So Sad!, Loss of my friend Options

[Victoria]

Hello all
I just lost my best friend on Sunday. He was just short of his 15th birthday. He had been sick for about 2 months. I tryed everything to help but nothing did. His name was J-dog, he was a very speical dog a Jack Russell. This is the hardest thing I've had to do. I'm having a really bad day today. I have two other dogs another JRT she is almost 13, and a Lab who is 13. What a crew! Both of my other dogs are joining me in my grief. I'm worried about my Lab he too is just hanging on to life by a thread. I don't know how I will deal with back to back grief like this. The Lab is my husbands dog, J-dog was mine and my other JRT is both of ours. She is having a hard time dealing with Jays death. I try not to cry around her, but it hard because she won't let me out of her sight. I quess I need some encouragement on how to deal with her. Gosh I miss my buddie so much....

[LoveThem]

I am so sorry to hear about Goose...it is just too soon since Jay was taken. You said you have a 3rd one who is 13. The last ones I had were the first time I had 3 and also they were from the same litter so all the same age. I am finding from my experience and also from some others on this forum that it is much harder when your babies are close in age.....that means they will all become seniors at the same time. It is truly the most heartbreaking of all to lose more than one close together.

I think in the future if I do have more than 1...I will really think about having some years of age between them. I lost 1 in 2002, then the 2nd in 2006 and the 3rd in 2007. It's like your family has all disappeared at the same time...that's more hurt than we should have to bear...except we all find out at some time that life is really not fair even though at times we hope for the best.

My tears are here and I am crying for you and with you for such a painful time. Each day you have with Goose will be a blessing and I am glad you have Dinky..it really helps to have the last one for a while..it did for me.

Hugs and prayers to Goose. All you can do now is simply love him and hug him and tell him how much you care, as often as you can. And be sure and hug Dinky too because she doesn't understand why you are so sad and when we show sadness...our babies are very aware of it and sometimes try to lick away the tears...that's their tenderness and their unconditional love trying to help. Take Care and post whenever you feel the need. There is understanding here of what you are going through so be assured you are not alone in your grief.