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Pet Loss (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by chknbwl@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world

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I recently lost a very precious family member and I am having a tough time coping. Is there a Lemmy-equivalent community for Pet Loss? I've done a fair amount of searching but haven't found anything active or similar. Apologies if this has been asked for the hundredth time.

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[–] hadek@lemmings.world 33 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Losing a dear pet never is easy, but try to find solace in the idea you where his whole life (of the biggest part of it). You gave your pet the best he could have had.

There is now forever a paw marked on your heart.

I have 2 cats, but have a room dedicated to sheltering old cats. Tl;dr I'm a palliative care unit for a local shelter and I deal with a lot of loss.

What keeps me going is that I do truly believe I give them the best "end" of their life and that even of their stays are short. I gave them all the love I have.

Feel free to reach out to me of u wanna talk, share, reminesce or just simply ask questions.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

You're a good human

[–] chknbwl@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Thank you for your kind words. It gives me a degree of solace to believe as you do: I believe I gave her the best life I possibly could. I've made mistakes, but I always did everything with her health in mind. They're just never around long enough.

Thank you again, I may reach out to you soon. Her story deserves to be shared; she was such a strong little creature.