on the passing of my dog

I got a sympathy card from the vet's office. It was signed by 24 people. I
felt it in my gut. I was a bit shocked. -Later I realized that the two
doctors I had worked with were not signed on the card. Maybe even vet
doctors don't want to do anything that might seem like admitting guilt, or
making a mistake.

I had my carpet steam cleaned. I miss my "friend" so much, but my home is
starting to look like something a normal person would have. I now realize
that the whole place was organized to accommodate my dog's needs.

A weight of responsibility has been lifted from my shoulders. That
responsibility may have helped keep me stable, but it was a lot of stress.

I ate his last meal. We often shared food. He didn't eat during his last 3
days, but I would bring him the best possible meals in the hope he would be
tempted. When he refused this one, I put it in the refrigerator. After he
was gone, I ate it myself.

I'm not sleeping well. I dream about his illness.

hi, QN. grieving is the worst thing i've ever been through. You feel
like it'll never get better. But it will. And then you can begin to
remember the good times without getting as sad.

shawn

On 1 jun, 18:19, "Quiet Neighbor" <priv...@spamless.net> wrote:
> I got a sympathy card from the vet's office. It was signed by 24 people. I
> felt it in my gut. I was a bit shocked. -Later I realized that the two
> doctors I had worked with were not signed on the card. Maybe even vet
> doctors don't want to do anything that might seem like admitting guilt, or
> making a mistake.
>
> I had my carpet steam cleaned. I miss my "friend" so much, but my home is
> starting to look like something a normal person would have. I now realize
> that the whole place was organized to accommodate my dog's needs.
>
> A weight of responsibility has been lifted from my shoulders. That
> responsibility may have helped keep me stable, but it was a lot of stress.
>
> I ate his last meal. We often shared food. He didn't eat during his last 3
> days, but I would bring him the best possible meals in the hope he would be
> tempted. When he refused this one, I put it in the refrigerator. After he
> was gone, I ate it myself.
>
> I'm not sleeping well. I dream about his illness.

Hi QN,

I used to have two cats, my parents had dogs and cats.
I grew up with dogs and have good memories about them.
But when I worked I didn't have the time to go walking with
them during the day, so I decided to take cats.
I got my cats from my mother so they were already
grown ups. The were a great comfort for me in difficult
times and good company. They were both holy birmans
and the first I had to put to sleep with the vet and that
was not so nice. I still have doubts whether I had not
giving him enough time to recover and was to quick
with the putting to sleep. The other died of age and
that gave me a good feeling like I cared for him till
the end. Now I don't have animals anymore and
sometimes I wonder if the saying the best way
to get over the last one is by the next one. Maybe you
should buy yourself a young dog to get over the grief.
Just my few cents.

Berty

Go to a petstore Qn. Just lookaround. It might help the grieving
process.

"Quiet Neighbor" <private@spamless.net> wrote in message
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>I got a sympathy card from the vet's office. It was signed by 24 people.
>I felt it in my gut. I was a bit shocked. -Later I realized that the two
>doctors I had worked with were not signed on the card. Maybe even vet
>doctors don't want to do anything that might seem like admitting guilt, or
>making a mistake.
>
> I had my carpet steam cleaned. I miss my "friend" so much, but my home is
> starting to look like something a normal person would have. I now realize
> that the whole place was organized to accommodate my dog's needs.
>
> A weight of responsibility has been lifted from my shoulders. That
> responsibility may have helped keep me stable, but it was a lot of stress.
>
> I ate his last meal. We often shared food. He didn't eat during his last
> 3 days, but I would bring him the best possible meals in the hope he would
> be tempted. When he refused this one, I put it in the refrigerator.
> After he was gone, I ate it myself.
>
> I'm not sleeping well. I dream about his illness.

when my cat died I found an internet pet site and posted a tribute to her

it felt good though of course I cried buckets

-- kez

Sorry to hear about your dog. I have a hard enough time cleaning up after
myself much less a pet. I would like to have someone here living with me
who would wait on me and keep the house clean. I could sit in front of the
TV and tell them where to clean or what food to bring me. I also heard that
getting a mail order bride sent over from Russia would cost me around
$10,000 total.

