. My little rescue and I send love and huggggs and purrrrs.

I know from experience how hard it is.

who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle."
(Irving Townsend)
RIP Zeke.

My first dog Max died in 2002 on my floor and she was 16 years old. After that happened she visited me for 10 days and it was wonderful. She also visted my driend whomtaught me how to read tarot cards. We had open minds apparently and my baby was able to communicate.

After my last baby died in 2020 my dad (who had died a year earlier) visited me the night he died but I was not aware he had died until the next say). She came to visit me with my dad, it was crystal clear. She has visited me ever since. I have learned to keep a note pad on my nightstand so that I document her "visits" since they do occur in the "in between" state of consciousness.
I have done a lot of research since then and my experiences are valid and common. It seems like some people are able to get visits in the "in the between state of sleep and awake" . This is what I have experienced and continue to experience and I am very glad when it happens. Apparently there is a very strong bond with people and animals and that is why the lost pets visit more than people do. Animals have a different energy level than humans and when humans are in a "dream state" the vibrations of the energy are more easily transmitted.
I hope you have visits from your baby and please document them as soon as they happen so you are aware and remember them when you are fully awake.

Do not listen to anyone who does not have empathy. They will interfere with your ability to get the visits that the babies really want to communicate with you as a form of comfort.

That's tough.

You did your part - you spoiled him rotten.

We've been through this several times, miss each one, and it never gets easier. So worth it though, to have these little rascals for whatever time we have.

Now we have a year-old Maine coon cat tearing up the couch and doing zoomies at midnight.

R.I.P. Zeke.

I do believe they are waiting for us when our own time comes. I'm very sorry for your loss, and the emptiness you are feeling. From my own experience I can say that nothing makes the sad go away but... you can fall in love with a kitten and be sad at the same time. It is much better than just being sad.

I hope that your memories of Zeke will eventually bring you comfort and peace. Your DU family is here for you. Lean on us at this sad time.



RIP, sweet Zeke. You were so loved.

you gave him a good life, you'll miss him, but we never forget them.

They bring light, laughter, and love. They make us better people, and live in our hearts forever.

I'm glad Zeke was in your life, even though losing him hurts so much.

It was too much grief for us and we couldn't do it any more. So, no pets from then on.

I've lost 10 dogs and 9 cats and it never gets easier. And I've never found words for people dealing with the loss. I hope you can find solace in the memories of your special Zeke. 🤎