Very sad, goodbye Max, my sweet loyal friend. Gone but never forgotten.

I'm so sorry for your loss. You were a wonderful mom to Max. He was very much loved and that's all that is important. ((((HUGS))))

So sorry for your loss. You were and are a very good doggie mommie. It seems like Max didn't suffer and you gave him a good life.

I am so so sorry for your loss

I'm so sorry for your loss. :cry:

I'm so sorry for your loss. {{hugs}}

I am so sorry for your loss. :hugs:

Play hard up at the Bridge, Max. :doggie:

Thank you so much for the support and kind words :heart:. When I opened this thread today my eyes teared up again, reading all the kind words and support. It really means a lot to me. Thank you.
 
Your story brought tears to my eyes. You were the most perfect mommy, don't question yourself. Keep well and so sorry x

Thank you for the kind words, they mean a lot to me during these days.

Oh Chanel- I'm crying right now.

I am so very sorry for your loss. These little guys become part of our family, they're our fur kids. We do everything we can to keep them healthy and happy.

But then that dreaded day comes, the day we all have to say goodbye... I went through this once before and understand your pain completely. Especially since it was just so sudden.

Just know that eventually the pain lessens, and you'll be able to remember the time you had together and smile.
You gave him a wonderful life and that's all that matters.

<hugs>

Thank you so much for the support and I am sorry you had to go through this before. And you are right, we do everything to make them happy. If they were happy, I was happy too.
But now, everything seems so dark....I am very grateful for the times we had together and that he was part of my life, but I miss him so much. And yes, I think it has hit me extra hard because it happened so sudden and so fast. Didn't see this coming at all. I don't have children, but my dogs are my children to me.

I also feel so sad for little Choco. Sometimes he has his happy moments, but on other moments he looks so sad. He is following me everywhere I go now. Funny thing is, in the past, he didn't care much for a walk. But that has changed 100% now. I only have to open the closet where the leash is, and he's totally cheering up. So I take him for a walk more often, that he has some distraction.

I loved reading of Max and his farts, our cat Ernie does that, too... a lot!

I am so sorry for your loss and I hope Choco will be better and feel securer soon.

We never had dogs but cats.
When one of our two died we gave two boys from the shelter a bew home so now we are living with three under our roof.
If Choco mourns too much and misses a buddy, go and search for one at your shelter again.
You wont find a second Max but for sure a new friend in need.
Take care

Thank you so much, reading about Ernie did cheer me up a little. I had no idea a cat could fart like that too.
Choco luckily ate very good today, but I can feel he misses Max. Thank you for the advice.
I really hope Choco feels better soon.

Oh I am so sorry. You gave Max the best life you could and he loved you - I completely understand the guilt that follows such a sudden loss but please don't blame yourself. It was Max's time to leave - and it doesn't matter how long they're with us, it's never long enough. Play hard up at the Bridge, Max.
{{{hugs}}}

Thank you for your lovely words, clevercat. You hit the nail on the head, it's never long enough indeed. It's just that I didn't see this coming at all. It all happened so sudden and fast. I still have moments that I can't believe this actually happened.
While reading in the animal section today, I stumbled upon your thread. I have only read a few pages so far, but may I say what an amazing person with a golden heart you are to take care of all these cats in need. I am sure the cats that are or were part of your life, think they had found paradise. You are amazing :heart:.

So sorry to hear about Max. I hope that you can take comfort in the wonderful memories you have of Max and realise that he was loved very much by you and his family. :hugs:

Thank you so much for your support. I have many, many great memories of Max. While I write this down, my eyes tear up again. He was such an amazing dog and I am so grateful he was part of my life.

I sincerely hope you find comfort enough not to feel sad but fortunate to have the opportunity of rescuing max and share your life with him. It may take a long while... But it will eventually come.
Big big hug for you.
Sorry for your loss.

Thank you so much and I hope so. Time will tell. I feel sadness every day, but I am very, very grateful that I had him in my life.
 
So sorry to hear about Max, your story made me cry. :cry: I lost my dog a few months ago, so I can relate to how you're feeling. I remember people telling me that the pain lessens and I honestly didn't believe them. Well, it's been 3 1/2 months and it really, truly does get easier. I still have moments that it hits me out of the blue and I completely lose it, but I'm not crying every single day like I was before. So hang in there! Eventually you will be able to smile at the memories instead of cry :smile:

I am so sorry, I didn't want to make you cry and I am so sorry for your loss too :hugs:. I am glad to hear that you are doing a bit better now. I am so glad I wrote about Max on Purse Forum, all the support does mean a lot to me. Every day is still a roller coaster full of emotions, every day it feels like there's a rock in my stomach. I am trying not to lose it anymore because of my other dog, but when I took him for a walk today and saw another dog that looked a bit like Max, I almost lost it. Almost.

I am so sorry for your heartbreaking loss. He was a sweetheart and I hope you can take comfort in the very happy memories you had together. RIP dear Max

Thank you so much. There are many happy memories, but most of them still make my eyes tear up as I miss him so much.

I'm so very sorry for your loss of Max

Thank you for your support, it means a lot to me.

Big hug!!

Thank you so much, I can use many of them these days :hugs:.
 