"Quiet Neighbor" <private@spamless.net> wrote in message
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> I got a sympathy card from the vet's office. It was signed by 24 people.
I
> felt it in my gut. I was a bit shocked. -Later I realized that the two
> doctors I had worked with were not signed on the card. Maybe even vet
> doctors don't want to do anything that might seem like admitting guilt, or
> making a mistake.
>
> I had my carpet steam cleaned. I miss my "friend" so much, but my home is
> starting to look like something a normal person would have. I now realize
> that the whole place was organized to accommodate my dog's needs.
>
> A weight of responsibility has been lifted from my shoulders. That
> responsibility may have helped keep me stable, but it was a lot of stress.
>
> I ate his last meal. We often shared food. He didn't eat during his last
3
> days, but I would bring him the best possible meals in the hope he would
be
> tempted. When he refused this one, I put it in the refrigerator. After
he
> was gone, I ate it myself.
>
> I'm not sleeping well. I dream about his illness.
>
>

Money can solve many problems.

However, with liberal use, money disappears fast.

I used reminders in my computer to keep up with the routine things a dog
needs.

I always had some dry dogfood (with preservatives) available in a bowl in
case I forgot to feed him, or something.

I used four very large bowls for water. He would have been OK for water for
a month, if I got stupid.




"Just Me" <justme@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry to hear about your dog. I have a hard enough time cleaning up after
> myself much less a pet. I would like to have someone here living with me
> who would wait on me and keep the house clean. I could sit in front of
> the
> TV and tell them where to clean or what food to bring me. I also heard
> that
> getting a mail order bride sent over from Russia would cost me around
> $10,000 total.
>
> "Quiet Neighbor" <private@spamless.net> wrote in message
> newsNW7i.5193$u56.2657@newssvr22.news.prodigy.ne t...
>> I got a sympathy card from the vet's office. It was signed by 24 people.
> I
>> felt it in my gut. I was a bit shocked. -Later I realized that the two
>> doctors I had worked with were not signed on the card. Maybe even vet
>> doctors don't want to do anything that might seem like admitting guilt,
>> or
>> making a mistake.
>>
>> I had my carpet steam cleaned. I miss my "friend" so much, but my home
>> is
>> starting to look like something a normal person would have. I now
>> realize
>> that the whole place was organized to accommodate my dog's needs.
>>
>> A weight of responsibility has been lifted from my shoulders. That
>> responsibility may have helped keep me stable, but it was a lot of
>> stress.
>>
>> I ate his last meal. We often shared food. He didn't eat during his
>> last
> 3
>> days, but I would bring him the best possible meals in the hope he would
> be
>> tempted. When he refused this one, I put it in the refrigerator. After
> he
>> was gone, I ate it myself.
>>
>> I'm not sleeping well. I dream about his illness.
>>
>>
>
>

hello Just Me

One of the psychiatrists in our building married a mail order bride from
Russia. They recently had a baby.

Sorry to hear about your dog, QN.

penguin

Thanks penguin.

It seems odd that a psychiatrist would do this. Is he 50 and fat, and is
she 20 and looks like Scarlet Johanson?




"Penguin A" <kola5z@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>
> hello Just Me
>
> One of the psychiatrists in our building married a mail order bride from
> Russia. They recently had a baby.
>
> Sorry to hear about your dog, QN.
>
> penguin
>

You got it right in the description of the psychiatrist, QN. He got in
trouble for doing some other odd things and no longer works in the
building.

penguin

I once had a psychiatrist that was very good to me. He was very interested
in helping me in several areas of life. I used to call him at his home at
night sometimes and he would talk with me. His phone number was not
unlisted. His wife was also a doctor, a GP I think. I once saw him leave
his office and ride home on a bicycle.

"Penguin A" <kola5z@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>
> hello Just Me
>
> One of the psychiatrists in our building married a mail order bride from
> Russia. They recently had a baby.
>
> Sorry to hear about your dog, QN.
>
> penguin
>