Pet Grief

[Akita Suggagaki]

It has been quite a while since I was down this path. We had to help my icon phot go to sleep Monday. After 12 years of close companionship.
I sure miss her.

How about others?

 

[Clare73]

It has been quite a while since I was down this path. We had to help my icon phot go to sleep Monday. After 12 years of close companionship.
I sure miss her.
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How about others?

I'm thinking only a dog lover knows what it is to lose a pet dog.

I'm thinking you don't ever forget them.

I suspect getting another one helps.

You have my sympathies.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

It has been quite a while since I was down this path. We had to help my icon phot go to sleep Monday. After 12 years of close companionship.
I sure miss her.
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How about others?

My beagle Figgy passed. She was quite the character!

 

[peaceful-forest]

It's hard losing a pet. I had to put down my 14 year old cat last year.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

We know we will probably outlive them. Still, grateful for the happy time together.

 

[JohnC101]

My condolences.

 

[alive2Christ]

Our cat ‘Max’ whom I used to call ‘my boy’, because he was our first boy cat, died and I was starting to sink into depression a month later. As I was sitting on my garden bench, dreading the onset of depression, a beautiful female cat came from under next door’s hedge. She is a mackerel tabby. She raises off her front paws to bump her head onto My hand. After a while I assumed she left, but when I went indoors to get some water, there she was in my living room. She came back every day after that. My boy cat’s cat flap operates by his chip and I reset it to learning mode to see if this new puss had a chip in her neck. She did so I let her use our house if she wanted a snack at night, or a snooze on a cold night. We also wondered who she belonged to. Turns out she belonged to a woman my wife worked with. She had six young kids and a dog that the cat didn’t get on with, hence the reason she stayed with us during Christmas and new year. The woman was happy she was with us and being loved. I called the cat Cleo.
I wonder if the Lord sent her to me to take away my depression? It’s a nice thought. The new puss suddenly wraps her front paws round my leg for a leg hug sometimes which delights me, because Max used to do that too.

 

[Clare73]

Our cat ‘Max’ whom I used to call ‘my boy’, because he was our first boy cat, died and I was starting to sink into depression a month later. As I was sitting on my garden bench, dreading the onset of depression, a beautiful female cat came from under next door’s hedge. She is a mackerel tabby. She raises off her front paws to bump her head onto My hand. After a while I assumed she left, but when I went indoors to get some water, there she was in my living room. She came back every day after that. My boy cat’s cat flap operates by his chip and I reset it to learning mode to see if this new puss had a chip in her neck. She did so I let her use our house if she wanted a snack at night, or a snooze on a cold night. We also wondered who she belonged to. Turns out she belonged to a woman my wife worked with. She had six young kids and a dog that the cat didn’t get on with, hence the reason she stayed with us during Christmas and new year. The woman was happy she was with us and being loved. I called the cat Cleo.
I wonder if the Lord sent her to me to take away my depression? It’s a nice thought. The new puss suddenly wraps her front paws round my leg for a leg hug sometimes which delights me, because Max used to do that too.

God blesses his people in ways that are important to them.

So happy for your new find.

 

[alive2Christ]

God blesses his people in ways that are important to them.

So happy for your new find.

Thank you. That’s my wee boy Max in my avatar pic.

 

[Tranquil Bondservant]

I wonder if the Lord sent her to me to take away my depression? It’s a nice thought. The new puss suddenly wraps her front paws round my leg for a leg hug sometimes which delights me, because Max used to do that too.

The Lord provides us with the air we breathe every day and protects us from threats we don't even know exist. I can without a single doubt say that because of His immense love for you it was His hand that brought this about. It's always worth remembering that God didn't think existence was worth making without you personally in it. He loves us so much more than we can even fathom .

But if you want some Biblical reasons as to why it was providential:

1. It doesn't cause division with the original owner
2. It was a boon to the original owner and provides them with comfort
3. It came at a crucial time when you were suffering
4. It brought relief to your soul
5. It helps bring about peace and love in accordance with the will of God