After today started out so well by getting the new kitten, it quickly changed for us.  We had to have our 14 year old dog, Scamper, put to sleep tonight

We noticed this afternoon that he was having trouble getting up and by early this evening he couldn't get up at all.  He was in so much pain

Caitlyn and I sat down the hill with him until we could take him to the vet.  I got to hold his face in my hands and tell him what a good dog he has been to us.  My heart is breaking

I'm sorry I could not be more help

Oh Tammy my heart is breaking with you. I love animals and I know how hard it is to loose one. The hurt is so intense. I guess in a way maybe God gave you that kitty to help ease the pain. No of course it won't replace your best friend but it may take the sting out of it. God knows what he's doing that's for sure. 

So sorry to hear about him like this, Ping Pong.  I know this won't make you feel any better, but you will see him again one day.  He'll be waiting for you with lots of wet doggie kisses in the mean time.

Im sorry.     Its so hard to lose a pet. Especially one that you have had for long time. 

My Condelences Ping... I'm so sorry girl...

I can't read this without tearing up because I have been where you are as I'm sure lots of us have and I know how you just can't stop crying. Our pets have such a strong influence in our lives. I cried for 2 weeks when I had to put a dog down.

Hang in there 

I am so sorry for you loss. You doggie was a very beloved part of your family and you loved him so much. I think you are a very strong person to put him out of his pain and i hope I will be as strong as you if I am ever confronted with the same situation. It seems to me that you gave him the best life any dog could have and I know that he loves you for that. God bless you and your family in this time of pain. You have given me so much support that I hope I am returning you even half as much. You are awesome and I hope the pain eases soon. Much love to you and your family.      

My deepest sympathies to you and your family! 

I think it is no mere coincidence that Jimmie came home with the kitten that morning! It is such a good thing, that little fuzzball will really help everyone to feel better! Have you decided on a name yet?

    Ping, so very sorry to hear of your loss.  Pets are so precious and it's really hard to let them go.  Scamper was lucky and he will remain in your heart. 

I am sooo sorry for your loss.     I understand EXACTLY how you feel, and now I'm crying so much for you that I can't even type.

God bless your family and your new kitty.

Focus on kitty, keep in mind that you did that absolute right thing for Scamper and he is in a better place without pain.  He didn't suffer by having him put down. And savor the memeries that you will always have of him.  Your kitty really sounds like a sweetheart.  My other kitty, Puma, is a real sweetheart.  He is one of the most sweet cats that I have ever had.  I can tell he is missing Smokey, though.  The only thing that drives me crazy about Puma is his tail.  It goes up over his back and is just not right.  He was a rescue kitty that we found when he was about three weeks old, when we had a really bad cold spell, plus a dog was after him when we found him.  If we hadn't found him, I'm sure he would have died since he was too young.  I had many pets growing up.  Even though we lived in the country too many of them were killed by dogs or coyotes etc.  Now that I have a choice since I'm an adult whether to keep them indoors or not, they will definitely be kept indoors.  We also have stray dogs, coyotes and I even seen an owl grab a cat once.  When my small dog was still a baby a hawk tried to grab her.  Luckily I was only about three feet from her when it swooped at her, or she would have been gone.  I would have never thought about an owl or hawk until this. I had another cat, Hank, that we had to put down a few years ago.  My husband even teared up and he doesn't particularly like animals.  Hank would have been 22 years old in another month or so.   It's so hard but it was the best for him not to suffer any longer like your dog Scamper.  Know that you did do the right thing no matter how hard it was.  It shows that you really did love your pet.  Wherever he is now in animal heaven or whatever, that he knows this and you did do the absolute right thing.  The animal shelters around here are so overcrowded that some of them have quit taking in animals and are having to euthanize so many a day.  I have considered adopting one but it's just to soon.  I wish I could take all of the animals home with me.   Smokey was an animal shelter kitty when we got him.  He was the first one to reach through the cage and try to get my son's head when we went by, so he was the one my son and I took home.  I'm sorry this got to long, but it really does help to vent.  I'll be thinking of you also and hope that your days will get easier.

The Revolution stuff is great, isn't it?  I had always used frontline, but this takes care of the enternal parasites too, and also earmites.  Our cat Puma had everything when we found him, and even at his age not using but a small portion of the revolution because he was so small, it took care of everything.  I was so shocked when Smokey died like that, talk about unexpected.  We had always expected to lose our big dog, Yikes, first because he is an english mastiff and their average lifespan is about eight years old.  He is now about ten and a half years old.  Sometimes, though, he still acts like a pup, sometimes like an old dog.  When we brought him home as a pup from Murphysboro, TN.  he was eight weeks old and weighed 28 lbs.  It will absolutely kill me when it's his time, but we know its coming.  I am thinking of you, because I do know how hard it is when your pet is a part of your family.  They're like your babies.  Hang in there. I still cry for Smokey, but I know he is in good hands somewhere.  I really do think there is a place in heaven for our loved pets and all animals.