I just got a sympathy card from my vet's office

[MIButterfly]

signed by the vet and the staff of that day. Among other things, the vet wrote "it was so clear how much you loved her" and "you gave her a long life filled with love and happiness and she was lucky to have you."

No, I was the lucky one. My wonderful Holly. I miss her so much. Now I have to go cry some more.

I'm sorry for any and all typos. I don't type very well and it's twice as hard through tears.

[Quiet Em]

1. I'm so very sorry for your loss of your beloved Holly

[MIButterfly]

2. Thank you Quiet Em

[area51]

3. I'm sorry for your loss.

[MIButterfly]

4. Thank you, area51

[Laurelin]

5. I'm so sorry

I know how hard it is. I know you were the lucky one, but so was Holly 💔

[MIButterfly]

13. Thank you, Laurelin

[lapucelle]

6. That's so beautiful.

Holding you in my heart.

[MIButterfly]

14. Thank you, lapucelle

[irisblue]

7. My vets sent me cards after everyone of my beloveds left. I am so glad yours did too

[MIButterfly]

15. Thank you, irisblue

When my previous cat, Boots, passed away, my previous vet's office didn't send me a sympathy card. Five months later, however, they did send me a reminder postcard that it was time for her shots.

I wss so upset I couldn't see straight. I wrote them a letter because I was afraid if I called them, I'd start screaming at them.

[Skittles]

8. this was on a card I received from my vet

it has always stayed with me:

Grieve not
nor speak of me with tears
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you
I loved you so
’twas Heaven here with you

- Isla Paschal Richardson

[MIButterfly]

17. Thank you, Skittles

[BidenRocks]

9. Was this Banfield?

My Shitz died after a lengthy illness.
I also received a condolence card which was very nice.
Sorry for your loss.

[MIButterfly]

18. Thank you, BidenRocks

No, this is an independent vet's office. I've been talking Holly and Martini there practically since they opened in January, 2012.

I'm very sorry for your loss of your precious dog.

[NNadir]

10. My vets did the same when we had to put our cat valentine down.

We were very moved.

[MIButterfly]

21. I was moved too; the card made me cry

I'm so sorry for the loss of your Valentine.

[3catwoman3]

25. NNadir, in the many posts of yours that I have read...

…I have come to know you to be a compassionate and tender-hearted person. Knowing that, I thought you might find value in some alternative terminology for the always difficult decision to say farewell to a beloved pet.

In our family, we have chosen to call this “liberating the spirit.” It was my idea. Being a word nerd, and picky about accuracy, I was never comfortable with ‘put to sleep’ - how we wish they were only sleeping. ‘Euthanize’ is accurate, but feels very cold and impersonal, and ‘put down’ calls to mind bullying behaviors.

Liberating the spirit, at least for me, sounds soft and compassionate, and makes that difficult decision infinitesimally less wrenching.

[yardwork]

11. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[MIButterfly]

19. Thank you, yardwork

I like your screen name. Can you come over and work on my yard (actually it's a patio)?

[Gaytano70]

12. So sorry.

[MIButterfly]

20. Thank you, Gaytano70

[Trueblue Texan]

16. I'm so sorry I didn't offer my condolences back when you posted it in the pets forum.

It didn’t come across my feed but it was on the trending today. I’m so sorry about your baby. I know exactly how you feel. I lost my baby boy Emo on May 1st. I don’t allow myself to cry anymore because Ive gotten stuck there too many times, but God do I know all those triggers. The card from the vets office was too personal not to break down. Big hugs to you, MiButterfly, from someone who knows your pain.

[MIButterfly]

23. Thank you, Trueblue Texan

I'm so sorry for your loss of your precious Emo.



The slightest thing will make me cry. Having Martini and having to take care of her helps. It was so quick; it just came out of left field. It seems like one day she was normal and healthy and the next day she wasn't. I wasn't prepared at all.

[Trueblue Texan]

28. I think it's even worse when it's sudden.

I had most of a year to prepare for Emo's passing and though it was horribly painful, I at least felt some peace about it and knew I did the right thing in helping him pass over the Rainbow Bridge. But when it's sudden...God, what do you do? I wish I could make it easier, but only time can do that, dear MIButterfly. My heart goes out to you.

[Billsdaughter]

22. It always hurts so much when we have

to say goodbye to a furry best friend. I have always felt that our grief is measured equally to the joy they brought us every day of their life. Tough days ahead to be sure.

I'm sorry you are hurting. Grief is a process and when you are ready I hope you meet a new furry best friend.

[MIButterfly]

24. Thank you, Billsdaughter

I have Holly's sister, Martini. They weren't littermates but they were in the same enclosure at Petsmart. Holly was 10 months old and Martini was five months old when I adopted them. Holly turned 15 in February and Martini turned 15 on the 4th of July.

[SheltieLover]

26. ...

[MIButterfly]

27. Thank you, SheltieLover