I am sure most of us have been there and I see threads like this popping up from time to time in the advice section.

We had to get my cat put down a quite a few years back - and sometimes I still find it difficult to talk about now. She was very much part of my family, I'd had her longer than I'd had my younger brother and sister

Sometimes its kinder to let them go though and my little one was spoilt rotten during her illness and I like to think she died a happy cat.

My Mum would never get another one, as it upset her too much but we've had our 5 month old kitten for a while now and look forward to giving her a long, happy healthy life.

So feel free to pop on here and swap stories about pets that are no longer with us!!! Its lovely to remember them

My beautiful dog Callie (a small yorkie terrier) was put down a few years ago, i was devastated, that dog had been in our family for my whole life, a year older than i was when she was put down.
I miss her cute bark, her cute face, everything about her i miss.

i had a rabbit called jake, we'd had him for 5 years and he was a house rabbit, and i know a lot of people think its stupied because its "just a rabbit" but he was like a part of the family, like a dog lol! hes always had problems with his teeth but 6 weeks ago he had to be put down because he had an abcess (sp?) and apparently its like "bunny cancer" and although i found it hard to talk about like a few days after i'm fine about it now, we even have a little joke about it lol. we buried him in the garden and even baught a mini headstone lol!! we all miss hearing him hop around us as we're doing the washing up!! lol!

what made it worse though was that we found our guinea pig dead in the cage 3 days after!!

My dog Sam was put to sleep over 4 years ago

He just got ill over the course of one weekend and never recovered due to his age and frailty....He went to the vet on that Monday and that was the last time I saw him alive as the nurse took him away for treatment to get some fluids inside of him but he didn't respond to the treatment and was put to sleep on the Tuesday

His urn is still on my dad's mantlepiece to this day

i bought a cat for my other half when she first had depression he was the runt of the litter had a cold that i was assured was not cat flu(which it was) mum disowned him i picked oscar up and he just sat in my arms looking at me i took him home took him to a vet who gave him some antibiotics and basically said don't expect him to get better he is very ill and underweight well he got over the cat flu but still carried it and now and again it came back at him but my boy fought it about 8 months ago it started up again and for the last 8 months it was there constantly as we wiped his nose much to his disgust our vets were marvellous then 2 months ago he had a problem with a gas build up in his tummy due to his blocked nasal tubes they dispersed it with drugs and ossie came home then 2 weeks ago it happened again this time he couldn't beat it i miss my boy so much he comes home tomorrow in a little pine box cos i told him he would come home here is a little site i made for him http://www.mypetspages.com/mysite/4431

I lost my Hamster earlier this year. I've had a hard time for a few years, and he always brightened my day. He was a real character, and the only reason I got out of bed some days. I found his death extremely hard, its the first time I lost someone important since I've been sober. I miss him.

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Our cat Mittens died at Easter.

She was old and had feline dementia.

She was booked in at the vets for the Tuesday, but we found her in the shop (her favourite place) on the Sunday

I was heartbroken. Its strange around the house without her.

Our other cat, Cat, went missing when she was about 14.

Our last cat is getting on a bit now too, I'm dreading the day he goes - he's my baby.

Aww, my Ben was 17 when I lost him last year. I got him when I was 19 and he died when I was 36
His ashes are by my bed I told my mum when I go she is to scatter him with me.

We've had a few furry creatures in our family over the years, their deaths were heartbreaking (and I'll never listen to anyone who says 'it's just a dog' etc... they obviously have never gone through losing a pet who has become part of the family. So here goes..

Molly, our boxer dog. We bought her as a puppy in 1988. I was only 7 then. We lost her in 2001, at the age of 12, good age for a boxer. She was just, you know, always there.. in all our family photos of me growing up, just part of the family.

Magpie, my Mum's horse. It was my mums life-long ambition to have a horse of her own and that came true in 1992 when, for her 40th Birthday, Dad bought her Magpie We had so much fun with him over the years, Mum and I used to take him to local shows, hack out, those years were the best ever.

Then along came Paddy, my horse and best friend , in 1995, when I was 13. I had years of enjoyment with him, he was what I lived for during my miserable school days of being bullied and I used to hack out on him and tell him all about my problems (he used to listen too, I tell you)

I'm crying as I'm writing this

Anyway, both Paddy and Magpie were retired in around 2002, it was time for them to have a rest. We lost them both in 2005- Magpie in May of that year, and Paddy just before Christmas. It was just their time to go, we'd given them both a great life of being pampered. Mum and I miss them both still more than words can say and I'd give anything to have those days all over again, but life isn't like that, and now we sometimes sit and watch the numerous videos we have of them from various shows and competitions through the years. But it took me about two years after losing them before I was able to actually watch the videos. Even now it's very painful but I'm able to look at them and smile And of course there are the countless photos we have.

You never get over losing a pet, no matter how big or small he or she was. They become a huge part of your life and give you so much back in return for being treated well and I feel priveleged to have had three such lovely personalities in my life over the years.

We also had three gerbils a few years back, they were all named after ice hockey players I liked at the time

Nowadays we have Sam, the cat, who we've had since 2002, he just does his little cat thing and comes for cuddles as and when he wants them, but that's cats for you!

