Why Dead Pets Matter

[Catherine]

Hamsters and fish are gone with in weeks. I don't know about snakes and lizards. I guess it matters how big and what kind. I put shrubs in place so they can't be walked on. By the time the soil would be disturbed there would be nothing left.

I felt like Jonathan was with me this morning when I woke up.  In many ways she has stayed with me.

A year does seem right for the earthly part to pass. Can you move the remains with you when you go. You could take the soil from the bed with you and replace it with other soil.

Can you at least take the plants from the garden.

Ruth you may not have felt it as intensely, but you have really grieved the loss of Lucy. It has been a deep loss for you. She was so much a part of your life that you have to heal to feel complete. We all feel like we have lost a part of ourselves when we lose a beloved pet.

Losing my Koi was the hardest. It took a few weeks for the parasite to kill them all. I could do nothing to stop it, they were all infected. I sat on the floor beside the tank and waited with them for the end.