I'm sorry for your loss. It's always hard when it happens so unexpectedly. You are a great mamma and you did everything you could to take care of your sweet Max. What you and Choco are feeling is totally normal and with time it will get better. *hugs*
 
Im very sorry for your loss.

My current pup lost his older brother so I know what ita like when you're left with one. I let him sleep with me when that happened and he woke up in the middle of the night and peed on my lap lol. It took some time but eventually my pup learned to exist on his own. He was a bit shy and insecure at first but that disappeared over time. :hugs:
 
I'm sorry for your loss. It's always hard when it happens so unexpectedly. You are a great mamma and you did everything you could to take care of your sweet Max. What you and Choco are feeling is totally normal and with time it will get better. *hugs*

Sorry for your loss. You sound like a wonderful mummy and you gave Max a very happy life when you rescued him. Stay strong for Choco x

I'm so sorry for your loss Chanel, it's heartbreaking but I feel you did everything you could for Max, he was definitely loved and you are a great mom to him and Choco

Thank you so much for the support, all :flowers:. I found myself looking for distraction by reading on Purse Forum, which helps temporary. Also decided to take a few steps back at work for now, so that I can focus on Choco. I work much at home anyway, but sometimes I also have to travel or go to meetings, and that simply doesn't work for now as dear Choco can't be alone at this time at all.

Im very sorry for your loss.

My current pup lost his older brother so I know what ita like when you're left with one. I let him sleep with me when that happened and he woke up in the middle of the night and peed on my lap lol. It took some time but eventually my pup learned to exist on his own. He was a bit shy and insecure at first but that disappeared over time. :hugs:

Thank you so much for the support, hermes_lemming :smooch:. I am so sorry to hear about your pup that he lost his older brother. Good to hear that it worked out at the end, I hope it only takes time. Did you train him to be alone again or how did you do that? Choco now sleeps with me in bed as well. Did your pup also drink less in the beginning? Choco eats (but has become very specific what he eats or not), but drinking is a concern now. When I put water in my hand palm, he will drink it, but he doesn't drink much out of his bowl anymore. Even bought a new one and put it upstairs for when he gets thirsty at night, but he rarely touched it. He didn't drink last night, and today I let him drink from my hand palms. If he doesn't start drinking on his own soon, I think another visit to the vet is in order.
 
Thank you so much for the support, all :flowers:. I found myself looking for distraction by reading on Purse Forum, which helps temporary. Also decided to take a few steps back at work for now, so that I can focus on Choco. I work much at home anyway, but sometimes I also have to travel or go to meetings, and that simply doesn't work for now as dear Choco can't be alone at this time at all.



Thank you so much for the support, hermes_lemming :smooch:. I am so sorry to hear about your pup that he lost his older brother. Good to hear that it worked out at the end, I hope it only takes time. Did you train him to be alone again or how did you do that? Choco now sleeps with me in bed as well. Did your pup also drink less in the beginning? Choco eats (but has become very specific what he eats or not), but drinking is a concern now. When I put water in my hand palm, he will drink it, but he doesn't drink much out of his bowl anymore. Even bought a new one and put it upstairs for when he gets thirsty at night, but he rarely touched it. He didn't drink last night, and today I let him drink from my hand palms. If he doesn't start drinking on his own soon, I think another visit to the vet is in order.
My beau actually had to talk me into letting my pup in bed. I felt awful because my dog has always been part of a pack. He was one of three. And he and his brother used to be snuggle buddies. They also had very different temperments. His brother was quite outgoing and independent. My pup is codependent and on the shy side.

I just love him as I would any other pet and constantly reassured. As time went on he got better. Now he is a happy lil clam, my lil shadow.

I think Choco is sad. Like I said, first night without his brother, my pup peed in my lap and wailed. It will get better in time.
 
I am so sorry. I know how much it hurts, literally takes your breath away.
Dogs are a blessing, and Max got to live where he was loved and appreciated which is all a dog wants.
You are a good dog mom, you could not have done anything.
I hope your grief someday soon turns to bittersweet memories.
 
This has made me tear up :sad: so sorry for your loss. Try and focus on the the fun times you had with him, and know that you giving him a great life is a great wonderful thing to have done *hugs*
 
I'm so sorry for you loss:hugs:

I've been waiting to respond to you because I'm trying to find the right words. I lost my 3.5 year old boy a few weeks ago in a very similar way. It was a devastating loss, and experience. My boy was ill for a few months, and I took him to see two different specialists. I held on to the hope I would have him at least another year, but like your boy Max, the last hours Romeo was breathing very shallow. When I got him up to take him to the emergency room, he collapsed and died on the way to the emergency room.
I too have feelings of guilt and wanting so badly to rewind the last hours, thinking I could have changed the outcome.
I took him to the emergency room the night before he passed, and they ran CBC, checked his pulse, blood pressure, gave him fluids under his skin, then sent him home around 7 pm. I called the emergency vet at 10pm, and told them he was not improving. They told me there was nothing they could do for him, and that I would need to contact the vet's office where he was being treated for what they thought was a rare form of lymphoma.
By morning it was too late.

I'm having a hard time letting go of the what if's. I want my boy back so badly, I can barely breathe. It feels like a nightmare I can't wake up from.
If only...
I try to comfort myself with maybe he would have spent his last night in a cage in a scary place, instead of home with me.
There is just no easy way to let them go.