Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello,
I need advice. Yesterday at 9:00am my poor little friend Pippin, a Yorkshire Terrier died. He was suffering from a stroke or a brain tumour; the vet wasn’t sure. He had been a massive support to me over 13 years in the worse of times. My only friend during the night when I was alone.
i can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I feel sick, it has given me a bad stomach. I’ve cried so much and so often that I’ve become dehydrated. He died at home, he didn’t go silently, but he was completely gone, mentally at this point but I was there for the whole thing. It was the worse experience of my life. Thank god my brother was there with me. He was due to go to the vets to be put to sleep but he couldn’t hold out.
he has a brother, Pickles, but he spends all he’s time following my grandmother around. Pippin stayed with me, always.
i can’t focus on anything, I never knew how much he meant to me. He was a rock, a constant in my life, he was always there waiting for me, tail wagging. I know it sounds insane but I would confide in him. I wake up shaking in a panic wandering where he is.
I’ll be getting another friend soon enough but things will never be the same.
Does anyone have any tips on how to accept it and move on? Or is it just time?
I miss him so much.
this is really sad. I was devastated when my dog died quite suddenly a few years ago. I couldn't go to work for ages and didn't know what to do with myself. I took her everywhere with me outside of work. Make sure you drink lots of water. I lived on cups of tea and biscuits for about a month.
Thank you, I can’t even count how many cups of tea I’ve had in the past three days. I got some photos of him yesterday, getting some frames too. I feel like I’ll do more to honour him though but it’s a start.
sorry to hear about your little guy.i suppose a few weeks of sorrow and pain is worth all the years of joy and happiness they bring.
I did exactly the same. Got some nice frames and got some really nice photos printed. And yeah that's the best way to think about it, we know they don't live as long as us. Just need to take peace in knowing we gave them a nice life.