Does anyone know how to get over the great, heart wrenching pain and loss and yearning you feel when you lose a pet? It feels like my life has been turned upside down.

Omg, I think if someone knew the answer to that, (as they say) they'd be a billionaire. I can't imagine how much I'd be willing to pay to not go through this grief. My Molly Rose was with me for 16 yrs., and I had NO idea just how painful her loss would be. I knew I loved her, she was my "baby," but when we lost her, like you, it seemed the world just stopped. And I like to consider myself a pretty strong, stable person, but her loss has just devastated me. I never imagined I could experience this much pain.

So I have no answers. I surely wish I did. But you're not alone, Kirsty, you're not alone. That much I know for sure.