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Some of you know I lost my sweet kitty Einstein (Eini) on September 17, 2017 -- well over a year ago now. He was only 8 years old and I expected to have him for another 10-12 years, so it was both shocking and heartbreaking to lose him so young.
Here he is (red kitty) snoozin' with his big brother Hansel (black kitty) ... I named this photo "hansel_einstein_sweeties_1-15."
Just now I was reading through some food posts and some music came on on the TV I have in the background -- for some reason I thought, "EINI!" and started crying.
I can't believe how much I still miss him ... and I know those of you who have suffered similar losses can relate.
Sorry for your loss, but grief has it's own timetable. You never know what is going to make you start crying because somehow you were reminded of your dearly missed pet. We love our pets, they are part of our family.
Maiden_fern, thanks for your kind comments. I've had grief hit me out of the blue before (for Eini and for other kitties I've lost), but geez, I'll never get used to it.
I lost a fur baby 13 years ago and she was so super special and close to me. I mean I LOVED that dog so much.................I think about her so much but some days I just burst out crying over losing her. I feel certain I will continue to cry over her and miss her until the day I die. And at that point I hope she is running toward me greeting me in the heavens.
I feel your pain Karen. You're entitled to mourn your fur baby and future fur babies for as long as you want. HUGS
Sorry for your loss, but grief has it's own timetable. You never know what is going to make you start crying because somehow you were reminded of your dearly missed pet. We love our pets, they are part of our family.
I tend to look at grief (maybe I should say "griefs") differently. It is always present because your memory of whatever happened is still filed away someplace, but it can stay tucked away under the surface for days, weeks, years, until just the right trigger re-activates it. Over a very long time that tends to happen less often.
Years ago I lost a beloved aviary bird to a horrible accident. Just what happened is still a mystery that I can't quite resolve in my mind. This is what makes the memory harsher. To this day if I even see video of this bird species or hear its song I just fall apart. I've lost other pets over the years; other birds, dogs, reptiles (yes some of them were just as dear emotionally as the furkids), but a couple stand out because losing them seemed so unjust.
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