hi everyone, i lost my beautiful dog mia last week, she was 3 and had lymphoma cancer, we tried her on chemo to prolong her life but it didnt work...i have never felt as sad in my life..and over the past week i have been wondering if our pets really do go to heaven? i would love to see her again one day..its my only wish! she was a shy dog, and was also afraid of other dogs, so what im thinkin is if shes in heaven surely she will be scared wthout me..? will she be sad cause shes missing me? and if i do get to meet her again in later years will she come to me in heaven? how will she remember me after years and years...sorry i really do just need some words of wisdom cause i cant get these thoughts out of my head ...karen xo

hi karen, sorry dont really know what to say but please remember her final resting place is in your heart

I'm sorry you have had such a sad loss. It is awful to lose a pet so young. I can't offer any spiritual advice because I'm an atheist but I'm sure that for those who believe in Heaven it must be a perfect place where all obstacles are overcome.

Hi,

I can't fully answer your Q because I don't know if there is a heaven I hope there is as I hope that all the animals go there when they pass.... she will remember you the same way you remember her you will have always had that connection and if she is up there she will be waiting at the gates for you to return to her once again......

It's hard loosing a pet I haven't lost a pet myself but I know that people find comfort in knowing that they will always be loved by the ones they lost and they will always have the memories of their pet.

sorry I can't be of any more help or advice xx

sorry for your loss RIP mia xx

*Kara*

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Thanks for your replys so far! It doesnt feel like i will get over this loss, ive never truly believed in heaven, but this past week its got me thinking! And i sure hope there is a heaven.. And i will be reunited with mia some day! I wish for this more than anything in the world!

I am so sorry for your loss.

It is hard when we lose a beloved pet.

I believe that we will be reunited with our pets that we have had over the years when we pass.
I also believe that when they pass they are pain free and sickness free.

You will be heartbroken but it does get easier with time.
Just remember you loved her and she loved you and will always be with you in your thoughts and in your heart.

Jane

It wont seem like it for quite a while but you will get over this and one day you will be able to look at her photos without feeling sad or tearful. I do belive in heaven and I feel sure that all living things have a place there when they die, I know my last dog Chance hung around for a while before he passed over too.

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Thanks for your kind words! I really have some crazy things going through my head at the minute! Im 29 and mia was my first dog, i believed we would have many years with her, and for her to be taken from me at 3 years old is just devasting, i feel this is my fault she got lymphoma, for not giving her the healthiest food and things like that! I just feel that shes in heaven somewhere all sad and frightened, and coz im young when i get to heaven theres no way she will come to me coz i will look very different to what she would remember me.. I cant shake these feelings off!! I always knew losing her would be hard for me, but i expected her to be around much longer!!

Does anyone else have the same feelings after losing a pet?

Oh gosh, this has reduced me to tears (again!) I lost my lovely Rags in August aged just two, and, like you, feel we have both been cheated out of a wonderful lfe together. I too tried my best.

It's an awful shock, there's no preparation period, growing old, going downhill, just a good friend gone!

Try not to beat yourself up about it, I'm sure that some animals have a "blip" in their makeup which makes them vulnerable, and there's nothing we can do.

Do they wait for us? Of course they do, and they come back to keep an eye on us sometimes!

Be strong, you'll soon be remembering the happy times as well as the sadness of it all, and then the sadness will go as well...........

Take care Chrissie