Guilt Options

[Rhapsedy]

Has anyone felt guilt months after their pet died? I felt incredible guilt right after Callaway died and the intense guilt has returned, it's been almost 7 months since he died. The pain is so hard and I sometimes feel like I'm going to loss my mind.

[Westiesam/Sharon]

It's funny you should mention this today -- I have been having horrible guilt feelings myself today. I was going over Sammy's last few months and feeling like there was just something I should have caught onto sooner. I feel guilty for the commercial pet food I gave her all those years and for all those vaccinations that I thought she had to have -- and the Frontline -- I could go on and on. She was my first dog -- my first pet -- and I wish I knew some of the things I know now -- I look back and realize that I didn't know how harmful most of those things were. I wish I could do it all over again. I feel like I really let her down.
Sharon

[Rhapsedy]

It's funny you should mention this today -- I have been having horrible guilt feelings myself today. I was going over Sammy's last few months and feeling like there was just something I should have caught onto sooner. I feel guilty for the commercial pet food I gave her all those years and for all those vaccinations that I thought she had to have -- and the Frontline -- I could go on and on. She was my first dog -- my first pet -- and I wish I knew some of the things I know now -- I look back and realize that I didn't know how harmful most of those things were. I wish I could do it all over again. I feel like I really let her down.
Sharon

Hi Sharon,

I feel the same way that you do... I feel like I let Callaway down. I'm sure if I didn't make the decision to put him to sleep I would feel guilty for letting him suffer. I too think about the commercial pet food that I fed Callaway and if I would have only fed him the best food maybe he wouldn't have gotten lymphoma.

I have decided that I somehow have to let this go... I'm not sure how I'm going to do it but I've been working with a therapist for the past 6 1/2 months trying to figure out how to let it go. If I figure out the key I will definitley post it on this website in hopes that it will help others too.

I am so sorry that you feel guilt but trust me I know how it feels and it can eat you up. I pray that we can both find peace and just remember the good times that we shared with our pets.

Take care,
Rhapsedy