Its the saddest fact of owning and loving animals, that their life spans are usually shorter than ours

ISeveral years ago I lost my beloved Border Collie, Bilbo. We had been through so much together and he was my best friend...so when his arthritis got so bad that he needed help getting up..then I know I couldnt keep him for much longer

My vet was very helpful and kind..and told me whilst he was still wanting to go for a walk..and eating well and playing with his ball a little..then as long as I was able to lift him up and down, and with the help of strong pain killers..he should be alright for a bit longer

I used to carry him up to bed every night..and downstairs again in the mornings..and help him over the step.I made sure his life was as happy as possible..I let him eat what he liked and took him to places I knew he loved to go..rather than just a quick walk to the local park

Then one day, he didnt wait for me to carry him downstairs and he fell from top to bottom...I tried to help him up..but he didnt help me like he usually did..and I looked him in the eye and I just knew he had had enough

It was like he was saying "I've got to go now mum"

I got him comfy on a blanket and gave him his ball...and phoned the vet and my husband...

My husband got here first and Bil wagged his tail, but made no effort to get up..then the vet arrived..and put him to sleep with us both hugging and kissing him..and telling him we loved him

Then they took him away to be cremated..i was so distraught..I didnt think I would ever recover..i wanted him burried in the garden, but I couldnt speak..and I lost all sense of what was going on around me..so he was cremated ..and his ashes scattered in a place he loved to go...but which is miles away from here

It was about eight years ago..and although I have another dog who I love dearly ..I still miss Bilbo every single day, he was such a wonderful dog, so clever and with such a great sense of humour..

Our beautiful sweetheart cat was run over by a boy racer. I know it's a boy racer, because of the time of day she got killed and that it's not a fast road or particularly mad with cars.

I'm so sorry about your lovely cat, it's devestating isn't it? I would like to think that our cat died a happy one too. She was hit with force that then makes me think that she didn't suffer, by the look of her when my friend brought her home.

My son and my husband were as distraught as me, we've lost part of our family, our baby was so great, if you said 'bedtime' she'd go up the stairs and get on the cushion of my chair and sleep. If you said 'd'you want more dinner? she'd follow you around and wait for the crunchies to be poured, which she adored and we always bought her the stuff that she loved from the vet.

It's been a fortnight now and we miss every move that she made

Then you don't know who did it. I'm sorry your cat has been run over but you insult your cat's memory by making such wild and baseless assumptions.

My wee cat was run over and killed a few years ago. I have no idea who did it & it was dark, but I comfort myself that it was a boy racer, probably in a stolen car, no licence or insurance, probably drunk AND in need of a good wash!

I really shouldn't giggle.

Three of my cats have been run over, only one died though. I was really young, but I remember wishing on stars that he'd come back. Our girl cat went out looking for him for ages. She died as well. *sigh* Feline cancer, I believe. I still have three lovely moggies, although it's looking like it won't be for very long. Our oldest is very ill.

Please don't start the argument about who ran over my cat, I've already had a thread closed and it was meant to be one about how devestated we are about losing our cat.
I know it was a boy racer and for more fact than that I have heard a few things and know who did it!
So this thread is about for people who have lost their pets. If you've lost one of yours than this is a good place to comment!

I really shouldnt giggle either!

I used to have a cat when i was little called "whisky".

She was crossing the road and there was cars coming both ways. The two cars tried to dodge the cat and they collided and the cat was squashed in the middle of them both!

She was as flat as a pancake!

I'm so sorry

Poor wee cat

(((whisky))) (((dodgydave123)))

Dont worry, it was like 14 years ago now! I was only 5!

She was my first pet!

It was heartbreaking for you then, I have a son who was heartbroken a fortnight ago when our cat was killed, but he's gone all withdrawn now and won't talk about it, it seems he wants to have a good cry, but he thinks it's not cool!

I lost my cat last year. She was only two years old and died from poisoning. We found her in the morning all floppy and when I picked her up she just laid her head on my shoulder and looked at me sadly. It was so sad, as she was usually so full of life and energy. I knew something was badly wrong then. Unfortunately although the vet tried to save her, she started fitting and died. I was devastated at the time.

She'd been through a lot in her two years, suffering a stillborn kitten the year before, as well as a kitten who only lived for a day. That hurt too. I remember her searching the house for her baby and not being able to find him, probably unable to understand what had happened to him. To top it off she had to have an emergency C-section and hysterectomy due to getting another kitten stuck during birth.

I still miss her and the kitten now.

My cat passed away yesterday morning. My husband and I are devestated. She took poorly over the weekend and just lost all strength. She had a good innings though as she was 16 1/2 years old but I feel guilty that I couldn't do more for her. We wanted her to pass away at home but I'd had to leave her with the vets for blood tests and went I went to collect her she'd already gone.

I kind of wish I hadn't clicked back on this thread just before heading home for the weekend!!! Its pretty sad to hear everyone stories

BUT I also love to hear of pets living long and happy lives and being a part of the family, its a little comfort I know but it always makes me feel better to know my cat - from the moment we got her - until the moment she died, was a true member of the family and will never be forgotten

Jojo - sorry about your recent loss hun, and althought its a huge shock you wil be able to look back fondly I promise and you will know you gave your cat the best life possible!!

What a lovely, touching thread!

I lost my precious one and only kitty Lucy, just over 2 years ago. She'd been with me for half of my life and was well and truly the heart and soul of my family. She did have a good innings and a wonderfully long and happy life but suddenly being without her was unbearable. It took a long long time to heal and even now I miss her more than words can say and there isn't a minute of the day I don't think of her.

I could never imagine going through that again and vowed never to. But someone had other ideas
Thinking it would help me, a few months later my sister came home with this crazy bundle of whiskers and fur. As hard as it was at the time I now see it was the best way to honour my angel baby by sharing our love and our lives with another

Our lovely Wolfhound 'Peanut' Passed 15th July 2008. Still have a cry.