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Originally Posted by Xando
The grief of the loss of my dog has just gotten too hard to handle and I'm thinking of getting another. I feel some relief from the idea of having someone else to love, but I'm also feeling horribly guilty about not mourning my dog enough. If that makes sense.
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Xando - I had my 18 yr old, 17 yr old cats die within 2 months of each other, plus my 3rd cat ran away around the same time. The grief of a pet is heartwrenching yet no pet is replaceable. After a couple of months I still felt so lost and was grieving to deeply that my daughter took me to the shelter to adopt a new cat. Since then I've adopted another one that was saved from the recent fires. Even though it isn't the same, I feel good that I am
helping these animals and giving them loving when they need it most. Getting another animal is good medicine for the soul.