Sudden loss of beloved dog

[Rossa3112]

Hi all, I'm really struggling with the awful grief, sadness and emptiness I'm feeling on the sudden loss of our only furry family member.

Our beautiful boy was only 8 and full of life. It was cruelly snatched away from him on Monday after sadly he'd eaten a kebab at our BBQ I didn't know on the Saturday before, he didn't show symptoms until the Wednesday night when I took him the vets. They diagnosed possibly pancreatitis and I thought it could be that as he'd cheekily had burgers and sausages from the BBQ, they were given to him though as he loved them. After rushing him the hospital on the Friday, they investigated and saw what they though was gas and possibly an object on the scans. We chose for them to operate on Saturday and dreadfully they found the kebab stick. My poor baby got peritonitis then sepsis and was struggling with the infection and passed away tragically in my arms on Monday.

I'm wracked with guilty, sadness and emptiness, we all miss him dreadfully😭I keep looking for him and our daily walks were like clockwork so I've lost my purpose as we loved to walk for miles each day😭I don't know how I'll get over his loss and the trauma he and we went through. I hate to think of him alone in that hospital for 3 nights, I should have been with him 😭he was our life for 8 years, all our days outs we're around taking him with us.

We had booked a trip away for this week around what he'd like and it would have been wonderful walks, swims etc for him, I'm heartbroken 😭

Sorry to hear that, sending hugs

So sorry to hear that, sending love to all your family x

I'm sorry. It's so hard and heartbreaking. You say your dog was beloved and they will have known that.

I'm so about sorry about your loss, just heartbreaking. Our 8 year old dog died many years ago of a gastric torsion that developed into peritonitis. It was our first dog and I broke my heart, it seemed so young to go. I still think of him, three dogs down the line.

This is a day I dread. I am so sorry for your loss. X

That's awful, so tragic, sending lots of thoughts to you. Give yourselves time to grieve and I know it's easy to say but try to not feel guilty, you did everything you could for your wee boy

I’m so sorry OP it’s the most dreadful pain, you will be in complete shock at the moment and the comings weeks I know will be so hard, I wish I could say something to ease the pain, what I found helpful was making a little memorial area for my dog, her ashes, collar and picture, it brings me comfort. I know how hard this is so if you are struggling the blue cross have a pet bereavement helpline which could help you, also there are lots of self help videos on YouTube regarding pet loss. I’m so very sorry, he died in your arms with the person he loves, I hope that brings you some comfort