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Tag Archives: pet loss grief
Virtual Coffee #5
If we were having coffee today, I’d let you know that I’ve missed you since I stepped away for a month-long blogging break. It’s good to step away for these little breaks every now and then. And though I didn’t blog … Continue reading
Goodbye Coco
I received a very sad phone call this afternoon. A good friend called to tell me she and her husband had to say goodbye to their ten-year old Boxer, Coco, this morning. My heart hurts for them. Coco was the … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Grief, Pets
Tagged cancer in Boxer dogs, dog love, mourning the loss of a dog, pet loss, pet loss grief
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Ruminate
This post is in response to the WordPress one-word daily prompt: Ruminate The first thing that popped into my head (of course) upon seeing this prompt was my anatomy and physiology days in my animal science and pre-vet courses and … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Prompt, Uncategorized
Tagged deep thinker, grief, pet loss grief, Ruminate, rumination, ruminator
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Monday’s Question
Question: What’s the most difficult decision you’ve ever had to make? My Answer: I’ve thought about this one a lot and without a doubt, I think it’s when I had to make the decision to put my cat to … Continue reading
Posted in Monday's Question, Uncategorized
Tagged difficult decisions, euthanasia of a pet, grief, losing a pet, pet loss grief
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The Dream Visit
For those of you who read my blog regularly, you have heard me speak a lot about my geriatric cat, Bigfoot, who I had to have euthanized 8 months ago. I’ve also written that Bigfoot’s death hit me every bit … Continue reading
Daily Prompt: Intense!
Today’s Daily Prompt: Describe the last time you were surprised by the intensity of a feeling you had about something, or were surprised at how strongly you reacted to something you thought wouldn’t be a big deal. I lost my almost 20-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Prompt, Grief
Tagged cats, Daily Prompt, death, grief, intensity of feelings, pet loss, pet loss grief, postaday
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